Kasim Sulton fans:
"I wish he wasn't working in Todd's shadow again."
"Can't wait to hear Kasim singing lead on Drive!"
"Glad he's taking a break from Meat Loaf."

Todd Rundgren fans:
"I've said this many times: Todd has the divine right to do whatever he wants both musically and to pay the bills. He owes us nothing.That being said, while I find the prospect mildly interesting, I can't help being disapppointed with this announcement."
"I'm happy as a clam. Will be saving vacation time and money for the tour."
"They should have just gotten toegther to make new music. On the tour, they could have played Todd, Utopia and The Cars tunes, along with the new tunes. It seems to me that would have generated a larger audience. But "The New Cars" just seems....stupid. Of course, I'll be there when they play in our area, but I still think it is odd."
"Certainly the touring band will be tight, just not sure what kind of music we can expect. My guess is power pop. If it can sustain itself, and allow TR to actually work in a band setting again, I am for it."
"Thank goodness the news is finally out! I was bursting out at the seams trying to keep this one a secret! I knew about it awhile back but was swore to secrecy. It's gonna be an awesome tour...going all over the world including New Zealand! All the players actually had to audition for the gig and thank goodness Kasim and Prarie made the cut!"
"I should think there would be quite a bit of financial backing for the project, that would be nice for them! I just still hold hope there might be a coupla weeks free they could do the Utopia tour too!"
"I think there can be no question that this is a money-driven thing. Similarly, as Todd is in the music BUSINESS, I don't have a problem with it."
"The Cars always were bigger than TR and Utopia. I wonder how The Cars fans will take that. Not sure they will immediately accept such a new line up. It sounds like a real new challenge for Todd! Although, I can't help finding it really really weird."
"It seems to me any tour under The Cars name would be predominantly, if not entirely, Cars hits. They had a whole lot of'em. How could any TR fan be excited about OH fronting a cover (or tribute?) band?"
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"Well I am all for the lineup, the tour, and new material. I know many see this as an easy cash cow, but I disagree. It is not necessarily an easy sell. And the old Cars fans - generally not too much younger than TR / Utopia fans - are not about to pack the stadiums, even WITH Ric Ocasek at the helm. As always, it will come down to the material. If they have the goods, they'll get some airplay and some notice, and who knows, maybe even have a hit again. I do not see TR doing this unless it were to be fun for him. And as long as he is having fun, most of us will be too. "
"Let's hope that the new music gets some promotion instead of pure nostalgia being the motivating factor for the public."
"If Todd was forming a new band with Kasim, Prairie, Elliot Easton & Greg Hawkes, that would be very interesting. His first "real" band since Utopia... really, everyone he's played with since were basically sidemen. These guys would be more equals rather than sidemen, it would be more of a team effort. That would be cool. This "New Cars" thing, however, is NOT that, at least as it's presented now. This is Todd (and Kasim) joining someone else's band as replacements, and that means Todd & Kas have less standing in the group than the original members. I find it hard to imagine Todd being comfortable with that for long, even if it's just a "money gig"."
"I am slightly sceptical too but will reserve judgement til it happens and can see/hear for myself."
"I think a band with Todd, Kaz, Prairie, plus Easton and Hawkes should be called The New Utopia."
"I'm really looking forward to the new material. I'm not expecting it to sound like The Cars, though. I mean, Todd and Kasim singing in a band together? Kinda sounds like an old favorite of mine... rumored to tour in '06...! Still, I can't help knowing how frustrated I would feel if they played all Cars stuff and only a couple TR or Utopia tunes live. Kind of like going to see McCartney play Badfinger tunes."
"Hard to imagine Todd singing Ocasek style-- Todd's such a better singer. Even more so, Todd would be the Rhythm guitarist-- Elliot Easton was The Cars' lead player and still is a great guitarist-- and Todd has always been out front as the Lead Guitar God. All across the board, this feels like a demotion for Todd."
"WOW, I know our hero love$ to tour,but now it i$ $afe to $say he love$ money more than hi$ mu$ic. I for one am not excited by thi$, and doubt thi$ will be a long tour, be$ide$ what about The Car$ fan$, will they buy thi$ crap???????"
"I would like this a lot more if this was a "new" group called something other than The Cars. (ie. The Autos, or the CarVets...or as someone else posted Autopia.)"
"With Todd, Kas and Prairie, this would seem to be more of a Todd-based tour than Cars-based ..."
"I can't see why this project will see them out on the road for all of next year, no doubt the tour will venture out of the states which would add on at least a couple of months. Might be good if this tour gets Todd to places he hasn't visited for along time (or at all) like Australia for instance. I'm waiting for Todd to sell the idea, I'm not currently convinced this is a good move and would prefer to see a follow up cd to Liars which I thought we was getting next year."
"Would any of you be excited about "Ric Ocasek's Utopia"?"

The Cars fans:
"I don't really know what to make of this. Somebody has to stop them. You'd think Ric wouldn't be too happy that they're using HIS lyrics, HIS music, and The Cars' band name. Heh, the best we can do is wait it out and see how much damage is done."
"Kasim is a great guy and stellar musician. The show w/Todd Rundgren recently was one of the best I've ever seen (and yes I've been a huge fan of The Cars as well), and I've seen plenty in the last over 20 years. I'm sure Ric has to give his blessing for all this to occur, and I don't think Todd would do it without that (I could be wrong, of course). Of course you can never recreate The Cars, but give this a chance before you judge it. "

Meat Loaf fans:
"If Kasim tours with The Cars all next year, does that mean he won't be on the Bat3 Tour?"