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You have a little storage box that holds the emergency jack. (I have included a picture below). Judging from how this piece is installed - a few bolts - I believe this can be removed. I can't fully tell how the steel wall is attached to the body.

I guess since reg gave an update, I should as well. ? I still love this thing. I don't get the hate for minivans. I now understand why my Dad was so infatuated with them when I was younger. They are just an all around great vehicle. It essentially does everything an SUV/CUV can do but it does it better with the exception of towing. Both of my kids love it and think it is the best vehicle ever. I'd blame that on the entertainment system but we don't let them use it unless we are going to be in the car for more than 30 minutes and even on short trips they would rather take the van than my CTS. That's no knock on the CTS. More of a testament to the van. It now has close to 12,000 miles on it. No issues to speak of. One oil change and other than that, no trips to the dealer. It gets pretty good gas mileage for such a big vehicle. See the attached pic. Note that this is not typical but it can do this in the correct conditions. Having calculated other tanks, I'd say you can knock 1 MPG off what the VIC is showing but still impressive none the less.

Also, the point of this that every automaker calls these systems differently. It really is confusing.

I really want adaptive cruise control in my next car. It is nearly impossible to search for on the used car aggregators like AutoTrader.com because there is such inconsistent use in the term.

I can see how they would be. After 33 years of driving, I don't need this shit in a car.

I'll throw out a quick update on the CTS. It has around 9k miles on it now. It is a very enjoyable car to drive. Plenty quick even with the 2.0 and handles great. I do still get a little sad that I didn't buy a used V Sport instead but overall I can't complain. It is exactly what I expected it to be. I have had two minor problems with it so far: 1) sometimes on start up the radio is muted for unknown reasons. The only way to get it unmuted is to go to the Radio screen and it unmutes without doing anything else. A software update did not fix the issue and it still does it intermittently. 2) We got a "Service vehicle soon" light for maybe 5 days. Did the OnStar diagnostic and there was no issue found. Called the dealer to set up an appointment and they said it was an issue with an OnStar update they pushed to the vehicle and was not an actual problem. It self corrected after those 4-5 days, possibly after a background software update. Other than that, no issues. Lastly, the stock Pirelli run flat tires are pretty poor in the snow. Way worse than the Firestone Firehawks that came on both our Charger RT RWD and 300S RWD. They do okay on packed down stuff but I almost got stuck in an unplowed parking lot with 5" or so of virgin snow. I'm currently looking for a good set of used winter tires and wheels.

Yes, I think the market is past the point where EVs have to be weird to be accepted, normalized styling will be an asset going forward.. I wonder if GM, Nissan and Toyota will get that, though..the Bolt, Leaf and Prius are all still pretty weird...

In NJ seat belt law states: "Applies to all passengers (including the rear seat), who are at least 8 years of age or at least 57 inches tall, and each driver and front seat passenger of a passenger automobile, operated on a street or highway. All of these occupants are required to wear a properly adjusted and fastened seat belt system." Off road is not required

On my '14 Jeep, the heated seats and wheel are on the Controls menu item instead of Apps. Probably differs with newer UConnect versions. And they are also there on the splash screen, which is when I usually turn them on.

I still question the viability of these services in all but the most expensive of options. $1800 a month better be getting me a top end CT6 or an Escalade. I can't see paying that and getting an XT4.

In AZ and So Cal, I'd want reflective metallic silver. Edit: Something like this....

Time to switch it to 4L and find some fun!

Nissan Rogue, Rogue Sport, and Kicks.

it looks lonely

Very Audi ripoff'ish, lets see how it fares in the crash tests if they do go through with it.

picking up later today

According to research issued by AAA, 40 percent of Americans expect driver assist systems with names like ProPilot, Co-Pilot 360, or Autopilot to give the vehicle the ability to drive itself. In a quote to Automotive News, Director of Automotive Engineering and Industry Relations at AAA says "Somewhere in there, you'd think a pilot is involved, but indeed no, human driving is still required." AAA examined 34 vehicle brands to identify the number of driver-assistance names used and found 40 different terms used to describe automated emergency braking, 20 terms for adaptive cruise control, and 19 different lane-keeping assist names. At CES this year, a coalition of automakers, safety advocates, and others launched Partner for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE). This organization is dedicated to the promotion of these technologies while simplifying the language used to describe them. View full article

Damn...a German car that it won't break me to own.

That is why I am excited about Cadillacs new updated style design for the whole family that will come out on their first EV CUV. Should be a nice refresh to the family as they change over the face. Hopefully in two years when it goes into production, they can also refresh the rest of the ICE products to keep in sync or at least have a like type version.

I think as an EV it will sell in decent numbers as it blends in with normal cars.

That is sharp..would like to see a CT6 in that color.

Pulling into a station & refueling is 'maintenance', so is uncoiling a cord & plugging in / unplugging-coiling every night. I prefer minimal 'maintenance' whenever possible. My 'work' is all at private homes- I would have to ask HO's permission to recharge my vehicle off their meter.

The Amethyst color they have on the Escalade I love!

@ykX Correct we can build computers that are faster than the Human brain. Yet working in the Enterprise Storage business with Developers daily and the amount of bugs added into software, I still want my OPTION in regards to which Nanny devices I use. Yes Seatbelts save lives, but it should still be OPTIONAL. Not enforced fined use. There are times NOT wearing a seatbelt can be safer than wearing it, 4x4 off road is a perfect example. Not all buses have seatbelts, none of the school buses or public buses in Washington State have them and they are not mandatory. What state are you in that has seat belts on school buses?

You don't have to go into the climate screen either. Both heated seats as well as heated wheel are directly under the "Apps" icon. If when you go into Apps they are not on the first page, you can drag them and drop them from the first page to the second. In regard to getting back to the Radio screen, why don't you just tap the "Radio" icon on the bottom bar??

More than lives....once it starts saving insurance companies money..it will be there. The cost of car accidents is often astronomical given injury and suffering costs. Does not take much of a reduction for insurance companies to mandate that this stuff be installed and lobby congress for laws regarding it.

Eventually real pickups will be electric but that will be thirty years in the future....I will be done driving for the most part...or babbling to myself incoherently in a nursing home. That is fantastic MPG

On road trips, I always fill up at a half a tank. Usually like to stop for a bio break and to stretch my legs every hour or hour and a half. When I was driving across the void on I-40 I didn't want to go below a half a tank because exits and gas stations can be far apart. On that trip I got really good gas mileage, one tankful averaged like 28.x mpg.

Given how buggy software, is I don't trust computers to completely take control of a car. I work in the software industry, there is a lot of bad code out there and bad programmers... unless systems are built to the level of reliability and quality of NASA space mission systems or airplane auto pilot systems, I wouldn't trust them. I especially don't trust a bunch of fucking Silicon Valley millennial 'bro-grammers'...

This is for you @A Horse With No Name 1600HP Dual Engine VW Golf!

Printers add an extra level of evil though w/ the moving pieces and ink... I hate that shit.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UfQm2goD8s

I want a deep dark Metallic Green, Purple or Mocha Brown for my next exterior auto paintjob.

I will totally agree that all the various Marketing names is a confusing Shit Storm of WTF for the average driver. Now the Average driver seems to have gotten dumber and dumber as we have individuals in the various state and federal gov that thinks driving is more of a right than the reality that it is a privilege earned. As such we have a growing group of DMF's that should not even be driving and this has led to the following nanny devices being forced on everyone. Reality, Let me have the CHOICE to disable this stuff as the computer CANNOT act as fast as the brain in reading all the various issues on the road. There could be a very valid reason for me to drift out of a lane of traffic. I DO NOT want the auto fighting me to put me back in the lane especially if I am avoiding something in the road that the computer does not read properly or understand. Last thing I need is a computer trying to force me to drive over a piece of steel that will damage my auto versus moving out of the lane a bit to avoid it. These nanny devices need to be optional and not forced on us just like seatbelt laws that penalize you for wearing them yet you find non on the mass transit or school buses and the double standard by the police for not wearing them, talking on a cell phone and playing with their computer.

Somedays it just feels like the country is in it's death spiral...

I wonder if it's too late.

Any situation where the speed of the traffic in front of you may be variable and below the speed you are traveling at. When I have a car with ACC, I just set the speed to 5 or 10 over the limit and let the predominant traffic speed govern my progress. yes... that's the problem. Adaptive Cruise, Active Cruise, Distronic, Intelligent Cruise Control, Sense*.... all the same thing. *Sense is the name of a bigger group of options at Honda also, but the Adaptive is called Honda Sense.

In that case, all of the US manufacturers (and Japanese, and German) are equally guilty.

Agree that consumers are confused...really dislike the car maker in the example given.

A product of necessity. In order to do business in China, US manufacturers have to partner with a local company.

Neither, computers are necessary pieces of junk made worse by junk operating systems.

And now the snow is starting to fall a bit more steadily.

I see a lot of Tiguan in the front and Audi or MKC in the back.

Their main partner in China is Ford. I'm assuming we'll get an updated version of the T600.

I really think most EV manufacturers should offer something like this.

Or Nutella on a fresh hot loaf of french bread. Melting OMGoodness! I see your 2018 trax and raise you a generic ugly 2018 CR-V Course these all fall into the same category too.

First concept car of all (and put into limited production) - '33 Cadillac Aerodynamic Coupe ~

I may be one of the few people here that doesn’t have a problem with the exterior design. The interior is a whole other matter though.

Probably $100k w/ a 50 mile range, and weighing 7500lbs w/ 2000 lb towing capacity..