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oh how an older Fleetwood would be a nice vintage ride. Did all the Fleetwoods have vinyl tops? https://www.orlandoclassiccars.net/vehicles/709/1993-cadillac-fleetwood-brougham ^^^^ they should have rebadged it, CT9 lol

its pointless to gravitate to only one means of propulsion. we should be encouraging use, and sales, and R&D of several forms of vehicle propulsion in the interest to FUEL DIVERSITY. gas, diesel, fuel cell, E85, simple hybrid, plug in hybrid, full BEV, all have a place and all our eggs should never be in just one basket. And hey, let the market decide, subsidize all equally. How about planning for how all that electricity is going to be produced? Individual freedom of mobilization should still be promoted, therefore we can't turn to making cars too expensive for everyone. Walk the talk and let more nuclear plants be opened if you want the electrics so bad.

GM now the #2 automaker in US. Toyota #1. Thanks, Mary. swirlin the drain

Or is it simply a more accessible 'luxury brand' credit wise........ Hyundai and Kia dealers seem to offer easier entry to new car leasing and sales than the longer established brands. Genesis is just a way to extend that to the luxury brand set. Meh, Hyundai Kia Genesis still has that faux look to me. Kind of like buying 'off brand' stereo equipment.

this is interesting and goes to show how tough it is to make any advancements at GM https://www.motortrend.com/news/2021-chevy-tahoe-engineer-puts-job-line-independent-rear-suspension/

no real issue with the 'IQ' naming. bigger issue is abandoning gas vehicles / not putting any more development into updating current products. CT5 - weak base engine, can't find hardly any v6's XT5 - needs to be refreshed inside in the worst way, if not all new. XT6 - was a stopgap, hows the replacement coming? CT6 - i know they killed it, still worth considering a real Escala clone that is CT6 sized and has a liftback XT4 - better interior pls CT4 and CT5 will those ever get updated in the next 5 years, probably not Like it or not to sustain brand health, they will still need to refresh the gas vehicle inventory for several years yet.

Got the snow tires and wheel set (with the LaCrosse donor wheels) put back on for winter. Oil change time, went to the Buick dealer. And they washed it too! So had to take pics while it was clean. Great time of day with the phone camera as well. Car still hasn't cracked 20,000 miles yet. Car's worth a crazy amount on the market right now! Similar / same vehicle used is priced at what i paid new (or a bit higher). But to replace it would cost so much more now...... Dealer had no new vehicles on the showroom.....I wanted to test drive a 22 Envision but none to be had right now. And its built in China..... ? my rig I can tell people its a 'German car'..... and show them the proof on the sticker..... I would love a new version of this vehicle with something like the CT6 platform (about an additional 6" of wheelbase) and similar interior room to the CT6 in the front and rear.. a RWD design chassis layout and the turbo six option and the v6 standard. I'd like more comfy seats and the roof to be about 2-4 inches higher and about 6-10" additional overall length. A good boost in cargo space would be great. Ditch the wheel cladding and give it true wagon style but with similar sporty lines like this has now. More of a 'full size' wagon but with the same driver oriented interior. And keep the carlike ride and handling. And not turn it into an SUV.

being a wagon owner myself, i like the sentiment, but the wagons are usually priced higher than the market seems to value. If its an SUV they can seem to ask whatever they want for price and get it. Wagons hit a price threshold and then people say, 'I could have an SUV for that price'. the other comment is true, if you don't stock them, no one will see them and become interested in them. for 153 units a year, i can understand pulling them from the market. They might consider keeping it if it were 10,000 units a year but i guess ^^^^ see the previous part of this post. I guess the taller your vehicle, the more you can charge. And most often, your wife will be the one to make the call on SUV vs Wagon, and those will almost unanimously be 'SUV'. the latter part of the 2010's have nice used wagons selection on the market. Audi, Jaguar, Volvo, Buick :), etc. I guess wagon buyers will have to snap up the used ones when they can since it seems the choices are far fewer from here on out if Volvo is pulling out.

Coworker has one. Looks nice, but i hear its tight inside. It's nice at first, but I don't tend to dig Mazdas like others do. Encore GX is a competitor except the Encore GX is sporting a 3 cylinder Mary special for similar prices. Mazda has the turbo available? Encore GX should at least have the 1.5 cylinder turbo four available as an option; to even have a chance of matching the powertrains of the CX-30.

GM sure loves the T BAR!!! the integration of the dial shifter on the newest Jeeps is really done nicely....but after two Pacificas with dial shifters (which work nicely but don't really feel natural to use like a regular pull it back shifter) I think I really appreciate my booted shifter in my TourX. Simple, classic. Maybe a bit big. The new Rogue has a little mini shifter, I want to try one of those out. So does the Volvo XC40.... Not sure if I am a fan of the 'finger shifters' like in the new Envision....

just roll with the classsic gm t bar!!!! Yup ?

But, it does suck that their doesn’t seem to be the turbo four option here ; grrrrrr

Whoa! Didn’t know the Compass got an interior redo for 22! This is a game changer! Why does anyone even look at GM stuff anymore? Nice interior!

At the dealer getting first oil change on our 21 Pacifica. here’s another Wagoneer pic. Locked! Can’t get in! Such a cool ride !

Grand Wagoneer would be the ultimate 'we're going to the casino' vehicle I can think of right now.

Wish I could have got interior pics. Sweet interior! And this isn’t the loaded model…

??? What a sweet looking rig! Wagoneer......... Wish I could have got interior pics. Seeet interior! And this isn’t the loaded model…

interesting news. so, in the work that I do, construction related. I was on a seminar that was given by 'a top state fire fighting / protection professional' last week. a question from the attendees was related to 'what is needed for updates in the code due to electric vehicle parking (etc).'.s 'lithium batteries are our new nemesis'. 'our new job security' gmauthority (who seems to have the best GM news) says 2022 Malibu production started Nov 1.

where's the motor pictures, all i see is pictures of a starter? LOL love this retro ford as a concept. looks like the gauge cluster was replaced with a jensen cheap car stereo from walmart, and an ipad stuck on the dash (yes i know its Mac H parts). Wish we had this emotor back in the day when we had Vegas with engines that kept needing to be rebuilt. Dad was always rebuilding Vegas. Maybe simple electric motors for those would have been the schiz.....

Friend texted me; said he spotted a Maverick! I was actually close by where he was at, so I went to check it out. more pics later; just a few for now.

Can’t drive anything these days. And that’s ok. Here’s some Mach E pics from today.

Really been digging and checking out on line the new Jeeps, the new Grand Cherokee 2 row, Grand Cherokee L 3 row, and the new Grand Wagoneer. That Grand Wagoneer is boss. Would seriously consider one over an Escalade. Much nicer seemingly. Escalade has Super Cruise though. Losing interest in GM at an alarming rate these days. At least GM's Silverado updates should help; they improved the interiors. Many of GM's products seem to be left to rot these days.

Did the 22 Jetta get more HP? From C/D 158 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. 8 speed auto

CT6 PHEV is actually a pretty sweet ride!!!! check out my review!

The latest RAV4 is a huge seller and actually has a semi stylish exterior. The highlander also it could be said same thing. Those 2 alone sell huge. The fact that they didn’t botch the styling on those 2 compared to their other styling disasters shows at least they are capable of improving parts of their operation that used to suck more. So they could potentially be capable of holding their #1. But then they continue to have sucky Tundras etc. IDK.