Of course it's more subtle than the Nissan, it's a basic mid-size sedan, not a performance coupe (Any Skyline you see over here will almost assuredly be a GT-R, which is a high-performance sportscar built from a Skyline body, equivalent to the Toyota Supra). But the Impala certainly isn't more refined than a G35 (which is a straight Skyline coupe/sedan rebadge) or even an R34 Skyline coupe or sedan. The Impala is a nice sedan, but you can't really compare it in refinment to a luxury sedan that costs twice as much and compares well against BMW's or Mercedes in the same price range (I know a number of people who traded in 3-series for G35's and are rather happy with the trade).
The Caddy's are gorgeous though. And I'd probably take one over the G35 sedan or coupe (But not the GT-R). -Adam On 1/6/08, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Most of the magazines find the Impala quite pleasing. It's more > subtle and better detailed than the Nissan. Cadillac's recent > automobiles have won some styling awards as well. Most of the > negativity in regard to the US carmakers is nothing more than > bullshit, fueled by PC, anti-auto-industry nonsense. > Paul > On Jan 6, 2008, at 1:16 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > > Based on GM's record in styling, though they've never produced > > anything > > like the disaster of the Edsel, the Pontiac Aztek probably comes > > close. Base on this kind of styling I think it best the GM rip off > > other companies styling in the future. > > > > Adam Maas wrote: > >> Some of the Infinitis are real machines. The G35's are very lightly > >> rebadged Nissan Skyline's, which in coupe form have long been real > >> stinkers (the high-end Skyline GT-R version is coming over as > >> well, as > >> the Nissan GT-R). Interestingly, the R33/R34 era Skylines styling was > >> brazenly ripped off by GM for the 1st generation of the new FWD > >> Impala. > >> > >> -Adam > >> > >> On 1/5/08, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> > >>> Subject: Re: Question for automobile enthusiasts on the list > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> All engines are corporate these days. Lexus and Toyota share > >>>> engines, so > >>>> too Inifiniti and Nissan. As do all the GM brands. Ford, > >>>> Lincoln, Mercury > >>>> and Mazda share engines. It's a necessary economy of scale. Once > >>>> upon a > >>>> time, things were different. But that ws once upon a time. > >>>> > >>> I think one of the Infinitis has the same engine as my truck. At > >>> about 1/3 > >>> the curb weight, it goes like snot. > >>> > >>> William Robb > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > >>> above and follow the directions. > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > I am personally a member of the Cream of the Illuminati. > > A union with the Bavarian Illuminati is contemplated. > > When it is complete the Bavarian Cream Illuminati will rule the world > > -- Anonymous > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > and follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
