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You got it. And like I said, make the current one 30% larger (just like the old Suburban), put it on a truck frame with a V8 and RWD, and you'll have something rugged & useful... just like the old Suburban!
 
I think they'll sell like crazy if priced correctly.

If the build quality & drivetrain are a bit better than the PT Cruiser, I could see owning one.

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GM interiors are definitely improving...although they still have a lot of work to do.

That being said...I think this car/van/truck/bus is exceedinlgy ugly....just my opinion of course.
 
i think id get depressed and end up committing suicide if i had to drive in that interior everyday for a couple of years
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: Ornery
Chrysler has the balls to create and produce entirely new designs, like the minivan, and PT Cruiser. GM and the rest, wait to see if it's accepted, then build their own clones. I've always said I'd take a PT Cruiser if it were 30% larger, with a truck platform, featuring a full frame, V8 & RWD. GM had the chance to do that with this, but no they take the safe route and build an EXACT clone! Azzholes! :|
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The same guy that designed the PT Cruiser designed the HHR. As to it being a "PT Cruiser" clone, take a look at this.

HHR vs GMC Suburban

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thanks, i posted it earlier, but no one listens 😉 since im not NFS4, and didnt have a pic.

MIKE
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
The same guy that designed the PT Cruiser designed the HHR. As to it being a "PT Cruiser" clone, take a look at this.
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GM actually bought out a Chrysler guy just cuz of the PT?? 😱
 
Originally posted by: Stunt
Originally posted by: NFS4
The same guy that designed the PT Cruiser designed the HHR. As to it being a "PT Cruiser" clone, take a look at this.
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GM actually bought out a Chysler guy just cuz of the PT?? 😱
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Well they had the openings after the Asstek designers were drug out of their homes in the middle of the night & shot in the head...
 
Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Originally posted by: Stunt
Originally posted by: NFS4
The same guy that designed the PT Cruiser designed the HHR. As to it being a "PT Cruiser" clone, take a look at this.
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GM actually bought out a Chysler guy just cuz of the PT?? 😱
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Well they had the openings after the Asstek designers were drug out of their homes in the middle of the night & shot in the head...
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hahaha
ever since the astek, i've noticed a lot of concept cars are getting much more conservative lines when hitting production.
It's kind of funny though because the PTcruiser had huge supply problems, we are talking a couple years of waiting. If chrysler had been on the ball, they could have done extremely well off that car. GM made the opposite mistake, pumped out millions of asteks with no demand.
hehe...i have no sympathy for gm. I'm sure several thousand saw that car on the way out...not one mangangement figure had enough balls to say cool production (even after slow sales)
 
GM's new SUV mimics PT Cruiser, analysts say

Reuters / January 03, 2005

DETROIT -- Even before General Motors unveils its new Chevrolet HHR SUV this week, its resemblance to Chrysler's PT Cruiser has already spurred criticism.

The bulging fenders, rounded edges and upright stance of both of the four-door vehicles evoke classic American cars from the 1930s and 1940s, distinguishing them from almost everything else on the road.

GM will reveal the HHR, which stands for "heritage high roof," at the Los Angeles auto show on Wednesday, Jan. 5. But GM has already released sketches of the vehicle. Several have been photographed during testing, giving automotive analysts and enthusiasts a good look at the compact SUV.

"Basically, no originality," summed up Eric Noble, president of Carlab, a Santa Ana, Calif., automotive consulting firm. "Overweight, underpowered and me-too styling," he added.

Many note that GM designer Bryan Nesbitt, who lent a hand on the HHR, was the lead designer on the PT Cruiser when he worked at Chrysler.

The retro-looking HHR goes on sale the second half of this year, five years after the PT Cruiser arrived at dealerships. The PT Cruiser was a surprising success, and U.S. sales hit a high of 144,717 in 2001, but have cooled, even with the addition of a convertible version.

"I've seen the spy photos. None of us were thrilled with the design," said Catherine Madden, an analyst with Global Insight, a Lexington, Mass., forecasting firm. "It definitely had some styling cues from the PT Cruiser."

'49 SUBURBAN

GM Vice Chairman Robert Lutz said that the HHR is rooted firmly in Chevrolet history and recalls the 1949 Chevrolet Suburban.

"One of the things that people say is, 'Oh, this is your version of the PT Cruiser.' No, it's not," Lutz told reporters at a preview of the vehicle last month. "If you take a side view of a '49 Suburban and take a side view of this, they are very close to being identical."

The HHR will be priced to appeal to young buyers, and its seats will fold flat, offering more functionality, GM officials said. At 174.5 inches in length, the HHR is nearly 6 inches longer than the PT Cruiser, giving it more cargo room.

GM expects to sell 80,000 to 100,000 HHRs a year, Lutz said. Some will be shipped to Europe, where GM is expanding its Chevrolet brand and the euro currency rate favors imports.

But analysts are skeptical that GM will achieve those sales levels.

"We think GM is late with this vehicle," said Joseph Barker, manager of North American sales analysis with CSM Worldwide. "If they were there say three years ago with this vehicle, our outlook would be more optimistic." CSM has a U.S. sales forecast of 60,000 to 70,000 of the HHRs.

The HHR is Chevrolet's second attempt at a retro-looking vehicle. The SSR, a two-seat, low-slung pickup that also looks similar to the '49 Suburban, has sold poorly since it arrived in late 2003.
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This is one of the most obvious instances where auto designers go it "wrong."

When a design does well, do not focus on simply the design and what it looks like, but also on why it did well.

 
just as an FYI, i know this thread is long dead, but its starting at 15 grand. thats pretty damn cheap for a vehicle with the interior space that thing has, i dont see another vehicle in its class at that cost.

and it deffinately looks more like the 50's suburban than a PT.

MIKE
 
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