Chevy Volt, Artega GT, Jeep J8, Porsche Cayman RS - 09/09/2008

Well I know that in the comments section one is supposed to make comments but I have a question. The jeep is a diesel. It should be able to run on bio-diesel right that should reduce the impact. Aside from the fact that it is pretty ugly, It is an off road vehicle right so what is the problem?

Really, enough about the Volt! I agree with Uncle Craig make it look like something you would want to drive, it wouldn't cost any more to make it look good and it would probably end up being more aerodynamic.

If they made a Jeep that got better then 10mpg I might buy another one. I know they claim 14 mpg but if you don't drive down hill everywhere that dosen't happen, but what do expect with the aerodynamics of a barn door.

(Apparently my word for the day is aerodynamic.)

  Porsche Cayman RS is a total joke, it's like saying I can't afford a 911 so I'll go for this cheaper version instead.
  I believe most Porsche drivers' these days definitely have no sense of taste, are total wankers and stuck in the past.
  Better to wait and see if the Volt does make it in sales/cred for Chevrolet... it ain't too bad a design unlike the very ugly Toyota Prius or the more acceptable and up-coming  Honda Insight.

Volt looks nothing like the concept. dumb move GM u just took the kool factor outta that thing. Cayman RS what a waste of money.

hahah great episode FLD, loved the doctor joke Double D, very randomly placed haha...i kinda like the volt though, although i do agree with some that it is kind of Prius'ey...

The Chevy Volt is ugly as all hell compared to the original concept. Sure, the windows can actually roll down now, but now the Volt is bulbous and lumpy. It looks too much like a Prius that gained 300 pounds than the lithe sedan that it used to be. Why cop out and make a Prius analogue when you can make a Cadillac CTS clone instead?

And what's up with not bringing the J8 to the states? Fuel price crisis or not, we still pay more for gas than most places in Europe.  Why not go green and have a biodiesel Jeep? If Ford's truck division can suck it up and try a hybrid drivetrain, I'm sure Jeep could.

So the van melted and its gone? What the hell is that? Good going DD, you ruined it for everyone!

Why waste time on anything that is not 100% electric or hydrogen? Although it is time that GM puts something out like this…I mean they had it nailed in the 90’s with their 100% eclectic car, which they literally had to rip out of the owner's hands, after the 1 year leases were up.

I guess this will do and it does seem that GM is finally getting their heads out of their butts. Paying attention to their base-model car quality and performance, making their top-of-the-line models compete with German engineering is definitely the way to go.

The Volt is a little bit too late, but...and it is a big BUT…the Volt looks 100% better than any hybrid out there, in fact, it looks like a nice future sedan and not a horribly designed eco-box.

Voltage? 

They probably wanted to come out with it last year but then they looked at the specs of the latest Prius, Highlander Hybrid and Civic Hybrid and appropriately crapped their pants, went back to the drawing board and said "wow, it may take us 4 more years before we can come out with something that competes with that!"...why don't they quit goofing around and advance non-petrol electric cars instead of coming out with a Prius 13 years after the Prius came out.

Hey GM ever heard of the Tesla Roadster? or the X-Prize?  Or are those OPEC lobbyists still giving you "Hummers"?

what gearbox for the porsche?

whats on corvetteracing wednesday ?

volt, volt, volt, if GM doesn't make a good impression with the volt, GM is f*ckd up, i hope that they sell the volt in europe, if they sell that car here in europe they will win zillllionnnss.

Won't they just call the Volt the "Chevy Suppository?"  All these freakin' Hybrids look like feminine hygiene products anyway and they're gonna charge you up the a$$ for it, so what better name? 

Want me to buy a Hybrid?  Stuff their powerplant in a new Camaro, a Mustang, a Vette or something else that looks halfway decent and I won't have to tint the windows to hide my shame

chevy volt was in the FLD news just a few days ago, no? No more volt updates please until it hits either the showroom floor or the nurburgring! GM will keep sending out a press release each week so long as media outlets keep eating them up. Kind of like the Camaro, which ive forgotten about already cause its too little, too fucking late.

Artega looks cool.

Who needs the Jeep J8 when they can just take the back seats out of their Wrangler Unlimited and have the same damn thing? If they offer the J8 without the rollbar...itd be liek the return of the Comanchee!

Cayman RS...cool, but was expected. Farnbacher-Noles Cayman is better.

keep up the good wotk DD.
Nice job, NNN on getting the video partner gig for the Web2.0 Expo

Ha!  Great.

Great show!  Some funny stuff there, FLD and Double D.