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Shove a phoquing dildo up yours, and then stick it in your mouth. The RULES STATE NO POLITICS! Why the phoquing Al Gore reference you Republican jack ass???!!! Why the Trudeau reference then you right wing assh0le???!!! You hypocritical sum bitch... if YOU wanted NO politics...then YOU wouldnt have mention Al Gore in the FIRST PHOQUING PLACE and YOU would have IGNORED MY POSTS and NOT answered me back! To which I didnt EVEN MENTION HIS PRESIDENCY! I even DEFENDED HIM! BUT ACCORDING TO YOU< YOU WEASEL, I CANT EVEN ENJOY THE FREEDOM OF CALLING HIM A CON DURING HIS 1980s DAYS! ARE YOU PHOQUING KIDDING ME???!!! YOU are a LITTLE weasel. A BIG...LITTLE WEASEL! PHOQUE OFF, BRO! You PAY for your subscription in here and THAT is why Drew defends (defended you?) and THAT is why I get the flack I do when I raise my tone in here. But that will NEVER stop me from answering you back in kind!

Not even close.

I am not suggesting that the 6 Series resembles the Riviera like I did with the other style of pics I did earlier in this thread with other cars. I just wanted to appreciate THE personal coupe of the 1960s and then show how BMW did their version 20 years later. Although you could see how BMW took some visual styling cues from the Riviera and made it their own. And yes. I think the 6 Series is beautiful.

Maybe..but the Bentley Continental GT, Mercedes S-class coupe, BMW 8-series are modern PLCs, esp. the first two.... Cadillac could use a flagship luxury GT coupe ala the Elmiraj...and a convertible version.

yes he said it. He just spun it a different way afterwards when he saw his deceit could not fly with the more educated, less idiotic Americans ... Stop being an enabler... YOU are part of the problem... It doint look good when you whine about NO POLITCS. YET HERE YOU ARE CONTINUING WITH...POLITICS Back to airplanes for the SECOND TIME

Blow it out your ass. This forum, Cheers & Gears, is not about politics, yet you and other butthurt individuals continue to interject the topic into otherwise innocuous comments. The rules state... NO POLITICS. I sit and watch multiple asinine comments... I post once from the other side and look at the effing explosion of diarrhea spitting from your Canadian lips. You worry about Trudeau, let us worry about Trump.

Googling turns up this picture attributed to 1964. 1964 was the big one up there. Found some more car-related pics from it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Alaska_earthquake

YOU ARE SUCH A PHOQUING HYPOCRITE!!! I ENJOY SPEAKING CARS WITH YOU. BUT YOU MAKE ME BATSHYTE MAD WITH YOUR HYPOCRITICAL DOUCHEBAG POLITICAL STANCES! CUT OUT THAT SHYTE DUDE!!!! AL GORE, DONALD J. TRUMP ARE ALL CUT FROM THE SAME CLOTH!!! ACTUALLY, DONALD J. TRUMP IS A MIX OF SLICK WILLY CLINTON AND AL GORE. WOMANIZING, RAPIST BASTERDS THAT LIE ABOUT ANYTHING TO GET POLITICAL AND ECONOMICAL GAINS! YET SOMEHOW, YOU ARE FAITHFULLY BOUND TO THAT CON PHOQUE OUT OF NEW YORK CITY? PHOQUE OFF!!!!

Not everyone hears of everything. While I heard of the Alaskan earthquake, not everyone sees pictures or realizes that is from Alaska. Nothing is in the picture implies it is from Alaska. So a valid question asked. Clearly you like to follow fake news with a big helping of fake ASSumptions. Not everyone has seen this picture or seen things related to the 1964 Alaskan earthquake. Out of wondering, I asked my kids if they had ever heard of this specific earthquake. Nope they had not, not taught in school, not talked about and so you have made an Assumption with your statement. Stop being a lemming.

Being in Boeing Country, I can say that the 757 was good for it's time, a senior that needs to stay retired. Very poor in efficiency and noise control. I agree with you that I hate Idiot45 since the 80's as he used Bankruptcy to steal others money and make himself rich. I have no respect as he has not built anything only stolen. Enough said about Idiot45. Boeing and Airbus make nice planes and their current planes are far superior excluding the software problems of the Max line than the plans of old. Once you are on a Dreamliner, you will wonder why all planes are not built that way with such big windows and so quiet. Boeing Dreamliners are what all planes really should be built to as a standard. First Class Business class Coach class

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

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.

You just ignore links...like the right wing piece of shyte you are. And when he says he wants to open up the Canadian/American border when his country is dying from the supposed hoax of a virus...one that YOU also believed was a hoax... (you want links to those posts YOU made when YOU downvoted me? Assh0le?) You are a bible thumper besides all that? Practise what the good book taught you... Trump...according to the good book is an evil doer. And YOU enable him... I would worry more about how you would explain to your maker on why you enable an evil doer more so than a couple of chosen words I say to you....even on Easter Sunday. At least I aint a hypocritical, evil doer enabler... When HE wanted to block 3M masks to come to Canada when Canada actually supplies the materials to 3M....yeah...I HAVE SKIN in this you MORON!!! Back to airplanes because obviously YOU are in your own retarded Trump world of lies, deceit and IGNORANCE. (You want proof that he tried to block 3M masks to Canada? You want proof that Canada supplies 3M? Google it you dumb phoque because all you are gonna say to me is fake phoquing news...)

Maybe social distancing will change everything... SUV/CUV will have too many seats... the four seater personal luxury coupe is ripe for a comeback!

They have done a very good job of that IMO...would like to see some new sedans or coupes from them, but alas, I don't see that happening.

To be fair...the Dreamliner is of the next generation of passenger aircraft. The Airbus A350 is the last gen. The 757 and A321 is 2 generations ago. The DC3 I posted is 2nd (or even 3rd?) generation of passenger aircraft. The A380 is the next generation just like the Dreamliner except Airbus went on another economical philosophy with the A380 and Boeing went with another economical direction with the Dreamliner. It was a gamble for both manufacturers and Boeing was the one to correctly estimate that the Dreamliner would be the way to go for future passenger flying needs. That is why the A380 was retired. It was to replace the 747 physically. The Dreamliner was also to replace the 747...but in an airline company economical way to fly. To be fair, ANY passenger aircraft could be made to be more spacious and more luxurious and thus making them pleasant to be in, aside from old tech engines being more noisy and the like, and any passenger airplane could be made to cramp in as many passengers as possible making them less comfortable to fly in. Bombardier Aerospace which thanx to Boeing, sold that plane to Airbus and now its an Airbus A220 is also a next generation passenger aircraft. You got the jumbo jumbo in the A380 as the next generation. (now retired after a relatively short life span) You got the not so midsized but we will call it midsized next passenger airplane in the Dreamliner And then you got the smaller sized A220...And Im betting that Airbus would be upscaling it. The A220-100 seats 100-120 people. The A220-300 seats 120-150. A possible A220-400 would probably be made to replace the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus' own A321 to seat 180-220 or something like that.... And THAT is why Boeing tried to sabotage Bombardier Aerospace with the former C Series now A220 as the A220 is really the next generation. A Boeing 737 MAX was just a band-aid solution...literally and figuratively. Boeing had no answer for it. And stupidly, they made Bombardier literally GIVE it to Airbus. Their MAIN rival... Bombardier would have never been able to produce in volume the amount necessary they would sell. They could have partnered up with Bombardier. Instead, their ONLY rival equivalent got it. STUPID. Donald J. Trump levels of conning from Boeing. Donald J. Trump levels of stupidity from Boeing! And then they phoque up the band-aid solution that was the 737 MAX which in itself, was a band-aid job to "modernize" the 737! Searching for pics...I came across this https://www.airway1.com/a-stretched-variant-of-the-a220-may-be-the-solution-to-replace-a319neo/ And another interesting pic with a 747. Queen of the skies front and center with its replacement in the background that failed to replace... but the A380 is impressive nonetheless.

I would not be surprised, to abate fears of discretionary flying, that planes get retro-fitted with 'social distancing' seating and air flight becomes a thing for the wealthy.

But: would a 1980 3-series rightly be classified as a luxury car? Or a 5-series? An ‘80 s-class isn’t even a propoer luxury car. converging plot lines.

I wish airlines would replace their planes with the Dreamliner. Nothing against other planes I have flown the last few years, but they are often so small and cramped, especially in coach. The Boeing 757 and the Airbus A321 are so cramped unless you are in the exit rows, and they charge extra for those seats these days. Even Now.

I agree, but maybe dfelt wants Cadillac to be the best America has to offer, not just simply copy what German luxury has done. Cadillac has come a long way from 2003, let alone the 70s and 80s. Since Cadillac is selling in China as well as North America, Cadillac has to be competitive against the Germans, who currently dominate the luxury car market. It has been said that without the USA the last 40 years and China the last 20, VW/Audi, BMW and MB would all be staring down the barrel (in one sense or another) of liquidation. Literally a case of EXPAND OR DIE. There are a lot of people who believe that what American brands we still have should exclusively serve the customers of the good old USA. In 1970 that was normal. In 2020 (covid-19 aside) that is simply no longer possible.

IMO, you are incorrect in your assessment. Look at the situation like a plotted graph. The German twins were miles apart from where Cadillac / Lincoln / Imperial were, but as you plot the lines, they converge. BMW/MB gained amenities, luxury, power and detailing where they had very little or none, and Cadillac adopted more 'international' sizing & styling. Cadillac has ALWAYS adapted to markets & times- look at all the different variations of their logo over the years. It is NOT 'Cadillac building a copy of the Germans'; it is simply that the plotted lines have converged. That is; unless you are also of the opinion that BMW/MB are 'building copies of American luxury cars'... then I'm OK with your assessment. XT CUVs are quite obviously not rebadges- it's ridiculous to call them that. And they compete very well sales-wise in their segments, which are heavily populated. They're not for me, but obviously they're successful (not a 'fail').

@ocnblu ON THIS SACRED DAY THAT IS GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER IM SICK AND TIRED OF YOUR CONSTANT DOWNVOTING REGARDING ANYTHING RELATED TO THAT ASSH0LE YOU CALL YOUR CURRENT PRESIDENT! PHOQUE YOU AND HIM! YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY TO RIDICULE ANYTHING POLITICAL THAT DOES NOT FAVOUR YOUR P.O.V. BUT THE MOMENT SOMEBODY HAS ANYTHING TO SAY CONTRARY TO YOUR VIEW....YOU DOWNVOTE. DONALD J. TRUMP IS A FRAUD AND A CON. WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE!

Course custom Dreamliners such as the Saudi royal family has ordered are amazing. Wonder which BMW that is below. LOL

Who cares who rides in it. Ignore what the name represents. Appreciate the airplane. Its a 757. Its a beautiful airplane in its own right. Its got great graphics. And a hater of that name, myself included...and that hatred goes waaaaay back waaaaay before he was in any Presidential race. It goes waaaaaay before he was a TV celebrity. It actually goes back to when he made a cameo in a certain XMAS movie sequel... I never liked the guy. Always somehow knew he was a con and a fake. But I appreciate what he owns. All his private jets and helicopters past or present and the Trump Tower in NY are...truly awesome. I wish I could own some kind of high rise in New York City so I could plaster my family name on it. That is quite the accomplishment no matter what I think of the man.

There's a render going around the interwebs of a CT5 wagon, along with a rumor of production. Looks cool as heck.

They also had the V8-6-4 fiasco in '81.

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...

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?

Yeah I am 6'1 and a waist and belly that is too large and even if i were thin again the ingress and egress and driving position in the car is something you'd want in a sports car, not a luxury brand sedan. Its not befitting daily luxury transport. People rip front drive platforms but remember back to the larger cab forward front drivers....... more comfort and room. That said, the Ct6 is woefully comfy, but yeah, Cadillac decides to kill that car.

In contrast to this part of your post, I was at the Montreal auto show in January...mind you I didnt spend all that much time at the show, nor at Cadillac's display...but at the little time I did spend getting in and out of the CT4-V and CT5-V, there were virtually NOBODY, young or old, looking at these brand new offerings. Everybody, I mean everybody was at the Escalade. That would be this generation Escalade. Not the next gen that debuts in 2021. There was no mention of the new gen. Yeah...that's right, Montrealers young and old were salivating over the old, soon to be replaced 'Slade. A few boomers were checking out the XT6. I dont remember seeing the XT4. Not that I was looking out for it either. Im sure it was there, but I didnt really care. I was sad that literally nobody was checking out the new sedans. V versions too... But then again, it was only a small snippet of time as I spent no more than 5-7 minutes at Cadillac. But I kid you not, folk were pushing each other to get into the 5 year old 'Slade. I was smitten with both V cars. More with the CT5. I kinda wanted the Blackwing version CT5 to have the actual Blackwing V8 under the hood, because its a real deal Cadillac engine in a Cadillac car, but the next gen LT4 that will power the CT5 Blackwing may be a better engine choice overall. Corvette powered anything turn out to be awesome machines. That would also include LS/LT engine swapped foreign badged cars as well! I do see your complaint about the low firewall, cramped with a big driveshaft tunnel syndrome. At 5 foot 6and a half inches tall that I am, I too am not comfortable with it, although not as much as you as I am...well...short.

All you could do IS laugh... You got nothing else...

Golf is discontinued here except for GTI now.

Sorry dude, but coupes of all car stripes are dead. Coupe-style SUVs are in and those are terrible. We need to leave the personal luxury four seater coupe where it belongs: in the 1970s.

LOL if you knew history you'd know that's the 1964 Alaskan earthquake. The MOST POWERFUL earthquake ever recorded, at 9.2 on the Richter scale. That is an iconic photo of it that everyone has seen.

Sink hole or did the water main break? Plane in the background makes me want to

Ask Al Gore, he's a climate scientist. What you mean, compadre? Which thread, I went to page 488 in here and it was Ford v. Ferrari at the top of 488. Confoozed, I be. That's about how much I'm getting lately

I am certain, if links were provided, the list of anti-Trump comments by you (of all people, a Canadian with no skin in the game) and others here would be much longer and more vitriolic than anything posted from the other side. Stand up straight, wash your face and hands and dry those tears. Don't you think your ranting is an unorthodox way to celebrate Easter? Where do you hide your eggs, anyhow? Are you in pain from clenching? Hint: downvotes do not require a twelve page rant in reply. Downvotes are simple and sweet and should be ignored if one finds them problematic. Notice, if you will, my snarky, one-sentence reference to the former vice president only came AFTER multiple disparaging comments from the left side of the room. I never start political tangents in here, I only reply to them.

You are really flying high. He never said the virus was a hoax, nor did I. The downvote wasn't about the virus, don't be a crier. It's not a good look.