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  1. oldshurst442
    Im impressed. 21/2 seconds. Wow. But there is another number that Im even more impressed with. 315. With all perfect conditions I imagine, but 315 non-the-less. That would be practically a non-stop drive from Montreal to Boston in an all electric vehicle. A tad short from what a fossil fuel car does. Well folk, get this range on a family car price and say good-bye to the fossil fuel automobile even with the current charging infrastructure system in place...at least in the States and Provinces that are electric car tolerant...
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    @Drew Saturn Sky or even the Pontiac Solstice are nicely sculpted cars, yes. I can never do a BMW Z3. The Z8 is my style. That Fiat 124 really hits my buttons though, as much as the A/C Shelby Cobra, Pontiac Solstice, BMW Z8 have. (I really really love the BMW Z8) Come to think of it, the perfect Fiat 124 Abarth for me to emulate a British Roadster with guts under the hood (like an A/C Shelby Cobra) would be that 3.9 liter V8 engine from the BMW M5/Z8. I just saw a dream fantasy car being born right before me. I would love to buy a Fiat 124 roadster and engine swap it and drop in that BMW "4.0" V8.... I TRIED DOING THAT "@ name" THINGY AND IT DID NOT WORK. MAYBE ITS BECAUSE I DONT KNOW HOW TO DO IT....Hmmmmm.
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    I dont know why, but I laughed hard on your last post Mr. DFELT!
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    Oh....I dont know how I feel for a coupe version.... I think if I was in the market for a Miata or a Fiat 124, I think Id buy the roadster and Fiat 124...
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    I think the Fiat 124 looks plenty masculine in itself. Because of the little differences that Fiat did over the Miata as Drew pointed out. Let us not forget that Fiat put some Italian flair to it. And we all know that sometimes, Italians know how to beautify things. Yes. Yes. Sometimes those designs are not masculine at all and very feminine with all kinds of curves. Its still sexy. Very masuline this is: Or is it? Its got very curvaceous body work... Yes....the open gaping mouth, little hood vent, side pipes and 427 under the hood make it macho....remember...the less version of this car looks like this: The aggressive paint job on the abarth minimizes the curvaceousness of the front fenders, not that they are imposing to begin with, but that paint job is very macho. Alls it takes to make the Fiat 124 into a "427 Cobra" is an LS swap, bulgier front and rear fenders, open gaping mouth and side pipes.... Then we will probably end up with something like this....(with a LS rather than a V10) Besides, most European sports cars are designed with a more feminine sexiness in mind rather than agressive masculine ruggedness of American sports cars. This latest Miata is most definitely more macho than all other Miatas before it... That is my take on it anyway...
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    Fastback versus Notchback is what we are saying here? I look at today's conventional roof lined cars such a Honda Accord or BMW 3 or 5 Series and they look like aerodynamic (because of the rounded front ends and the like) bricks. The 1980s cars were all square all around, which made notchback styling awesome, but when the 1990s came along, the rounded contours made the notchback styling look weird. Most 1990s cars had odd proportions. I find that the " 4 door coupe" thingy styling of many of the cars today have very nice sleek designs. Kinda like the 1960s again. (Dont hate on me for that comment Balthy) and I like that! I find the Escala wears it elegantly unlike the awkward proportions of the Audi A7 or Lincoln MKZ. (The Ford Mondeo hatchback back pulls it off waaaaay sexier) The problem I have with the Escala is that it dont have the ballz out "Im a PHOQUING Cadillac so get the PHOQUE out of my way" styling! Its too elegant and not enough ballz. Cadillacs always had that perfect balance of arrogance and elegance.
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    *SIGH* SMK....things are getting fixed at Cadillac. Yes. Yes. Cadillac bespoked V8s were needed when Northstar was decided to be phased out and should have been replaced then. Northstar was left on the vine to rot. That was then. This is now. Using the "corporate" V8 which happens to be THE MOST versatile, MOST lethal, MOST WELL KNOWN V8 on the planet aint a bad move. People that view that as "just a Chevy" engine would never buy a bespoked 4.2 TT V8 Cadillac anyway. Other nitpickings would be found. Mr. DFELT had the right idea about Electric power. Yes Cadillac needs to move forward with electric power and with this new 4.2 liter V8. GM has decent EV technology. Better than any other internal combustion engine automobile manufacturer in my opinion. Lets be honest. Nobody is better than Tesla. Cadillac does not need to be better than Tesla like Mercedes or BMW or Audi has to be for image. The P100 is with us at Tesla. Porsche could talk a big game but unfortunately for Porsche, money talks and BS walks. And that is true for every internal combustion engine automobile manufacturer at this point in time. Cadillac has not talked a big EV game so there is no pressure there to be the best unlike the Germans are doing. And so far, other than BMW, they dont even HAVE an EV themselves. For all we know, Cadillac is probably keeping it hush hush on their EV technology. We do know it exists through Chevrolet....we just dont know how Cadillac will advance it for their vehicles. Speculation is all we have. I think Johan learned from the ELR mistakes. As far as the Escala goes, like every other Cadillac concept in the last 15 years, its just a styling exercise...I doubt the Hoffmeister kink will make it to production.
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    I would also like to add that the front "blade" headlights reminisce of stacked headlights of the 1960s in which Pontiac and Chrysler (although slanted) made famous...and Cadillac. Cadillac in 1964 or 1965. This is from 1968 and to me, best exemplifies the stacked, blade look of Cadillac that modern Cadillacs use...
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    MEH.... Your Canadian friends probably always vote for the Tories.... No different than what Republicans think of ANY Democrat. And Vice Versa for Dems against the Repubs... Our country is also in disgust with our politicians....for the longest time no elections resulted in a majority.... The Liberals had a minority government a couple of times, then the Conservatives the last 15-20 years. Beause we dont trust ANY of our parties... The election before this one, Harper's Tories managed a majority government in office only to phoque it up the very next election. How bad did Harper's Tories phoque it up? Well, a very young, inexperienced but hip Trudeau won a majority government in office while the Conservatives barely registered.....the second time in history for the Conservatives to leave such a bad taste for Canadians....Mulroney did the same thing.... How bad did Mulrnoey phoque it up? Well, the Liberals took power again after Mulroney phoqued it up when Trudeau Senior phoqued it up and Mulroney took over the first time around... And trust me......Mulroney phoqued it up real bad. And trust me, Trudeau Senior also phoqued it real bad, although not as bad as Mulroney. But close. As bad as Harper bad!!! Harper was just as bad as Trudeau Senior...but the Torie lovers will NEVER admit to that!!! So as you could see....Canadian politics is really not that different than American politics... (The NDP really never has a chance, they lost it big time sometime in the late 1970s early 1980s and Trudeau Senior came from retirement and came into power for his 3rd and final time before he phoqued it up leaving Mulroney to govern us 8 or so years and then he phoqued it up...NDP came close 2 elections ago, but the man died on us...RIP Mr. Layton) I am somewhere in the middle of all3 of our parties. Sometimes I am a Liberal. Sometimes I am a Torie. Sometimes I am a NDP guy... Basically....I really dont care who the phoque is in power...the shyte that comes out of all 3 parties smells like SHYTE!!!
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    I never realized that Drew is short for Andrew... DUH!!! Im so used to people calling me Andy, André (in French not Ah-ndray in English)...my wife calls me Andrew (and she is the only one to call me that) that I never really saw it... My real name is Andreas. So...Drew...we are name buddies!
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    I was thinking the same thing, SMK... And Bob Lutz was thinking the same thing you said about the SUV thing..... http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a30065/bob-lutz-on-cadillac/
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    I am of the opposite opinion of yours. I am tiring of the Charger's looks, and of the Chrysler 300. But I cant get enough of the Challenger. For sure I want a new look/new platformed Challenger to grace our presence. I am more than happy to own a 2016/2017 Challenger as is.
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    I ran out of editing time... And best of all with that trunk, no need to go SUV with a trunk opening and space like that!!!
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    Yeah.... This concept's face looks familiar to me in the form of Elmiraj grille and Aston Martin Lagonda fascia rolled into one. I like it but like others, I would prefer vertical headlamps like the Elmiraj had. It did not blow me away like the other concepts, it is pretty, but like Frisky said, it dont feel like a Cadillac. Im ready to let go of Arts&Science, but only if it is replaced by something that identifies what a Cadillac should look and feel like.I dont know what that is, but this concept's exterior does not have a Cadillac feel to it. Let me repeat, I like it, and Im sure it will be quite imposing in person, but so far, I aint feeling any Cadillac vibes with it. Interior is simplistic in a very elegant way. I LOVE THAT. Im not sure about the suit material effect they chose, its different and its cool, and I think it could work...instead of the usual all around leather that has been the go to luxury material. Suede is leather, but I was never a fan of it either on a jacket or car interior. I think I might like the expensive personally tailored designer suit look of it all! LOVE THAT TRUNK. The way it opens, the volume, the way its designed and the way the interior materials of it gel. It looks expensive.. Who ever thought that a trunk could be so luxurious and beautifully made to look expensive like the rest of a car's interior???!!!
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    I had to get that post back to neutral instead of it being +1... Sorry. That was a message for our 'polite' fellow Canuck....he thinks he is anyway That was not for you in any way.. Ive already answered that post on polite Canadians....
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    I also like this concept. I like the grille as it works superbly on this design and the proportions of the car. I LOVE long hood/short deck designs. What I dont like is the rake of the windshield is too sleek. Resulting in another thing I dont like about it. You mentioned it....there is no visibility..... And the back window.....I like fastbacks, but this concept hardly has a C Pillar.....I mean it has a C Pillar, but I like a car where there is some sort of back and its not just 'fast' on a fastback... But very sexy concept.
  17. oldshurst442
    Yup you just want a Sausage Fest! Bratwurst, Ballpark, Kosher, etc... To be honest. I like my sausages THICK. Minimum 1 foot long.... For me its Costco's Kirkland sausages.... Just in case you missed on the homo-erotic sexual undertones because TV Screen... Here is another: Its hard to stay excited with all this "start/stop" technology to save a few bucks on fuel when its such a small advantage.
  18. oldshurst442
    It wont handle better than the Tesla Model S. It probably wouldnt out accelerate it either. Therefore inferior product as compared to Tesla Model S in that high performance regard so bragging rights could be waved off... Tesla flaunts and does not hide the fact that the Model S is a high performance machine. Mercedes-Maybach has to find a way to market this vehicle where the heavy batteries are under the hood in a way to lure Tesla consumers without the high performance image....and by the looks of that concept, it has high performance shoes to fill in. Good luck wit dat! Being the Maybach, they aren't going for all out performance. A Tesla is faster than a Rolls-Royce Phantom, heck and Audi A8 is faster than Rolls-Royce Phantom, but is it better? The Maybach coupe is about over the top luxury and style, and it would still be pretty fast. They could do an AMG electric, (like a better battery version of the SLS electric car) or an AMG hybrid that has Telsa Ludicrous mode performance. Then its a different vehicle all together waaaaay beyong what a Model S is all about... YOU yourself made that distinction with the S Class... THIS is a COUPE besides all that. The Tesla Model S is a 100 000 dollar sports sedan. The S Class is a 100 000 dollar plus cruiser. The Tesla image is a hot thing right now and that is why the Model S is winning the sales wars with the S Class in this realm of 100 000 dollar cars. If M-B will produce this concept it has to figure a way to get this car to be a hot item. It is also going against a very sexy Aston Martin... This car is fighting a war on 2 fronts. The last time the Germans and M-B as it seems fought a war on 2 fronts, they lost big time.
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    ^^^ That post above....sarcasm, right???!!!
  20. oldshurst442
    Sorry Blu.. Sarcasm is hard to detect on a TV screen. But I also kept my post humorous. But...hard to detect through a TV screen.
  21. oldshurst442
    The point is that the door handle on a Malibu MAY BE an issue for Malibu owners but the stop/start circuitry is RELIABLE. YOU want to believe that a problem exists in your head where a problem DOES NOT exist... You are full of phobias my dear friend.. They sell pills for that and you will feel much better afterwards.... PS: stop/start circuitry is a no go for me too! No phobia for me, but the minimal gain of fuel efficiency sounds stupid to me...
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    It wont handle better than the Tesla Model S. It probably wouldnt out accelerate it either. Therefore inferior product as compared to Tesla Model S in that high performance regard so bragging rights could be waved off... Tesla flaunts and does not hide the fact that the Model S is a high performance machine. Mercedes-Maybach has to find a way to market this vehicle where the heavy batteries are under the hood in a way to lure Tesla consumers without the high performance image....and by the looks of that concept, it has high performance shoes to fill in. Good luck wit dat!
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    Yes, fellow Canuck... Who started this rumor anway???!!!
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    I did not make fun of regions of Canada... YOU missed it that I totally made fun of you and your so called new citizenship of being an Albertan....yet I had to ask you where you REALLY come from.... You are not an Albertan slowly moving west.... You are an Easterner Newfoundlander. You will always be a Newfie and it dont matter if you head soooooo west you end up in the east in the home of the Rising Sun, Japan... QUEBEC BUILT Canadair CL415 is a dig to you...not to Alberta. You tried to belittle Quebec a while back in this thread where you graced your presence in Oshawa because GM closed down its plant in Quebec.... Tis YOU that takes jabs... Tis ME that uppercuts you square in the jaw...KNOCK OUT!!!! You are right... The most East Ive gone to is Quebec City and the most West is Niagara Falls and Toronto in this beautiful country of ours. Yet I speak BOTH OFFICIAL LANGUAGES of our country and my dad served her during WW2 and defended her freedom as a soldier... Yes, that wasnt me serving my country, yet every 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, I shed a tear for EVERY fallen Canadian soldier! I NEVER DISRESPECT ANY OF OUR ELECTED leaders like you have.... How was it you spelled our Prime Minister's name a couple of posts back? You say you are a conservative... yet as of now......LIBERAL HELP you as a new Albertan are, will GLADLY take.... ONTARIO and QUEBEC are HELPING GREATLY ALBERTA in her time in need.... Both with the fires and with the economics as ONTARIO and QUEBEC are the economic powers as of now as oil money is a non factor! Both LIBERAL provinces that spend more than they make... Yet with all that conservative Albertan oil money, tis the disgusting Liberal provinces that are getting Canada out of this oil money mess... POLITICS.....Mr. Harper did good when he had to do it that way...but now, tis a different ball game.... Another dig in where QUEBEC built Canadair CL415s come in! I sure hope to God that Ontario is not a bankrupt province like you put it because in 2016...Canada is relying so much on Ontario to get us through..... And yeah......transfer payments are flowing from East to West again instead of the other short lived way around.... And yeah......Quebec.... It dont matter how you feel Bombardier is run and how much money the Liberals give Bombardier, (even Quebecois got a slap in the face with the latest one) Quebe based Bombardier helps in one way or other to help pay Canada's bills... Quebec does help a tiny wee bit.... Bankrupt Ontario and Quebec are not... Alberta I am not so sure of... With the exception of British Columbia....because even BC is giving Alberta monies.... BC flew in some Martin Mars planes to help out... 'Bong, like I said, you talk a good talk. Lots of tough talk... Too bad its double talk most of the time... Instead of flexing non sense and trying to discredit me...with ONLY WORDS I MIGHT SAY...stop the double talk! OH....Ive been to Greece countless of times.... Have you? Because you are trying to make it seem like I dont go out much.... The irony of a Newfie (or Albertan) calling out a Montrealer (a REAL cosmopolitan city second only to NYC)....a Greek descendant of all things who has seen Europe....
  25. oldshurst442
    Yeah.....whatever. Just keep in mind that I was the one to paint you as Wings FIRST waaaaay before you called me Wings...which was today... Personally, Id rather be called Cyndi Lauper than WIngs. PS: the ONLY thing I have in common with Wings is that we are both Greek... OPA!
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