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1. better than a Corvette for a GM car for GM to build? The Corvette is as good as it gets compared to supercars from Ferrari and company...in some cases a Vette is better, in other cases on par...it dont matter There is a Chevy bow tie in all of the Vette's logos since day 1... Whether we like it or not...a Vette was, is and forever will be a Chevy... A better Vette is just that...a better Vette. Z06 or ZR1 or ZL1 or by any other nomenclature...a better Vette is just another trim level above a base Corvette which belongs to Chevy... If anything...Corvette is ready to become its own brand, not be rebranded as a Cadillac or worse...badge engineered as one... Cadillac does NOT need to be like Acura or Lexus... Cadillac is Cadillac... Cadillac aint Porsche or Ferrari... Cadillac is Cadillac... Mercedes Benz could pull that off...because Mercedes Benz in their past had sports cars...in the 1930s. In the 1950s...Mercedes Benz had exotic sports cars... Mercedes Benz also has racing pedigrees that has surpassed Porsche.... Formula One racing is a huuuuuge thing for Mercedes Benz... Chevrolet does GM's racing...Pontiac, Buick and Oldsmobile too...2 out of the last 3 brands I mentioned are dead and Buick gave up on racing a while back....Cadillac has hardly raced in their 110 or so year history... That is why the Corvette shall remain not only Chevy's top dog in racing pedigree technology, but GM's face in racing... Its funny to me that we want to shove Cadillac in a racing program a force a sports car on them...yet we frown upon Corvette being its own brand...yet giving Cadillac a sports car is more of a stretch marketing wise than a Corvette becoming its own brand... And with all that said...a Corvette is not premium...its a blue collar car... Boy....I just threw a monkey wrench and muddled the premium-luxury-mainstream debate even further... -
'66 Toronado. Awesome find.
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@smk4565 @Cmicasa the Great Cadillac needs NO sports car. Cadillac needs to play to its strengths....Historical and current. V Series cars are sports cars...and they are fantastic. However, big arrogant land yachts are what they are primarily known for and that is why the Escalade sells so well for the last 16-20 years. A sports car based on a Vette of some sorts or bespoke like the Cien would be great.... But...an SUV ABOVE the Escalade, a Ciel and an El Miraj 4 door and coupe would benefit Cadillac MORE than a Cien would and in my opinion an UBER Slade, Ciel and El Miraj should be brought to product waaaay before a Cien... The V series cars are sports car enough for Cadillac. Let us no forget...the ATS V coupe is a TURBO V6 Camaro....maybe the ATS V should have that V8 as well... Maybe a 100% electric battery powered 300 mile plus range Tesla Model S killer should also be in production before a Cien... Cadillac is Cadillac. Cadillac aint Acura to spawn a NSX. Cadillac aint Mercedes Benz to spawn a SLS gullwing sports car or SLR. Cadillac is Cadillac. Known for Eldorados... Known for Escalades. Known for the STS. When the STS was a good thing about Cadillac. known for Devilles and Sevilles when those were a good thing about Cadillac. Known for the CTS-V. Its OK to play to your strengths... BMW made the M1 and failed. Sure Audi made the R8 and succeeded...but Cadillac made the XLR and failed... Cadillac is making the V Series cars...and are not exactly flying off the shelves...
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Go read again bro... I said that GM had a similar system...maybe you glanced over that so easily because you were frothing at the mouth like a rabid dog... Better support the Bolt has...maybe...in your area But my partner with his Model S in the Montreal region has excellent support... We do agree...on Acura... Acura was NEVER a LUXURY brand...just premium.. The Impala...in 1958 all the way to 1968-1969 was ALWAYS a PREMIUM car... Its just that GM ;lost its way sometime in the 1970s...especially in the 1980s and 1990s and the W-Body Impala was pitiful... The Acura brand was always premium on the level of an Oldsmobile was....minus Oldsmobile of the 1990s...that is when Acura took over... So...when we talk like big boys...you see that we are no different you and I... PAWS....take that system as you want to...its tech that makes the TLX handle better...remember the NSX has it too...along with 3 electric motors.... Hey...I love me the Corvette a helluva lot more than the NSX...but you gots to admit...the NSX like the 1st gen...its a techno tour de force...not that the Vette aint...but you cant piss on the NSX...
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Bla bla bla... 1. I said that GM has a similar AWD system...learn to read... 2. EV1 was killed off...that is too bad... Gazillionnaire Musk is doing something that GM shoulda done...hey...don't balme Musk and the Model S for that shyte... As of now...EV technology bonus points goes to Tesla...DEAL WITH IT! 3. TECHNOLOGY...its a component of LUXURY... In 2016...THE LARGEST component of luxury Id say... When Star Wars and Star Trek and Minority Report technology is obsolete and better and faster tech exists in the hands of 12 year olds in 2016 and Chevrolet Cavaliers come with cow hided seats...TECHNOLOGY is where its at for luxury... LED headlights were a thing...replaced XENON headlights...well...even LED lights are not hat special anymore...my rant is all over the place because well you...have a right to defend GM the way you do...and I AGREE WITH YOU...but in 2016, it aint necessary to go to war anymore... 4. My opinion on the TL and the TLX are on the same level as yours on the Impala LTZ... DEAL WITH IT!!!
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Maybe if you were just as less critical of Acura as you are of your beloved Impala LTZ...we wouldn't be having this STUPID, CHILDISH, IDIOTIC, GRADE SCHOOL CONVERSATION!!! PS: I LOVE THE IMPALA LTZ MORE THAN ANYTHING ITS THIS PRICE RANGE!!!! Yet I could clearly see it has flaws...just like no other car YOU mentioned... YEAH YEAH...Its American... Yo...I perhaps LOVE AMERICAN CARS MORE than YOU!!! Difference is I aint oblivious to their flaws nor do I try too justify them...making you lose credibility when the grown ups talk... I get it Casa....I had those very same conversations YOU have in the 1990s when everything Japanese was golden and everything American was rotten and EVERYBODY was saying so... In 2016...that is not the case...American cars get JUSTIFIED criticism today...which is not much... Look...you find faults in Acura when they don't even exists ala GM in the 1990s...
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The Tesla Model S....Id leave that one out... Its luxury for 1 reason only...and NOTHING at GM has an answer for...not Cadillac, not even Corvette. Maybe the Bolt. But the Model S is eons and eons ahead of the Bolt... TECHNOLOGY. As in automotive breakthrough waaaay forward thinking in propulsion using alternative energies that actually is redefining the way the automobile is powered. Which is a luxury component on itself. If Tesla were to use Italian cows on their seats with uber soft plastics and funky suedes and velours on their dashes with exotic Martian metals for their buttons and 24k gold trimmed pieces to outline their iPad displays, the price tag of the Model S would surpass that of the Space Shuttle Columbia... The TLX... Nobody said the TLX is luxury...its premium. By your very own definition. The TLX spanks the Impala in quality and in build. And even if you dont think so, the TLX has got something that GM also does not have an answer for. Not Cadillac. Not even Corvette. SH-AWD. Ok...GM does have a similar system. But GM does not have PAWS. Hey...I much prefer the Impala over the TLX...but, when trying to sling mud a certain way, try not to get it on yourself... PS...A 2012 TL SH-AWD might be waaaay ugly, but its by far a better premium car for premium purposes than a Super Epsilon Chevy Impala LTZ. A TLX or TL is screwed more tighter than an Impala...tighter tolerances is what I mean... Just because the Impala LTZ has French stitching on the dash, it does not mean that it out-premiums the Acura... HOWEVER...I do agree with all of your other posts in this thread... I just felt I needed to defend the Acura and the Tesla...
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That is where Mercury was at. I understand why Mercury was killed off, and it was necessary at that point in time, and FoMoCo dropped the ball in the late 1970s and 1980s with Mercury that continued all the way until Mercury's death... But in today's 2016 FoMoCo, wouldn't it be nice if FoMoCo still had Mercury? FoMoCo did a fabulous job of getting Ford the brand with the Premium trims to replace Mercury somewhat, but Lincoln needs to get their trims and quality and the their price levels higher at the base level...this I agree with you Drew.
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Im gonna guess that Beijing will be THE auto show that the world watches in the near future. One question. Are the Geneva and Paris shows relevant as they used to be or are they losing steam like Detroit? Back to the Bolt and autonomous driving... My opinion...as much as I love electric vehicles...I HATE THIS AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGY!!! Although I do see how beneficial it will be for humanity going forward.
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I gather the Los Angeles and New York auto shows are gaining steam and stealing Detroit's thunder? Maybe even SEMA with maybe the electronics show Las Vegas has?
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@hyperv6 YUP! I was being sarcastic with that post just acknowledging how old this platform is. The Chrysler 300 anywhere in the world was more or less about luxury and high styling. Even the Chrysler 300 faced Dodge Charger station wagon that was sold in Europe was all about class. Like you said, its a bloody shame Sergio is dragging this nameplate to the ground. I guess one real cool thing about all this is that maybe a SRT8 6.4liter Hemi gets to re-live again in Aussie land. Hey...maybe a Chrysler 300 Hellcat too? At this point in time...what else could MOPAR SRT engineers do but make a 300 Hellcat! The Viper is gone too...they now have extra time on their hands...if only for Australia. Hey...they would be filling a void with GM and Ford ditching their Aussie muscle cars...
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Cooooooooool. Another line of awesome MOPAR cop cars. Good for Chrysler to re-enter the cop car scene. Now that GM let go of their Caprice. No reason for Ford and their Crown Vic to have all that all on their own. I googled it to see how it looks...looks menacing.
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Fitness thread: All topics related to personal health and wellness
oldshurst442 replied to Suaviloquent's topic in The Lounge
Hear me now and believe me later, Suave. You are no longer a girlie man. Great news! Maybe now you could replace Aaron Rogers and star right beside Hanz and Franz. -
Since Dino's name was mentioned...and since FCA is Eye-Talian, and since FCA is ditching Detroit... Im sayin' this AINT THAT A KICK IN THE HEAD
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Ecoboosted V6 F-150? Ecoboosted V6 Ford GT? WOW! (shakes head in disbelief) I could have had a V8!!! For comedic relief this post is. Shyte storm to cause it is not!
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technically, the RC looks like the LC500 as the concept car came first...and the RC took its looks from the concept car. The LC500 is EXACTLY how the concept car was, its just that the concept car was green lighted way late as Lexus really had no intentions in building but they finally did... The LC500 has got something no Mercedes car you mentioned has... Concept car sex appeal. The classic and modern Gullwing sports cars and the McLaren sports car are more in line with what the LC500 is. Price tags aside of course.
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Bentley News: Bentley Plans On Growing The Bentayga Lineup
oldshurst442 replied to William Maley's topic in Bentley
Waaaaaay over price Breitling... I normally like Breitling watches because of their pseudo connection to Aviation. Same with Raybans. But this is one Breitling I could care less for. Old and new Chrysler 300C clock looks to be more elegant. A tad more expensive detailing on the bezel with an equal amount of diamonds as that Breitling and the Chrysler 300C surpasses the Breitling in elegance. For me...expensive time pieces HAVE TO BE elegant. Not gaudi shytes...that Breitling to me seems gaudi. No...Breitling watches have never been elegant. But, they do look like they serve some sort of purpose. In the Bentayga however, that is not the case... As far as the mechanicals go if one wants to argue why it costs that much... In 2016...time piece precision is a gimme. This aint the 1800s or early 1900s anymore. In fact, Timex by takin' a lickin' and they kept on tickin' proved that SEVERAL decades ago... Now...I do respect and enjoy the precision engineering of expensive watches...I just dont get consumed by the faux marketing involved... -
I dont mean anything by this...nor does it have anything to do with the subject at hand...and you may or maynot know...but Id like to point out anyway as an informative footnote that the Altima Hybrid was also sold in Quebec. I dont know if it was sold elsewhere in Canada, but Im 100% sure it was sold in Quebec.
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Will do actually!!! Thanx in part to this thread. Yours and Stew's posts made me itchy for #3. We, as in the family, we will be going to see Rogue One during the week between XMAS and New Years. What better way to cap off that week with #3 from Star Trek. My kids have watched #1 with me and did enjoy it. I watched #2 alone though. I dont think #2 is necessary to watch for #3...it dont matter, all we'll do is Star Wars and Star Trek marathon all that week!!!
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I havent seen the 3rd one....yet. Because I am not a Trekkie, it was not on my gotta see it now list. I feel like all the rebooted Star Trek movie actors do an incredible job of capturing the essence of the characters they represent in the original way while at the same time spinning their own take on the originals. A bloody shame for Anton Yelchin. Very hard to do but I think they succeeded BIG TIME. I think this is why the rebooted movies connect with newbies like myself to being a fan of the franchise TODAY. Newbies like myself certainly know and are familiar with the quirky actors and acting of the original cast. And I am talking about myself here, I did not necessarily want Nimoy or Shatner or the others in the movie, I did want to see familiarity. And I did want the movies to break away from that nerdy edge original format. I guess that was what the Next Generation was all about with Captain Picard...it was still too nerdy for my tastes.
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I was never a fan of Star Trek. I did however enjoy some original Star Trek TV shows. The Next Generation stuff never interested me. OK..this is where it becomes wacky. I LOVE the last 2 rebooted movies. I am saddened by the death of the actor playing Chekov. Leonard Nimoy....I was saddened by his passing as well. Star Wars is where its at for me. Yes. Even Episodes 1,2 and 3. #2 was too long and too love storyish that needed not be. Stupid scenes that took away from what could have been a better storyline with Count Dooku and Anakin and the Clone Wars. We KNOW that Padme and Anakin were gonna be a thing...no need to make us vomit over it with overly corny, overdone, over dramatized love scenes with no chemistry between the lovers. HOWEVER, the chemistry between Anakin and OB1 were incredible! OK....back to Star Trek...
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I LOVE Lesbians. But then again, Im just a narcissistic man-whore who thinks lesbians exist just to please MY male hetero sexual fantasies... Kinda ironic and sooooooo not reality!
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I share your thoughts. It will be a fine car. Buick and Chevy havent disappointed the last couple of years. It does have a certain charisma. Ill give it that but it doesnt tug at any of my emotions like this generation does. I think I prefer the next gen Lacrosse over this. Who knows? It might grow on me as its not a bad looking car. Maybe its because I STILL like the current Regal's looks that I secretly dont want it to go away. it was meant to be sarcastic as I think it looks like a Mazda6. HOOWEVER, looking at my prediction as a serious tone, it might not be a bad thing to try to emulate a certain luxury version of Mazda's Zoom Zoom campaign...
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I dont like it. It looks....odd. Besides having a look reminiscing of a new Mazda6, which is a good thing, some proportions on this car look bizarre to me. I dont like the way the headlights are placed on the car. I am all for more interior leg room, especially in the rear as compared to the old Regal but I feel the longer wheelbase and the way the shape of the car is with the location of the headlights just makes this car look strange to me.
