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consumers should expect this type of stuff with emerging hybrid technology.

FOUR SPEED automatic

no stick til 09? HUGE MISTAKE, unless......that's canada only that does not get the manual tranny in 08. I LOVE the G8, except.... I HAVE SEEN NO MENTION OF ALL WHEEL DRIVE OPTION.

convenient for the kiddies, i see

"Taurus MAX X" , right. they just forgot the MAX before the last X. I wonder if there is a built in flask option.

OH, maybe I'll slap some SHO badges on it and really have the last laugh. Better yet, I'll get a "Taurus X" and slap some SHO badges on it. A "Taurus XSHO" an X rated SHO. Nothing better than an SHO with 3 rows of seats.

I vowed to never get another Taurus, after having two of them. My dad had like 2 or 3 of them as work fleet cars. My brother in law had one. I vowed to not ever get another. I got a 500, so I wouldn't have a Taurus. WTF do I do now. I was thinking about an 08 500. Ford sucks. They did it to piss me off, I think.

what year was your cougar? My BIL had an 85 cougar XR7 with digital dash, great car. he replaced it with an 88 Tbird Turbo coupe. That was one of my favorite cars he owned.

toyota moving forward (through a thick pile of sludge)

oh yeah, he's p'oed. actually he's more crazy about that last 07 taurus because of the fact it was built in hot lanta. no one looks for bench seats anymore. that has nothing to do with it. the main reason the 500 did not sell was no name recognition, dull styling, and most of all, it is noisy inside and lacks power. the engineering refinements ought to fix that. the dull styling stays, albeit tweaked.

um, it basically means they are making fast decisions on the fly now. Alan said, "change it now". This all probably went down the last two weeks. Be happy, change never occurs this fast in Detroit. If anything, as lame as it is, its signs of someone waking up in DAYTWOI.

that, and they couldn't think of any better name to come up with to replace freestyle. everyone listen up here though, if they can undercut acadia and outlook prices by 5 grand across the board, they might see same sales gains, and big ones. the edge will bring them into the dealer. the third row will catch their eye. they will try to increase their volume by undercutting the competition on price since it isn't a style or cargo size leader. I've always viewed the freestyle as ford's forester or outback. if they can sell a larger version essentially of that styleless product, they will come out ok. changing the name to taurus helps get the word out quicker. now you know why we never saw the freestyle advertised. this change was in the works.

this is a pansy wagon, so it should sell. all the women will be wanting this. its pretty safe/femmy/motherly looking. the acadia is much more stylish in comparison. I can't imagine any man wanting to be caught dead driving this thing. this highlander actually has all the features covered, so there's no market weakness there. and the dash looks ok, if dull and derivative. toyota just keeps playing to the formula. cute/safe/nerdy looking vehicles and putting the whole marketing spin on it. they make every feature sound like they invented it, or that they are the only ones who care about your safety, or the only ones that make a reliable car. the dumbasses that don't know the difference believe all the hype. I am actually surprised the styling on this thing is as piss poor as it is. I really thought they would come out swinging on this one. Further proof that Toyota cannot and will not ever be able to produce any vehicles that are styling classics. At least Nissan tries. Mazda, too. What makes me ill is how this thing will sell in spite of how terrible the exterior styling is.

new highlander pics are out. its puffy looking. the dash looks ok, but otherwise it still looks femmy and non-domestic. Its like a bloated RAV4.

fank-oooo! had licey and flied shimp fo wunch

I agree 100%. but i'm so happy we have this car, can we all just slap each other for fun anyways?

exactly

it's a really great car, it is it is........ ?

oh i ain't complaining about that at all. at the same time I'd gladly fork over a bit more dought for 60 more ponies and no noise in the cabin. stuff like that is ultimately why ford is losing $$$$$$. half assing product.

ahhhhh I NEED TO BE ALONE WITH PICTURES OF THE G8........oh those wheels oh those wheels why the GTO failed.... greedy dealers 9 c.f. trunk with gas tank in side of it lacked moonroof (people who buy aspirational cars DEMAND moonroofs) lacked 4 doors whining people who think we still need to style cars like late 60's musclecars aero went before the GTO came in

the only more obviously outrageous thing GM could do to promote this car is 'leaking' 'adult movies' of maximum bob in indiscretionate scenes with either oprah, paris hilton, rosie o donnell, or God forbid, britney spears.

why not just a simple high power diesel? BMW's 3 series diesel makes great power and delivers near 40mpg in real world combined driving.

yes, because it is an icon, a brand, and a top in class product for 40+ years. Horsepower is at the very core of the corvette's being. It is inherent that a corvette be a top performer. the M hybrid is a venture into a new arena. the M has no legacy, no cred, and is a flash in the pan in comparison. no one is asking for this car, and the hybrid powertrain is not an essential virtue of this segment, and not at all at the core of this car. and so they obviously aren't doing it for sales. this is all about who has the bigger technological penis in Japan.

nissan = new whipping boy? and get this. nissan is furiously improving their products, and have revised cars like the new altima. they have improved the G infinitis and have new M infinitis on the market. they have new versa and sentra compacts. the titan is being revised. maybe product even isn't enough anymore. i think the world would be much better off if we didn't listen to stock analysts some days.

GOD, someone at DCX has a clue finally then. I suppose the northern dealers couldn't stop bitching, "give me a car I can SELL". what is with all these slab sided straight horizontal dashes these days. the dash never flows into the doors anymore. I think everyone has given up on the driver oriented interiors of cars like the auroras and my old 95 tbird. and that pisses me off.