RAPTOR Reviews are in!

[DV2000NJ]

Killing R&D would be the WORST thing GM could do right now Matt.

In terms of the Volt I agree...they are too far along to stop anything on that car.

As for the Baja...well...GM wouldn't be missing out on much. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to bolt on some shocks and make the LCAs out of a different material.

I am not saying GM should kill R&D....but right now they need to focus on R&D that can be applied to ALL of their models...not a truck that'll sell 1200 units a year.

You really think it's anywhere near that simple to build a well-performing offroad truck?

 

[Z71_Silvy]

You have to keep moving the target further out of reach and trying to one up the competition. Some may say that Ford should not have built the Raptor but pick up ANY automotive magazine and see what they are talking about. Hell, Car & Driver even did a road test of the Raptor this month.

Marketing 101.

That's all good...for the 1200 people that will buy one.

And, if GM tried, they could create the same level of buzz surrounding the Raptor....with a volume model.

Let's hope the Cruze is a GM that FINALLY delivers on all fronts...powertrain, mileage, interior materials, quality, new innovations, etc.