The Maxima was even a hard sell versus the last generation Altima, to be honest. They were still roughly the same size then, and even though that Altima was technically smaller it was packaged better so it had much more interior volume (or at least it felt that way).

I can’t wait until Mahk uses this as a way to slam Chevy for their ugly, non-electric, weak-ass-non-train-towing trucks...

I’m picturing him opening up his soggy burger on the side of the highway with ketchup and mayo dripping everywhere, with the “Oh Noooo....” voiceover from the silly as-seen-on-TV ads.

Yeah, this is similar to what I’ve heard. What I was taught (by a professional chef) was that the more you move something while it’s cooking, the more liquid it releases. Less movement = juices locked in. (In a thick Italian accent he said “The food is like a dog. If you move it and get it excited it lets the water…

Seriously, that’s a gorgeous car in a great color. It would look right at home cruising along a twisty coastal road with a Miura and a Dino. 

After decades and decades of rumors and false starts, we now have both a mid/rear engined Corvette and a 2nd Avenue subway line in Manhattan.

That color looks great on that car! 

I can relate a little. I spent the past fifteen years working for a small company, which was acquired by a global corporation about two months ago. Many things haven’t changed, and there are many positive aspects of the acquisition (such as more growth opportunity) but it’s amazing how inflexible larger companies can…

And I maintain that the C7 is the ugliest Vette generation ever. Such an over wrought design, much like the new Civic Si, as if it was drawn up as a joke by a bunch of bored Hot Wheels designers.

Given my general bias against GM products and my dislike for the previous two Corvette generations (especially the C7, which is all kinds of ugly), I expected to hate this car.

Sometimes those are the best races though. Slow car fast > fast car slow.

Thanks for the reply, and for reminding me I still need to read that book!

Preach!! GM always finds a way to cut costs in areas that the end user is guaranteed to notice as well. BMW? Not so much.

Just keep doing your job in China, Buick, and you’ll be fine. That’s the only reason you’re still here today anyway... 

The thing that always bothered me the most about those cars is that the front track seemed to be so much wider than the back. It always looked “off” to me... to be fair though I’m not a big fan of Caddy’s 1980's styling anyway, regardless of model. 

Nation-wide, Alfa is doing much better. Both the Stelvio and Giulia have outsold the equivalent Jaguar models since they came out, and I don’t see people worrying that Jag is going to disappear anytime soon.

Ever read the book written by Sewell about customer service?  That man really got it. 

As a current Alfa owner, I disagree. My car has been flawless and it is a blast to drive every day!

My first automotive job was as a “gopher” at a transmission shop. I learned a lot there, including that few things in this world smell as bad as burnt ATF and that the inside of an automatic transmission is just a sea of clips, seals, plates, discs and other items that don’t look like they should go together.

OEMs using third party companies for major components isn’t a new thing. GM makes plenty of transmissions, but for the heavy duty applications they probably decided the Allison unit was better suited.