im not sure why your trashing this truck so much, alot less modern cars and trucks on the road, and even coming, the interior is nice the exterior is tasteful, i dont see the problem. it doesnt look like its from the 90’s it looks more modern than the last one interior and exterior…..but hey its gm insult enought i guess to not give it a chance. judging from the f150, ram, titan, and tundra, it seems to be the better truck but thats just logic talking i guess
Yea, it’s a truck. It looks as good as anything out there and a lot better then the upcoming Tundra
I’m beginning to think that Toyota is turning (styling wise) into what GM USED to be…. The Tundra is an odd looking mish-mash of shapes. The dash looks like two dashed glued together…. Is this the price of success? Get big enough and your styling goes to blah. Does this mean Hyundai will eventually overtake, and then become bland, and then some Chinese company takes over, then some…… you get the idea.
Sorry Vince on the Ford Puma (posted reply twice. I didn’t see that you had to approve) 🙂
Love this site, a wealth of info!
the styling doesn’t reach far enough and there’s only a 4-speed auto for the masses. meanwhile the chassis in the suburban/yukon is taking hits for its lack of rigidity. this being gm’s most important launch of the decade…i would have thought they would reach further. i’m disappointed.
You all miss the point about this truck. Full-size truck market is a stable, and mature, market, so GM only has to maintain marginal growth in this market to declare victory. Since Toyota only has limited capacity now, it just has to be slightly better than F150 in everyway to win over customers (job well done at this perspective). If you are a real truck buyers, you should see that price dictates more than car buyers usually consider, and Japanese trucks are too expensive for most buyers. Forget about Asian competitors, at least not now, think about how red Ford can go when it has to face the full-line attacks of GM trucks.
Like many other people have already said, I don’t understand why you are bashing these trucks. They have the best MPG in the segment and styling weise, the Denali has it all over the Mark X. I don’t think you understand this market. Just because you don’t need one doesn’t mean they should stop production of full size trucks. Do they get 65mpg? No, but that’s not what these are about. Somehow I think you have an anti domestic slant and secretly (or not so) hope Toyota has a huge hit at the domestics expense.
Wow…so stylish…so modern…oh, wait, I’m still on Nissan’s Titan page. Let me go see if Vince’s Sierra post has loaded yet. Oh, yeah, it has. Uhm…………hmm…………zzzzzzzzz…. Wha? Oh! I must have fallen asleep. Now where was that Titan page again?
HIT…These trucks are destined to continue to help bring GM market share up, but I like the design of them, trucks are made to be more rugged and masculine, and for the people that don’t like it, don’t buy it, different vehicles for different people but what is really going to sell it as well is the performance and the nice styling of the GMC and Chevy…Good Job!
It’s just a truck people. These vehicles should never have become a fashion statement. Trucks have a primary purpose; to haul sh*t. Period.
Grow up America.
Be realistic!!! Of course the truck is suppose to haul stuff only…but hey…why don’t you ask people in GM…what do they have in mind when they decided to gat a new truck out of the production line. Or, they tried to attract normal customers who do not need to haul anything to buy their truck. Who said style is not important.
Who said style is not important.
You’re saying style is important for a truck.
I rest my case based upon my previous testimony.
If style is not a factor, there should have many AZTEK look alike pick up trucks running around on the road these days.
Pretty cautious design, and deliberately so it seems. GM obviously thinks this is the best path to improving market share via sales to the mainstream truck-buying community. I only wonder if, around a massive boardroom table somewhere in Detroit, the decision was made to NOT implement more of the design traits of the 2003 Cheyenne, which to me would have been the bolder, and smarter choice in the long run. Maybe GM thinks the average truck buyer isn’t ready for this:
It’s just a truck people. These vehicles should never have become a fashion statement. Trucks have a primary purpose; to haul sh*t. Period.
Grow up America.”
I sense a thought process in this statement that’s stuck inside the proverbial box. In fact, if you put four “manly” (ahem) wheels on that box, then you too can become a truck designer for GMC.
*checks calendar* Yup it’s 2006 alright… although for a minute there I thought maybe we went back in time 10 years to 1996…..
I sense a thought process in this statement that’s stuck inside the proverbial box. In fact, if you put four “manly” (ahem) wheels on that box, then you too can become a truck designer for GMC.
I sense a thought process, too, in your statment that a truck should be something other than a cargo carrier.
You couldn’t have helped me make my point any better.
Thanks.
Everyone I know who has driven a Titan loves the way it drives. But, Nissan’s Titan/Armada/QX56 plant has had tremendous quality shortcomings. I like most Nissans, but their full-size truck and SUVs may provide a great driving experience, but their quality appears to have fallen far short of the competition.
These trucks are understated and smart looking. The more obvious beauty in these trucks is in the refinement that we’re seeing in GM vehicles lately. They certainly look more substantial and attractive than the upcoming Tundra. GM seems to understand they need to give 110%, and these trucks will sell like crazy.
If you think that’s bad, you should check out the current Mustang! /duh
im not sure why your trashing this truck so much, alot less modern cars and trucks on the road, and even coming, the interior is nice the exterior is tasteful, i dont see the problem. it doesnt look like its from the 90’s it looks more modern than the last one interior and exterior…..but hey its gm insult enought i guess to not give it a chance. judging from the f150, ram, titan, and tundra, it seems to be the better truck but thats just logic talking i guess
Yea, it’s a truck. It looks as good as anything out there and a lot better then the upcoming Tundra
I’m beginning to think that Toyota is turning (styling wise) into what GM USED to be…. The Tundra is an odd looking mish-mash of shapes. The dash looks like two dashed glued together…. Is this the price of success? Get big enough and your styling goes to blah. Does this mean Hyundai will eventually overtake, and then become bland, and then some Chinese company takes over, then some…… you get the idea.
Sorry Vince on the Ford Puma (posted reply twice. I didn’t see that you had to approve) 🙂
Love this site, a wealth of info!
the styling doesn’t reach far enough and there’s only a 4-speed auto for the masses. meanwhile the chassis in the suburban/yukon is taking hits for its lack of rigidity. this being gm’s most important launch of the decade…i would have thought they would reach further. i’m disappointed.
You all miss the point about this truck. Full-size truck market is a stable, and mature, market, so GM only has to maintain marginal growth in this market to declare victory. Since Toyota only has limited capacity now, it just has to be slightly better than F150 in everyway to win over customers (job well done at this perspective). If you are a real truck buyers, you should see that price dictates more than car buyers usually consider, and Japanese trucks are too expensive for most buyers. Forget about Asian competitors, at least not now, think about how red Ford can go when it has to face the full-line attacks of GM trucks.
Like many other people have already said, I don’t understand why you are bashing these trucks. They have the best MPG in the segment and styling weise, the Denali has it all over the Mark X. I don’t think you understand this market. Just because you don’t need one doesn’t mean they should stop production of full size trucks. Do they get 65mpg? No, but that’s not what these are about. Somehow I think you have an anti domestic slant and secretly (or not so) hope Toyota has a huge hit at the domestics expense.
Wow…so stylish…so modern…oh, wait, I’m still on Nissan’s Titan page. Let me go see if Vince’s Sierra post has loaded yet. Oh, yeah, it has. Uhm…………hmm…………zzzzzzzzz…. Wha? Oh! I must have fallen asleep. Now where was that Titan page again?
HIT…These trucks are destined to continue to help bring GM market share up, but I like the design of them, trucks are made to be more rugged and masculine, and for the people that don’t like it, don’t buy it, different vehicles for different people but what is really going to sell it as well is the performance and the nice styling of the GMC and Chevy…Good Job!
It’s just a truck people. These vehicles should never have become a fashion statement. Trucks have a primary purpose; to haul sh*t. Period.
Grow up America.
Be realistic!!! Of course the truck is suppose to haul stuff only…but hey…why don’t you ask people in GM…what do they have in mind when they decided to gat a new truck out of the production line. Or, they tried to attract normal customers who do not need to haul anything to buy their truck. Who said style is not important.
Who said style is not important.
You’re saying style is important for a truck.
I rest my case based upon my previous testimony.
If style is not a factor, there should have many AZTEK look alike pick up trucks running around on the road these days.
Pretty cautious design, and deliberately so it seems. GM obviously thinks this is the best path to improving market share via sales to the mainstream truck-buying community. I only wonder if, around a massive boardroom table somewhere in Detroit, the decision was made to NOT implement more of the design traits of the 2003 Cheyenne, which to me would have been the bolder, and smarter choice in the long run. Maybe GM thinks the average truck buyer isn’t ready for this:
2003 Cheyenne
“Anonymous said…
It’s just a truck people. These vehicles should never have become a fashion statement. Trucks have a primary purpose; to haul sh*t. Period.
Grow up America.”
I sense a thought process in this statement that’s stuck inside the proverbial box. In fact, if you put four “manly” (ahem) wheels on that box, then you too can become a truck designer for GMC.
*checks calendar* Yup it’s 2006 alright… although for a minute there I thought maybe we went back in time 10 years to 1996…..
I sense a thought process in this statement that’s stuck inside the proverbial box. In fact, if you put four “manly” (ahem) wheels on that box, then you too can become a truck designer for GMC.
I sense a thought process, too, in your statment that a truck should be something other than a cargo carrier.
You couldn’t have helped me make my point any better.
Thanks.
Everyone I know who has driven a Titan loves the way it drives. But, Nissan’s Titan/Armada/QX56 plant has had tremendous quality shortcomings. I like most Nissans, but their full-size truck and SUVs may provide a great driving experience, but their quality appears to have fallen far short of the competition.
These trucks are understated and smart looking. The more obvious beauty in these trucks is in the refinement that we’re seeing in GM vehicles lately. They certainly look more substantial and attractive than the upcoming Tundra. GM seems to understand they need to give 110%, and these trucks will sell like crazy.
If you think that’s bad, you should check out the current Mustang!
/duh