unvc92camarors

is the bar gone on the malibu on mainstream models?
i thought it was only the ss models that got the different grille/front end treatment?

i think i'm opposite you man, i still can't seem to like the malibu styling
no matter how many i see, they still don't look great to me

IZ28

I've turned a few people to buy GM cars this year. But honestly, I've been seeing G6's around more than anything else.

Jason E

You know, you're the second person to mention that to me. Maybe I'm wrong then?? I assumed that because the '06 was supposedly getting a freshening with a new nose, that the SS was showcasing the revised design. I remember reading on here some time ago that '06 = new nose for Malibu.

The way I look at the general Malibu styling is this. Look at the Accord, the Camry, the Altima, the Sonata etc. Look at the target cars in the Malibus market. Do ANY of them look even remotely exciting? No. Do they all look decent enough for their demographics? Sure. Malibu isn't overtly sporty, but neither is any other car in that segment. Its plain, but a decent plain. I actually like the SS version...the regular ones don't elicit a yea or nay from me...they're just there, and less offensive to me than before

unvc92camarors

maybe you're right, new nose for all malibus for 06, guess i'll have to look into that one

and with the cars you're comparing, i sadly might rank the accord coupe over the malibu
but comparing apples to apples (sedans), i think i'd pick the malibu
it looks so much better when comparing to the others i suppose (the ss puts it above the rest in that regard, imo)

Bob Cosby

FYI on GTO sales.....of the 1,375 GTOs sold in March of 05, 967 were 2005s, 408 were 2004s.

2MCHPSI

Ahhh Only GM nuthuggers would throw up 04 cars in the 05 sales totals

Darth Xed

Nope... see, in Reality World... manufacturers list car sales this way... for every car....



Please get a clue. You prior declaration of what "Sales Deliveries" were already showed your ignorance on the subject.

2MCHPSI

Once again I get the GM nuthugger to get bent out of shape. Thanks for playing

Darth Xed

You and redzed need to go start your own little playground website...

Congrats, you just joined him on the list of people no longer worth responding to.

2MCHPSI

Please do yourself a favor and put me on ignore then before you start to cry or something.

uluz28

AdamLT196

Z28x

GMT-355 is the #1 selling midsize truck!!!

XLR sales are up for the year and a head of expectations by about 25%, 3000 a year was to be the expected production and they have already sold 967, and that is during the winter months

redzed

Thank.




We all know that the (live rear axle!) GT500 is on its way to replace the deceased '04 Cobra. Odds are that the GT500 will have a far more "encouraging" lauch than the "Goat."




I once spotted half a dozen new Aston Martins. Of course, it was at an Aston Martin dealership.

But seriously, GTOs are becoming fairly common on the street.



The production year was "shortened" as much by the tremendous oversupply of 2004 GTOs as the LS-2 transplant - and the fact that you quoted a "range" rather than a solid target tells me that GM management is still spooked by the first year selling experience.


Personally, I'm not too fond of the old fall model change cycle. Personally, I think that the best time to introduce a 2006 (for instance) would be in the spring of 2005.


The whole point is that GM wasn't realistic with either the XLR or the GTO when it came to sales projections. There was no way that Cadillac could move 6,000 unit/year of a $76,000 roadster.

Of course, now that the XLR-V is going to push the $100,000 barrier.

redzed

Saturn loyalist will buy anything. They aren't picky. It's just a cryin' shame that GM sell the Daewoo-built Aveo under the Saturn brand.