Polestar + an exciting ad campaign could, though.

THE EIGHTIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aside from the headlights and look-at-me hood, it's pretty well-done. And, this being Ring Brothers, the finish and engineering is top-notch.

Who's Next (the album this was originally on), is still my favorite Who album of all time.

True, true. That's one of the many reasons why Peugeot isn't exactly thriving right now.

This is the most horrifying rendering I've ever seen. Congrats, Patrick.

This is genuinely heartwarming, which can't really be said about a lot of racing events.

On the other hand, you could argue that this is a smart policy. Instead of trying to get a car with family-car fit and finish to compete with high-powered German rivals, it's billed as a capable everyman's sports car.

I like the taillight panel, but the rest of it just comes off as a Lexus RX/Porsche Cayenne combo with some American bling stuck on the front. Hopefully its driving dynamics, tech, and finish come off better than the derivative exterior.

No matter what you do, you can never make a Bronco II look good.

The interior and engine compartment are really nice, but I wonder who thought those exterior "enhancements" were a good idea.

Exactly.

Road America is my favorite racetrack in the Western hemisphere. I love every trip I take there.

Neither this nor the Fiat factory are abandoned, though. Lingotto is a mall now, and the Chrysler (not Ford) factory in Argentina is apartments.

There's actually a lot of visual work put into this; I wouldn't discount the styling. The geometry is much more complex than, say, an Atom, X-Bow, or any kit of any sort.

But those who currently buy GMC products are generally aware of their relation to other GM products. While it's true that some profit margin would be lost if everyone went to Chevrolet, GM could make up for that by discounting a few Escalades or pricing up some Tahoes and Suburbans.

GM was toying with a lot of concepts during and shortly after its crisis, and one was to turn GMC into a testosterone-fueled version of Scion, with aggressive compact cars and small crossovers.

It's true the GMC does a commercial truck business, but there's no reason the GM couldn't simply slap another badge on their commercial division. It's not like the end of GMC branding would mean the end of GM commercial vehicles.

I hadn't thought of that. But, on the other hand, weren't a bunch of dealer agreements violated regardless during the reorganization of the company?

I agree with your argument, but I still don't understand how GMC survived the cut. At the time it was a brand with less enthusiast value (though no less history), little to no unique product lineups, and a relatively small sales base. It had all of Pontiac's problems and then some.