Another SUV from Dodge. Ho-hum

Chibits12 · Post by **Chibits12** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:14 am

I bet you all have seen this. Not sure if this was already posted or not...

http://www.allpar.com/trucks/JC49.html

Do we really need an another truck/suv? I want the Neon back.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:18 am

Cricky1224 wrote:I want the Neon back.

+1 But it ain't gonna happen.

rOniN · Post by **rOniN** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:55 am

Whoever is doing the designing these days needs to be shot...I think they are getting lazy or something.

SILVER-ES · Post by **SILVER-ES** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:57 am

Most manufacturers are going to "universal" design elements. I remember watching an interview with some saturn/gm design guy who mentioned they are headed the same way. In his words it makes that one brand of cars more recognizable as belonging to a certain manufacturer.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:24 am

rOniN wrote:Whoever is doing the designing these days needs to be shot...I think they are getting stupid or something.

fixed it

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:07 am

SILVER-ES wrote:Most manufacturers are going to "universal" design elements. I remember watching an interview with some saturn/gm design guy who mentioned they are headed the same way. In his words it makes that one brand of cars more recognizable as belonging to a certain manufacturer.

Too late...

Dodge - Crosshairs
Chrysler - Horizontal Chrome Grille
Jeep - Veritcal Chrome Grille
Ford - Open Grille and Thick Horizontal Chrome Grille
Lincoln - Vertical Chrome Foreground/Horizontal Background
Mercury - Same as Lincoln
Pontiac - 2 Bubble Grille
Chevy - One big horizontal chrome peice in the middle of the grille
Cadillac - Horizontal Chrome Foreground/Vertical Chrome Background Grille
Saturn - One big horizontal Chrome Trim at the top of the grille

the list can go on and on and on...

every make has a definable feature that makes it obvious who it is.

bad04srt · Post by **bad04srt** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:35 am

its just another company trying to knock off the escalade to try and buy over black consumers....like the new tahoe and now this.....

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:44 am

can we say nitro?

SILVER-ES · Post by **SILVER-ES** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:13 pm

SRT-4Store wrote:Too late...

Dodge - Crosshairs
Chrysler - Horizontal Chrome Grille
Jeep - Veritcal Chrome Grille
Ford - Open Grille and Thick Horizontal Chrome Grille
Lincoln - Vertical Chrome Foreground/Horizontal Background
Mercury - Same as Lincoln
Pontiac - 2 Bubble Grille
Chevy - One big horizontal chrome peice in the middle of the grille
Cadillac - Horizontal Chrome Foreground/Vertical Chrome Background Grille
Saturn - One big horizontal Chrome Trim at the top of the grille

the list can go on and on and on...

every make has a definable feature that makes it obvious who it is.

Exactly, just expect it more now I guess. From the sounds of it every car except for the top of the line will start to share design cues.

bad01neon wrote:its just another company trying to knock off the escalade to try and buy over black consumers....like the new tahoe and now this.....

The Aspen is DCX's answer to the escalade. Also, how is the Tahoe a knock off? It's the same parent company. I may be wrong but I'd venture a guess they are built on the same platform.

bad04srt · Post by **bad04srt** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:17 pm

this is what the tahoe looked like before the escalade phenomenom

and this is what it looks like now, complete with big chrome wheels

escalade wannabe anyone?

SILVER-ES · Post by **SILVER-ES** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:21 pm

Once again, if they do share platforms (which I honestly don't know, I'm jsut going off of looks) and they are both GM how is one a ripoff of the other. Too me that is just universal styling.

And wouldn't the Escalade just be an answer to the Navigator, so shouldn't the Navigator be the culprit?

Also...

New Tahoe >>> Any other Tahoe ever

EDIT - They do share a platform, the orignal escalade began on the Yukon Denali platform and was basically the same damn vehicle, now the Escalade is on the new GMT 900 platform which also includes the Yukon/Tahoe.

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:22 pm

SRT-4Store wrote:Dodge - Crosshairs
Chrysler - Horizontal Chrome Grille
Jeep - Veritcal Chrome Grille
Ford - Open Grille and Thick Horizontal Chrome Grille
Lincoln - Vertical Chrome Foreground/Horizontal Background
Mercury - Same as Lincoln
Pontiac - 2 Bubble Grille
Chevy - One big horizontal chrome peice in the middle of the grille
Cadillac - Horizontal Chrome Foreground/Vertical Chrome Background Grille
Saturn - One big horizontal Chrome Trim at the top of the grille

the list can go on and on and on...

every make has a definable feature that makes it obvious who it is.

You forgot one...

Honda - A big turd under the hood.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:15 am

Im tired of SUV's and Trucks... in KC it is F150's.... damn Ford plant, but anyway - I cant stand them behind me blinding me and riding my butt... then passing me at 100000000 mph just so they can cut me off and slow down. I HATE SUV's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, sorry.

JRM · Post by **JRM** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:23 am

kc2002acr wrote:Im tired of SUV's and Trucks... in KC it is F150's.... damn Ford plant, but anyway - I cant stand them behind me blinding me and riding my butt... then passing me at 100000000 mph just so they can cut me off and slow down. I HATE SUV's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, sorry.

kc's ford plant shut down didn't it?

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:24 am

Naw, its open still.. for now. Prolly never will close, one of the more productive plants that makes the number 1 truck in the US. Plus, KC has all sorts of bonuses as far as tech schools and stuff... we can train in town, not on fords dollar, blah blah... good location. This one will prollay just down size

rOniN · Post by **rOniN** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:57 am

dblsg wrote:fixed it

I like it. I was just being nice lol

bad04srt · Post by **bad04srt** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:51 pm

SILVER-ES wrote:Once again, if they do share platforms (which I honestly don't know, I'm jsut going off of looks) and they are both GM how is one a ripoff of the other. Too me that is just universal styling.

And wouldn't the Escalade just be an answer to the Navigator, so shouldn't the Navigator be the culprit?

Also...

New Tahoe >>> Any other Tahoe ever

EDIT - They do share a platform, the orignal escalade began on the Yukon Denali platform and was basically the same damn vehicle, now the Escalade is on the new GMT 900 platform which also includes the Yukon/Tahoe.

i agree the new tahoe is the best one and am currently trying to get my mom to trade in her 03 tahoe for a new one.....but i meant look wise....chevy really didnt have any vehicles appealing to that part of the market and especially when DC came out with the new 300c, Charger, and Magnum their success in the black community sky rocketed.....so now chevy wants a piece of the action....i know chevy and cadi are both GM but i still stand by my point

Chibits12 · Post by **Chibits12** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:12 pm

I'm just getting more disappointed the direction DCX is heading. Sure, we can carve out crosshair grilles on boxes and call them SUVs... Where's the inspiring design they used to have when Bob Eaton or Tom Gale were still there? Remember the Prowler, Viper, and cab-forward designs?

They've pretty much stayed away from the economical car segment in the market and rely on brutish, rear-wheel driven, hemi-powered sedans and big trucks/suvs as their main platforms.

I just don't simply want to go to the "dark side(s)" when I look for a new compact car. American-made all the way j/k.

bige1030 · Post by **bige1030** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 9:33 pm

kc2002acr wrote:I HATE SUV's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rock on bro! Same here!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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