Originally posted by vtecinside
i gotta disagree on the Pilot/MDX...yes sheet metal is significantly different, but in their initial offerings they both offered the same motor and even presently they have the same motor , but the MDX has a massaged version of it. The MDX does have a stiffer tuned suspension relative to the Pilot but the parts are interchangeable...The drivetrain is almost identical....Having driven/ridden in both they really aren't that different....same exact seat configuration...similar room, similar performance...the pilot is just a lil cheaper in material quality and price
That's a better brand management system than what GM is currently utilizing. See my previous post.
Further you fail to mention the significant sheet metal diffs btwn Grand Prix and Regals, the fact that there isn't even Regal coupe anymore. Those cars have no semblance to the Impala, a not so distant cousin.
Grand Prix comes in sedans also. And next model Grand Prix will be sedan only. The Regal and Grand Prix shares the same transmission, same 3800 OHV engine, and assembled on the same FWD W-body platform. Same with the Impala.
The bonneville and the park avenue similar yet very different visually, but similar underneath...and is there any connection to the DeVille? (not sure if they're related)
Bonneville & Park Avenue are the G-Body platform. Same 3800 OHV 3.8L as the W-Body. Olds Aurora is also on the W-body platform, but has a different DOHC engine. The Deville is on a modified W-Body platform with a given name K platform that is shared with the Seville.
Yes the Current GM small truck platform is cloned except for the noses on them,
GM will be rebadging it 4 TIMES of the Trailblazer clones, including the Bravada that will bow out in 2004.
I guess all i'm saying is Honda really isn't tooo far off from doing what the General does, as does Toyota, Nissan, DC, and Ford, albeit, it does a better job.
Not really. Toyota/Nissan/Honda has 2 distinct brand levels with each brand having at least a few models that are not rebadges. Ask yourself if Chevy/Pontiac/Buick/Oldsmoible/Saab have any unique platform that its sibling brands do not have.