Register a SA Forums Account here!
JOINING THE SA FORUMS WILL REMOVE THIS BIG AD, THE ANNOYING UNDERLINED ADS, AND STUPID INTERSTITIAL ADS!!!

You can: log in, read the tech support FAQ, or request your lost password. This dumb message (and those ads) will appear on every screen until you register! Get rid of this crap by registering your own SA Forums Account and joining roughly 150,000 Goons, for the one-time price of $9.95! We charge money because it costs us money per month for bills, and since we don't believe in showing ads to our users, we try to make the money back through forum registrations.
 
  • Post
  • Reply
Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755
I'm not sure if I like the design language going down the chain that far. It cheapens the upper tiered cars pretty well.

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755
News: Mustang wildly popular, regardless of application, in Automotive Insanity

Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755
BMW is slowly turning into Pontiac

Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755
It looks like all they did was move from a Yaris-derived platform to a Corolla-derived platform. It made business sense, kinda, but the market completely fell out on the Vibe/Matrix around the refresh anyway.

Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755

Mr. Wiggles posted:

When I had it, I regularly got 31-32 mixed mileage. That's fine for something that I could completely fill with amplifiers and drums and still move at a brisk pace.

I usually get 28-30 out of my Vibe with the same setup. The 2.4 is a fun little engine :shobon:

Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755

PT6A posted:

That's... not terribly impressive, in my opinion. I get around 26 mpg in my Mustang, again in mixed usage, driving with no concern for fuel economy. If I were driving a lighter car with a smaller engine, I would certainly want to see a larger improvement than that.

The bad thing is that it's not lighter!

Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755
The new Honda Civic revealed at Frankfurt looks like a Kia/Hyundai. Strange.



Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755
How did the Chevy Aveo suddenly become acceptable?

Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755

mod sassinator posted:

It's not an Aveo anymore--the Sonic is getting great reviews: http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/23/2012-chevrolet-sonic-first-drive-review/

Thwomp posted:

Edit^^^ I have no idea but this wasn't an Aveo.

It's a second-gen Aveo built and designed by the same people on an updated platform. I personally haven't driven one, but I'm surprised they've turned it around. Then again, the Cruze has been better regarded than the Cobalt--so maybe Daewoo just got their act together.

Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755

sellouts posted:

I see this and I love it. But the interior.... Come on.





What about it? It's pretty functional without looking overly busy.

Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755


Unless I'm reading my dimensions really incorrectly, is Buick seriously bringing a Pontiac Vibe sized car to market? That's hilarious, and a little awesome.

Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755
Seeing that pic and looking into it; the Mokka is reportedly 4300mm/169.3 inches long. The Sonic/Aveo is ten inches shorter, while the final-gen vibe is 172 inches long.

Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755
Via Jalopnik:



Painted into their own corner, Chevy decides to release an upscaled Miata and a more boring Veloster.

Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755
They're just concepts, but holy jeez are they both uninspired and derivative.

Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755

travisray2004 posted:

What is that towards the diffusor(s)?

An iPhone dock?

Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755
I bought a Pontiac Vibe because I wanted a 4 seater sometimes, a 2 seater when I needed to haul things back and forth. It carried an entire move once, and is still small enough to comfortably parallel park.

Wagons are ugly as sin, but the practicality just cannot be beat.

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755
Not my pic, but a good demonstration of the cargo area you can get on a compact wagon.

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Post
  • Reply