US car companies make shitty use of their resources. what's the point of making the exact same vehicle under three or four different brand names? why have a GMC arcadia, chevy equinox, saturn vue, cadillac SRX and a buick whatever, when deep down they're all the exact same car? make one version of the vehicle under one name and sell it as is. Cadillac makes their CTS with two different engines, one's a 310 hp DI 3.6L V6 that makes better fuel economy and more HP than the 265 hp SEFI version of the same motor. why not just do away with the less efficient motor, do away with 4 of the 5 duplicate vehicles and allocate the money elsewhere and stop frivolously pissing it away.
look at the Japanese competition, nissan uses it's VQ motor in like 9 different vehicles across their 2 brands. why? because it's an awesome motor and with slight changes can be used to accommodate the needs of most consumers depending on if they need an SUV, XUV, family sedan or sports car.
I don't believe that the Big 3 deserve to be bailed out. i'd hate to see so many americans lose their jobs and it'd be a shame to see these legendary companies fall off but if it's truly a free market economy the government needs to step the fuck out and let nature take its course.
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BP's Rides;
- 2005 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R- Mods: ECU Jumper, Akrapovic Slip-on, Power Commander III, 8000K HID's.
- 2K2 Maxima 6 Speed-Mods: Advanced Timing, Cattman Cat-back Exhaust, H&R Springs, Tokico Illumina Struts, Konig Theory 19" Rims.
