Community

General

Citation IV+EV-1

Interesting thing I noticed earlier,the 1984 Chevrolet Citation IV concept... looks very much like the 1998 GM EV-1!!!!

Makes you wonder if the Americans had stayed on the ball and carried on down that path (slip-strimmed design+electric motor) They probably would not be in the mess they are right now

General

Passion

Was the USA the first country to inject real passion into mainstream motoring? I argue that they were. Before the low slung, fighter jet inspired creations of Virgil Exne and Harley Earl, most mainstream vehicles were staid and prosaic.

They looked broadly similar to the carriages of the pre engine era. Upright and commodius but austere. They were also relatively modest in their power and speed. It was the Amercins who took the car from transport to fashion. Admittedly the set of economic, geographic and population circumstances were unique in their combination, but they embraced the automoile with real panache ...

General

Cadillac CTS

I have to say i really like this car. If it was a bit cheaper, available with smaller engines and i was in the market for a family car i'd be seriously tempted.

Edmunds Inside Line has a 3.6lt V6 long termer and i've been following them on Twitter. Have to say i think it looks awsome both inside and out although i dont like that cheesy analog clock and the wood finish on their car but thats an optional extra anyway.

It might not be as good to drive as a BMW (CTS-V excluded) and it may ...

General

CORVETTE ZR1 PROBLEMS?

Is anyone aware of what's going on with the new Corvette? Pulled from the Geneva show after 3 days, "we had to send it back to New York", said the girl on the stand, no details of EPA consumption, no pricing, no news of Nuremburg times even though it's been photographed there. Have Chevy hit major problems with this car?