The Latest SUV .....
 

From the Chicago Car Show. Without comment ......

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1076381197.jpg

I like the smooth-topped cooking surfaces on the hood. ;)

Ed

Hello 8 MPG :D

i like the boulders put there for "effect".

Cool! Looks like a Cayenne...;)

I thought they were getting sued because it looks too much like a Hummer.

Porsche is being sued by Hummer??? :D

Re: The Latest SUV .....
 

Geez, :eek:

And I thought Avanti's looked like this:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1076385707.jpg

Poor Raymond must be turning in hs grave.:(

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1076386014.jpg

studebaker?

That SUV wasn't at the Philly car show...then again neither was the Carrera GT

Hideous!

Nah, it's better looking. :cool:

Feel the love...
 

Don't be a "hater", Paul. Ill conceived SUV's need love too...:cool:

Actually the Ford F250 based Studebaker XUV was first shown at the Chicago show last February, which led to GM getting its corporate, Hummer-sized shorts in a knot and filing a trademark infringement lawsuit against the current owners (this week, anyway) of the Avanti trade name. As I recall, they made some minor changes to the hood latches and windshield angle and ultimately settled with GM. Now buyers will surely be forming a line with their $75K checks at their nearest Studie dealer, wherever that may be...

I agree that the great Raymond Loewy would be amused (at best) by all of this.

Tim

All it needs are a set of 24" spinners...:( Nostatic is right, the world is coming to an end.

Looks like a LaForza.

Canyon arrow, Yeee hawww. Actually I like it:)

I think you mean 8 GPM (8 Gallons per mile) :)

-Z.

Maybe I'm alone on this one, but that original Avanti has got to be one of the ugliest cars every built ......

OTOH, I like the Cayenne, so I've obviously got extremely poor taste ...... :D

Since we're in OT, here's some flamebait - Vic Elford at speed! SmileWavy

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1076434686.jpg

I thought the big news this year for Detroit was the industry moving away from SUVs. Seeing that big lummox on wheels is disappointing. I know I'll get stuck behind one on the 101 freeway.

Hmmmm ... yet another. SAAB bites the bullet. Well, actually GM bit the bullet for them. A SAAB body on a Chevy Trailblazer chassis ......

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1076637399.jpg

BTW, I rented a Trailblazer on a recent trip to Colorado. What an absolute POS. Numb steering feedback, sluggish acceleration, tippy around the corners, strange AWD system .... I could go on, but why.

Oops, forgot this one. The Frenchie's are joining the parade too - with help in the component department from Nissan ..... :rolleyes:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1076637859.jpg