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MrSaturn posted:New Camaro Z/28 Confirmed! It will be interesting to see this work out as its going to pretty much have a lot that the CTS-V does currently and that starts in mid 60s. I think people thinking this will be 40K are in for a surprise when there is no way on that. GM would mess up Vette sells if they found a way to offer a 550HP Camaro with Magnetic Ride at a lower price than a base Vette goes for. Dont see that happening. I also wonder which Tranny options it will be available with? CTS-V comes with stick and lovely 6 speed Auto so maybe this will be the same. If it comes with the same Auto tranny, Im going to be pissed when I go used car shopping for a Z28 in a few years since so many of the drat things will turn up with the auto. Im running into that a lot now trying to track down used V2 CTS-Vs 
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DogDodger posted:Yeah, why refer to people from the only country with America in its name as Americans? It's nothing like calling French people Europeans actually. Is this thing still going to be only available with DSG? If so, that makes me sad. (edit) I see in the article now that it says 'six-speed manual only.' Ill wait and see if it actually shows up like that though. Hope so. Franco Caution fucked around with this message at 22:13 on Feb 15, 2011 |
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I don't think Ive ever been so excited at the prospect of being disappointed in my life. I cant wait to see how terrible the FT-86 turns out. Everyone saying underpowered, overweight is going to be spot on. For some reason I have a shred of hope for the Subaru version. Maybe they wont screw that version up near as bad.
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iwentdoodie posted:That's pretty much my experience with them as well. The base HHR was not fun at all for me when I had to drive one as a rental. I did however have a bit of fun with the Turbo HHR SS when I got to take one out for a test drive.
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2ndclasscitizen posted:In more ute news, time for some more Holden blue-balling America! Please oh please GM let this happen. I missed out on a chance to get a G8 GXP with a stick and now most of them for sale are either outrageously overpriced or autos.
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Apr 1, 2011 01:13
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Muffinpox posted:I hope that makes it to production, those are some good looking lines. I cant wait to see just how much this and the FT-86 Production versions are going to let every one down.
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Apr 20, 2011 21:14
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I just saw the instrument cluster though I need to see a more head on pic of the cluster. It looks like the HUD from a Vette turning into a gauge cluster.
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Aug 9, 2011 22:27
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davebo posted:apparently the wagon isn't coming to North America I just knew this part was coming. God drat it.
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Sep 13, 2011 03:59
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BoostCreep posted:Two leaked images of the Facelifted 2013 Genesis Coupe, (the first looks to be photoshopped) and two official images "leaked" from Hyundai below those. I think it looks a thousand times better than the outgoing model. Amazing what a new bumper, headlights, and hood vents can do to a car. It is almost reminiscent of the GT-R. Please please please make it with the SC V6 and let me have it with a stick. I promised Ill buy one.
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Nov 10, 2011 20:21
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Ive owned two vettes and I dont think Ill even begin thinking of getting a third until I see some interior shots of the new beast. If GM phoned it in on seats again, Im done.
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Nov 14, 2011 22:55
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I didnt see it happening below 50K with Magnetic Ride suspension and all the goodies. That is still a hard cut even against the CTS-V dollar wise. Where this gets fun is what happens with the Corvette now as the C7 draws closer. I can see a lot of people springing for the ZL1 that would normally have went with a Grand Sport. That goes for the Base vette as well as you can deck it out with options and have it up ZL1 cost while not even being close power wise any more. Had the ZL1 existed when I was shopping vettes I would have probably ended up with one.
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Nov 15, 2011 16:54
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mod sassinator posted:I just saw a Hyundai Velostar at the post office today and drat it is a sexy little hatch. I wish they would offer it with the 270hp turbo engine in the Sonata though. Velostar is on my next car list for sure as long as the turbo version actually happens. I love the way it looks.
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Dec 28, 2011 18:51
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:The Veloster was confirmed by Hyundai USA's CEO to be getting a 1.6 turbo and will be shown at NAIAS in a few weeks. I guess that works for me as it is better than nothing. 204HP should pep that thing up a bit. Now to hope they dont pull some auto only bullshit with it or something else silly.
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Dec 28, 2011 21:06
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BonzoESC posted:The HUD in the Camaro owns. Wow it does directions in the HUD now? The ones Ive seen in the vettes didnt do that. I love the HUD and seriously wish it was an option on all cars. Having it and then not having it on another car is depressing.
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Jan 17, 2012 17:36
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dissss posted:Are we really doing HUDs again? I thought they were a late 80s fad like digital dashboards. I seriously hope they come back or at least the option for them does. Not having to look down to check on things is really nice.
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Jan 18, 2012 19:07
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Jay-Zeus posted:The rumormill is churning out the possibility of reviving the G8 as a Chevy "SS" model. I am extremely interested in this and will probably pre-order one if there's a nice blue, Tremec on the LS and a decent steering wheel (G8's was ungainly and ugly). I just hope it doesn't turn out to be a auto-only AWD Impala with a turbo engine like the SHO. Please oh please let this actually happen. I missed out on the chance of owning a G8 GXP with a stick. Id pick up one of these in a heartbeat.
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Apr 21, 2012 02:32
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Mr. Apollo posted:
Ok so I just need to have some high-profile and well-respected member of Dubai society request Nissan put a six speed manual in the GT-R and then it might happen.
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May 8, 2012 03:38
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davebo posted:Look at your wrongness: God drat I wish i could afford $70,000. That to me is pretty much the perfect vehicle. Available with stick too. Sucks there aren't very many used examples yet since I believe to get one a person has to order it. Meaning they arent just sitting around on the lots. Maybe the ATS-V will be awesome and will end up being more in my price range. Maybe one day that will get a wagon option too. A boy can dream.
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davebo posted:Yeah I get what it's for, but it's not really unprecedented for posts in A.I. to wish a production car was more like its purpose-built racing counterpart. Seriously gently caress reading the cesspool of terrible that is corvetteforum.com All anyone has missed thus far would be the Leaked 2014 C7 Corvette Bumper Video Outside of that all that has been posted has been one or all of the following posts: 1)I have an inside source at GM who says they are 100% sure the C7 will have 650hp, be mid engine, and have AWD. 2)Pics of fan rendered drawings. 3)Seriously why cant the C7 be 650hp, mid engine, AWD, and also cost less? 4)I wish the C7 included _____________________________ as a standard option. 5) 3000 posts of nothing but emoticons
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Cream_Filling posted:So, apparently Chevy is going to bring over another Zeta platform, this time as the Chevy SS. Sort of like the limited run Impala SS from the 90s, I guess. Ok so if this had a slick interior and comes with 6 speed stick, this is pretty much my next car.
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I had planned on getting a G8 GXP but they were impossible to find as Pontiac was going down in flames. If the SS is basically a updated G8 GXP, that works out just perfect. What Im trying to get close to having is a 4 door vette that isnt as expensive as the CTS-V. Id look at the ZL1, but the backseat is all but worthless in that. I had hopes for the ATS-V but if Im reading the info right from magazines, that is almost 50 thousand dollars for just the performance version of the ATS that is available now. I cant even imagine what the -V version is going to be like price wise.
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Rhyno posted:I had no idea. It would have made the list when I was car shopping last year if there'd been any around. I was pretty sad when I found out the GTs were auto only. I found 1 black GXP for under MSRP but it was gone before I could even think about trying to pick it up. All the ones i find now are owners that want close to or over original msrp which is insane. Its a neat car and all but thats crazy to think they are worth anywhere near that price.
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blk posted:
Please Mazda, offer this with a stick! And no I dont mean that bullshit you normally do where you offer a vehicle with a stick, but only on the poverty spec model. My Mazda5 will be getting up there age wise in a couple years. This would be perfect for a replacement. Franco Caution fucked around with this message at 01:03 on Sep 6, 2012 |
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kimbo305 posted:250 units sounds about right: Im confused whats all that special about this. Doesnt the polestar package(which is available now)bump power to 250hp 273 torque anyway? So really the special editions are getting blue paint, mono-tube dampers, stiffer springs, and steering tweaks? poo poo, I almost forgot the option for dealer price gouging! Kind of a let down. I still want my AWD powder blue 400hp super wagon for not a lot of money. Dont any of you wake me from my dream.
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Did they ever make any improvements to the IS-F Auto Tranny? I remember when it came out a lot of the complaints from the magazines had to do with that 8 speed transmission.
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Elephanthead posted:The platform and engine are both good, but a v6 camry is grounded to the ground. Haha that god drat commercial. If you go with the Camry your also going to score things guys like, like the rims and the sleekness to the body. I really like the way the GS looks. I might have to try one out via testdrive to see if I agree with that Motortrend article
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VERTiG0 posted:Also I think I'm missing something with the Camry references; is that from a commercial or something? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKRiCsZfx4k&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Im sorry I doubted you GM. Having owned both a c5 and c6 and then seeing that interior, wow Im in love.
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Bumming Your Scene posted:Im waiting to see the supposedly Aston-Martin inspired redesign of the Mustang before I decide which car that I can't afford that I would get. Im in the same boat. I love the new corvette, but the reason I got rid of the previous vette was I just couldnt do a 2 seat car any longer. I really hope Ford ditches the retro look. If so the next mustang might be something I seriously consider.
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They are seriously pulling the poverty-spec only in order to get a stick thing again? Well there goes me ever getting a mazda6
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Tusen Takk posted:Today I saw a Chevy SS parked in a restaurant and oh my god is it sharp. I still prefer the Holden, but this is still very very nice I really hope the initial news was wrong and this comes with a stick at some point. I was all set to go get one of these when they came out, and auto only is just going to kill it for me.
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IOwnCalculus posted:I really doubt it will; there's low demand for sticks in general at this point, and the market buying this car will be doing so because they really want a GM product that goes well in a straight line that has a real backseat. If you don't have to stick with GM, there are other options; if you don't have to have a real backseat, there are two GM options (including one on the very same platform). drat if that is true Im going to have to pony up and get either a CTS-V used or an ATS-V when that finally comes around. My hope was since the GXP G8 was available with a stick they would for sure do that again on the SS. All of those drat G8 GTs running around and not a one of them non auto. I wonder what this will do to the used GXP market which was at insane highs since there were so few of them. You are right though about sticks being in low demand. I've been trying to test drive a 2.0 ATS with a stick and I've struck out in 3 states.
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PT6A posted:I went to the Calgary Auto Show yesterday, and I have to say it was pretty uninspiring. I was impressed with the strides Cadillac has made in terms of making desirable cars, but everything else was pretty boring. I sat in the beautiful-looking Ford Fusion, and soon discovered that a lot of what makes it so attractive makes it awful on the inside. I had absolutely no visibility of where the front of the car ended, and the dash seems to go on forever. I'm also angry with Ford because the amazing seats in the Focus ST are not available as an option on the Mustang, which they should be because they're excellent. I thought I read somewhere that the Mustang has it's own set of Recaros but they weren't that great. I need to find a Focus ST with that option to go sit in and try them out.
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I would have thought that engine news was for the ATS-V. I wonder what they are going to throw in there now seeing as the twin turbo V6 is going into the CTS.
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XCPuff posted:The Buick Regal and GS can be equipped with AWD now. That makes me extremely happy. The current GS is FWD right? It would be neat if they pulled off AWD. So will the Grand National and GNX be on alpha like the ATS? I really hope the Grand National and GNX turn out amazing. If the Chevy SS isnt going to be coming out with a stick, there is still hope for Buick offering it.
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I really hope the next WRX and STI come with some form of better seats. Or at least the option for better seats as some package. I was really close to picking up a 2012 STI until I test drove and EVO X for comparison reasons and fell in love with the Recaro seats. I would have ended up with the EVO if it wasnt for the fact the local mitsu dealership was terrible and I would have needed to travel a long distance if I ever needed service.
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Laserface posted:The STI spec R has Recaro seats. It's the only thing it has over the regular STI, really. Do they not sell that model in your country? US gets WRX STI and WRX STI Limited. To the best of my knowledge there is no Spec R. From what I remember the seat in the WRX and the STI are the same outside of the stitching of 'WRX' and 'STI' on the tops. The STI starts at $37600 for the limited. There is no way Im switching out seats on my own with aftermarket ones on a brand new car. I shouldnt have to either. And yes, lots of seats have airbags in them. SUBARU posted:The focus on passive safety is an integral part of the Subaru offering and always will be, even for the most high-performing vehicles in the line-up. This is the reason why the Subaru WRX and WRX STI both feature a full complement of supplemental restraints, including dual-stage deployment front airbags, front seat-mounted side-impact airbags, and side-curtain airbags for front and rear outboard occupants
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Car and Driver posted:The transmission roster will include manuals for the turbo engines and automatics across the board Please oh please dont mess this up and pull a Chevy SS with auto only when it is all said and done. Ive been waiting for the ATS-V and it would be awesome to be able to cross shop this with a GNX when it is available. There can never be too many RWD turbo stick sedans available.
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Has anyone messed around with Cadillac CUE? It sounds somewhat similar. Every magazine or review I've read pointed out it was a terrible system. Car and Driver compared it to getting herpes I believe. I would be a little upset about spending 40-50 thousand dollars on a car and having it utilize a terrible touch screen interface.
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