I guess the mis-placed "Honda Love Affair" continues.... and the Bolt continues to win accolades, now GM needs to capitalize on this press and ramp up production, sales and deliveries. Once the Tesla M3 is released the spotlight light will shift to Tesla.Good on GM with the Bolt win but the Ridgeline? Were no other truck eligible for the award???
I guess the mis
And consider fixing the uncomfortable seats...
That shifter is pretty bad as well. Apparently, all GM have the same shifter. The 2017 XT5 loaner I had last week was exactly the same.I guess the mis
And consider fixing the uncomfortable seats...
What the heck is the matter with PRNDL?
The XT5 was:
- Hit button on side and push shifter up and to the left to get Reverse
- Hit button on side and pull shifter down to get Drive
- When in 'D', push the shifter up to get Neutral
- When in 'D', pull the shifter down to enable Manual mode
- Hit the 'P' button to shift to Park.
The XT5 also had paddle shifters behind the wheel for use in Manual mode. Worked ok, but, why in a semi-luxury SUV?
ALWAYS use the electronic parking brake. Who knows if it is actually in park or not. I don't wanna get Yelchin'd when getting the groceries out of the back.
Sheesh.
My 2010 Prius has a self-centering shifter with the center at x:That shifter is pretty bad as well. Apparently, all GM have the same shifter. The 2017 XT5 loaner I had last week was exactly the same.
What the heck is the matter with PRNDL?
The XT5 was:
- Hit button on side and push shifter up and to the left to get Reverse
- Hit button on side and pull shifter down to get Drive
- When in 'D', push the shifter up to get Neutral
- When in 'D', pull the shifter down to enable Manual mode
- Hit the 'P' button to shift to Park.
The XT5 also had paddle shifters behind the wheel for use in Manual mode. Worked ok, but, why in a semi-luxury SUV?
ALWAYS use the electronic parking brake. Who knows if it is actually in park or not. I don't wanna get Yelchin'd when getting the groceries out of the back.
Sheesh.
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Don't even need to be GM-is-junk. There's always anti-EV.Great news on the Bolt EV! Congratulations GM!
As with the Volt, I'm sure we will soon see online comments from the GM-is-junk crowd that "It was rigged", "GM paid them off", yadda, yadda.
I love your post because I am reminded that the need to shift a transmission gear is a vestigial remanent of the manual transmissions and the limit of gas engine torque. I did a test drive (and my wife did another) in the Lincoln MKZ (based on the Fusion) , and both had a pushbutton transmission. The buttons are laid out vertically along the left side of the center console panel.That shifter is pretty bad as well. Apparently, all GM have the same shifter. The 2017 XT5 loaner I had last week was exactly the same.
What the heck is the matter with PRNDL?
The award isn't for the best made in NA, it's for the best released in NA. LOL In any event, Honda is actually more a US than Japanese company in many respects.Congratulations to GM for another deserved award. Now the Chevy Bolt EV follows the Chevy Volt as the most awarded new vehicle. The Ford F-series should had won the "Truck" award. Honda shouldn't qualify for a "North American " award because it isn't North American at all.
Wow! Did GM buy Honda? Because Honda is Japanese and assembling a truck in the U.S. never makes it "North American"!!A very well deserved award for being the first affordable BEV with over 200 miles of range. Potentially a tipping point.
The award isn't for the best made in NA, it's for the best released in NA. LOL In any event, Honda is actually more a US than Japanese company in many respects.
The vehicle was designed in the USA (California and Ohio), the engine was designed and is built in the USA, the transmission was co-designed with BorgWarner and the vehicle is built in the USA.Wow! Did GM buy Honda? Because Honda is Japanese and assembling a truck in the U.S. never makes it "North American"!!
Nice to see electric vehicles winning two of those three slots. I suppose the award goes to the Pacifica in general rather than the extended-range electric version in particular, but still it's a good trend.The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt electric car, Honda Ridgeline pickup and Chrysler Pacifica minivan, respectively, were named North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the year at the North American International Auto Show Monday in Detroit.
Strange that GM would put the button shifting in something that is definitely not-techy and put the vestigial stick shift in the all-new tech vehicle. Seems it should have been reversed.Today I learned that the 2018 GMC Terrain, which was presented yesterday, has a puch button transmission, too, but I haven't found that interior image yet.
So, for your future pleasure, the GMC Terrain will not have the "same shifter" that your loaner Cadillac XT5 has. And maybe by the same 2018 model year, more GM vehicles will be pushbuttons, too.
As I and other have mentioned, a true BEV doesn't need any "shifting" because there is no gear changes in the EDU. Only a status charge (park, drive and reverse). So that can be changed electronically with small levers and puchbuttons.
Edit: I found the image of the Terrain's shif buttons:
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Here is the full article on the 2018 GMC Terrain: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money...-2018-gmc-terrain-suv-bold-new-nose/96330468/
The Lincoln buttons are much better laid out.
Edit: Hers is a video of the GMC Terrain. The new pudh button "shifter" is seen at 1:10 into the video:
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/video...acadia-like-looks-and-available-diesel-power/
Why should the F series have won? Ram and GM make a much better product that looks a lot better and performs better.Congratulations to GM for another deserved award. Now the Chevy Bolt EV follows the Chevy Volt as the most awarded new vehicle. The Ford F-series should had won the "Truck" award. Honda shouldn't qualify for a "North American " award because it isn't North American at all.
Yes, I see some Tesla fans over at Electrek are having trouble accepting this great news for GM and the Bolt EV ("the Model S should have won"). Apparently if it's not a Tesla, it can't be worthy, lol. Add the usual misguided arguments.Keep in mind to be eligible for the award, the vehicle has to be new for this model year.