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    I agree. It's a step in the right direction but still seems like the same thing I have heard three different times over the last fifteen years (ever since the LS debuted).
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    Only one person wants that, it seems. I am not that person because the car was garbage and that is all I have to say about it.
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    I had some like for it also, but was it really identifiable as a Cadillac, The Catera was absolute garbage and a maintenance nightmare. It was the most "unCadillac" of all Cadillacs this side of a Cimarron.
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    The high gloss wood is an option, just like it is on the Lincolns that have it. Since suave deleted my replies to surreal, I will repeat again, but this time to the post in question. Yes surreal, thank you for pointing out that Lincolns also have wood, but my point was simply that this Buick uses too much of it. Care to discuss that, or do you have another obvious fact you can present? Buick is doing just fine, regardless of which age demographic they may be targeting. How's that for the obvious?
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    Then you are reading what you want to read and no one can help you with that. Now, again, about the Buick...
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    Not once did I say that you didn't have a right to your opinion. That's all you. What it means though, is that I also have the right to offer a counter opinion, i.e. you conveyed a negative connotation about the wood trim by mentioning the older demographic as a negative. Nothing more, nothing less. Funny how you pick and choose the "other car" argument. That's all I will say about that. Now, about the Buick, while it's not my cup of tea, the Avenir front end is nice but I don't care much for the profile. Just doesn't resonate with me. The interior, however, is way above the outgoing model though, and for their target audience it will score in spades. Overall, a solid B+ from me. Note to Buick though. Put out the Avenir. It is quite frankly only the second Buick I have ever really wanted (the GNX being the other). Seriously people. Make it happen.
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    Lincoln is direct competition for Buick so when someone brings up things like wood grain as being a negative on one brand while completely ignoring the fact that the competition does the same thing, then it is perfectly legitimate for me to point that out. No trolling at all on my part nor was it meant to be. Just an honest observation on that. If certain people can't handle a simple reputable, then perhaps they are in the wrong place. I do understand where you are coming from though and will tone down the rhetoric.
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    You are living in a fantasy land. They will not put a 4 cylinder in a FULL SIZE truck, where job number one is towing and payload, something that having a hybrid on top of a 4 cylinder motor would absolutely kill. A TTV6/hybird combo would be more likely, but again the hybrid systems put major dent on towing and payload capabilities, which is a major roadblock for pick up buyers.
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    The high gloss wood is an option, just like it is on the Lincolns that have it. No Lincoln today has that much wood, gloss or not. Doesn't matter. They do have it. That's all I saying while you try to pick apart a car not made by Ford. Oh wait, they do have that and then some. It's just in the Navigator.
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    The high gloss wood is an option, just like it is on the Lincolns that have it.
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    They had hybrid powertrains in the last gen. Tahoe and they did not sell. Same with the pick up if I'm not mistaken.
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    Jesus.. Did I miss the ELR being brought up in a conversation ? It was a waste of time. Basically there should have never been an ELR, as beautiful as it is... especially when you had the new Voltec powertrain sitting in the wings getting ready to come out in the CT6. Fact is... ELR should have been the ATS coupe or sub ATS sports car with a normal power train. A PERSONAL LUXURY COUPE. Nice. The ELR was just not the right car for Cadillac. As you said, it should have been an ATS derivative and at a much lower price point than the ELR. Funny thing about the ELR though si that I saw two different ones in three days just last week. Just weird to see two that close together given the paltry sales numbers on those. Still a sharp looking car IMO, but it should have never seen the light as it was marketed.
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    Given how much flak the last gen Camaro caught for its spartan interior (and rightfully so I might add), who would have thought this would be the defining statement on the new one. "WHAT GIVES THE CAMARO THE EDGE ON THE MUSTANG—AND EVERY OTHER MUSCLE CAR—IS THE INTERIOR" Now I really want to take one for a test drive, on the race track! Never thought I would say that about a Camaro but this new one seems to be hitting all the right notes.
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    And it doesn't look to be too big of a compromise either. Seems to be plenty of space left in there. I know in the older Malibu and the Fusion Hybrid, the trunk spaces in those take a hit but those are slightly smaller cars and form factors than the CT6.
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    Carry on. I believe this was about the awesome CT6 plug in hybrid. Maybe it's because they are busy working on more affordable cars that don't even need gas. http://www.chevrolet.com/culture/article/bolt-ev-concept-car.html That's nice and all, but nobody is buying EV. Affordable, roomy hybrids sell. That much is a fact. About 100,000 EV +387,000 Hybrid cars suggest otherwise. Furthermore GM, Ford.. and the rest would be fools to not push the development of such cars if for no other reason than them being able to continue selling trucks. I for one would have no issue with the eventual demise of the ICE. Its coming. Its inevitable. For Godsake its only been 120 years but alas this is only your take because Ford is currently not in the headlines with such bold moves. If they were.. U'd be pushing it like no tomorrow. They were the first auto manufacturer at the new Mcity facility.
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    Maybe it's because they are busy working on more affordable cars that don't even need gas. http://www.chevrolet.com/culture/article/bolt-ev-concept-car.html That's nice and all, but nobody is buying EV. Affordable, roomy hybrids sell. That much is a fact. Maybe that is a problem for Ford because Chevy is getting ready to sell them and there is a demand for them. Also, as Bong pointed out, the Malibu Hybrid is coming out and its projected to push 50MPG so maybe you were not aware of that fact.
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    Maybe it's because they are busy working on more affordable cars that don't even need gas. http://www.chevrolet.com/culture/article/bolt-ev-concept-car.html
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    No it wasn't. You brought up the horsepower difference between two cars that, you have confirmed, do not compete with each other. And no matter whether the CT6 is AWD or not, it is still a half ton lighter than and AWD S Class. Again, you brought up the engine and horsepower and I merely countered with the fact that the weight is far higher on the S class. Does Mercedes do that? Nope.
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    No AWD system weighs 1000lbs. and that weight difference I quoted was for the RWD S Class, so let this sink in for you one more time. The car you want to compare to the CT6 (which is does not compete with for the thousandth time) is a half ton heavier ton heavier, so it having 100 more HP is worthless when it carries a half ton more. What planet are you from seriously? Yes, the S class has more power but it also weighs much more (about a half ton more). Love how you like to pick and choose what numbers to apply and when but leave out crucial things like a half ton weight difference against a car it doesn't even compete with. Down vote all you want. Facts are facts and you chose to leave out certain facts.
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    Again.. irrelevant and wrong. Cadillac has a 420HP, 460 ft lb V8 in their most recognizable vehicle, the Escalade. They also will have V8 in the CTS-V and CT6. That still completely ignores the fact that their TTv6s from 3.0L to 3.6L encompass ground from 400hp to 464hp. Also in the 2007 Cadillac had a S/C V8 with 469HP and a N/A one with 403HP. U are ignoring all of that for the simpleton sake of your argument...again.. against anything positive from Cadillac What I really love here is that he leaves out the 640HP CTS-V with a V8, that is cheaper (most of the time) than the Germans STANDARD package V8s. Again, he likes to pick and choose when and where to use the numbers game. It hasn't really panned out for him yet, by the looks of it
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    What planet are you from seriously? Yes, the S class has more power but it also weighs much more (about a half ton more). Love how you like to pick and choose what numbers to apply and when but leave out crucial things like a half ton weight difference against a car it doesn't even compete with.
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    The seats and door panels are both really nice but when I bring my eyes to the center stack, it just looks too much like the Fusion (plain jane looking) while the rest of the interior is five steps above that. Kind of messes with the cohesiveness of the rest of the interior to me.
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    Question. Why is the price in the graph $800 less than what the press release say?
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    The one thing I find questionable with this announcement is that it comes out two months before the car that modeled the look first (the Continental) and this obviously the look they wish to convey with their cars. Weird strategy but that's just my opinion.
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