I had one of those once too!

Most of how the dog-ring transmission will behave in this car is down to the electronic controls in place.

why the fuck does a police station have a fucking twitter account?

If you had not said his name, I would have thought it was Kanye.

Fuck this thing and everything that looks like it. Piece of uninspired mall-crawling shit. Bring over the 1-series hatch already, BMW, and quit fucking around.

Good. Because we don't want it. (I speak for all Americans)

Yes, it is a proven sales technique to remind people of sad, terrible things so they will associate it with your brand and thus be compelled to purchase your product. Next up: Buick - because your Grandmother died in one!

Brand values of Chevy include reminding people about their dead dog? Chevy - because things you love die.

That's almost as compelling as Mazda's "Zoom Zoom" or "Ford Tough". Oh wait, no it's not. It's the exact opposite.

I think the actual subtext of this ad is this:

When our cars unexpectedly die for no reason because they're designed and constructed poorly, remember.... it's not as bad as that time your dog died.

Wow. Just wow. And they had to do it with a Golden Retriever, a.k.a. the most feelz-inducing dog in the world.

Jesus Christ GM, way to go for the feels. I'm sure a dying dog will get peoples minds off all those deadly accidents in your cobalts.

Yup. You can just see the top of the butterfly-style scoop on the carb (rear facing) through the driver's window.

Yeah um last I looked we hadn't just invaded Canada and been in the middle of mobilizing troops on the borders of Poland and Lithuania.

The US didn't do it right after invading Mexico.

I mean I know they are basically just a spec series like NASCAR. But they drive on road courses, and look like demonic versions of their road cars instead of Hot Wheels versions. Oh, and their technology is actually from their century.

Am I the only one who hates how manufacturers put all these super high tech interiors in concepts, but transfers over exactly 0% to the production version?

AMGs and M cars are not sold solely on performance. Especially not the AMGs. Those are bought to impress neighbors who drive normal Mercs and BMWs. None of those folks is going to be impressed by your Nissan in fancy clothes.

It's a 4WD mini-ute that you won't be afraid to throw around a bit.

It's a dealerships wet dreams in repairs.

It is.