Robert Hall

I kind of feel the same way.... esp. with the current generation, from certain angles, the Tahoe/etc look kind of squished lengthwise... the new one looks better... If I ever had a need for a full-size SUV, I'd have to go with the Suburban as in my mind it is the Real Thing, the least compromised, and the most honest.

I can see the pics now... the more I see of the Yukon face, the less I like..I don't care for the vertical headlights...makes the front end look too tall, IMHO...the Tahoe/Burban front end is much nicer, IMHO.

It's wierd..I tried both from home and at work and can't see those photos..the pics in the Suburban thread appear just fine.. I'm using Firefox.

I see no photos in this thread..wierd... just a bunch of lines that say 'user posted image' in Josh's post.

Looks great...bring on SS and Z06 versions... :)

Isn't the current Astra platform the Delta platform? Or this a next-gen Astra platform different from Delta that is being discussed?

It's kind of a 'don't mess with success' thing...the Chrysler minivan styling has changed very little over the current and previous generation, so they just keep evolving rather than making radical change...radical change isn't needed since minivans aren't really a style-driven niche, more about function than style...

It's a very tragic incident... that's a brutal, difficult job..I couldn't imagine working underground like that. I grew up in a coal-mining area of Eastern Ohio and my family has a history in coal mining--my grandfather on my mother's side owned a company that owned mines in SE Kentucky, and two of his sons (now retired) worked in the business managing mines in KY.

A toilet built into the driver's seat would be convenient for long drives.. though wiping and driving could be awkward...

I think the constant red tag sale /value price stuff has hurt them, image-wise... GM is now perceived as the Wal-Mart of automakers....not necessarily aspirational cars and trucks but attractive because they are cheap...

Yeah, the Miata has a usable trunk, a 6-spd manual, and is about 400 lbs lighter...not to mention a nicer interior overall. As far as the '06 versions go, the Mazda has the winning advantages, I'm afraid... Even as a second car, the tiny trunk is a deal killer, IMHO...maybe a luggage rack and bungee cords could be made to work (or one of those Thule gear cases for SUVs and bolted to the decklid... ). If I were to buy a fun 2-seat sports car, it would need to have enough trunk room for a set of golf clubs or weekend luggage for 2. A sports car to me is all about weekends...pleasure driving on weekend getaways (to the mountains, in my locale). I wonder if the trunk on the Sky is any larger than the Solstice..

There is a beatup late '80s Camaro IROC-z around here with 'Type-R' and Honda 'H' badges... I don't know if it has a Honda engine or it's the unfortunate result of drug abuse...

I wonder when the Hummer kappa is coming (H4?)... a 4cyl 2 seat RWD roadster with squared off Hummer styling... :o

Ever since I was in high school and they were new, I've thought something like a well-worn early '80s B-body--maybe an Impala in beige or turd brown--would be the perfect basis for a sleeper. Go for the unmarked old cop car look with black steel wheels, but with a Z06 engine, beefed up suspension, steering, and brakes, etc. Or a Delta 88 with 'diesel' badges.. Or an early 90s Lincoln Town Car with the DOHC supercharged '03 Cobra engine, suspension mods, etc.. Or a mid '90s STS or deVille with the new STS-v Northstar... One of the wildest ones I've read about that someone actually built was a mid '70s Ford F150 pickup with a Ferrari V12 under the hood...

My ideal arrangement is a DOHC straight 6, 6-speed manual, IRS, and RWD.

The Corvette brand idea has been thought of in the past, and today in Europe the Corvette is sold in dedicated dealers, separate from the Chevywoos, I believe. It could be interesting, like Ferrari or Porsche, to have a separate Corvette brand with a range of sportscars, and like Porsche, a 5000+ lb SUV... :)

Hmm... interesting, but I'm more of a Dana Scully fan myself....sexy petite redhead scientist with a gun... MMMMmmmm..very tasty... :)

Sometimes I wish my Grand Cherokee had a Hemi instead of a 4.0L 6...it's an easy car to speed in because it seems to be invisible to police ---on freeways where sometimes 75% of the vehicles are SUVs, it really blends in... I can often drive 15-20mph over the limit with no problem...

He was no Fox Mulder or John Doggett, but looked a bit like Charlie Sheen...

Part of the tallness is due to the 22 inch wheels, no doubt...the tallness, rounded body form, reminds me of an early 50s Chrysler (which were very staid in their day) blended with door handles and side windows of the Rolls Royce Phantom...

Looks like a few Crown Vics and Grand Marquis in there also...speaking of those cars, if I see anyone that appears to be under 50 driving one, I assume they are an undercover cop or a Fed... (My sister used to date an FBI agent who would joke about driving a dark gray CV around Phoenix--he assumed everyone knew he was a cop or a Fed because he didn't fit the car's demographic...)

There's a gold Topaz in the second pic..the roof is in shadow, can't see detail.

All the seniors in my family drive domestics...my mom drives a spotless '97 Town Car and an '05 Navigator. I have 2 uncles (both past 70) that drive Town Cars, and 4 aunts (over 70) that have a variety of late model GMs--a LeSabre, Park Avenue, DTS, and a Century..

Hmmm....I would never have known that thread was about this topic, though.... it doesn't say anything about 'Chevy Kappa' in the title.

Hmm...Ford has had a named PU for over 20 years..Ranger.... and how about the F-series---Ford trucks have been named F-something for 50+ years (F1, F100, F150, F250, F350, etc)...not to mention the F-series with trim packages like Ranger and Explorer.. Before the Silverado, Chevy had names for trim levels---Apache, Silverado, Cheyenne, Cameo, etc...