Same here. I actually think that GM will be in worse trouble once the new truck line hype dies down. Ford's line is for the first time in about 10-15 years, competitive. The new Taurus offers very impressive fuel mileage and good power along with safety for a reasonable price much to an improvement of the Five Hundred. The styling although not my favorite is much better than the Five Hundred of any other Taurus made since 1996. The Fusion needs a power upgrade but not a bad package overall. The Edge actually impresses me. I think Ford should be okay. Its GM I'm worried about. They are going to put themselves into a corner with some of those new engines. I'm not convinced about the reliability of many of their engines.

I hope that the upcoming Phoenix engines will carry over the reliability, somewhat smoothness, and fuel economy of the 3.3L/3.8L/3.5L/4.0L line (note I didn't include the 2.7L on purpose, I'll be happy to see that engine go). I hope the "World Engine" picks up the K-engine I4 lines legacy for good performance and reliability over the half Chrysler, half Mitsubishi design did. I hope these dual-clutch automatics work out well. I hope the new interior will bring us back to the quality of the earilier merger days interior instead of all of this hard plastic stuff.