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Leaked slides preview GM's future
Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:39 PM
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Earlier in the week, a handful of images from General Motor's presentation to employees leaked onto the Web. The tiny pics provide a glimpse into the future of Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick and Saab, as the General's spin-meisters try to console both Wall Street and consumers after Black Tuesday's depressing announcements.

Aside from GM's plans to reduce white-collar expenditures by 20-percent, eliminate salaried employee's health care after age 65 and a cut its way to liquidity to the tune of $15 billion by the end of 2009, Bob Lutz dropped the bomb that the current iteration of the Beat isn't coming to the U.S. and that the Chevrolet Cruze won't be immediately available to Stateside consumers after it debuts at the Paris Motor Show.

Regardless, the images give us a sneak peak at the stillborn Cobalt replacement, which features tautly drawn headlamps, deep swage lines and a grille that apes its big brother the Malibu. The Cadillac CTS Sportwagon features a massive D-pillar reminiscent of that found on the CTS coupe concept and taillights that stretch from the edge of the roof to the lower fascia. The Caddy SRX's design is precisely what's been predicted, while both the Buick sedan and Saab 9-4X – a supposed competitor to the BMW X3 – are hardly compelling.


now onto the pics...







Re: Leaked slides preview GM's future
Friday, July 18, 2008 5:07 AM
I actually like every one



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Re: Leaked slides preview GM's future
Friday, July 18, 2008 5:17 AM
For some reason, I love the sportwagon??? But only if it is available as a "V" model.

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Re: Leaked slides preview GM's future
Friday, July 18, 2008 5:43 AM
I predict ...

Syndicate Wars.



Re: Leaked slides preview GM's future
Friday, July 18, 2008 7:35 AM
Wow, nice concepts. They all look like winners



Re: Leaked slides preview GM's future
Friday, July 18, 2008 8:35 AM
only thing i dont like about the cruze is that ridiculously huge bowtie



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Re: Leaked slides preview GM's future
Friday, July 18, 2008 9:39 AM
i like most of those as well..... but gm + concepts.... i wonder how many of those will actually be produced AND what they end up looking like




Re: Leaked slides preview GM's future
Friday, July 18, 2008 12:12 PM
im feeling the cruze and the saab



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Re: Leaked slides preview GM's future
Friday, July 18, 2008 12:20 PM
like them all but loving the Cruze





Re: Leaked slides preview GM's future
Friday, July 18, 2008 12:54 PM
Str8edgez24 wrote:For some reason, I love the sportwagon??? But only if it is available as a "V" model.[/quote
I'm with you! Don't care about the V model though.





Re: Leaked slides preview GM's future
Friday, July 18, 2008 2:36 PM
I like most of them .



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Re: Leaked slides preview GM's future
Saturday, July 19, 2008 1:53 AM
I like the Cruze but I was hoping the Beat would be coming too....
Re: Leaked slides preview GM's future
Saturday, July 19, 2008 10:20 AM
That Buick sedan looks horrible in my opinion. I'm loving the Cruze I must admit. The SportWagon reminds me of a Volvo from the rear.
Re: Leaked slides preview GM's future
Saturday, July 19, 2008 12:44 PM
mark me down for the cruze.




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Re: Leaked slides preview GM's future
Saturday, July 19, 2008 6:19 PM
I want the sportwagon!



Re: Leaked slides preview GM's future
Saturday, July 19, 2008 10:33 PM
decent showering, i like the cruze the best.
i think they could make it into a wonderful hatchback coupe... crossing my digits for that one




Re: Leaked slides preview GM's future
Sunday, July 20, 2008 8:33 AM
I can't believe the SRX is a re-skinned Saturn Vue...or at least looks like it is. That's a disgrace.

And the production Cruze better have those dramatic wheel well bulges or it's going to suck balls.



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