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I would really, really like to see a retail vs. fleet breakout of these numbers. As indicated, some defy common sense and even market trends.

Corolla is such a garbage car. Its a wonder why people continue to be suckered into buying one.

Deadline extended until Friday, June 8th.

It goes without saying to buy any fullsize Ford used. I don't understand how anyone can rationalize buying a brand-new Pather car.

Hello Lambdas. Geez!

And the winners are... 1st Place BlackViper8891 (27pts) 2nd Place Zulehan (20pts) 3rd Place Burns (22pts) 4th - Dart - (11pts) 5th - Spood - (7pts) 5th - MRDETROITMETAL - (7pts) 6th - MRDETROITMETAL - (6pts) 7th - Peugoet206 - (1pt) 8th - JBraxxJr - (0pts) Congratulations to Blackviper8891 for placing first again in another sketch competition Saturn sportcoupe. Honorable mention to the other contestants whose entries showcased a wide variety of ideas from true concepts to fullsize sedans to CUVs. Hope to see some of these styling elements in future Saturn products. Congratulations to all and thank you to all who entered. Remember to re-up for our current El Camino sketch competition, which is well on its way. Get you sketch or rendering in before the June 8th deadline and show us what YOUR El Camino or Caballero car-based pickup would look like! The 1st-place winner receives a GM-related prize as well as having their concept featured on the Cheers and Gears homepage and Design Showcase! Check out the Showcase for all out past winners. Congrats and thanks again!

And the winners are... 1st Place BlackViper8891 (52pts) 2nd Place Burns (45pts) 3rd Place Dwightlooi (40pts) 4th Place Zulehan (33pts) 5th - Dart - (14pts) 5th - MarioBro88 - (14pts) 6th - Jbraax - (9pts) 7th - Spacecowboy - (6pt) 8th - MRDETROITMETAL - (6pts) 9th - JBraxxJr - (5pts) 9th - Scarlett Swordfish - (5pts) Congratulations to Blackviper8891 for winning first place in this sketch competition with his next-generation G6. Though only one was the first-place winner, there are a wide variety of fantastic ideas for a future Pontiac that we all hope General Motors takes a good, hard look at. Congratulations to all and thank you to all who entered. We hope all of you (and more) join us for our current El Camino sketch competition, which is well on its way. Get you sketch or rendering in before the June 8th deadline! The 1st-place winner receives a GM-related prize as well as having their concept featured on the Cheers and Gears homepage and Design Showcase! Check out the Showcase for all out past winners. Congrats and thanks again!

IL Exclusive: GM's Project Alpha Takes Shape Link to Original Article @ Edmunds DETROIT — General Motors' plan for a new family of midsize, rear-wheel-drive cars is beginning to take shape, with the lead vehicle — an RWD successor to the Pontiac G6 — penciled in for a late 2010 intro, Inside Line has learned. The platform, called Alpha, also will underpin several other models in North America and Europe, beginning in model-year 2011, according to GM suppliers. Alpha reportedly has been designed to use bits of the Kappa platform on which the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky are based. Replacements for the front-wheel-drive Cadillac BLS sedan and wagon, based on the rear-drive Alpha architecture, are due in early 2011. At that time, the car may be introduced in North America, where it would be slotted below the CTS in size and price, with stickers starting in the high $20,000s. In model-year 2012, Saturn is slated to get an Alpha-based sedan, which may supplement rather than replace the front-wheel-drive Aura. The RWD Saturn four-door body will be shared with Opel and Holden, GM insiders tell IL. However, GM still has significant plans for several of its existing front-wheel-drive midsize sedans. The old W-body platform (also known internally as MS2000) is being phased out after 2010. A successor to the W-body Buick LaCrosse, rebadged as the Regal, will shift to the Epsilon 2 platform in early 2009, followed by a redesigned Aura in late 2009. The new Epsilon-based Regal, according to IL sources, will be built and sold in both North America and China, with virtually identical sheet metal. The Malibu gets a significant redesign this fall but isn't scheduled to move to the Epsilon 2 architecture until late 2010. About the time the last of the old W-body models — the Chevrolet Impala (rebadged as the Impala Classic) — is put out to pasture, Chevrolet may create a long-wheelbase, six-passenger companion to the Epsilon-based Malibu, to serve customers and fleets who prefer front-wheel drive and may shy away from the new RWD Impala that's coming in mid-2010. Chevy reportedly would pit this large FWD four-door against the Ford Taurus (née Five Hundred). In Europe, replacements for the Saab 9-5 and 9-3 will shift to Epsilon 2, in mid-2009 and mid-2010, respectively. Opel and Daewoo also will have future products based on the same architecture. What this means to you: GM still intends to offer a smorgasbord of sedans, in both front- and rear-wheel drive, in the midsize segment. Regardless of whether any of these plans actually happen (nothing's written in stone in this business), it's clear that GM's push to globalize its platforms is on track.

But unlike Invicta or Electra, which don't exist in the minds of most today, Riviera does. Its a name that isn't as harsh as the other two yet still arresting and powerful. Its contemporary yet historic all at the same time. Velite seems contrived by comparison, like a group of people sat around looking at a list of continental words seeing which one that has been used would sound best (which is probably exactly what they did). And string me up for saying this, but from the A-pillar forward, the Velite looks awful. Riviera, please.

You need to have a Skyhawk sedan with popup headlamps for around town. Tell me that wouldn't be slightly cool. As far as the Roadmaster - that light blue metallic is a really elegant color for that car, sans wood trim.

Thanks, jerk! j/k

White, followed by Dodge's flat crayon colors.

She's a beauty.

Updated. No pics yet though.

Smart idea taking pictures of all the lights at night to prove they work. Seriously.

I am 22 and I would love it. It is the best-looking Cadillac, IMO.

The Century would be one of the best buys out of the cars, IMO, simply because of the huge number of low-mileage, low-wear examples available.

GM Q1 2007 Earnings

A little too rich for my blood right now. Four months from now, different situation.

Suzuki to debut Verona replacement at Frankfurt By TONY LEWIN | Link to Original Article @ AutoWeek | Updated: 05/29/07, 8:20 am et Suzuki Motor Corp. plans to build a mid-sized car and sell it in North America and Europe. The Japanese automaker will unveil a concept of the car at the Frankfurt auto show in September. Suzuki Europe spokesman Axel Seegers said the car will be offered in a number of body styles, but he would not elaborate. Company sources say Suzuki plans a sedan, hatchback and station wagon. Last year, Suzuki in the United States dropped the Verona, a mid-sized car assembled by GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co.

SPY SHOTS! 2009 Cadillac CTS-V Link to Original Article and More Photos @ Autoblog

NE-VER-MIND "Busted spring holding up the transaxle, so its a car for someone who knows how to do major framework." I can't say anything bad about brutal honesty. Oh well...

Wow thanks! Copied, pasted, and printed for reference.

Heh. If I go look at this thing, anything I should look out for specifically?

That's some shiny rust-through!