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not on sale yet I didn't think so but the pics just looked so..normal.. Best way.. to have them in scenes that show real life.. not a bunch of BS. Yep! Those are my favorite ones from this collage as well. Especially the one in your sig and the 5th one down, silver. As much as I hate how front license plates look on cars(I understand why they are there) it is cool to see the CT6 with the bumper molded for one in that 5th pic.
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not on sale yet I didn't think so but the pics just looked so..normal..
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Great looking car. Are some of those from owners already..? Or did GM just take them random places for some sweet pics?
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It's That Time Again....Guess What I Bought This Time
ccap41 replied to Frisky Dingo's topic in The Lounge
Dang, I knew you loved that car. I thought maybe you got the itch and went back fo' mo'! hmmm.. All we got so far is that it's used.. -
^ Yeah I saw one driving this past weekend... I completely agree.
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It's That Time Again....Guess What I Bought This Time
ccap41 replied to Frisky Dingo's topic in The Lounge
I'll start off with an easy one.. another 335i (E90) -
lol me too..
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Where is everybody today?????
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Cadillac News: Cadillac Is Working On A RWD Sedan To Sit Below ATS
ccap41 replied to William Maley's topic in Cadillac
No, I think that will be the point where the ship is jumped and now FWD is supperior to RWD.. in smaller cars****. But if there is anything luxury about it it MUST, I repeat, MUST be RWD ONLY. Or at least "60-70%" of the power must go to the rear. -
7391. That is how many they sold in 2015 in the US. Agreed with you dfelt, it just looks, and is, dated at this point. When it first came out it was a car very much comparable to the American Muscle cars(at least competitive) but as they've grown up and been completely redone..this hasn't.. It's just..old..now. From the outside it's still a good looking car but the performance and interior just isn't where it ought to be.
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Of any vehicle on the market the Wrangler seems like the most appropriate use of a smaller diesel engine. Even more so than trucks(because MOST aren't doing long hauls with them). It would jump fuel economy, which is dog$h! now, I would have to believe a diesel powerband would be waaaaay better off road as well(just guessing as I'm no off-roader myself). It just seems like one application that almost "needs" a small diesel to keep it around(CAFE). Something in the range of 200hp/300tq..whatever needs to do that. I think the small Duramax in the Canyonado would be perfect. I'd also think you'd want a lil 4 over a 6 for weight purposes...especially because diesels are heavy.
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Nissan still makes a 370?
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Cadillac News: Cadillac Is Working On A RWD Sedan To Sit Below ATS
ccap41 replied to William Maley's topic in Cadillac
I would wager that your wager is spot on. lol -
Audi News: Audi Gets Q2 and Q4 Trademarks From FCA
ccap41 replied to William Maley's topic in Volkswagen
You are correct. Q = SUV/CUV for Audi Okay, I thought so. I guess I was confused by dfelt's post saying it's confusing. I actually think Audi has one of the clearer naming systems of Q# being all SUV/CUVs and A# being all cars(okay I guess the R8 is an exception). Alright I just went to their site and the models that confuse things are the R8 and TT as they're kind of their own thing, not actually confusing if you ask me. Buuuuut the one lone bird is the A3 Sportback e-tron. That's listed under their SUVs/Crossovers/Wagons. -
Audi News: Audi Gets Q2 and Q4 Trademarks From FCA
ccap41 replied to William Maley's topic in Volkswagen
I though Q# meant SUV/CUV and A/S/RS# meant cars? Does it not? -
"To which you don't really need rwd for that sort of car" That guys, is how you move goal posts. GOOOOAAALLLLL!!!
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I want this as well.
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Why send any power to the front then? if you "want drive power to the back wheels." Sounds like they're all f'n up i there is any power sent to the front. Stupid FWD vehicles. There's never been one successful FWD or FWD biased car ever to have been produced. I don't understand what in the H Lincoln was thinking. STUPID. Also, if you could elaborate on your previous statement "Even with awd you want 60-70% of the power to the back so you are pushed and not pulled, offering smoother acceleration." that would be great. I think everybody here would like an explanation of how this is a thing.
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How is that statement true in any way at all? Did you just make that up? My 06 C350 had a 7spd as well, fyi. Ford can't get that 9spd/10spd soon enough. If nothing else it will shut you and 'Bong up about gear ratios.
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Completely agree. Once you pass that 250ish area with even more tq it's a recipe for a CAPABLE car but a disappointing car. This actually reminds me.. My buddy with his '12 GTI pulled up to a stop light next to a Focus ST which he had heard the blow-off valve on(assuming it was at least slightly modded). He wanted to race him(assuming he would lose to the much more powerful ST so his expectations were low). When the light turned green he just stood on the "go pedal" and the ST just sat there and lit up his tires. My friend let off fairly quick as it wasn't even a race at that point but the point being.. FWD is very limited when it comes to power to the pavement.
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It was the fastest FWD around the Nurbergring until some froggy Renault took that title. It was beating its RWD contemporaries from BMW at time.... so yeah, it was probably more canyon carver than most hatchbacks today aside from the GTI. Wow. Impressive. I hadn't realized that. I just knew it was punching above it's weight class at the time(and is still a very capable car). Especially considering the Turbo was made in '09 there wasn't a Camaro, the Mustang GT was only 300hp... You get the point. I'd say handling-wise the Fiesta ST has to be thrown in there with the best as well.
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I loved the Cobalt SS. It put out pretty damn good numbers for its time. Was it a canyon carver like today's hot hatches? Probably not. But the supercharged version was 205hp/200tq which was ahead of the GTI up until 2015. Then they turbocharged the engine and it jumped to like 250hp or so. Very stout for its time! Heck, that's still a stout engine/car. I'd love to see them throw their 2.0T tuned to 275hp/320tq or so. It'd put the ST/STi/GTI/Speed3 to work for sure. As cool as it would be for them to make an RS fighter I highly doubt they would instantly jump into the 35-40k hot hatch group with the RS and Golf R. The only thing the GTI has going for it over any of those is it's chassis. While superb it's grossly under powered for its competition. One of my best friends has a '12 GTI and it's a cool car and the DSG works great but it's still a high 14 second car. It's crazy how the movement from 1/4 mile racer to canyon carver is going on right now. Cars are handling better than they ever have, people care less about straight speed. I think it's in part because cars are just so fast in a straight line that you can' take advantage of that on the streets anymore so the next performance metric to brag about it lateral g's and cornering ability.
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The Canyon is not AWD, it is 2WD or 4WD like most trucks. There is no difference in the Denali. The Denali trucks and full-size SUVs, and Escalade used to come with active full-time AWD, but they are now 2wd/4wd. See that makes sense but I could have sworn I read something about an AWD system. Ohhhhh well. Thanks! Okay, FOUND IT! Well.. what I was talking about... "Rear drive is standard, but our tester was equipped with the optional full-time four-wheel-drive system. " http://www.motortrend.com/news/2016-gmc-canyon-duramax-diesel-4x4-first-test-review/ I guess when I read "full-time four-wheel-drive system." It made me think AWD. That is a mistake on MotorTrend's part. It is not full time. In this picture, look through the steering wheel on the lower left side. That's the dial that lets you turn the truck to 2wd mode... thus, not "full-time". Awesome, that's what I figured. It sounds really odd for a mid-size truck to be AWD to begin with. Thanks for the clarification, and I'm glad I found what "caught my eye" and got it cleared up. Oh yeah, Ridgeline. Uhhh... Looks decent.. worse than the other 4 mid-sizers. FWD better return spectacular fuel economy. Buy a Tacoma or a Canyon Duramax.
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The Canyon is not AWD, it is 2WD or 4WD like most trucks. There is no difference in the Denali. The Denali trucks and full-size SUVs, and Escalade used to come with active full-time AWD, but they are now 2wd/4wd. See that makes sense but I could have sworn I read something about an AWD system. Ohhhhh well. Thanks! Okay, FOUND IT! Well.. what I was talking about... "Rear drive is standard, but our tester was equipped with the optional full-time four-wheel-drive system. " http://www.motortrend.com/news/2016-gmc-canyon-duramax-diesel-4x4-first-test-review/ I guess when I read "full-time four-wheel-drive system." It made me think AWD.
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Okay, I thought when I was reading one of the new Canyon reviews in the past few weeks that I read something like "active all wheel drive" or "full time all wheel drive" in one of the reviews but I couldn't find it later when I had time. I was confused. I thought it was 2WD or 4WD not an AWD-anything. Anyway anybody could confirm yes or no to this? The Canyon is not AWD, it is 2WD or 4WD like most trucks. There is no difference in the Denali. The Denali trucks and full-size SUVs, and Escalade used to come with active full-time AWD, but they are now 2wd/4wd. See that makes sense but I could have sworn I read something about an AWD system. Ohhhhh well. Thanks!
