On-Again, Off-Again Chevrolet Orlando Is On-again
Yesterday’s announcement that the on-again, off-again, on-again Cadillac CTS Coupe was off-again provided yet more proof that GM’s product plans remain as they were before the company put its tail between its legs and headed to D.C. for bailout billions: chaos. Of course, the Caddy-related coupe-i-cide comes hard on the heels of GM Marketing Maven Mark LaNeve’s announcement that the automaker still hasn’t decided what to do with Pontiac. Or HUMMER. Or Saab. Not to mention Saturn. Now you can add Chevrolet to the list. The Motor Authority reports that the bloom is back on the on-again, off-again, on-again Chevrolet Orlando. “General Motors has confirmed that it will bring a production version of last year’s Chevrolet Orlando concept vehicle to the United States in 2011, reversing an earlier decision to only sell the vehicle overseas. The Orlando will likely be built at GM’s Hamtramck plant in Michigan, however there is still a chance that a cheaper imported version may be sourced from South Korea.” Some sites are focusing on the possibility of a plug-in Orlando. My question: now how much tax money would you pay?
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It's actually pretty good looking (at least from the angle shown), but... another SUV/CUV? Yawn. I just don't care.
Are you kidding me? How is this vehicle distinguishable from a dozen other TrailBlazer derivatives flowing out of GM? Who needs it? They'll sell 10,000 of them, then kill it.
I actually was looking forward to seeing this vehicle at NAIAS, as GM spent considerable resources telling anyone who would listen that they were REALLY serious about their small car platform. What a disappointment. As others have mentioned, even in static photos the hood lines have an ungainly element to them. Probably due to crash standards (several other cars at the show also had similar designs), but certainly nothing of beauty. The rest was equally less than compelling. If not for the truly, new low even for them, Kia Soul, the Orlando would have been at the top of my list (tied with the Cruze) as Most Disappointing.
Talk about a well named car. I imagine most of these will end up in the fleets of rental car companies in Orlando, FL shuttling families from theme park to buffet to hotel and back again. Much more appropiate then the other car named after a town in Florida, a town known for it's racetrack, Sebring. About zero Chrysler Sebrings are seen on that or any race track.