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Originally Posted by cliffy
I think the car looks OK, but I really think they killed off the wrong division. Pontiac with a marriage of some of the Saturn lineup should still be here, and Buick should have hit the scrapheap or been sold....China's enthusiasm for the the brand notwithstanding. The LaCrosse could have easily been a Poncho as the brand rings more bells with the younger crowd.
No one under 55 buys a Buick, and those that do, wish they could've ponied up and bought a Caddy DTS or similar. Buick has made some cool stuff, but that was very long ago (GN's).
All I can say is thank goodness for the Camaro, that kind of design and style should be prevalent all through the GM line to make them different enough from the blob sedans out there that people will want to try them. People look at the new Camaro and say "thats the Chevy I remember" when their style led the world.
Probably wrong on this, but I think it sprouts a healthy debate as to what GM should be doing to survive and prosper. I wish them the best.
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Would love to see where you figured out that nobody under 55 buys a Buick.
As for Pontiac, Pontiac was on the chopping block before GM went into bankruptcy. The brand was limited in what GM could do with it, fleet sales made up a large percentage of its sales (G6...), plus it didn't have an overseas market like the four core GM brands.
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Originally Posted by All-Or-Nothing
So is this new Regal comparative in size to the new Lacrosse
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No. Regal is on SWB EpII. LaCrosse is on LWB EpII. LaCrosse is bigger.