@no_slushbox:
true, but UP is not so much saying that as highlighting their role in the hybrid/ethanol economy. which i think is more coincidental than intentional. or perhaps serendipitous, if i'm in a real thesaurusy mood...
@MrEvil:
Can you email me a picture? debord@jalopnik.com
@2slo4u:
It was! The Auto Show has cooked my synapses.
@Bento:
Heh heh. Actually, I thought the game really recreated L.A. well--I remember being so distracted by the beautiful long shadows of a palm tree at sunset that I took out a few more pedestrians and wrecked the Saleen, again.
@FreeMan:
No, I don't think so, not this time. I'm going back to Pong.
Ugh! I meant to change that 926 snafu to 912, but they were kicking us out of the NYAS press room. Thanks to those that pointed out the error.
@allenparkpete:
Stay tuned.
@ash78:
Actually, he was more or less honest about the need to make cuts. And he spoke of how many families depend on Chrysler for their livelihood. He says they ended 2007 with a bil more in the bank than the turnaround plan called for. And he did detail some kinda broad strategic initiatives, involving new launches in 2008--the Journey, for example--and some bizzy stuff involving production, dealerships, China.
@allenparkpete:
He did mention the Nissan partnership, to produce a B-segment car, badged under the Pentastar, based on the Versa.
@TexanIdiot25:
I made a little error with the HTML in the postl, linking to your commenter page, but it's fixed now. Apologies.
@rgseidl:
Thanks for the deep dive. My understanding is that the "Wiedeking and the Porsche/Piech" clan do want to bust the "bolshy" union--and how many of those are really left these days? makes me want to interview Bernd--but that it's a higher priority for Piech.
@Hyman Decent:
You are correct--and now so will we be.
Thanks very much.
@UDMan:
They were Fiats.
@PhoneticLorin:
debord@jalopnik.com
@cgarison:
It's definitely hoonable--not that I'm recommended such behavior. I think it also has a great driver control-to-overall value ratio.
@PhoneticLorin:
I'd like to see a picture of that.
@Tanshanomi:
You watching "Mad Men" on AMC? I actually thought of Douglas Sirk when I first saw the leaves picture.
@Solo_Racer:
Mary M. rides shotgun.
@Turkina:
I like a sunroof, too. The Forester has a nice one.
@Euromobile:
It's not oppressively plasticky, but it's not soft-touch, either. I like the seats; main complaint is with dash materials, storage compartments between the front seats (didn't get into that, but I didn't think it was super-well-crafted). It's well put-together, just not remarkable. I wouldn't describe it it as incredibly solid, either, and it's disadvantaged somewhat by the more upscale-looking design, which I don't think will weather as well.
