The Peugeot looking ones yes.
The Peugeot looks pretty tame when compared to what happened at Mazda when they let their designers drop acid and watch too much Cars (Pixar).
.....Why couldn't they have slapped a trunk on the Cruze's platform-mate, the MkII Opel Astra, and called it a day style-wise? Nearly the same car, but but looks much richer.
Why couldn't they have slapped a trunk on the Cruze's platform-mate, the MkII Opel Astra, and called it a day style-wise? Nearly the same car, but but looks much richer.
To me, the Cruze design looks Korean (which it is) so it doesn't resonate with me at all. It's just a slightly better Corolla which is not much to say. Toyota did a real nice job with the lastest Corolla. Very clean lines. Cruze appears to be failed copy.
Also curious to see how that 1.4L engine will be received here.
Boy do I have bad memories of those mid 1980s Chrysler turbos. My friend had a LEbaron from that era and there was no power while you were waiting for that turbo to spool up. Turbo lag indeed.Modern turbos are so much better.
Quote from: carcrazy on January 07, 2010, 02:50:24 pmQuote from: G0dspd on January 07, 2010, 01:47:12 amQuote from: IceAndFire on January 06, 2010, 11:27:03 pmAlso the GMC Granite and Chevy Orlando are due at the Detroit Auto Show in a weeks time. The Granite looks like it might be a Scion xB/Kia Soul type competitor. Not exactly... but in the vein of a smaller, boxy, "youthful" vehicle.Here's a bit of info on the GMC Granite. Sounds like an interesting vehicle but it doesn't belong in the GMC brand IMO. I guess it would have been given a Saturn badge not so long ago. http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/06/general-motors-teases-gmc-urban-utility-concept/Red: GMC GraniteBlue: Scion xBYellow: GMC TerrainA rebadged Chevy Orlando?That is what everyone is saying but the diagram there suggests that it may ride on the same platform (Cruze/Orlando) but be a very different vehicle. IMHO that would be a good thing.
Quote from: G0dspd on January 07, 2010, 01:47:12 amQuote from: IceAndFire on January 06, 2010, 11:27:03 pmAlso the GMC Granite and Chevy Orlando are due at the Detroit Auto Show in a weeks time. The Granite looks like it might be a Scion xB/Kia Soul type competitor. Not exactly... but in the vein of a smaller, boxy, "youthful" vehicle.Here's a bit of info on the GMC Granite. Sounds like an interesting vehicle but it doesn't belong in the GMC brand IMO. I guess it would have been given a Saturn badge not so long ago. http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/06/general-motors-teases-gmc-urban-utility-concept/Red: GMC GraniteBlue: Scion xBYellow: GMC TerrainA rebadged Chevy Orlando?
Quote from: IceAndFire on January 06, 2010, 11:27:03 pmAlso the GMC Granite and Chevy Orlando are due at the Detroit Auto Show in a weeks time. The Granite looks like it might be a Scion xB/Kia Soul type competitor. Not exactly... but in the vein of a smaller, boxy, "youthful" vehicle.Here's a bit of info on the GMC Granite. Sounds like an interesting vehicle but it doesn't belong in the GMC brand IMO. I guess it would have been given a Saturn badge not so long ago. http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/06/general-motors-teases-gmc-urban-utility-concept/Red: GMC GraniteBlue: Scion xBYellow: GMC Terrain
Also the GMC Granite and Chevy Orlando are due at the Detroit Auto Show in a weeks time. The Granite looks like it might be a Scion xB/Kia Soul type competitor. Not exactly... but in the vein of a smaller, boxy, "youthful" vehicle.
Everything you could possibly want to know about the 1.4L turbo in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BWCMXcA4Lk&feature=player_embedded