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  1. regfootball
    GM makes so few of their vehicles in US anymore. Encore = Korea, this in China...my TourX was Germany. I get the 'world market' part of this, but maybe GM will learn that sending most of its production (by model count) outside our borders is a shitty deal. is this sort of "Buick Mazda CX-5" looking? I hope it is not SMALLER than the current Envision.......
  2. regfootball
    https://www.buick.com/future-vehicles/2021-envision
  3. regfootball
    Yeah I am 6'1 and a waist and belly that is too large and even if i were thin again the ingress and egress and driving position in the car is something you'd want in a sports car, not a luxury brand sedan. Its not befitting daily luxury transport. People rip front drive platforms but remember back to the larger cab forward front drivers....... more comfort and room. That said, the Ct6 is woefully comfy, but yeah, Cadillac decides to kill that car.
  4. regfootball
    this Cadillac platform has always been ergonomically challenged. Low firewall, cramped with a big driveshaft tunnel.....badly shaped floor. Hip point way too low. You really have to twist, contort, and wrench yourself into the seat and God forbid if you are a chunky midwesterner over the crest of 50 and not some lithe millenial with lots of flexibility from yoga. The platform is shared also with Camaro so they did not design the cars on this platform for older large person comfort which IMHO is partly why Cadillac sales flounder. In contrast, when i went to the auto show back in early March before it got shut down they had the CT4 and CT5 there and there was a lot of interested folks checking them out....particularly youngsters. Maybe Cadillac IS on to something here. Those youngsters actually like the cramped interior and low rider seat.
  5. regfootball
    but it sounded better than that CT6 tt. I am guessing there was something wrong or badly set up on the Ct6 panaray i tested. that used CT6 is still for sale, interestingly enough...... i didn't mind the black but do agree. some of the CT5 trim options include a light color.
  6. regfootball
    red leather seats available on the Pacifica now, But wife doesn't want another minivan........after they add red leather and all wheel drive to the options list,.....?
  7. regfootball
    even the Lexus will be deeply discounted though, too...
  8. regfootball
    The 2020 Lexus LS would be a far better looking option this this faux lux vehicle....... although i do understand the Lexus is more pricey....
  9. regfootball
    that's sweet!
  10. regfootball
    NOw that i think about it, this song by California gal Marnie Ann must have been an early love song for Elon Musk, but I digress, Carry on,.....
  11. regfootball
    well, there goes Buick then!
  12. regfootball
    No, this is a stupid idea. Really ashamed that someone from Ford would suggest this. How about concentrating on how many more new 2020 Escapes you can sell instead of 70,000 dollar Aviators now? Likewise, GM, maybe something like the Cruze is a valuable entry in the car lineup now? Watch GM spin this into needing all sorts more money to dump into autonomous and electric black hole now. I would be for the development budgets of electric being increased if the charging grid were part of that investment but I haven't seen jack squat of that to date. And in the meantime, how about instead of cash for clunkers, get more hybrid powertrains into volume lines. Like an Equinox hybrid. Give credit for continuing hybrids in some of its product lines.
  13. regfootball
    yikes, that is 'basic'...its like the little suzukis in india....
  14. regfootball
    I didn't try the CT6-V.....:( i like blackout trim on cars but TBH i would prefer that they leave some chrome on the Sport......
  15. regfootball
    2 of GM's best styling jobs ever. I would love to find a collectible one of either in good shape some day. regarding this new Genesis, MEH now it seems even more criminal that Cadillac punted and the real Escala on Omega never saw the light of day. new G80 is a huge TURD in comparison.
  16. regfootball
    Parking Assist, Rear Cross Traffic Alert w/Braking - $565.00 Blind Spot Monitor - $500.00 be nice if this were standard on a lexus
  17. regfootball
    at the auto show was a new Encore GX, almost 38 grand. Loaded sure. But wow, about 10 grand too high IMO.
  18. regfootball
    aren't most of those dead elderly from one nursing home
  19. regfootball
    https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2020/03/09/gm-responds-mat-blackwing-v8-deal-up-in-air-for-now GM responds: MAT’s Blackwing V-8 deal is up in the air for now
  20. regfootball
    at the end of the day its my main rag at GM right now. All the PR bullshit about electric cars and all the resources down the drain keeping them from updating their core product lines.
  21. regfootball
    true. however then, the electric cars in the marketplace still won't take off en masse until a vast charge network of a common standard is built.
  22. regfootball
    I get what you are saying however, if there is no charge network that is as convenient as gas stations, then no, not in 2-3 years. until they have exceptional interior quality, no chance in hell. i have seen no plan from any company or government of any charge network for the annual replacement sales of 17 million vehicles a year to be built nationwide. that 48 mpg Honda Accord hybrid keeps looking better all the time.
  23. regfootball
    That too, then why would they waste so much time and resources to make all these pressers about niche products like a 200,000 dollar sedan that no one will buy? That's the part where i said earlier that GM still needs to provide full resources to redesign and introduce and keep their current vehicle lines fresh.
  24. regfootball
    If priced correctly, yes. Compact crossover is the hottest market in the industry and it would presume that GM could sell them at a price that could sell in volume to replace some of the Tesla's being sold. Which gets back to my original comment. No they won't sell as much if the charging network is not there. Which is why those whole 'electric car push' is PR move from GM. It's not sincere to push the electrics until you can push them in volume to replace the gas cars.
  25. regfootball
    In 2019, GM sold about 450,000 Equinox + Terrain compact crossovers. If you are really serious about moving people into electrics (electrics, not hybrids), should you not assume you want to start eating away at chunks of your gas vehicle lineup and replace it with electric? I see no plan here as being things other than PR because if they were serious i would read something to the effect of 'The all new all electric only 2022 Chevy Equinox will arrive and is intended to replace half the volume of gas equinox'. A volume segment, which would make real sense to make a big push to move the market to electric. Imagine a 2022 Electric Equinox + Terrain to replace the current models. That would actually sell. Or why not a new mid size sedan all electric to compete with the Model 3? Or a 3 row crossover Acadia sized +/-, another high volume segment. Neat thing to see the other day, at the auto show, the newest Accord hybrid. 48 mpg epa. Look in the trunk, no 'battery hump' to speak of. Doesn't it still make sense to invest in some hybrids, just make them the right size with real choices of options. Volt was a bit of a failure because it was too small and you couldn't get power seats or sunroofs.
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