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Yes, I'm sure you will :AH-HA_wink:

Auris is the new Corolla hatch (already called Runx/Allex in Japan rather than Corolla). Introducing Auris space concept Cube Cubic (or Cube³) is the lwb 7-seat (3-row) version of Nissan's B-segment box-MPV.

A clerical error. The entry is actually something like trademark: ENCLAVE owner: ENCLAVE owner type: Corporation, Address: etc.

I assume wikipedia says coupe is French for "cut"—from coup: strike, blow as in coup de grace, coup d'etat etc., as any good dictionary will tell you. The transfer of coachbuiulding terms to the automotive industry has been haphazard and inconsistent. In general a coupe will be cut down from a related sedan if there is one, while a 2-door sedan will have the standard body and roofline. If the headroom argument stands, then most recent Pontiacs have been 4-door coupes. As for 3-doors, 5-doors etc., this distinguishes such hatchbacks from earlier 2-box sedans that lacked such a full-height door, offering only a smaller trunk-lid or a rear engine hood at most.

It looks like a unique variant of the Optra, combining the sedan body with a new nose more like the 5-door hatch. The mainland version is the Excelle, more like the standard Optra sedan. LIke the Excelle, the engines are probably Daewoo's version of the Family I 1.6 L (as used in the Aveo and Lacetti), and GM Holden's unique 1.8 L version of the Family II engine.

I don't see why it can't be small, as long as it's Really Expensive. Like Haute Cuisine, a lot of money for very small portions.

They could always change their minds like Honda did and just slap some new bumpers on the European model late in the model cycle.

Almost all new small cars have this type of quarter window, as does the next Corolla hatch (Auris): (Auris space concept)

For the whole article: http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...41/TOC01ARCHIVE

"The next-generation Corsa likely will be about the size of the current one, which is smaller than the Yaris." Ehhh, the one currently in production is much, much bigger than a Yaris. Even the old one is bigger than a Yaris (almost anything is bigger than a 5-door Yaris). 5-door hatchbacks, Euro spec. A-segment Daihatsu Sirion: 141.5" Suzuki Swift: 145.5" Proton Savvy: 146.1" Perodua Myvi (Malaysian Sirion): 146.5" Nissan Micra: 146.7" Smart forfour: 147.7" VW Fox: 149.8" B-segment Hyundai Getz: 150" Yaris : 150" Honda Fit: 151.4" Citroen C3: 151.6" Lada Calina: 151.6" Mitsubishi Colt: 152.4" Chevrolet Kalos: 152.8" VW Polo: 154.2" Ford Fiesta: 154.2" Mazda2: 154.5" Skoda Fabia: 156.3" Renault Clio: 156.9" Kia Rio: 157.1" Opel Corsa: 157.4" Fiat Grande Punto: 158.7" Peugeot 207: 158.7" C-segment Toyota Corolla: 164.4" VW Golf: 165.5" So you can see the new Corsa is closer in length to the Corolla hatch than it is to the Yaris, and is a good deal wider than either (68.4" v 66.7").

GM Holden owns 100% of HSV after the former partner went bankrupt. GM Holden also owns over 50% of GM Daewoo, making it a consolidated subsidiary. GM's main JVs are GM-AvtoVAZ in Russia, and Shanghai-GM in China.

Forget what Drive says, they have a parochial slant that thinks nothing good can come out of America. I will repeat, Lutz did not say what you will see in Chicago. The very most you can be certain of is some kind of announcement re the new global rwd program. You do not know what form it will take, which brand, manufactured where and introduced when.

Not a Torana-based vehicle. The Torana concept used a platform larger then the Camaro's, and Lutz is talking about something much, much smaller—not much bigger than the Kappa sports car architecture.

No, that's the Peugeot and Citroen crossovers. The Renault is related to the NG Nissan XTrail and is developed by Renault Samsung in Korea.

Lotus refers to it as the Esprit.

This is exactly what we saw on WCF days ago (naughty naughty).

So they actually said nothing at all about what you'll see in Chicago, or when it will arrive.

Try searching brake part manufacturers sites. Of course, you could always be innovative and see how many parts you can eliminate.

Noo, as in once they take the wraps off at the press conference.

Must be Super Duty Day. Ford's is out now too.

The Prisma, a new Chevrolet sedan, will be one of the main attractions of the company stand at the Salão Internacional do Automóvel, in São Paulo. Designed by GM do Brasil with lines to suggest robustness and sophistication at first sight, the new model has the best aerodynamic coefficient amongst the vehicles of its segment, with CX of 0.31. The Prisma was 100% created and developed by GM in Brazil and uses the new high-compression Econo.Flex 1.4 8V SOHC engine. more … VenSeattle: repaired link

Soon and very soon.

Hydrogenated vegetable oils are an attempt to turn naturally liquid oils into something closer to naturally saturated fats such as butter (milk fats) and lard (beef or pork fat), which are semi-solid at room temperature. In doing so they reduce the benefits of these normally poly-unsaturated fats, by saturating them with more hydrogen. FYI McDonalds uses a vegetable oil with natural beef flavoring as a substitute for lard, except in regions with a strong taboo about eating beef.

Ehhh, it's not so tall, nor so narrow. The average height of a production 5-door hatch in this class is about 57.5"—the WTCC Ultra, sans rear wing, is 58.7". The Fiat Stilo, Peugeot 307 and previous Civic hatch are all taller. As for width almost all (except the new European Focus, which has its own wide fender arches) are under 70"—the WTCC Ultra measures in at 75", so there is plenty of room to cut those outrageous fenders and maintain a competitive width. Wheelbase is also class-leading at 104.3", although sedan and wagon variants (including GM's) are often on an extended wheelbase.

Keep up the adulation. Not only do you increase the acceptance of this design for international markets, but you'll help the case for making the Optra and Cobalt replacements the same vehicle (in sedan form at least). Now if only they'd bring this concept to LA and Detroit.