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  1. ccap41
    Easy there Frisky... Maths aren't every body's strong suit.
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    Chrysler's hit is likely the 200 coming completely off the lots. So many downs...
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    I see two GT's have been delivered... I can't wait to read and watch reviews on that car.
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    What isn't high end about their V Series?
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    In the phrase, " Driver's car " it even defines it as a "car" to begin with. While I will absolutely agree that I have not driven one and that they are quite quick aaaand that they do their intended job VERY, VERY well... there is no possible way a CUV is considered a "driver's car" to anybody who isn't just blindly in love with EVs. There's just no way. Yeeesssss the term is relative, to an extent. It will mean something different to each driver but 99% of car people will be able to agree that a Bolt is not a driver's car. It's barely a car..lol
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    Yep, I'm a smaller car type of person so this is like right in my wheelhouse! I'd bet the RS3 has completely different brakes..lol
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    Heck, there's an RS3 out now(summer is when it's technically released but they're 2017's)! That would be one heck of a fun car to drive, imo. 400hp? Yes, please. Agreed, 72, 84, 96 month financing on items that depreciate like automobiles is going to hurt us all soon enough... Fck'n ridiculous.
  8. ccap41
    So you'd basically move them all down a size price-wise?
  9. ccap41
    I agree. Cadillac doesn't have the name it should and that's why I think they should avoid the small vehicle game and build a reputation up first. Lemme look... CLA: 32,400 C: 39,500 A4: 31,200 A4: 34,900
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    They're only 3k apart. ATS starts at 34,500 CLA starts at 32,400. The A3 is cheaper at 31,200.
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    But is making a cheap/small vehicle like that hurting their large car's perceived value of luxury? I think they should stay away from anything smaller than an ATS and focus on what old Cadillac would have done w/ massive land barges but I know that won't happen. ATS and up and make like 2 different huge sedans and coupes the size of S Classes AND LARGER. They have the small car and volume thing to worry about at Chevy.. Let Cadillac be BOLD again.
  12. ccap41
    SUVs can be front drivers and nobody will know the difference. To cut costs here, of all places, is the smartest thing to do. Soccer moms don't even know what a canyon carver is, let alone want that.
  13. ccap41
    They don't need volume though. That's what Chevy, GMC, and Buick are for. The cheaper the car the less the profit margins so they will be the least profitable Cadillacs anyway.
  14. ccap41
    Yep, completely agree. I know damn well my Escape had a lot of plastic, too much if I'm being honest. But I think the "fixed" it by not making it glossy. When it got dirty it looked really bad so I had to keep up on it. Basically the whole damn center stack was glossy plastic and felt really cheap if you touched it(which you never do where it was at but that's besides the point). Just knowing all of these vehicles are so competitively priced they have to cheapen out somewhere. Let's just hope it is more subtle than others.
  15. ccap41
    It's roofline is ~5 inches higher than the compact class of cars. It's also low to the ground because of reduced aero drag. That ground clearance is likely due to a plastic piece sticking down 1-2 inches, like my Escape, Tahoes, and anything else that's "lifted". It's lateral grip is far less than my Focus..which isn't anything special. 0.77g for the Bolt and 0.89-0.90g for the Focus(non-ST or RS). MT's figure 8 numbers for acceleration, braking, and turning characteristics? Ford Focus: 26.7 sec Chevy Bolt: 27.6 sec And that's with it being MUCH slower accelerating because the Bolt does a 1/4 mile in 14.9 vs a Focus DCT in 16.3. It is hands-down quicker in a straight line but that's it. So if it handles worse than my Focus(with a decent margin, if it was much closer I could understand the "drive it before you knock it") then I don't really need to drive it to say that it is not a "driver's car". Compare it to a Miata? The pinnacle of "driver's car". 1/4 mile: 14.5 sec Lateral g's: 0.95 MT's figure 8: 25.4 sec All of these numbers are from MT to get a consistent source as other companies get different numbers for the same vehicle(for example, C/D is always quicker). It is good, very good... for a CUV.
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    I don't think it matters which brand, if you're looking at any of the mainstream brands they will all fall into this category at some point. They're not luxury vehicles and there will be plastic cheapness. It's just where they make the plastic that's acceptable to each buyer.
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    The second row of words did, lol.
  19. ccap41
    It's a CUV. I mean, "no".
  20. ccap41
    If only I could read... But still not fast. It's a quick car, quite quick. My Focus can go faster than 93mph but it likely(it won't) cannot get to 93mph as quickly. Also, w/o even driving it, I can tell you it is not a "driver's car". It's an economical statement not a driver's car. It does its intended job very well but a high rise CUV-like vehicle is not a driver's car. Your EV bias is showing through thicker than cold peanut butter right there. "holds corners far better than most autos"(paraphrased). GTFO with that.
  21. ccap41
    A Jeep Wrangler Unlimited(pictured) Sahara is 34k... or the 2 door Sahara is 30,400.. CHEATER!!! Get yourself in the 2 door "freedom edition" for 29,700.
  22. ccap41
    Are you drunk? or are you literally talking about sales numbers? Either way, you look wrong. BMW Cars: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, i3, i8, Z4 BMW SUVs: X1, X3, X4, X5, X6 Also, the sales numbers I saw show Mercedes selling more "light trucks" than cars. 25,583 cars 26,190 "light trucks" BMW cars: 23,271 BMW "light trucks": 17,309 Audi cars: 12,577 Audi "light trucks": 10,991 You're Wrong Link. Then where will the build their current lineup at?
  23. ccap41
    Two of those are incorrect... "quick" because it only goes 93mph and almost 3600lbs isn't light for a compact class vehicle. It's actually heavy for its size.
  24. ccap41
    YES! Throw some homage to #2 & #3! And would you look at that...the driver can see out of those cars as well. Weird. I completely agree with that entire post, @oldshurst442!
  25. ccap41
    Agreed. If only the Camaro would open up the sightlines I would almost guarantee I'd want one over a Mustang. The performance is undeniable and w/ my driving style the low end tw of the LT1 favors me more than the Coyote. You just can't see out of the damn thing. My buddy w/ a 5th gen offered to give me his keys when we were going from a restaurant to a bar a few weeks ago but he stated, "it'll be a bastard to try and park there" referring to the sucky parking lot we were going to to begin with and then how crappy the visibility is in his car. I said no thanks, for now. EVERYBODY else accomplished this. No reason they can't. You can evolve a body style without changing "just to change". Look at the Mustang for example, or that above pictured Lambo. Camaro existed in the 70's-2002 without this current design. Throw those some retro bones as well. You don't always have to mimic the originals to be retro. The 2002 Catfish Camaro looked nothing like the original but that's not bad.
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