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ocnblu... is that you with your fleet of electric Corvette toys?

Tomorrow I'm going to go have freakin laser beams put in for my eyes.... at least that's what I'm told Lasik is. Try not to burn the place down while I'm gone for a few days. There are some changes coming soon.

No Worries, they're still selling the Escalade.

the XT4 has huge rear seat numbers for a compact. Even if the trunk got compromised some, everyone knows you can fold the rear seat. Caddy purposely returned more space to the back seat vs. trunk. For this reason alone, the XT4 should do gangbusters. Especially after all the flack Cadillac took for no back seat in the ATS . XT4 replaces ATS as Cadillacs 'port of entry'. So the main critique of car with no back seat has been remedied.

Audi sold 116K Q3-5-7s in the US last year. Jeep moved 828K SUV/CUVs. That's not remotely close. I sincerely hope Cadillac is looking at this XT4 as an experiment of sorts; gauging market performance/ROI with a CUV so small. Everythin to come should ONLY be larger than the XT4, never smaller.

Thought about that myself.....glasses are going to be the death of me...

You mean when Daimler FORCED Chrysler to buy old components at brand new component pricing in order to strip mine capital out of ChryCo? No body knows or cares about 'platform age'- it's NOT a consumer issue whatsoever. They don't have a shelf life; if they meet crash standards, are relatively stiff & not too heavy; spending a buncha millions on a new one that's 1.5% stiffer and 2% lighter just doesn't move the consumer needle.

So we're going to bitch about the base V6 not giving more performance when there's 370, 485 and 700 HP above it???

yes there is definitely a tipping point on where you cut off the 4 and stay with a 6. Ford Edge seems ok with the 2.0 turbo but I would never put a turbo four in a Grand Cherokee. why the XT4 will sell well in the compact class..... \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/

If you don't 'pay down debt & save' as a matter of course, an op-ed about impending financial doom isn't going to change your habits.

Eh... I might go with that if it was a decent looking vehicle, but the GLA is really bland and generic outside of its melon sized 3-point star on the front. That's why I pointed out the QX30. At least it has some nice looks to it.

Badges often correlate to perception of quality and reliability... every brand has it's exceptions, but some have a reputation and image of quality and reliability more than others...

Neither would I..I have no interest in a turbo 4..that's something for subcompacts and compacts, IMO...seems out of place in a 5000lb SUV.

I think there will eventually be an amped up 2.0 turbo 4. Since this engine is all new they are starting with one state of tune. Regarding the Chrysler v6. The new 3.6 in our Pacifica improved over what was already a good engine. Better power delivery. Better mpg. Better trans. Is way quicker. For a normal aspirated v6 it’s not bad. I do think fca could use a twin turbo six. But I wouldn’t replace the v6 with a turbo 4 in any of the larger fca products.

Cadillac is not done with the engine options on the XT4. I highly doubt you've sat in or been near the XT4 yet. I have. The lease prices you are seeing are pre-order discount pricing for the base model. No one said the CLA would drain Mercedes.... we said it would devalue and cheapen the brand. It has. Cadillac has a much superior product in just about every measure in the ATS. No. One. Cares. how big the ATS is compared to the CLA. Any objective measuring between the two cars puts the ATS on top. People who buy the CLA do it for the badge. Even taking Cadillac out of the mix, there are better options from the other German brands.

I don't remember if they do or not.

Not trying to back track again but... I do think smk is somewhat right about the JGC engines. I think they could perform quite a bit better with a turbo 4 and twin turbo 6. We all want V8 noises but the 5.7 really isn't anything other than a good noise maker compared to a TTv6. Keep the v8 or n/a v6 for those afraid of modern things. They could have a 275hp/300tq turbo 4 and a 375hp/400-425tq twin turbo v6.

Harley just announced they are moving more production over seas specifically because of the tariffs. Sales are falling here and increasing in other countries (China specifically), so they don't want to get stuck behind tariffs to sell to foreign countries. CEO said it was 100% because of the tariffs.

No one cares. Cadillac is going to sell the crap out of these. It will probably become their highest volume vehicle just like the Encore did for Buick. This really is the next step up in luxury for Encore or GLA drivers who want only slightly larger than their current car. No one is going to bring a measuring tape with them. You are lying about this being related to Equinox, it is related to Regal. The GLA can't take a V6, but this XT4 can.

Met Life ad, 1956.

Shame they can't just continue with the normal engines in the new truck instead of fooling with this pie-in-sky BS E-torque crap anyhow. Now they're reaping what they've sown. Truck buyers want the latest and greatest (without going all weird). Propping up the dead, a la Weekend At Bernie's, is maybe good for a laugh in the beginning, but it has no staying power. With all of this being so publicized... how many red-blooded Americans are going to plunk down $50k+ on a new Ram... knowing it had to be delayed at the factory to be "fixed"? Scary. Who is the manager of the 2019 Ram 1500 project at FCA? He's fired.

I'm starting to think my projection for the upcoming recession is now going to be both earlier, and much deeper than my previous dark plans.....starting to think this guy thinks he is playing a board game or something.....

Like @balthazar says, people don't shop with a tape measure. It's all going to be based on who can offer the most features for $3990 down, $399 a month for an ultra low mileage lease.

My 1994 GMC Suburban SLE all cleaned up and ready for the summer.

No one cares. The Jeep Grand Cherokee prints money for FCA. Jeep sells more JGCs in a month than Audi sells Q anything in a year.

Let's lose 600,000 jobs and raise the price of a mid-level Camry or Malibu to $40k in the interest of "national security." These tariffs are a horrible idea, and I am glad these auto companies are banding together to put their lobbying power behind something good for a change.

I think as complexity increases on Hybrid and traditional ICE powertrain trucks, we will see more and more overlap as the updates, conversion of existing assembly plant to the new model will slow things down and increase building time on top of the change by suppliers to these newer electrified parts.

Last time after drinking about two thirds of that prep drink you mix I couldn't keep it down. Next time hopefully I don't reject it straight away...

My sister had to get a colonoscopy and and endoscopy last Friday, had to be on a liquid diet Thursday and drink 64 ounces of Miralax...she'd been through this once before when treated for diverticulitis, and had a recent bout of pneumonia. Felt pretty crappy Thurs and Fri but was normal by Saturday. I probably need to do one, a couple years away from 50 myself (turning 48 tomorrow).