G. David Felt

An auto that needs to die.

Nahhhhhhh, I am sure some idiots of the 2.2 Fanboy club will never let it die till they die!

All 3 of these auto's just do not impress me.

Sweet Truck, but I for one do not like the classic black. Why not make it mettalic with some depth to the paint job like you could reach into it reaching for stars. I do love the monochromatic look. So much better than the over kill the trucks are now with Chrome. Better yet, if they want Chrome, then do black Chrome.

As I posted about Electrical Conversion in the Alternative Fuels and Propulsion thread, I could see the Corvette go with a radical Performance Electrical engine and a small generator. AMR 250-90D Liquid cooled AC Motor. 560 lb/ft of torque and 420hp, weight 180lbs, 360 Volts, Max RPM 10,000, Regenerative motor. Why not drop weight and give Tesla a run for it's sports car money! After all they have the Volt technology and clearly they can build AC motors that can put out the performance. Check out the 1000 lb/ft of torque and 600+ HP electric motor at this thread.

EXCITEMENT!!!

My favorite sports car, Probably the '57 Corvette. A cousin of mine owned one when I was growing up and looked after the thing like it was not just family, but human. His garage was environmentally controlled. Didn't take it out at all in winter and it couldn't be hotter than 80f in the summer. His wife made him sell it and to be honest he has never been the same since. Favorite Sedan? Probably the old Pontiac 6000, It was my first car and while it was old at the time I loved it. Sadly it didn't last very long as I was in an accident and the price to repair was more than the price to get a newer used car. Accident wasn't my fault, some idiot who was drunk plowed into my right side running a red light. I was okay apart from a few bruises but the car was totaled. The only truck I've ever driven was a Ford F150 from the early 00's. It was my uncles and he gave it to me for work. He had an old Chevy (don't know the model sorry) from the 60's that you could hear for over a mile away that he kept. My Aunt tried to make him get rid of it but all he did was move it to a friends house. Every day after we left the house the first thing we would do is drive over to the friends house where he would leave me the F150 and he hop into the 'Mule'. Very cool cars, awesome to hear about your start with them. Thank you!

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Chip N Dale Dancers

Pretty much is not all auto's that are in the same category as Subaru but now with AWD a competitor pretty much? Subaru built the AWD market but now everyone is jumping in.

Is the current 3.6 part of GM's new ecoboost engine line or a carry over? I will admit that I find it very hard to tell the new engineered engines from the old due to them having the same displacement size.

WOW, Cool but way too much money for a toy.

That Rocks that they have the shoes out in 2015 just as the Movie stated.

Wonder if that was a TRD model based on the exhaust note. I will have to say this is another BUTT UGLY truck from them. It has that same uglyness that the 4Runner has and the tundra. But then conservatives have been known to buy turds by the millions. So I guess it will sell well.

beach bunnies named

Clearly a buched up sedan for the man or woman who wants to imply they go off road. Nice but a bit bland on style.

This is good as it shows Cadillac is willing to adjust and change much faster than they did in the past or pre 2007.

All fun movies though! Course Demolition man also showed us that video calling people would be in the future and it his here now.

Polar Express

Just don't get people's way of thinking on this. The most logical reason for Cadillac's drop in sales is that it lacks the same product. I use Audi the most because it is essentially closest in sales and GOALS for the parent company: Those gaps equal lost sales. Simple as that. No other way around it. Audi beat Caddy 182K to 171K or, by about 11K sales, with 6 more products to sell. You've piqued my interest. Let's have a look... So, before I go into details, let me clear up some questions you're probably brewing... I paired up the XTS to each brand's largest sedan. Yes, I know they don't really compete but it's the closest segment to pair up with. Regardless, it actually works in Cadillac's favor. Also, I left out with ELR for 2 reasons. First, those 1000 sales hardly make a difference. And secondly, it's a niche that only BMW really has a match for (i8). Finally, I left out Lincoln due to the fact that it's vehicles match up the least of all brands. With that out of the way, let's dissect. Model to model, Cadillac still has the largest sales decline. Audi's sales increase is erased and are flat. Mercedes sales increase is also erased and results in a modest decrease. Lexus actually sees a bigger sales increase without each of its models factored in. The ATS is outsold by every direct competitor in its segment. That remains true even without the competitors coupe/conv. models factored in, though they are combined above (Cadillac, MB, and BMW aren't disclosed). The 3/4 Series is by far the best seller, outselling the ATS by nearly 5 to 1. The CTS is only outsold by the E-Class and 5-Series, but by a large margin. The E-Class includes coupe and convertible sales. Many of you are forgetting that the CTS coupe was still sold for the 2014 model year, though I'm sure its a very small percentage. The XTS, being at the same price point as the CTS, is likely stealing some sales from it's sibling. You could almost combine the sales rather than try to find direct competitors for the XTS (the closest is probably the RLX). The SRX, despite its age fairs incredibly well against its competition. It is only outsold by the Lexus RX, which likely won't give up its sales crown anytime soon. The Escalade, like the XTS, doesn't really have any direct competitors besides the Lincoln Navigator. It's a niche that does extremely well for Cadillac, selling at a higher price point than most of those I've paired it up with. Ranking each brand's sales, without the extra models, Cadillac jumps a single place from 5th to 4th. BMW, MB, and Lexus maintain 1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions. Audi falls from 4th to 6th while Acura jumps from 6th to 5th. Infiniti is 7th any way you arrange it. So there you have it. Breaking it down definitely brings everything closer, but it still doesn't help Cadillac. Mercedes, BMW, and Lexus' core models still outsell Cadillac's by a large enough margin that its niche sales can't make up the difference. Audi is hurt the most as compared to Cadillac's line-up with only the A4/5 outselling the ATS. It's not that surprising given how close their sales were and the number of Audi's niche models. Mercedes definitely sees the biggest drop in pure sales number with it having the largest line-up filled with various niche models. Even with that drop, it doesn't hurt them with its core models selling so well. With that said, I actually agree on many points. The ATS is just a few tweaks and an advertising campaign away from no longer being dead last in sales. The CTS is, in my opinion, the best car in its class and it doesn't do that bad for itself. I'm still surprised it posted a sales drop, which, I agree probably has to do with sticker shock. I'd say Cadillac acknowledges such with the news that they've dropped the price $3k. As well, I'd agree with the notion that the XTS is a FWD CTS. They really do occupy the same spot in Cadillac's line-up. Still, I'd say my line of thinking is justified. So would you really compare the Escalade to the GL or should it be matched against the G wagon? They seem to both occupy the same price area.

Start with two

This should be very exciting to see what their new design language will be.

This could be hell on the roads as these auto's just sit in the left lanes doing perfect 60 rather than staying to the right and letting us that love to drive even if it is considered defensive aggressive with performance auto's have our fun. Going to be an interesting world when they get here.