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First I think I'll throw up if I hear one more time that GM owes somebody exactly what the poster wants because they received some aid from the government. Japan gave money to their car brands too and if I understand what someone else posted it was more.
GM's job is to be lean. Not overemploying people to produce cars in a rush and then having to lay off those people at high cost in the union contract when the rate of production slows... is what they owe the American public. People wanted more cars competitive with foreign brands... isn't that what they've done for years? Raise interest in a car model by letting it be hard to get? Benefits the dealer in prices paid and keeps people thinking there was something special about those particular cars because they were hard to get therefore they must be good.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Thats when I bought a 2010 Enclave. I'll never run out of cargo space again. I can put 4 people and 4 golf clubs and luggage with no problem. BTW The Malibu also has a tiny trunk IMO. I have been averaging just over 20mpg in mixed driving. Not bad, not great.
I understand it is not for you. I want the choice. Untill recently, GM didn't make 4 cylinders that performed quietly and relatively powerfully. But 4s have worked very competently in the Audi A4, the Volkswagen CC, the Acura TSX, and now the Suzuki Kizashi to cite a few examples. This is not your type of car. It is mine.
I would say over 20 in mixed driving is great, relatively speaking (a 4600 lb, 8 passenger CUV). I hope you are positively extatic w/ the Enclave. I tried to get my wife in one, but she won't give up her Rainier :confuse:
I bought the Lacrosse in August. The next week, a golf tourney. What a STRUGGLE to get 4 bags in, but we did it (we could've taken my fathers Town & Country, but this stubborn wop wanted to show off his new bling). I think what the Lacrosse gives up in trunk space, it gives you in passenger comfort. My wife, who normally gets car sick in the back seat of a car, is quite happy in the back seat of my Lacrosse
I know,......that's just plain WRONG!!! :P
Many still dismiss I4 engines as underpowered and do not even consider 4 cylinder engines as acceptable in any mid-size car. Everyone has an opinion. I4 engines have come a LONG way in terms of power and refinement.
It is a good move to offer the I4 here. It would perform well for me as I travel at lower elevations without much terrain. Speaking of Terrain - the LaCrosse's I4 is the same engine as being put in the Terrain and the vehicles are similar in weight. It will be okay for most drivers.
The AWD LaCrosse does need the 3.6 V6 available. I think it will be for 2011.
You make this statement based on what? Thanks.
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Based on demand in the marketplace and the fact that the 3.6 AWD would be available this year if not for problems with getting this powertrain combination ready for a summer 2009 launch.
I don't have have hard data from GM to support the AWD 3.6 combo will definitely be offered next year. I don't work for them anymore.
"GM could offer the 3.6 AWD combo next year" might have been a better statement. It makes sense and is already offered in Cadillac's STS & CTS but with a longitudal engine mounting.
Do you still get torque steer w/ AWD?? I've yet to really launch my CXS yet, so I guess I'll have to see how bad it is :P
I would still be awfully interested in an 3.6 liter AWD LaCrosse and hope GM does eventually offer it.
I have found that dealers tend to stock a lot of vehicles with black interiors, so I have ended up with a few. I just try to focus on the cars better points...
It is FWD biased. I launched my CXS w/and w/o the traction control engaged. W/ it, no torque steer evident, w/o, there was some, but VERY controllable. (I myself would rather deal w/ fishtails, but that's why I have the Wildcat
The pillar is wide and the rake angle combined with the extended headliner makes it very difficult to see to the left, espescially at 45 degrees. Thoughts anyone??
Has anyone noticed any issues with the quality and finishing of the leather seating surfaces, particularly on the back seats. Having looked at several units, they all had significant puckering of the leather on the seat bottoms of the rear seat. In particular on the right side around the seat belt fasteners.
Not really the kind of finishing I would expect in a $36K vehicle, but just wondered if others are seeing the same thing? Aside from that, the vehicle is quite impressive.
I drove an hour to get a CXS without the touring package in the color combination I wanted. I think the car rides better without touring and the painted wheels do not look good with any color except silver. I think the Chrome rims look much better because of the chrome door handles, window surrounds and strip at the bottom of the door. Most dealers are ordering the CXS with touring, but the ones that aren't are actually selling more around me because they ordered the non touring CXS's with Zenon and Heads-UP. The heads-up, by the way, is totally worth it.
The Nav screen is the best I've owned, large, bright, colorful. The keyboard, however, does not have a qwerty setting. The stereo is awesome. I downloaded 182 songs from my flash drive onto the hard drive. 6 favorite screens for presets is great.
(SIGH) I miss mine from my Park Ave Ultra. But at having to spend $895 for the Xenon Headlights just to get it (and then having to order it), I said screw it and bought the one one the lot.
The very last thing to change on a design, and the most expensive thing to change mid-cycle or at any other time, is often the A-pillar. A car can sometimes almost look like a complete redesign, but the A-pillar aspect and width will be retained until it is truly a total clean sheet design. For just one example among many I could give, the 2011 Lincoln Navigator--though much changed from the 1999 model introduced in 1998--still has the same 1998 A-pillar design.
That's a common factor in many cars with roof strength needing to be kept strong. I recall some of the first complaints were with Honda Accords in 2003. However, sometimes it becomes a fixation for people while it's really just something you learn to adjust your driving techniques to compensate for. It's like cars that have rear visibility difficulties with C-pillar shape, rear window shape and vertical placement, as well as headrests blocking view to rear.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Maybe the sunroof is in short supply/redesign?
Yes, but that is a primary RWD vehicle, meaning most of the power still goes backwards under normal driving conditions. Not so with a primary FWD vehicle equipped for AWD.
All in all, even though this was a rental that didn't have some of the things I'd want in my own car (nav system for one), I liked it well enough to keep it very high on my list of potential replacements.
I'm looking at the CXS with nav, heads up display and sunroof.
Questions:
1) Do you feel there is enough space for storage. When I say storage, trunk space? Also what about the front compartment space, like room for quarters, sunglasses, etc... It seemed short on space and POWER ADAPTERS in the front when I test drove.
2) I want the nav because the back seems hard to see out. So the backup camera I am hoping will fix this. Comments?
3) Are you able to put in a destination in the NAV (By voice or txt) while moving? Most navs block this but I was hoping there was someway a passenger could add a address while moving.
4) Have you tried to play a DVD movie on it? Is it possible to watch while moving? I assume not, but just asking.
5) How is the bluetooth? I'm really looking forward to linking my phone to have bluetooth while I'm driving!
Thanks so much for any further input!
the Chinese folks often have Chauffeurs so back seat is more roomier. How about a
Clean Diesel Hybrid with bench seats like the 99 Park Ultra.