Bob Lutz Retires, Chevy Spark, Video Game Ads, BMW PAS ...

[Seastorm21]

Lotta miles?

[CHULLWON]

제가 알기로 Chevolet Spark는 2009년 가을에 한국에서 GM DAEWOO 의 레이블을 달고 먼저 출시되는걸로 알고 있습니다.

I know that Chevolet Spark will be Autom 2009 get sail on SOUTH KOREA.

(COMPANY VALUE : GM DAEWOO)

[makihikorain]

derek d you are so corn

[usquanigo]

Thank god that fucker is gone! Hopefully the new guy will be less schizophrenic and less Pontiac hating than Putz was. (Solstice rocks, that's one good thing he did, but then the bastard undercut Pontiac by giving a clone to Saturn with what many feel is more aggressive styling. Gee, thanks Bob! Then he turns around and says that there can't be a Firebird because it would be self competing. That senile bastard obviously forgot about the Kappa twins.... )

[badmuhfuh]

Boo @ Lutz retiring! Work until you die, Bob! The industry needs more people like him, not less. :)

[ubrsnl]

Where the HELL is my HD version!!! It's been gone for a few episodes and I figured you guys were just tired, but now it's been going on for over a week. What gives?

[revolutionday1]

Goddamn, Derek...is the gay ass lil' 1/2-belt-tuck really fucking necessary??

[EpiDemic117]

hes is somewhat right global warming is kind of a crock of shit. Co2 is not a greenhouse gas water vapor is.

[chineseneglet]

Kyoote Korean Kar... The Korean-engineered Chevy Spark and Chevy Volt Powered by Korean Battery Firm LG Chem/CPI...

Kyoool... ;p

[Chick6517]

dang!! talk about crazy! this was nuts! absolutely amazing!! great job. one of my favorite videos of all time for sure!

[joseynovember]

fuck man will someone pls shoot that chick at the end of the show  ........ purrrrleeezzzzz

cant stand her voice AAAARRRRGGGHHH!!!!!!!

[mikeymike1792]

sorry germans but prsche is like the rest of germany really nice but soulless (I dont mean the people but the citys appear dead)

[chick7489]

I say it the same way D: haha your awesome.. im sarcastic with people like that too... im an aussie in america.. so every conversation is pretty much like that.. the bloody shitters~

[player1vladimir]

Gran Turismo 5....

[WildDanHibiki]

cash cow...

[player1vladimir]

LOL

[doggiepowers]

Wow the Spark looks pretty cool! I'd buy one haha

hey and because i know your not going to read this anyways i'm just saying it now... DD the belt buckle to the side thing is just so last year already man LOL

[comedicd]

first off we read every comment, we tell you guys that all the time...second i've been rockin that belt stayle for way long than last year and as far as i'm concerned if i'm still doin it, it's still cool...

[doggiepowers]

i know i'm just yankin your chain. your like the lil bro i could pick on since what i do isn't as funny as what you would do in response lol. just trying to get the honor of COW. we love you guy! thanks for all the hard work.

[robertof84]

Chevy spark has been in the latin american market. Running on an 800cc engine.

[seroyer2]

How about the new Ford Taurus SHO, bad ass fucking car. the best part about it is they call the engine the ECOboost (pleasing the Hippies) theres nothing ECO about a 365 HP and 350 Ft lbs of torque. now lest just hope it handles as well as it goes.

P.S. start calling the tuners.

[MrGMC305]

funny.. bob lutz is gettin' out just before they go belly up.. shocking? nope.. just wait till he signs on with Peugeot..

[movado18]

Derek!!!!!! You seemed a little out of it. Just my opinion, but yeah. No mas.

[khunopie]

pontiac builds excitement! i mean pos.

[lvcsslacker]

Hahaha!

"Hey america, which one do you want?"

We want the beat!

"Ok, thanks! Here you go Europe!"

=o(

[librano]

PAS?? more like POS...

[danilesmithers]

hmm, thets funny, the spark will replace the CHEVY matice in europe..... in europe we had the matice for a number of years as a deawo matice, but no one ever bought them (because they were deawos) and since about a year ago, they're called chevys, and.... well, they don't sell like hotcakes but people do buy them.... so is that the future of the american automoble industry? just sell korean cars?

[tiawatha]

I live in my moms house, play videogames all the time and buy a brand new car every year...its suckers like you that have to work all the time just to get a cobalt...like the other guy said..its the people that work all the time and have no fun that buy pos cars

[mmutasim2]

Um,who gives a flying fuck if you live in your mom's house? It's people like you that have no life. And you can't blame people who work all the time,because life isn't full of nice flowers and jolly elves. So yeah,look who's the sucker now. Oh,and please do show some proof about your lavish lifestyle,because I'm sure many people here don't buy a word you just said.

[tiawatha]

sounds like someone is a little jealous...i do work full time..im getting paid right now..i never said im buying $100,000 cars every year..keep dreaming about the skyline youll never get sally

[mmutasim2]

I'm not jealous. It's just that bragging on won't make anyone feel better,it just makes you look like a complete arse,especially when your country's economy is free falling into it's own death. And I also have a full time job with a good pay,so yeah. What's your defence,Sally ol' bean?

[Tomomonz]

Why no hd why why why!!!!

[tyau1234]

Many of my friends that live in their parent's house, jobless, and play tons of video games are actually quite wealthy and drive nice cars. The less wealthy friends (with not very wealthy parents) have to move out of their parents' small home, work two jobs to pay for rents, and could hardly afford a car.

[1Sniper101]

nice shirt DD

[inikoni]

what happened to the HQ viewing option guys?

[busyherzel]

This is a YouTube bug, I think. Add "&fmt=18" at the end of the URL and suddenly HQ is back.

[SammySamff1]

GM Spark = BARF!

[miglior57]

noobies...

hahah

[xCanadianBaconx]

Derek get a Camro

[bottomlayer]

why would you want a new camaro?

You can't get T-Tops!

[Agent00J]

Damnit BMW... no more crossovers, PLEASE. I really don't like the X6 and that POS concept thing looks really bad too.

[espeed623]

Sure you're not sponsored by Life Water, haha. What's next, Derek? A segment advertising your liking for Life Water? No wait, you'd be copying Nite Fite, haha. At least is has no mention of Brandon and the Toad--Er.. I mean Frog.

[lamontrene]

Oh Shit!

I can't believe LTZ is leaving!

What would Gm be selling now if it wasn't for him?

Shit.

[andysleighter]

give up tha dam friday the 13 ads. getting really annoying guys.

[bottomlayer]

FLD was brought to you by Friday the 13th

no ad, no show!

[limitlessracer]

what would you rather see friday the 13th or brandon and the frog. think about it.

[apricotsnms516]

thats interesting about the gaming thing im a big gamer but i still have a life... and i do love cars (and bikes)

[niswel]

yeah, back in 2000, I got a perverted lust after the first generation Porsche 911 Turbo, from driving Need for Speed Porsche too much... The car was completely hopeless, defied logic, but totally wonderful, once you disconnected the natural responses to driving... Still did not buy one real, though...

[kneelio321]

wow. lutz talks about global warming like he's dick cheney!

[seroyer2]

thats what I like about him yes!!!!!!

[bottomlayer]

I concur about the games vs TV thing:

Lotus Turbo Challenge got me liking all of Lotus' cars, but the Viper TV show didn't really get me hooked as much

and they even had their starring cars in the titles!

[rxallan20]

its true about the video game study.

i drove nothing but mitsubishi evo's in GT2, and since becoming driving age, i have bought 2 mitsubishi eclipse's.

[bottomlayer]

my favorite video game about cars is the Lotus Turbo Challenge series

but I can't afford a Lotus :(

but I do really like them!

[igotwhips]

Although I hated Brandon and the Frog, it's sad they FLD isn't getting big name ads to support this great show. I hate commercials like everyone else but I could put up with an oil commercial in order to view this show. good luck FLD.

[inick007]

the spark looks like a chevy aveo with a new shell.

[juprenu316]

hey fast lane daily i was wondering about how many viewers do you get a day?

[bottomlayer]

as of right now 2220

it says it right underneath the video as it's playing.

[stevewesthead]

beemer pas looks like the porsche panorama

[BunyPunter]

sounded cool on the playbeack...Plus I love meh ol' beemz

[BunyPunter]

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[bottomlayer]

bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer bimmer

[Gue12345]

wow did you see the back flip the guy did on the video?... Totally sweat. does anybody say that anymore?... oh and can i get commenter of the week just by asking? please :)

[crbnfunoxide]

PAS or POS?

[Amras0407]

I was thinking the exact same thing...

[crbnfunoxide]

why no hi-def anymore?

[coolerdude44]

haha lutz was responsible for the solstice, and viper? two sorry excuses for "sports cars". listen derek, if you buy that solstice i'm gonna kick you in the mouth. sounds to me that, other than the cts-v, that lutz never had many good ideas then. if i were his superiors at the time the pontiac solstice came out, i would have fired him then and there! actually, i never would have hired him because i would have known he was the imbecile behind the extremely twitchy viper!

[spintopbikes]

Same thing with Corvettes and vipers for ppl outside NA (I still remember how my brother were amazed about viper's 0-60 in ONE gear! I played need for speed and actually found out the different between the US evo 9 and normal evo 9 in terms of shape which is US evo 9 has the Evo 8 rear bumper, which is wierd...

[bedcap]

Oh snap! im wearing the same sweatshirt as Derek D, im honored

[SquirmyMalo]

Double D in the PANTS!!!!!!

[JohnMarineTube]

Best of luck to Bob Lutz in the future. The Spark should be a nice deal, perhaps also to replace the Aveo. That new BMW deal looks pretty interesting. I'm okay with normal quality, so I'm not going to complain much on that front. Even if high quality or HD isn't available, at least you all at Fast Lane Daily make high-quality content, even if the video isn't. Another great show.

[Robez93]

Jesus Christ... Bob Lutz, why? He's one of the only people at GM with balls. Without him GM is going to just make horrid ecoboxes rather then making what people actually want.

[wesman154]

yah because there what people really want

[Robez93]

Horrid ecoboxes are what people want? Are you off your rocker? How do you think GM made most of it's money the past 50 years? Off the cars they aimed at economy? I don't think so. It was SUVs, Muscle Cars, and Trucks that GM made it's money and its reputation off of. Because that is what people want.

[seroyer2]

GM does not know what people want only fools buy GM cars.

[wesman154]

i wouldnt say that, and gm has no reputation except for building shitty cars, and unfortinutly that is true for all american brands. but i seem to remember that the chevy impala and ford fusion both rank higher than honda accord and toyota camry in initial quality test from j.d power and ascotiates. People now think that toyota or honda are the way to go but that isn't the case, just think back to the early 80's when toyota's where looked at like they were bad...but they were not !

[Robez93]

Tell that to the dickface in the BMW I smoked in my CTS-V. Now I've owned BMWs, Porsches, Audis, and GMs my whole life, and GM is right up there with the rest of them. That wasn't always the case, but they're starting to turn around. My 2 Cadillacs and GMC are excellent cars. People around the world seem to think that GM makes shit, because they only sell the good stuff in the US.

[Robez93]

Strike that, my mistake, GM will never surpass Porsche because Porsche is the greatest car company in the world. My bad.

[Leonar12345]

if u dont make a video in high quality i'mma run u over with wats left of u.s. auto industry. you might be fine due to the bigness factor, but it might hurt.

[bottomlayer]

that thing got a hemi?

[Razor1097]

Double D in the pants!!!

[lindsayicon]

so...Derek D. what video game do you play and what car do you drive in the game? it's going to be interesting that the car voters pick for you is the same you play!! oh...BTW that's Vitamin water at the end.

[comedicd]

honeslty i'm not a big video game player at all...well besides guitar hero, im a rocker through and through when it comes to that game

[adman4993]

Yeah vitamin water!!!! i love that flavor! (good show, too)

[bradwm06]

where did the high quality streem option go?

[lemons17771]

it takes about an hour for the hq option to go up. if you really want to watch it in high quality just wait alittle longer.

[seroyer2]

Grand Turismo was the hole reason that most every one in the U.S. that knew about the GT-R where so crazy about it (me included). It's also how we found out about the GT-R.

[koukicrisp]

Samething with the EVO and STi. Most poeople found out about them from Gran Tourismo. But at the sametime, cars like the Panoz Esperante, and other American cars also have much thanks to give to videogames.

[TangoR34]

Same thing with Corvettes and vipers for ppl outside NA (I still remember how my brother were amazed about viper's 0-60 in ONE gear! I played need for speed and actually found out the different between the US evo 9 and normal evo 9 in terms of shape which is US evo 9 has the Evo 8 rear bumper, which is wierd...

[seroyer2]

your right now that I think about it we would not have any of these cars with out Grand Turismo. because it brought the American public aware of fantastic Japanese cars that we don't get.

[sspope]

Or Need for speed Porsche? Ever heard of?

That actually explains why today's world is full of disrespectful morons towards Ferrari.

[bottomlayer]

my personal favorite has to be the Lotus Turbo Challenge games

[StaticFalconar]

Double D in the PANTS!!!!!

[therealblacken]

leh meow

[igotwhips]

Bob Lutz was a cool car guy. Unfortunately he created enthusiasts cars, not buyers cars. His creations could not bring in much needed profits. GTO, Solstice and future Volt and Camaro have and will drain GM of money.

[pittmeister]

in the short run they will, but if their done right they could do a lot in the future to change their brand image.

[bottomlayer]

Honda is able to do both

[MrMax89]

I like cars, I have owned good Chevy's, and bad Chevy's. good Ford's and bad Ford's, and good Dodge's, and bad Dodge's, and I even owned a Fiat once (that was bad). I believe that all American auto makers can make a good car, although I never have owned a Mercedes, BMW, or Porsche, so maybe my opinion means nothing.

[Amokster]

The new GM POS mini car looks like a Pontiac Aztek that got rammed in both ends by two Hummers.

[ozziebob]

Bob Lutz is a LEGEND!

[mikeman94]

Bob Lutz sounds like he's out of breath

[koukicrisp]

The Spark is a POS, nothing but a Fiesta clone. And is ti me or does the new BMW's look like Lexus lones, specifically the LS models?

[Ji99i3]

i agree!

[sonyfucker]

you noob ftw

[Mcstikman]

Wait GMis bringing the "DAEWOO"  spark over to the US????????? I thought they reserved that trash for us third world countries. LOL. But hey GM never had any build quality anyway so...... I guess it will fit right in

[bottomlayer]

it's not their first Daewoo!

In fact, one of their old Daewoos used the Pontiac Le Mans name!

[MrTlTO]

The new SPARK might go POOF.

[zmansporscheboxster]

GM needs new blood, not old tired people. I hope the Camaro is properly priced with two trims only. The Camaro should boost sales all by itself.

Good luck Camaro.

[bottomlayer]

it WOULD if it was available with T-tops

no T-Tops, NO DEAL!

[biggieshortie13]

Bob Lutz was the youngest thinking person there.

*sigh* I hope they don't go back to letting finance execs making decisions again. I really like GM, but if that's what happens I'll gladly watch the company burn along with all those douchebag politicians.

This is really sad

[flymusicbikealot]

PAS=POS

[FastLaneDaily]

good one....

[flymusicbikealot]

comment of the week??

[bigrcracerkid256]

only 14 letters away from each other... hmmm.. i sense a fall out for that concept lol

[bottomlayer]

and we thought Chris Bangle left!

[brownie8519]

Nice tribute to Lutz! cool episode

[tgseason12]

The gaming thing: Obvious!

[jose7777777777777777]

bitchin'

[champ1193]

ew ramen

[jollyj3wbagle42]

looks like Derek is trying to up the votes for the Pontiac. from the past month he has been putting small hints about Pontiac only. but hey, i would drive the Pontiac over the other cars if it had a turbo.

[julianleeho]

nooo m5

[davidmac2007]

bmw is making some random cars, noticed one of the pics had phantom style doors, would be cool if it went into production with those

[bottomlayer]

GM is stupid

Yeah they have the Two-Mode Tahoe, but why no Two-mode CARS?

Two-Mode Malibu

Two-Mode HHR

Two-Mode Cobalt

Two-Mode Aveo5

I would like a Two-Mode Cobalt Hybrid 4-door in brown inside and out, 5-speed manual, and a sunroof. It would have all the Cobalt SS-spec performance features except for the 2.0 Turbo replaced with a non-turbo and the Two-Mode hybrid system and folding backseat.

COME ON GM

What are you waiting for?

[bottomlayer]

why teh thumbs-down?

GM NEEDS TO MAKE MORE HIGH-MPG CARS!!

I can't = I won't!

If they truly *can't* do this, then they don't deserve bailout money and thus deserve to go bankrupt!

[Ji99i3]

Gm can make good cars.... so why dont they make more of the good ones and stop with the poop ones eh?

[lostaznking]

its the same reason why Porsche wont pay for a new designer. it cost money.

the big three have had a bad past 20 years but that doesn't mean they can't turn it around. its just when they started making the good cars: CTS-V, new Mustang, Challenger, Corvette, ect.

it was a little too late. and even though they can make good cars no one really wants to give them a try because of their bad reputation.

[koukicrisp]

I'd agree with everything excpet for your addition of the new Mustang. It's the exact same as the last ones. Besides that they've never had a problem selling so they're not really a gamble or major problem for Ford. I agree with everthing else though.

[Ji99i3]

i guess its comparable to finding roaches in a restaurant. they can clean up the place as much as they want, but its still a taco bell....

my bad i was tryin to pull a joke, hope i didnt offend anyone!

[bottomlayer]

yeah but still, they can put their Two-Mode hybrid system in their smaller cars! If it can make a Tahoe get 20 mpg, just IMAGINE what kind of fuel economy a Two-Mode Cobalt could get!

Remember, this is the same GM that killed the electric car!

Volt is vaporware

[seroyer2]

because BMW built there Hybrid drivetrain GM and BMW developed a Hybrid system for SUV's together thats why they have it.

[bottomlayer]

yeah but still

why can't they put it in their cars?

I'm sure a Cobalt Two-Mode Hybrid could slaughter a Civic Hybrid in terms f MPG

[ARMOROID5000]

Aaaaah! Aaaaaaaaaaaah! Aaaaaahh!

Mini cars!! Aaaaah! GET THEM OFF ME!!!

Aaaaah!

(DAMN VOLKSWAGON BEETLE WANNA BE'S!)

GOD! Is there nothing sacred! Don't screw with our video games!

[ARMOROID5000]

Keep videos down to 3 min or less please.

Makes it easyer to just get a news brief and then link out to a full story as a longer news story.

[bottomlayer]

BMW PAS is a POS

[RyokoHametsu]

whats up with that intro man?? the music/deep voices are so annoying.

the rest is all good though

[bottomlayer]

tres

[shortricekid]

yea.

[DDuuSSttY]

yea.