Customers @ GM Design, Info Tweets Abound!

**nsap** · 08-10-2009, 11:22 AM

Customers @ GM Design, Info Tweets Abound!
Consumers are touring GM Design today and seeing nearly all future product....sigh.
www.gminsidenews.com
August 10, 2009
By: Nick Saporito

In a rather secretive fashion, General Motors apparently invited several (a lot?) of regular consumers to the GM Design Dome today to view a ton of GM's future products. Jealous yet? So are we. I've been following some of them on Twitter all morning and am going to relay the main points of the visit. For starters, the Tweets coming out of GM Design today are QUITE informative. Read on below for a punchline of what is being relayed out of GM Design on Twitter.

* GM is considering a CTS-V SportWagon. If approved, it could be out next year. The CTS-V is a go, will for-sure be out when the Coupe arrives next year.

* Cadillac is getting an entire line of vehicles to compete in the 3-Series size segment. The 3-Series sized coupe is going to be 8" smaller than CTS Coupe. Coupe and sedan models will be out on Alpha platform. Concept name is ATS!

* The full-size Cadillac is confirmed as being called the XTS, at least as a concept it is. The tweets are calling it a "beautiful" car. No word on FWD or RWD. We assume FWD.

* Chevrolet Orlando confirmed for production. Will seat up to 7!

* Chevrolet Spark will have 40+ MPG.

* New Aveo is impressive with large grille and "assertive" design.

* Several tweets have called the next-generation Malibu "hot." Interior looks "way better."

* New Buick midsize sedan (Regal?) coming next year.

* Lutz almost confirmed Cadillac Converj production. !!!

*

Check back for updates! The tour is still in progress!

FenwickHockey65 · 08-10-2009, 11:25 AM

OMGWTFBBQ.

How'd they pick people to tour the facility?! I mean, c'mon GM, my dad slaved away at Norwood building F-bodies, slaved away at Delphi assembling brake pads, and we've owned a crapload of GM vehicles!!

I wanna go!!!

Oh, and by the way, delete the apostrophe...

American_Muscle · 08-10-2009, 11:29 AM

the next malibu is hot with a much better interior? the interior is one of the best out there that i've seen to date, thats really interesting. Dont really like the Orlando having 3 rows but then again the equinox only has 2 rows still, so that makes it better.

GM2011 · 08-10-2009, 11:34 AM

The Aveo and the Orlando sound exciting. I thought it was confirmed the XTS was fwd?

artrix · 08-10-2009, 11:37 AM

Great post! any news about the next gen. Impala?

jmlee0695 · 08-10-2009, 11:40 AM

"Standing next to the midcycle refresh Malibu. Damn near tears. If you ever believed in the banner American midsize, you hafta bask. #GMTech" Refresh? Artrix,m from NSAP's twitter- "I have a GM source (good 1 too) that keeps telling me new FWD Impala next yr Can't confirm, so take w/ grain of salt. Claims GM is hiding it"

megeebee · 08-10-2009, 11:45 AM

Converj is a go?

Great. JOHNSTARNES will love that!

So do I.

.

**nsap** · 08-10-2009, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmlee0695

"Standing next to the midcycle refresh Malibu. Damn near tears. If you ever believed in the banner American midsize, you hafta bask. #GMTech" Refresh? Artrix,m from NSAP's twitter- "I have a GM source (good 1 too) that keeps telling me new FWD Impala next yr Can't confirm, so take w/ grain of salt. Claims GM is hiding it"

Hehe. Did I mention I use Twitter more for information now??

FenwickHockey65 · 08-10-2009, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmlee0695

"Standing next to the midcycle refresh Malibu. Damn near tears. If you ever believed in the banner American midsize, you hafta bask. #GMTech" Refresh? Artrix,m from NSAP's twitter- "I have a GM source (good 1 too) that keeps telling me new FWD Impala next yr Can't confirm, so take w/ grain of salt. Claims GM is hiding it"

Never heard of a new Impala next year unless it's an MCE or something...

artrix · 08-10-2009, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmlee0695

Artrix, from NSAP's twitter- "I have a GM source (good 1 too) that keeps telling me new FWD Impala next yr Can't confirm, so take w/ grain of salt. Claims GM is hiding it"

I hope this is true, because it's kind of painful to look at the current Impala after seeing the new Taurus... i think at least a "good" facelift would be better than nothing, for now.

CUtiger08 · 08-10-2009, 11:48 AM

I wonder how final and/or "real" the 3-series they saw is... is it a drawing, a clay model, a working concept, or what? And by extension, what's the time-frame on getting this model into showrooms??

jmlee0695 · 08-10-2009, 11:51 AM

"Spoiler alert: new Malibu, Buick Riviera, and a Cadillac done on the Opel Insignia platform. Epic

'Vette Dude · 08-10-2009, 11:53 AM

I was invited, but couldn't go due to work issues.

J/k

AndrewGS · 08-10-2009, 11:53 AM

Twitter Tracker! Twitter Tracker! Twitter Trackerrr!

FenwickHockey65 · 08-10-2009, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmlee0695

"Spoiler alert: new Malibu, Buick Riviera, and a Cadillac done on the Opel Insignia platform. Epic

I'm guessing they mean EpII, aka XTS done on Ext. EpII.

Riviera should be RWD...

08-10-2009, 11:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
nsap Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2003 Drives: 2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT Posts: 17,725	Customers @ GM Design, Info Tweets Abound! Customers @ GM Design, Info Tweets Abound! *Consumers are touring GM Design today and seeing nearly all future product....sigh.* www.gminsidenews.com August 10, 2009 By: Nick Saporito In a rather secretive fashion, General Motors apparently invited several (a lot?) of regular consumers to the GM Design Dome today to view a ton of GM's future products. Jealous yet? So are we. I've been following some of them on Twitter all morning and am going to relay the main points of the visit. For starters, the Tweets coming out of GM Design today are QUITE informative. Read on below for a punchline of what is being relayed out of GM Design on Twitter. * GM is considering a CTS-V SportWagon. If approved, it could be out next year. The CTS-V is a go, will for-sure be out when the Coupe arrives next year. * Cadillac is getting an entire line of vehicles to compete in the 3-Series size segment. The 3-Series sized coupe is going to be 8" smaller than CTS Coupe. Coupe and sedan models will be out on Alpha platform. Concept name is ATS! * The full-size Cadillac is confirmed as being called the XTS, at least as a concept it is. The tweets are calling it a "beautiful" car. No word on FWD or RWD. We assume FWD. * Chevrolet Orlando confirmed for production. Will seat up to 7! * Chevrolet Spark will have 40+ MPG. * New Aveo is impressive with large grille and "assertive" design. * Several tweets have called the next-generation Malibu "hot." Interior looks "way better." * New Buick midsize sedan (Regal?) coming next year. * Lutz almost confirmed Cadillac Converj production. !!! * Check back for updates! The tour is still in progress! __________________ Get the latest news from GMI...Join the "GMInsidenews.com Facebook Page!! Follow me on TWITTER E-Mail Me Last edited by nsap : 08-10-2009 at 11:54 AM.

08-10-2009, 11:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
FenwickHockey65 News Contributor Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: West Chester, OH Drives: Chevrolet Malibu LS, GMC Envoy SLE, GMC Sonoma SLS Posts: 9,272	Re: Customer's @ GM Design, Info Tweets Abound! OMGWTFBBQ. How'd they pick people to tour the facility?! I mean, c'mon GM, my dad slaved away at Norwood building F-bodies, slaved away at Delphi assembling brake pads, and we've owned a crapload of GM vehicles!! I wanna go!!! Oh, and by the way, delete the apostrophe... __________________ Proud to drive American. Proud to drive GM. Current Cars: 2007 Chevrolet Malibu LS: 2.2L ECOTEC I-4 2003 GMC Envoy SLE: 4.2L Vortec 4200 I-6 1998 GMC Sonoma SLS Ext. Cab: 4.3L Vortec 4300 V6 Former Cars: 1993 Saturn SW2 (1993-2006, 243,000 miles) 1989 GMC Safari SLT (1989-2003, 293,000 miles) Future Car: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT RS: 3.6L SIDI High-Feature V6

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GM2011 1.8 Liter ECOTEC Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 41	Re: Customers @ GM Design, Info Tweets Abound! The Aveo and the Orlando sound exciting. I thought it was confirmed the XTS was fwd?

08-10-2009, 11:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
artrix 6.2 Liter LS3 V8 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: EU Drives: Chrysler LeBaron GTC Posts: 3,003	Re: Customers @ GM Design, Info Tweets Abound! Great post! any news about the next gen. Impala? __________________ 1989 Chrysler LeBaron GTC Turbo II (black, 2.2L - 177 hp, 5-speed manual. Since March, 2009) 1989 Chrysler LeBaron Premium (silver, 2.5L - 143 hp, automatic transmission. Since November, 2009) Current family cars: 1996 Rover 620Si (since 2005), 1987 Mitsubishi Pajero (since 2006). Former: 1980 Ford Granada (1994-1997), 1987 Ford Scorpio (1997-2005), 1995 Ford Mondeo (2004-2005).

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