Robert Hall

The front overhang doesn't look bad, better than some of GMs...it's a pretty slick looking wagon, kind of Mazdaish.

Agreed...it seems reg is bored and trying to stir up trouble. It's a pointless argument, since given their worldwide success, Toyota is obviously doing many things right... the same argument of many overlapping models could be easily leveled at GM...it's not as bad as it used to be when C-P-O-B had a lookalike generic model of almost every FWD platform, but the various brands still have some overlap.

The Lucerne isn't bad, but the LaCrosse is just another dull GM rental car and has warmed over Taurus styling.

Yes...the mainstream family sedan is the biggest market segment..something like 2 million cars a year....Camry, Accord, Fusion, Malibu, etc.. Never underestimate how many people are content with vanilla.

I can't tell if you are being facetious or delusional.

Hmmm...interesting. A blending of parts of Theta and Epsilon, I presume?

'TE' ?

So after going from 7 models to 3 in about 3 years they are doing better...hmm.

I can't see any scenario that would result in my buying a Hyundai or Kia. Possibly a Honda, Acura or Infiniti, but other current Asian, not too likely. The complexity and reliability issues make German cars less likely for me to buy again...I love BMWs for their driving feel, but the price/complexity/reliability factors are getting hard to justify to myself. I'm thinking GM or Ford for my next purchase, possibility another Jeep...

I couldn't imagine someone 'proud' to own a Hyundai, unless they moved up from a Kia or old Yugo.

Mmmmmm....pointy.

I could see a Saab 9-7x replacement coming from this platform...a Cadillac SRX replacement, maybe, but less probable given the FWD origin of the platform.

Yeah, my birthday is right smack in the middle of the year, so the first half of the year, I was 6...

Grand Vitara?

She's cute..kinda has an Eva Longoria thing going on..

My brother used to work in auto sales in the '70s and '90s...Ford, VW, Mazda, Jeep, Pontiac.. I can't recall from talking with him, but how are people paid in auto sales--a base + some amount of commission on each sale?

I was only 7 in '77...but I do remember 'Dust in the Wind'... not really familiar with other Kansas music--nor with the state--though it borders Colorado, I've never been in the eastern part of the state or in Kansas...no big pointys, the plains are too plain.. Having grown up around two Baby Boomer siblings, (born in 1949 and 1957) I developed a taste for '70s music early, though...there is a LOT of music from that decade that I love. At the top for me is Pink Floyd and The Who, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, and The Rolling Stones...along with Rush, Queen, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, AC/DC, and many others..... (I had a few beers w/ dinner so I'm getting loquacious, please ignore my rambling...) --Moltar aka Rob aka Cubical aka H-Cube. Born in '70, teen of the '80s, rushing forward through the '00s...

I don't think it's quite that serious...dozens died from the Pinto problems..

With Chevy being the volume GM brand, I'm surprised they didn't get one first, before the other 3.

and Chips

No V6/manual sedan?? Blech.

Those look like Outlook headlights..hopefully the Traverse will get it's own hood, front fenders, and headlights in addition to the fascia.

So what band is it?

Interesting..someone wrote a song about Howard Hughes?

Slick..I like the RX-8 homage in the front fenders...and esp. the hatchback. (The hatch is my favourite body style of the current model). It's too bad the domestics don't do midsize 5dr hatchbacks...the G6 and Aura would look great in 5dr hatch form, IMHO..