Quote Originally Posted by niky View Post
Yeah, a lot of US boardmates from a US-UK board are raving about the new "European-ized" GM, whilst a lot of UK boardmates are going... "Whuu?". Still, a dash of refinement will probably help GM go a long way.

It's just funny that Toyota is aggressively expanding into the truck market on one end, and aggressively marketing their "greenie" image on the other end... what about other companies, like Honda? Honda, while trying to break into the truck market, is still staying true to its roots by offering the Ridgeline and Pilot with relatively small but powerful and efficient V6s.
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Refinement will come in due time but hopefully it isn't too late for GM. But they are at least starting to bring good GM models from abroad to the US. Saturn will bring the Opel/Vauxhall Astra here as a Saturn Astra and Pontiac will have the G8 a version of the Holden Commodore VE so they are at least trying to change. As far as Honda trying to break into the truck market they need to try harder since nobody who like trucks will buy a Ridgeline because it has poor load and towing ability. Not sure if the sales of the Ridgeline has picked up(no pun intended) because it was slow from it's introduction, you can get a Chevy Avalanche that will be able to do the same and tow better than the Ridgeline. The Pilot/MDX is a different story since it caters to market more interested in ride and comfort.

BTT: Just get the Mazda you have smile when you drive it.