Ask Autoblog: What do you want Santa to bring the auto industry for Christmas?
To get in the holiday spirit someone asked me if I could get anything I wanted done in the auto industry what would it be. Such an open-ended question was not easy to answer. But I'll give it a shot by manufacturer:
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GM: Stop making cars that could be really great but are always missing one key ingredient.
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Ford: Stop making one cool car (Mustang) and then one dud (Five Hundred), cool car (Ford GT), dud (Fairlane Concept).
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BMW: Are you done Bangle-fying everything yet?
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Porsche: Please start dropping off your cars at the Autoblog Garage
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Mercedes: How about updating all your vehicles as well as you did the new SLK and CLS.
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VW: Stop playing luxury and come back to Earth
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Audi: Actually there?s not much to wish for with you guys, how about an all-new TT though.
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Acura: Another one doing a great job. Lets see a new MDX and 2-door CL in the same great fashion as the new TL and RL.
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Scion: Bigger engines for your xA and xB
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Subaru: More models and get started on the new Imprezza already
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Toyota: Where?s that long awaited Supra?
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Dodge: Just build a Charger coupe to shut up all the people so outraged over the sedan even though it?s shorter than the original 2-door Charger was.
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Chrysler: Kill the PT Cruiser already and lets see what you can fill the Neon void with.
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Mitsubishi: You seem to be on the right track with your vehicles, now how about some consumer confidence.
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Lexus: Maybe it?s time for some new models? IS 300 first will do just fine.
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?and Mazda: No more Zoom-Zoom for 2005. (everyone saw that coming)
Merry Christmas!
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