Flybrian

Synthetic oil does tend to help mitigate the sludging issue along with evaporating less, providing better viscosity at all temps, and being more chemically stable.

And that's my point. A car sold ~80% exclusively for government use vastly outsells the retail car deisgned to replace it in the civilian market.

Would someone like to tell me now what a great car the 300 is when its outsold by the Wrangler?

Can someone explain to me why everyone laudes Volvo when they seem to not be able to sell anything consistantly? And, wow, more Crown Vics sold than Five Hundreds. Gentleman, visit a Ford dealership and ask to see a 2007 Crown Victoria. You'll find one...maybe. That is how sad this is.

Ha. Eight Q45s.

...does he actually blame the weather?! :rotflmao: Guess people are realize what a poor car the Sonata is.

You know a company is full of $h! when they don't even release a chart to show how poorly they're doing. And, OMG, they broke their streak of more-than-$10,000 units a month! Uh-oh!

The unadvertised Rondo comes close to matching the Amanti. Ahahahahahaha!

You're hypothesizing about a production sedan with a concept coupe.

The Armada is still a joke. And I'm sick of seeing that clunky, cheap, ugly 3-spoke everywhere.

Why not? He's good enough, smart enough, and - doggone it - people like him.

MotorMax's Fresh Cherries line is the most appealing and imaginative I've seen in awhile. Check out their current and soon-to-be releases... 1:24 Line 1:60 Line 1:84 Line

Jada makes a 1:18 Camaro concept that's surprisingly un-blinged.

Try this on for size, Boston. Or, for fifty-nine cents more, try the super size.

The Drive is Over Link to Original Article @ The Las Vegas Sun General Motors' marketing gimmick, known as The Drive, has made a quick getaway from its parking lot home east of the Sahara. GM never promised the attraction, which invited people to drive sports cars and SUVs over two separate courses for $10, would be a long-term resident. The fact that indoor portions of The Drive were housed in a tent made that clear. A GM spokeswoman said the endeavor was a success - that corporate officials learned a lot about the Las Vegas tourist market and that it's possible that the company will return. "We were very well received and we're happy with what we got out of the experience," said Christie Conti about the company's seven-month stay. "This was more of a test lab for us than anything." One of the key findings: The attraction drew younger - and more - customers than the company had anticipated. "This was a positive surprise for us," she said. "It exceeded our expectations. The 50,000 visitors that we attracted were far more than we expected." Before the company built The Drive, it operated a traveling road show called Auto Show in Motion, which spent about four days in town and enabled participants to drive all kinds of cars - some made by GM and some made by competitors - over courses set up in parking lots at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The ergonomics on the Lucerne (like most GM vehicles) are also top-notch. Everything is conveniently laid-out and easy-to-reach. As far as the tortoiseshell, seriously, its not titanium or anything so its not that big of a deal. Also, its actually pretty unfriendly to the touch. I look at the 300 as a competent car (except with the 2.7l) that's more show than anything until you buy an SRT. The Lucerne is geared more towards comfort.

Peugoet needs to stop with the whole massively-gaping-huge-baleen-mouth-trolling-for-krill deal. Fix that, and we're cool.

I can't image it would be a packaging issue. Maybe in the W-bodies, but the big G/K-bodies? Doubtful.

Because I can find a Camry Hybrid three miles away from me and an AURA GreenLine one and a half. I just find it really silly for everyone (namely Nissan) to be so proud of a car they can't introduce everywhere at one time. I don't know if its a licensing issue, a production issue, whatever, but I really don't care. This is like saying how great the G-Wagen was in 1992 when you had to pick one up on the grey market. Its too much trouble for most people and who would really want to buy a brand-new car sight-unseen? And even if I did manage to get one, where am I going to service it? Doubtful that my local Nissan retailer has the equipment or know-how. Wake me up when this is available in more that a handful of states.

H3 'Monster HUMMER' Completes Landmark Run at Dakar For the unfamilar, the Dakar Rally is not so much a rally as it is an endurance race that traditionally originated in Paris and ended in Dakar, Senegal over some of the most unforgiving terrain in the world. Recently, the starting locale has varied, but has mostly originated in continental Europe. There are three classes of competition - Motorbike, truck (large offroad vehicles), and car. Perennial leaders like the Mitsubishi Pajero, Land Rover, and Mercedes G-Wagen compete in the car class. Likewise, the HUMMER H3 competed alongside. The Dakar Rally is comprised of fifteen individual stages. Robby Gordon - with his H3 Monster HUMMER - captured first place in the sixth stage from Morocco to Mauritania. This was actually the longest leg of the race, totalling nearly 500 miles. Their victory here and 8th place finish overall is no small victory as it marks the first time an American team or an American marque took first place in any stage as well as the first place finish for the HUMMER marque, a feat made all the more significant given that less than 60% of the 109 car-class entrants even completed the rally. Click below for more information: - Rally News @ HUMMER.com - Stage Reports from Robby Gordon Motorsports

Holden gets its hands on a fair-dinkum Camry fighter with the Korean Epica By TERRY MARTIN 31 January 2007 Link to Full Article @ GOAuto.com GM-HOLDEN will unveil its new medium-sized car – the South Korean-built Epica – at the Brisbane International Motor Show on Friday, ahead of its showroom release in April. Pricing will be announced at the show, however Holden sources this week confirmed that the sedan would range from $25,000 to $31,000, making it a strong contender against the formidable Toyota Camry and other medium-car rivals – not least because it will offer six-cylinder-only power and a highly competitive level of standard equipment. The latter will include four airbags, traction control, ABS brakes, air-conditioning, an MP3-compatible six-speaker CD stereo, front and rear power-operated windows and 16-inch alloy wheels (with a 15-inch steel spare). As GoAuto revealed as far back as December 2005, the Epica is an Australian-tuned version of the new-generation GM Daewoo Magnus/Leganza (codenamed V250), which subsequently made its world premiere as the Chevrolet Epica at the Salon International de l'Auto in Geneva last March. Holden confirmed this week that the front-wheel drive car would be sold with both the 105kW/195Nm 2.0-litre and 115kW/237Nm 2.5-litre versions of the transverse-mounted inline six-cylinder engine. Paired solely with a five-speed manual transmission, the 2.0-litre engine achieves fuel consumption of 8.2L/100km according to the ADR 81/01 benchmark, while the 2.5-litre version – which combines exclusively with a five-speed automatic – returns 9.3L/100km. Both versions also meet the Euro IV emissions standard. Model designations on the Epica will emulate those used on the European-built Vectra it replaces. The standard equipment listed above will be offered on CDX model variants across both engines, while a top-spec CDXi grade will also be available with the 2.5. Additional features on the CDXi will include side curtain airbags, climate-control air-conditioning, a trip computer, eight-speaker six-CD audio, leather-clad steering wheel/transmission lever, front foglights, a sports bodykit and 17-inch alloys. Leather trim (with two colour options) will also be optional. With no CD model variant, Holden has left open the possibility of a cheaper variant down the track. This could include a model with either a four-cylinder petrol or turbo-diesel engine, both of which are available in overseas markets but still to be confirmed for Australia. GM Holden chairman and managing director Denny Mooney told GoAuto last week that he expected Epica would produce some cannibalisation of sales from its all-important Australian-built VE Commodore, although he insisted that buyers would understand fundamental differences such as front-wheel drive versus RWD. Holden claims the Epica, which is built at General Motors’ Bupyong plant in South Korea, was "extensively tuned" by its own engineers in Australia. It will be the fourth vehicle Holden now sources from GM Daewoo, joining the Barina and Viva small cars and the Captiva SUV. A compact SUV is due to be confirmed later this year. Holden is also set to announce pricing and specifications for its circa-$55,000 Hummer H3 SUV at the Brisbane show. Watch out for full details next week. Gaining increasing importance on the Australian industry calendar, the Brisbane show will host a number of new Australian vehicle debuts.