Steve Walker wrote in news:-f2dneUwY9xaC_TRnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:
Scott Dorsey wrote:
>> dr_jeff wrote:
>>> Title was correct before. GM has a lot of automotive talent. Sadly,
>>> it has been shown a lot lately in the US. But they do have it,
>>> espeically in the market where they sell the most cars: China. >>
>> GM gets great ideas, then they don't follow through with them. A
>> good example was the Northstar System... great engine design, just
>> had a few minor problems that had some pretty severe consequences.
>> Did they ECO everything and make it right? They did not. They >> ignored them.
>>
>> I am still amazed at the Cadillac CTS.... it is the first really good
>> car they've made in ages. It's a Cadillac but it actually drives and
>> rides like a real car; you can tell there is road underneath you.
>> It's smooth but it's not totally decoupled from the road. Folks who
>> drive it like it. So what did GM do? Did they promote the design
>> team and put them in charge of the rest of the GM line? They did
>> not. They laid them off.
>>
>> Sheesh. GM.
>> --scott
>>
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> A few other bad choices, in my eyes anyways.
>
> Pontiac Fiero V-6. Killed off.
>
That one bugs me the most. A mid engined car that could have doubled their popularity with the sports car crowd.