GM's Alpha platform development in dire straits

A controversy is brewing at General Motors as the Alpha platform, a rear-wheel drive platform that it has been developing for small cars, has gained so much weight and has received so many changes that it may be unusable. GM has been working
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dlin - 5/22/2011 10:00:59 PM

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C'mon, the bigger the better. Now they can use it for SUV.

uaw_lax - 5/22/2011 10:04:11 PM

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easy fix

LACMAN - 5/23/2011 2:13:11 PM

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BMW getting fat? Nah, thats your wife...

porscheman - 5/23/2011 2:33:20 AM

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Typical GM, come up with a good idea, then f^&*k it up.

pennfootball - 5/23/2011 10:14:25 AM

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I don't get it you can make a v6 engine and all wheel drive and 3500 pounds if you use high strength steel and Fiber whatever corvette like panels, and a carbon fiber hood and trunk.

quizz - 5/23/2011 2:17:50 PM

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"so much weight" ??? With all the advanced CAD/CAM technology and materials available, what the hell is wrong with these engineers!?

I'm greatly disappointed by their complete incompetence.