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I think the Polo suits under the Golf in VW"s lineup, not a replacement. This is the new Golf..

It's fun to watch them come up to my patio and eat out of the bird feeders...but I don't like when they dig up the yard looking for grubs, or leave their poo pellets that a couple of my dogs love to hoover up...

Pics of a new 2020 CT5 Impressions: whoa Finally got picture up impressions later

Happy (Greek) Easter! Most years it's a week or two off, with it only overlapping the RC Easter on occasional years. How do you say Happy Easter in Greek using the Latin alphabet phonetically?

That old VW (Rabbit? maybe? or was it the first time VW renamed it the Golf?) made me remember a good friend's dad's 1986 4 door diesel Golf and its cheap ass interior. Which was something like this. But people just loved to whine against Cavaliers of the time... Which was no better, but definitely not worse... Thanx @trinacriabob and @ocnblu for dredging up past memories of my dumb assed, German car loving, idiot Greek friends of mine. It is our Easter tomorrow which I might as well just call them up and wish them well...

Me neither. Keep the Blackwing V8 and dump the diesel. Diesel engines rarely sell here in the USA anyway.

Sometimes Cadillac decisions make no sense. A brand new, V8 engine, that Cadillac engineers done, with specs that Europeans do to their turbo V8 cars, that seem to fancy European car aficionados that Cadillac desperately want to attract, and 1 year and a half of offering said V8 engine, they kill it. I dont understand any of it. The ending of the CT6 (in North America) and the killing off the Blackwing V8 engine. They spent literally billions of dollars on the CT6 dating back to the bankruptcy and then some more billions (OK...maybe millions) on the new V8 but then they dont do anything with either. I get that they want to spend more billions on electric vehicles for their future going forward, but it still doesnt make sense. Why? They spent billions more on a no charge diesel option Escalade. That would be a new engine offering... DIESEL???!!! 1. Is there a market for a diesel engine in an Escalade? A 6 cylinder engine at that? a) maybe GM/Cadillac did a marketing research analysis... b) BUT I THOUGHT THAT CADILLAC WAS TO GO EV ALL THE WAY???!!! DIESEL???!!! On a supposedly luxury product???!!! For North America???!!! 2 . VW and Mercedes have had their diesel scandals recently which made a lot of noise here and in Europe. Cadillac had resisted diesel all these years/decades after their own diesel scandal of the 1980s... Cadillac was ahead of their own bloody curve for their own bloody EV image a decade ago when they offered a light hybrid system in their Escalade and now they want to peddle diesel when they want to go all out EV going forward?

this Cadillac platform has always been ergonomically challenged. Low firewall, cramped with a big driveshaft tunnel.....badly shaped floor. Hip point way too low. You really have to twist, contort, and wrench yourself into the seat and God forbid if you are a chunky midwesterner over the crest of 50 and not some lithe millenial with lots of flexibility from yoga. The platform is shared also with Camaro so they did not design the cars on this platform for older large person comfort which IMHO is partly why Cadillac sales flounder. In contrast, when i went to the auto show back in early March before it got shut down they had the CT4 and CT5 there and there was a lot of interested folks checking them out....particularly youngsters. Maybe Cadillac IS on to something here. Those youngsters actually like the cramped interior and low rider seat.

We had two green F-600 ('71 and '72 IIRC) and one red F-700 ('75).

If I were spending time on my family farm, I'd love to have one of these to drive around and an old John Deere tractor. Old Ford stake bed and Ohio farms just seem to go together.

1945 GMC Model AFR-522 Tank Truck

VW could definitely use a CUV under the Tiguan in North America. Not sure what is taking them so long, they could have just made a soft roader version of the Golf like Subaru did pretty well with the Impreza/Crosstrek.

When they do something nasty like eat poo, then they are dogs. But most of the time they are cuddly, lovable furkids...:)

'They' said the Corvair had 'European design'. Not sure what 'they' were referencing; American design was miles ahead LOT of Corvair racing went on. Corsa was a great package :

Loving that Buick T type though...miss those!

My opinion is EVs have to be least least 25% of the market to be called 'mainstream', and I don't see that until 2050. 5% is nothing.

Photo gallery of VW Golf Front 3/4 view - looks better from this vantage point; nice alloy wheels Rear 3/4 view - not as nice with that thick rear sail panel Comfortable with its leg room, nice instrument panel and dials, substantial leather wrapped steering wheel with convenient controls, and appealing center stack/vents/console Generously sized infotainment screen with back-up camera and nicely finished automatic (DSG) shifter; sturdy looking fabric seats Area for the passenger, larger glove box, and inset fixed window by rear view mirrors (don't know the term for that feature) like you'd see on a Buick Verano and a few other American cars How does a person put it into R in "manual" mode after being asked to do so in the message center? It's a DSG! You can concentrate on driving and not worry about shifting gears where you're not a local. The air conditioning was on. For those on C&G who enjoy language lessons: by deduction, I think "apagado" means turned off. Marginal photo showing nicely shaped and finished fabric seats, generous rear seat room, and a thick rear pillar to contend with. - - - - - End of photos

Ford Focus RS is officially dead in Europe as the auto cannot meet the current or future emission requirements. https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2020/04/european-emission-regulations-killed-the-ford-focus-rs/ Ford News gets worse, Ford is expected to have a $2 billion dollar loss for Q1 of 2020 after a terrible Q4 2019. China and Europe blinked off in mid January and as such, Ford SEC filing is stating a 16% drop for Q1 of 2020 and Q2 could get much worse. OUCH ? https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2020/04/gird-your-investor-loins-ford-predicts-2-billion-loss/ Awesome ride, asking price for this 1988 T-Top Buick LeSabre is $6,500 https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2020/04/rare-rides-the-1988-buick-lesabre-t-type-coupe/

If I wanted a 3 row I'd go for the Dodge Durango over any of these..the oldest of the bunch, but I like the design inside and out.

RamJet As in the ultimate crate motor, RamJet 502

That looks like the trim and spec of one I sat in at the auto show (seems like so long ago now). I didn't care for the dreary charcoal interior and vile CF trim. A light tan interior w/ some wood would be way more appealing to me.

I hope Cadillac does not go the way of German Luxury, 95% leases since no one can really afford them or maintain them.

They have the T-Cross, T-Roc and SWB Tiguan in Europe. I read a while back they were looking at selling the T-Roc in the US but couldn't get the price low enough for the US market.

The interior issue is a good portrait of the industry in general. Color choices inside & out are way down from decades ago, regardless of brand. Sad.

^ Opinions are like a-holes and everyone has one. I happen to dislike intrusive C-pillars. I like to be able to see out of a car or other vehicle, especially when I'm in a place where I'm not familiar with the turf. Or even in a big city where you have less time and space to make quick maneuvers. This should have been under an old car spotting thread. However, here's the new VW Golf seen during these same 3 days. Roughly the same size car. Easier on the eyes. More glass. Even looks good in that metallic rust color. VW (new) Polo VW (new) Polo Or, if you want to talk larger VW products, the Passat has clean, classic, minimalist lines that have stood the test of time.

We are talking about EVs here, not diesel cars.