Comments on: Toyota: Global Sales King (for now)

By: I love 3.13 a gallon

I love 3.13 a gallon — Tue, 01 May 2007 11:38:19 +0000

Now we need a turbo diesel hybrid multi fuel with vaiable displacement- maybe a v6 with 3 shutoff cylinders? or bring back something like the smart roadster?

By: Draft_ninja

Draft_ninja — Tue, 01 May 2007 11:04:34 +0000

I agree, Every GM vehicle I have owned has had problems over 100,000 miles. now i have a 93 Toyota pickup with a I-4 22re engine and 260,000 Miles and it still runs strong and gets about 28-31 hwy. It also recently towed a 14′ boat over 3 mountain passes in Colorado with no problems. Something i would not do in an older GM truck. Go with the winner. Maybe Gm will finally understand that quality should come before over priced patriotism.

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:55:21 +0000

It is true GM has many milestones in automotive history: the first electric car and hybrid truck, but unfortunately like most of GM’s cars they were underdeveloped and over priced. Toyota and Honda without a doubt have covered that market. They are not perfect, but they unlike the Big 3 saw efficiency as the key long before gas prices arrived by relying on 4-cylinders not v-8 engines. Personally I think the 15 minutes of fame you mentioned is going to be a lot longer. I can use an example: the chevrolet Cobalt. Decent looking and I personally like the SS trim in 4-doors, but when you compare it to the Mazda3(dynamically the best), Civic(sleekest and roomiest), and the Corolla (the oldest, but most proven platform on the market and still sells well with low rebates). Lastly the best 4-cylinder vehicle GM has is the Vibe and ironically made with Toyota parts and engineering. I own a 1999 Toyota with 120000 and believe you me there is alot more life left in a Toyota after 100000 than any GM vehicle.