Robert Hall

It looks about as short as the GS or CTS, maybe shorter...such is the trend of the day...I think long decklids went out w/ the Crown Vic and Grand Marquis.

What artist has multiple songs about cars and driving (sometimes as a subplot or reference) including one implying laws are being broken in it's title? This should be easy...this artist's songs often reference his home state.

There is a similarity in front end shape between the Malibu and Insignia, but the details are all different..probably not one exterior part interchanges. To confuse the matter further, though, I wonder if there will be a Chevy Insignia version for some markets, the same way there is a Chevy Vectra in some markets now..

By the way, the dimensions quoted from the USAToday article are: 194.2 length, 114.5 wheelbase, 73.8 width.... the '08 Malibu is 191.8, 112.8, and 70.3 by comparison. Article claims a 2 liter turbo 4cyl with 250 hp w/ 6spd auto (I assume for the US it will be watered down to a 3.9 pushrod V6 w/ 4spd auto -- J/K).

It does look like they will all have different sheetmetal and unique greenhouses, though...like the current Epsilons.. As long as GM isn't sharing exteriors across brands in NA models, that's a good thing.

I hope not...according to Wikipedia, the T-platform lived until 1994 in Brasil. The Vega/Monza/H-cars were NA only, AFAIK... they died out in 1980. The T-platform was pretty versatile, with many body styles and numerous brandings, some badge-engineered, some w/ unique sheetmetal... brands included Chevy (multiple models for different markets, incl. the US), Pontiac, Opel, Buick, Vauxhall, Isuzu, Bedford, Holden, GMC (Argentina), Daewoo and Saehan (S. Korea), Aymesa (Ecuador), and Grumett (Uraguay)...never heard of those last few..

Yes, a modern well engineered RWD 'T-Car' would be interesting..outside the US, the Chevette/T-Car had lots of body styles. Problem is, today, the buying public worldwide is used to FWD in subcompacts and compacts and small RWD cars tend to have poor space utilization (the hump, rear axle, etc takes up space, as does the north-south engine alignment compared to transverse).

True..w/ my cars, I never change the position of the wheel...I could understand if two or more people shared a car, then an adjustable wheel w/ memory settings for it, the mirrors, the seats would be a nice convenience. But with a typical power seat, I can find a comfortable position, so I'm not sure why I would want to telescope the wheel..

Cool..will have to watch for that..

I saw a white '60-61 Falcon today..

Ooh..haven't listened to those guys in ages..

True...if it were RWD it would have some desirability and legitimacy...otherwise, it's just another decent Avis appliance to me.

Maybe 7 Europeans..they are generally smaller than bloated Americans..

Interesting..never had a telescoping wheel....I've had normal tilt wheels and as long the seat adjusts up/down/back/forward/etc I don't see how useful a telescoping wheel would be.

I wouldn't think changing a bunch plastic crap like a fascia, headlights, & grille would require retesting if the underlying structure is unchanged...

Yes..it's like they are stuck in 1992 or so..

That's just marketing talk, though..they will never realistically compete with Lexus w/ pushrod V6s and 4spd automatics.

I've read about an aftermarket product for parents so they get a call or notification if their kids go above a certain speed if their car is so equipped..

The driver's door has a big dent down low where it sideswiped a police car early in the chase...

One of the reporters said they switched to a 10 sec delay..probably for that reason.

Yep..probably a different grille, badging, and different bumpers for NA style license plates will be the noticable changes...

Stopped on the side of an overpass now...4 cop cars behind. In custody now.. under control. Checking the vehicle..

The union is in a quixotic battle against it's own obsolescence, I'm afraid..

Right front tire blown out now...driving on the rim

The Lucerne replacement is still 2 years or more away..the idea of GM having a car in 2010 with a pushrod 6 and a 4spd automatic is mind-blowing.