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I don't like how the Corsas sound on '04s. They sound good on LS2s though.

Methinks the GTO will be getting this set-up at some point: Linky

Great, now we're going to have Hyundai's that look like Toyota's? Sigh...

So you're saying you raced one? Perhaps the Mustang driver sucked, because... Cobalt SS/SC: C/D TEST RESULTS: Zero to 60 mph: 6.1 sec Zero to 100 mph: 15.3 sec Zero to 130 mph: 32.3 sec Street start, 5–60 mph: 6.5 sec Standing ¼-mile: 14.6 sec @ 99 mph Mustang GT: C/D TEST RESULTS: Zero to 60 mph: 5.1 sec Zero to 100 mph: 13.0 sec Zero to 130 mph: 25.6 sec Street start, 5-60 mph: 5.6 sec Standing ¼-mile: 13.8 sec @ 103 mph Those are from the same test. Perhaps the Mustang is not in the right rev range starting from 30 and the Cobalt is? 60-100 in the Cobalt takes 9.2s and in the Mustang it takes 7.9s. Or, I suppose Ford could send cars with a few extra ponies underneath to magazines to test, because that's almost as fast as a 6M 2004 GTO to 100 and if the GTO has a manual the Mustang is toast from a roll. 6M owners refer to 3rd gear (I'm guessing that's what they'd be in) as "the freight train gear" because of how awesome the acceleration vs. other cars is.

Aura/Lacrosse = TSX/ES350 fighter. Cadillac should aim higher.

If people are still going to buy Camcords over it then why is Dodge "wasting their money" building the Avenger at all? Might as well go a totally different route as Pontiac is most likely doing (RWD G6). The problem with trying to sell a product based on price is that that means you're not putting your best foot forward. If you still fail, at least you gave it your best shot, and you can't be looked down upon if your product just doesn't happen to be selling as well as the other products in its segment. I think there are more sales to be had by building a stylish Camry than a cheap, sporty stylish Camry. Agreed on all accounts.

Well, production starts in about 21 months I think so probably not for a while. I don't think there are many possibilities though.

Saw a Silverado HD today. The other day I went to the dealership and there was a 911 Turbo whose owner was test driving a Z06. Man, was that a dream seeing those two cars just feet apart, or what!

Have a link to the stuff you read? I don't ever remember seeing anything about Alpha's powertrain choices having already been decided.

Drink some caffeine, that helps sometimes. Otherwise, take about 4 Advil/Tylenol/etc.

Alpha should be able to house a V6. I see no reason why it wouldn't be able to; every competitor's Alpha-sized cars can have bigger-than I4 engines. I think it's way to far along to know anything but the basics of Alpha anyways, and I don't think they already would have decided that there will only be I4s when the program is barely even penciled in.

Not in a straight line, but perhaps on a race track.

I really don't understand Taylor's quote: "We're not going there. We're a $30,000-to-$40,000 player, not a $20,000-to-$30,000 player." $20k-30k is where I would see the Pontiac Alpha slotting in (perhaps more like $18k-28k, but still close enough), so I don't see where he's getting $20-30k for the Cadillac version. If the Pontiac version with all the bells and whistles is $28k, then the Cadillac with most of those same bells and whistles + a nicer interior + Cadillac badge > $28k.

I don't see why a Cadillac is required to make Alpha happen. Plus, I don't see why an Alpha Caddy couldn't be $30k-40k.

Wow. Well, when we bought the GTO the salesman told us someone wrapped a GTO around a pole at 70MPH and walked away from it, so maybe Holdens are very safe cars?

@ Fly I think you should donate the GTO to me so I can have my choice of auto or manual

The inappropriate posts have been deleted and warnings have been handed out. Now let's carry on without such vulgar remarks. I like how the C6 guy has had enough at the end and waves to the Mustang then puts a semi length on him.

I think you should get some new wheels. There was a used SS/SC that we got at the dealership last summer with aftermarket wheels that looked 1000x better.

The CTS will still be way bigger than the 3-Series wagon and A4. It will be more along the lines of the 5er wagon and A6, and E-Class in terms of size, though the price should be more like the 3-Series.

Well, that would be okay, except that this was a 2-lane road (one lane each direction).

So I was coming home tonight and going 64 in a 55, and I come up on this van quite quickly, forcing me to slow to 38 at is was a 2-lane road and in a no passing zone. Meanwhile, a semi is coming up behind me, so I continuously tap my brakes so that I don't get rear-ended because I'm now going 17MPH UNDER the speed limit. So, I keep doing this, but the semi keeps barreling down on me. I mean, he didn't even seem to be slowing down. Luckily, I think he figured it out just in time and got stopped, but I wasn't positive that I wasn't going to have to merge into the oncoming lane as to not get rear-ended. I don't know who thinks 38 in a 55 is a safe speed, but if you're going under 45 in a 55 you should be getting a ticket, IMO. The only excuse is if traffic is forcing you to do so, because it's simply not safe. Meanwhile, I found out how easy it is to get up to speeds way faster than I mean to be going while passing people in the GTO. There were two cars and a semi in front of me, and I'm going about 60 or so, and there's no traffic coming that I can see, so I pull out and give it plenty of gas. Then, by the time I'm about halfway past the semi I realize I'm flying past it, and look down to see I'm going 110 (!) Whoops.

Looks good. I waxed the GTO on Friday but didn't take any pics. How many miles does it have by now?

Painted or not, it still looks rather ugly, IMO.

Would you be a possible Lucerne buyer, though? I would rather have the 3.6 in it too, but I wouldn't ever buy it even if it did, so my opinion really doesn't matter to GM. The target customer really could care less how sophisticated it is, I think. Perhaps it would garner a few more sales, but GM must have figured it wasn't worth the extra money it costs them to put the 3.6 in it. One more thing I just remembered: G-Body wasn't designed to have a 6-speed if I remember correctly. Perhaps that is a reason why it doesn't have the 3.6, too. GM does have the 6-speed in the Sierra Denali.

Agree the interior looks fabulous, though if the Vette's interior is this nice how does the XLR improve upon it? The front end looks too much like a 4th gen Camaro to me, the back looks fine though, but they ruined the profile. For $120k you could get a supercharged C6 and make the interior exactly how you wanted it, bolt on a Maggie, and have close to the power this is putting out and pocket probably $40k.