Intrepidation

Chrysler knew how to proportion their FWD cars back then, before Daimler came.

Except the LX cars have a longer hood/windield further back and short front overhang.

I am warming up to it, though I'd still prefer it to have the proportions my chop does.

Those cynics probably don't ever donate anyway, they just like to bitch. Good for GM and Nissan.

The plot thickens. Where's this story from? Should post a link to it.

_ Could this be the Next 300? Chrysler didn't have a whole lot to show for itself at this year's NAIAS besides a rebadged Lancia. However, behind the Lancia was a promotional video, and in that video are clips of what might be the next 300. Hit the jump to see more of it. Could this be the Next 300?

This right here.

Have you seen the front overhang on that car? It's completely boring and the only giveaway that its the new one is the LED lights.

Balthy's comparison with the A8 does show that it's a lot better to look at than the A8. Something that worries me though is that according to C&D GM insiders are saying the production XTS won't be as wide or dramatically styled. Considering this is far from dramatic and the car's opinions are mixed already, that doesn't bode well for the production car.

Yeah I had to update my entry cuz the wrong one was used/ It's all good though.

So I was in the store today and came across a 4-pack of something called Virgil's Micro Brewed Root Beer. Looked at the ingredients label and say: Purified Carbonated Water, unbleached cane sugar, caramelized unrefined cane sugar, herbs, spices, and citric acid. Contains no preservatives and no caffeine. Gluten free. Saw on the other side of the label, "Virgil's is a superb blend of Spices and Herbs gathered from around the world over; Anise, Licorice, Vanilla (Bourbon), Cinnamon, Clove, Wintergreen, Sweet Birch, Molasses, Nutmeg, Pimento Berry Oil, Balsam Oil and Oil of Cassia. Certainly not the sort of things you find in normal root beer. SO I decided to give it a try. I have to say, it's really good. Has a lot more strength to its flavor than any root beer I've had before...kinda reminds me of sarsaparilla. Good stuff. Thought I'd share.

Since most don't even know what engine tehy have I doubt it. Neat design though, certainly different from what's sold today.

Doesn't matter what they associate it with, the fact is, as you stated, Lincoln's grill design inspiration comes from Their 1940's Continental.

That's two big strikes against a car that already has mixed opinions.

It's not really like the Olds design. With most Oldsmobiles the "grill" was just long headlights. If there was any grill it was an extension (same height as)of the headlights. Also on Oldsmobiles the lower intake tended to be split to mimic the headlights whereas Lincolns have been using either a one or three piece lower intake. So really, Lincoln's design is nothing like it.

Detroit 2010: a review The big story at this year's Detroit show is without doubt the staggering turnaround of Ford. The new Focus was the most significant launch of the show, and the new Fiesta has just gone on sale in the US. In fact, it's too early for either of these cars to show up in the company's American results - the Focus doesn't even hit showrooms for another year. But Ford had an obvious spring in its step at the show. It's simply a better-run, better-focused company than it has been in living memory. It has the same mission all round the world, and is converging the vehicles rather than making a rag-bag of different ones for different regions of the planet. It even managed to make profits (OK, small ones) all round the world for much of last year, at a time when other car companies were bleeding. It has weathered the storm and has the cars for a new start. Not just Euro-sized hatches, but bigger cars: the Mustang, strong crossovers, trucks and a fine range of Lincolns. No duffers. Across the halls, GM was in a different mood. Yes, it launched some nice cars - the Cadillacs and the GMC Granite are striking, and the Chevrolet Aveo isn't bad in a budgety way - but there was no consistent message from the company. The bosses, who are mostly new, are slashing and burning their way through the old company's culture. They've closed Saturn (dead), Pontiac (dead soon), Hummer (sold) and Saab (probably dead very soon). While Ford is on a growth path, I suspect GM chiefs don't know how much cutting there is left to do. So they kept suspiciously quiet and let the cars do the talking. Chrysler Group was a right mess. Sergio Marchionne, the chief of Fiat and Chrysler, says that's because while a plan exists, the cars won't come for more than a year and he doesn't want to give his rivals any clues. But boy, the stand looked miserable. The best they could do was a ‘concept' that was a Lancia Delta with a Chrysler grille. That car has done poorly in the country it was designed for, in the brand it was designed for. How will it fare in the wrong continent under the wrong brand? Away from the Detroit Three car companies, it seemed like everything had to be electric or hybrid, as usual for a show these days. Audi's second, scaled-down e-Tron is all very well (but irrelevant) as an electric car, but the cool bit is it's coming with mid-engined, 2.0-litre turbo petrol power. The electric BMW 1-Series is a sideshow. VW's coupe concept is no more than the next Jetta with the back doors sealed up, but its hybrid powertrain is for real. Honda finally launched the CRZ hybrid sports coupe, and it has a certain design charm, as does Toyota's little hybrid hatchback. On the electric score, the most significant thing at the show was a car maker you've never heard of. China's BYD is the car division of the world's biggest lithium ion battery maker. No doubt we all have its products powering our phones and cameras. BYD has just put on sale in China a RAV-4 sized crossover powered purely by batteries. The car was at Detroit and its design and interior are very close to the global pace. BYD promises to have it in dealers in the US by the year's end. That would put it ahead of the Nissan Leaf, Renault Fluence ZE, Tesla Model S and all the other high-profile pioneering electric saloons ‘for the masses'. Know this about China. Last year more cars were sold there than in the whole of the US. Its car makers are growing in stature and competence at a similar rate, and they've got their eyes on the world markets. Of course they might stumble, as other Chinese entries to the West have. But if they do it won't be for long. Another reason GM and Chrysler need to get themselves back in the game pretty damned sharpish. Paul Horrell http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/detroit-roundup-2010-01-13

Firefox 3.5.7 Was gonna try IE but it won't load, won't work on FF now either. =/

BV you need a sig of you Golf...since you actually like that car and are enjoying it.

I wonder if EPII can fit a V8? If there is to be a V8 it will not be a DOHC. GM doesn't have one and won't spend the money to build a DOHC V8 just for this car, especially with the LS V8 easily able to put out 600 horsepower.

Maybe, but then then all of them are coupes and coupes tend to have more steeply raked greenhouses.

The only thing I see inspired by the Cien is the tail light shape and how it goes into the quarter panel.

Daimler cost cutting followed by Cerberus spending freezes.

Awesome, I do that with the Prizm from time to time. You'd be amazed what you can stuff in there.

Well what we're not smoking is the Honda drugs you do, which is why we don't like it. It's a a shame, I wish Honda would hire some decent designers again.