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This and any overreaction to this is just that, overreaction. Fools who think this is a dead end road for GM have their own agendas backing their "opinions" and folks shouldn't be too concerned about those certain opinions.

I chalk up the gasket thing to being no different than all the little nit-picky things ICE autos have when a new auto is released. Look at all the issues Ford has had with the Bronco or GM had with the tick tick sound of the engines in the most current trucks and SUVs. Yes, I agree it is a bad look, but I also get it that they will have overlooked small issues in their initial EV startup. Yes, I would have expected something like this to show up in the test mules rather than the customer rides. This is not the end and I think GM will be just fine.

Well, the Series 1 doesnt have that boxy SUV look you drool over, so Im not surprised you dont like it...

Let me fix this for you, Free HATE speech Twitter ownership thing. I give Twitter 24 months before it closes down due to Musk. Musk needs to be fired from his CEO duties of Tesla, he is clearly way too focused on Fake news, Conspiracy Theories and his own Narcissistic needs to LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME to properly run an auto company.

T-Tops Oh sure, we still have a car or 2 with manual removeable targa tops, like the C8 Corvette, but there was a time when there was another type of manual removeable top. The T-Top.

A historical account of why VW, mainly Piech, wanted to do a VW luxury car. The Phaeton. Where VW stood before the Phaeton and the lukewarm success of the Passat/A4 that got VW and Audi back on track from the not so good 1980s to where these brands are today and the success they have today. What cars were on its platform and the derivatives of that platform. Audi A8 and the various Bentleys, etc. Its a story that has been told many times before, but I think its a very relevant story that needs to be retold. This car has shaped VAG in many ways and elevated even Porsche. VR6, W8 and W12 engines would be another story or take on the Phaeton story to be told separetaly. Corrado and Golf GT VR6s, Passat W8s, Phaeton W12s and Bugatti W16s... The history of the Subaru SVX might be an intersesting story too. Its boxer 6 and intersting reasons for having split side windows makes for a pssible good story too.

Do you just deliberately go out of your way to ignore all valid counter points and just keep saying the same garbage until everyone thinks it’s actually true? Again, how many years did it take Tesla to reach that scale (with large government subsidies, I might add)? Don’t answer because we already know how long which is the key part of the counter argument you continue to ignore.

Oh definitely, it isn't exactly an EV-specific (while technically it is, but it's just a gasket) issue. GM certainly will be fine over this. It's more or less just something the anti-EV crowd will fuel over.

Speaking of trolling... ? I do believe I said that at one point..but that's not good enough. I certainly do not think it is the death of EVs or GM, it is a really bad look when you're trying to convince people EVs are the future, while there is already a lot of resistance to EVs. Tesla was a startup though and issues are expected with a startup. GM/Ford have been building cars for centuries. IMO, it looks worse when the legacy companies have issues with cars than a startup. I expect Rivian to have teething issues. I do not expect similar issues with Ford/GM/Toyota/etc.

@oldshurst442 @ccap41 Come on guys, we all do not like trolling, but at the same time, freedom of speech is freedom of speech. Let this water flow under the bridge and move on with the Discussion of the Awesome Cadillac CELESTIQ and how it will push the boundaries of Standard of the World. Agree to disagree and move forward. While we have the expected Battery compartment leakage in the Hummer so a stop sell on them and awaiting a fix for the gasket seal issue, I do find it interesting how various news outlets and even some people have stated this is a death nell for GM and EVs. Like all new technology, the whole reason for the very expensive 1% crowd ownership is their ability to spend money on helping get the technology to full real world use ready. Tesla had these problems also in the early days, so like Tesla, GM as well as all Legacy Auto companies that are moving into the EV space will have issues they have to iron out before mass adoption is done. Better to have a few hundred Hummers find a problem like a bad gasket design than a few 100,000 customers.

That's a little ironic considering what an opinion is.

Sure... But your opinion would be wrong, tho. Just sayin'.

Yep, that's pretty much what I would have expected. I couldn't imagine that'd be at maximum capacity per their end goals of production in the first model year of an EV. They still needed to "test the waters" before spending too much on production without the demand. It's only smart to start with lower production and ramp up via demand.

Yes as I posted, standard Escalade is 211 inches long, CELESTIQ is 216 inches long. Escalade ESV is 229.6 inches long. CELESTIQ will fit in between the two options of Escalade.

Boy-o-boy you nailed this! T-Tops are sooooo missed. I am not a fan of convertibles but T-tops would be awesome in all of the sports car world!

Good morning ... Got milk? Check. Got your Halloween costume ready? . . . Happy Halloween nonetheless.

The actual successor to the original Cobra. Not the Viper. That one is a spiritual successor. And it wasnt a flop. It went away, but it didnt die quietly or unnoticed or unloved. The actual successor that Carrol himself designed and engineered. The Series 1 Shelby I think would make for a good story. It was engineered with all the usual high tech stuff of the day. Stuff that supercars today use. Aluminium tube chassis. Carbon Fibre in some body panels. A DOHC V8 (from Oldsmobile) producing 320 HP from 4 liters gets the HP per liter folk excited mounted completely behind the front axles for a front mid-engine design that supported a torque tube 6 speed ZF transaxle for optimal weight distribution. It had all the tech. It had the looks. It had the speed when the 4 liter Northstar variant produced a then almost class leading 450 horsepower making it get to 60 MPH in a blistering even for today 3.8 seconds and a 12 second quarter mile time. Just about the fastest in its era in those categories. It wasnt a track specialist of a car. Some other supercars of that time had slightly better spec in handling and braking, it was a very competent sports car. It looked the part of a Cobra successor. It had the speed and sound of a 1960s roadster, but perhaps the Viper that was launched earlier in the decade captured all the attention and had all the visceral performance that the Series 1 couldnt match. And it showed in the sales making it a flop. And even today, the Series 1, with only 249 of them produced, doesnt make anybody miss the car and their values are low. Vipers on the otherhand are starting to become desireable and quickly becoming quite expensive to obtain.

@David Although I LOVE that you LOVE Lego sets, especially the car sets. The joke is that the new BMW M2 is so blocky, it could be styled by Lego set engineers... Weirdly though, I actually like it...

I like all the new Lego sets, interesting is the love hate debate over the new Lego Logo and box design. Guess some are really hung up on the past and see no reason to modernize or change. Crazy. ? Wonder how long before they get the EVs done as Lego Sets, would be cool to have the Cadillac LYRIQ, CELESTIQ and ESCALADE in a Lego.

I visited my local Lego store and I saw many Lego themed sets. (I didnt actually visit a Lego store, just a funny story at the end of it...) Star Wars, Lego City...motorized sets too. I also came across some very impressive automotive themed sets. Porsche and Corvette...among others But the most impressive set, the brand new BMW M2. Looks almost like the real thing. Less blocky than the others...

Yeah, good move on VW to go to regular buttons. And the Mercedes at the end of the COMMAND era or Gen1 MBUX with the clicky-wheel (or track pad but clicky wheel I think is better) and the touch screen but still having regular buttons is better. The capacity touch and haptic feedback seems bad, and that was always a hallmark of Mercedes is how a switch clicked or felt when you pushed it. I think you need to touch things to feel quality, whether it is a button in a car, furniture, fabric, whatever. If everything is a screen, then there is no difference between a Rolls Royce and a Honda Civic as far as touching the controls.

Question for everyone: I'm working really hard on getting regular feature stories started back up. I have three series themes I'm working with so far and I am looking for suggestions for each one. Ideally, I would do one from each theme each month. Fabulous Flops - We've done Fabulous Flops before with the Renault Avantime and the Chrysler 2.2 Liter - The theme of this is something that was actually pretty good, but failed in sales. It can be a technology or a model or even a whole brand. Forgotten Tech - These are things that were supposed to be the promise of the future, but failed to catch hold. Some examples already in my list are HCCI engines, V2V technology, and Buick Dynaflow transmissions. Guilty Pleasures - These are cars from the past that aren't considered popular (No GNX, Corvette, Mustangs) but for some reason scratch an itch, and if you found a clean one for cheap, you'd consider buying it. If you suggest one that I think is a compelling story, I'll take it to private message and we can talk about it more. So please post here or send me a PM. I'll select ones that I can write an educated article on, but not every suggestion will be selected.

Very interesting, Tesla has lost their EV crown to BYD in China. Other interesting things in this video too. Interesting comparison as some auto companies say that chip availability will be back to normal by the end of 2023 making 2024 a much better year for auto sales. Yet other auto companies are saying the chip shortage is here to stay through 2025 or 2026 as companies avoid items built in China and move forward with local produced chips that will come online in the U.S. or Europe between end of 2024 and 2026. They did a good job covering the CELESTIQ Mega Casting and why GM is going this route of 6 Mega Castings versus 3 like Tesla. Finner adjustments and repairs it would seem according to GM. Each Mega Casting reduces from 30 to 50 stamped parts that are assembled for 1 single mega cast. That means 6 mega cast parts replace 180 to 300 stamped parts. That will be much more tight quality. Very interesting watch. This was yesterdays video where they covered the massive GM profit they had for the quarter of $15 billion. Also, pretty much confirmation that an EV Corvette and EV Corvette SUV will be built and out in 2026. I have to totally agree with this story as it is also based on the above Autoline Daily story that is from internal sources at GM. Electric Corvette SUV Reportedly Due 2026 (autoevolution.com) Autoline Network, citing AutoForecast Solutions, adds fuel to the fire. “The Corvette EV will go into production in May 2026, less than four years from now.” The Grand River plant in Lansing, not the Bowling Green plant in Kentucky, will reportedly handle production. The cited publication also understands that General Motors will build an electric Buick SUV and an electric Cadillac sedan there, which seems feasible. Lansing Grand River is currently making the Chevrolet Camaro, Cadillac CT4, and CT5 on the Alpha platform. All three and the Alpha are due to be discontinued soon.

Tesla could use a real CEO rather than a guy who seeks celebrity instead of doing his job. At least most automakers like GM have a real CEO focused on the job and not celebrity.

BYD is doing quite well also in EV sales and targeting 4 million EV's in 2023. I assume the clock is ticking for when they decide to hit the US market with low cost EV's. The tax credit will help the domestics, but they better be ready for that too. I get it takes time to ramp up, but if BYD is at 4 million next year, 5 million+ in 2024 when GM is tagging 400,000 in 2024, that is a lot of ramping up that GM is behind on. And I think being a first mover is important with this EV switch.

Oh I agree that by 2025-2030 it won't be an issue. My whole argument was that when these rental EVs first become available in early 2023, it still isn't as convenient as filling a gas tank up.

I'm with @oldshurst442. I've always loved the Series 1 Shelby. The big hood vent, the staggered and "deep dish" rear wheels, and the "bubbly" body work here. You can definitely tell it's 20-25 years old but I think the styling still works today.

Done deal!

Will do, thanks.

Keep at your trolling, brah. You do you.

There might be better options, but Tesla is the only one with any production scale. You have to wait for a Hyundai or Kia because they can only make like 50,000 a year globally. They should be making 500,000 a year, but they can't. So all these car companies keep advertising EV's and getting people interested, then they have no supply, so people just go buy a Tesla.

It took Tesla that long because they had to build factories. A couple years ago Tesla had 1 factory capable of 500,000 units per year. Now they have 4 factories and more coming. GM, Ford, Hyundai, Toyota, etc have many factories already. GM has had the Bolt on sale for 5 years already and they are still at a 40,000 a year capacity for it with a 70,000 forecast for 2023. That's a fairly slow ramp up, when the Bolt with a tax credit next year should be the #1 selling car in America.