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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Jan 04, 2009 4:57 pm) |
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Jan 04, 2009 4:57 pm) But the 3.6L makes 304hp if you compare direct-injection to direct-injection. Anyway, This engine is nice but nothing special, and trails the competition in the horsepower department. But I love the 300-hp turbo 2.8L. I think GM should use it in more models, like the CTS, Lacrosse and Lucrene, and it will definetely be ideal for the Lambda's too.
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Replying to: torque_r (Jan 04, 2009 7:40 pm) Oh I get so confused  SRX..2.8L....260hp SRX..3.0L....300 RX....3.5L.....270 MDX.3.7L.....300 X3....3.0L.....260 Seems to me that the SRX leads the competition in the HP department. Has the most efficient engine (displacement vs. HP) at both ends of the competition. If you want a nice running vehicle the 260hp does great with a small engine while at the other end it offers again a small displacement engine with best in class HP. What will be interesting will be EPA ratings. And a higher displacement 3.2 or 3.6L with or w/o turbo would drop right in if needed.
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Isuzu says that it is officially ending new light vehicle sales in North America on January 31 as it attempts to clear out the last of its GM-derived pickups and SUVs. Isuzu had been selling rebadged versions of the Chevrolet Colorado (called the Isuzu i-series) and the Chevrolet Trailblazer (Isuzu Ascender), but the automaker managed to move just 7,098 vehicles in 2007 - and 2008 sales will be even lower when they are announced. Isuzu has no plans to pull out of the commercial truck and diesel engine markets, where it has generally proven to be a strong industry force. |
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Cr-V was new for 2009 and gets 20/27 mpg with 166 hp Toyota Rav4 gets 20/28 with 179 hp 2010 Equinox gets 21/30mpg with 182hp Chevrolet will tout 30-mpg fuel economy when the restyled, re-engineered 2010 Equinox goes on sale next summer. Peper called the crossover segments important "because the market for both compact and mid-sized crossover vehicles has grown steadily since 2003. Both of these segments are forecast to continue their growth trends in the next few years, and Equinox gives Chevy a volume player in this very critical market." "We're going right after the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4," Peper said at a press briefing last month. "That is what this vehicle was designed to do." GM's new direct-injection, 3.0-liter double overhead camshaft engine with an estimated 255 hp and 214 pounds-feet of torque is optional. That engine is expected to deliver 18 mpg city/25 highway. |
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BUICK The redesigned 2010 Buick LaCrosse draws heavily on the styling themes seen on the Buick Invicta concept, shown at the 2008 Beijing auto show. Buick is moving the sedan upmarket and thinks it now has the hardware to attract Acura, Toyota and Nissan shoppers. The LaCrosse is the first North American vehicle engineered on GM's new global front- drive mid-sized vehicle architecture. CADILLAC The redesigned SRX picks up on styling cues seen on the Cadillac Provoq concept shown last year in Detroit. The 2010 SRX crossover features a wide stance, minimal overhang and wheels pushed to the corners. The SRX will be the first Cadillac in recent years without a V-8 option — a concession to fuel economy. CHEVROLET Chevrolet shows the restyled, re-engineered 2010 Equinox, which goes on sale next summer. The small crossover gets its first four-cylinder engine and a six-speed automatic transmission, meant to enhance fuel economy. The base engine will be General Motors' new direct-injection, 182-hp, 2.4-liter engine, with 174 pounds-feet of torque.
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The credit freeze that is helping to kill new-vehicle retail sales also is forcing car rental companies to slash their fleet orders. In 2008, rental companies bought 1.5 million new cars and trucks, down from 1.9 million in 2007, according to an estimate by the trade publication Auto Rental News. Sales are expected to fall even more in 2009 as rental companies shrink their vehicle fleets. Robert Barton, president of the American Car Rental Association, says his industry is paralyzed by the credit crunch, the recession and cutbacks in business and leisure travel. The trade association, based in Owasso, Okla., represents 200 rental companies. Many rental companies can't borrow money to finance the inventories they would like, Barton says. At the same time, he says, many franchised dealers cannot get financing to buy thousands of retired rental vehicles at auctions. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the nation's largest rental company, expects to buy 400,000 new vehicles in the 2009 model year. That's about half the total of recent years, spokesman Patrick Farrell said. The figure covers rental cars bought for the Enterprise, National and Alamo brands. Farrell said Enterprise now keeps its rental vehicles in service for an average of 13 months, up from 11 months. Enterprise is one of General Motors' largest customers. In past years, Enterprise bought as many as 200,000 vehicles from GM. Farrell said Enterprise is buying fewer vehicles from GM this model year, but he declined to be specific. Historically, rental companies have bought 15 percent of new cars and trucks built by GM, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC, says John Healey, a rental industry analyst at FTN Midwest Securities Corp. in Cleveland. Mark Mathews, GM's director of used-vehicle activities, says the company expects to sell 450,000 2009-model vehicles to rental companies, down from 585,000 in 2008 and 600,000 in 2007. Even though automakers are offering rental companies better deals on many new vehicles, Hertz Car Rental isn't taking advantage of them, spokesman Rich Broome says. Hertz, the No. 2 car rental company, maintains about 300,000 vehicles in its U.S. fleet. Broome says the company is likely to cut back on new-vehicle purchases this year. "It's going to be tough when rental demand is falling and the used-car market is so weak," he says. Thompson said Dollar Thrifty had 102,700 cars and trucks in its fleet in November, compared with a full-year average of about 140,000. |
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Replying to: steve_ (Jan 04, 2009 5:17 pm) |
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Jan 05, 2009 8:39 am) 2010 Equinox gets 21/30mpg with 182hp May I assume that the 21/30 Equinox quoted is the FWD model? Toyota's FWD RAV4 is rated 22/28, not 20/28. That said, if Toyota would spend a few bucks and update the RAV4's totally inadequate 4-speed auto to a 6-speed like Chevy's, or at least the 5-speed that the Camry with the same engine already has, we might have a bit of a fuel economy battle on our hands! 
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Jan 05, 2009 8:45 am) I think GM knows that they got caught, and now they have to make up for it. Using their Bail out money to put those silly ads on. It will take more than this to get people to have a little pride and faith in their product.
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