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  1. Cmicasa the Great
    Who here.. who here is going to go so far as to care what the chinese call it? In china it still means.. future. Perhaps they see the word weilai as "sexy."
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    Well why not? The XT5 is platform mates with the Acadia, Enclave, Traverse. Zero reasons why the LF3 is not a company engine 4 years in. Tune it differently. No one is gonna bitch that there XT5 has the same engine as their less fortunate sister's Acadia, especially if the Acadia Denali is running a 360HP LF3 and the XT5 is running 390HP. Yes there is an opposite precedent set.. when the last gen CTS-V's LSA had 556HP and the ZL1 got 580HP from the same motor.. or now.. 640HP LT4 vs 650HP in the ZL1.. We kno its the same engine.. and the real power difference lies or laid in making it more luxuriously quiet with less aggressive exhaust, not to mention routing
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    Very interested in what they will do with it. Again.. revisiting the brilliance behind Denali in the sister brand GMC.. Avenir could be a blazing success if done right. Truly the best place to start is interior.. taking them up a notch.. and then onward to MRC, higher HP, special paints, and even nicer wheel options can really add on the content for the customer.. and the profit for GM. Remember EACH brand should be a profit center on its own.. having donor platforms and some parts bin should only add to that. Ask Porsche getting VW stuff in its non-911 vehicles.
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    I dunno. GM has gone on record with Barra saying two years ago that she wants GM to drop down to about 4 scalable platforms only.. that would handle cars, CUVs, and trucks/Suvs General Motors GMT 31XX Platform figure will be merged with the T1XX when the K2XX are retired GM Alpha Vehicle Platform I figure will be merged with Omega.. as it is scalable. GM C1XX Vehicle Platform which is a variant of E2XX already. GM D2XX Vehicle Platform Could definetly see it being merged with C1XX and G2XX GM E2XX/P2XX Vehicle Platform Pretty much done after this gen of Malibu. P2XX is already picking up slack with new Lacrosse GM K2XX Becomes T1XX GM Omega Vehicle Platform See the Alpha GM T1XX Vehicle Platform ####################### GM P2XX Vehicle Platform Taking over for FWD and basically a larger E2XX GM Y Vehicle Platform (GM Y Body) GM G2XX Vehicle Platform GM K2XX Vehicle Platform Being replaced with T1XX
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    This one is done to death.. but I will do it anyway. Camry outsells quite a few sedans but no one is out there arguing that its better than a Malibu, Maz6, Fusion, or Accord. The E-Class is the Camry of Luxury sedans. Fuckin Taxicab. XTS is Cadillac's best selling car because its the cheapest large luxo sedan they make. Globally the ATS outsells it.
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    Blows me away that GM doesn't make the LF3 a corporate engine. I really don't subscribe to the "Cadillac needs exclusive engine" stuff. I think Cadillac needs exclusive TUNING.. and an exclusive set mindset of Forced Induction and EV only.
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    And I have nothing against the practicallity of a Kei car.. as long as I don't have to drive one. The Bolt is what it is.. and GM hit a homer when it comes down to the intended mission. Come to think of it,.. the VOLT.. without all the Republican negativity surrounding it as the Gen 1 had due to timing and the Racists view of everything associated with the positive things Pres Obama did , is a raging success as well. Altho I still think that the Volt name should have simply been CRUZE PHEV, which would have been beneficiary on so many levels to that name.
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    Pretty much.. for all of the issues that BOTH have.. packaging and proper marketing have done well for both.
  9. Cmicasa the Great
    Looks like a smashed in the face IS250
  10. Cmicasa the Great
    Saw one the other day in Baltimore. Nice looking lil runner. . altho I would take the Volt over it. The Volt is actually just as cool looking as some Sports cars
  11. Cmicasa the Great
    Production needs top be managed more. Easy enough considering its only March. And why wouldn't the CTS lease be less since the CTS costs less? Not to mention it is 3 years older. LOL.. Nothing negates the fact that the CTS is still better.
  12. Cmicasa the Great
    Sales volumes of Mercedes is also aided by the fact that they will LEASE U a '17 EClass for the same price I pay for Friday and Saturday night Happy Hour. Literally. A $500 Lease on a car that just came out. They should sell every one that they make. The CLA and C are only $299 and 350.
  13. Cmicasa the Great
    Dude.. I keep saying SALES don't equal luxury.. especially when that so called luxury builds cars that are on par with.. no.. less than a Chevy Cruze. As to weight.. the XT5 is lighter than the RX, the Q5, the GLC and the GLK. And wait. I am one who thinks that U have not been in an Escalade lately.. specifically the Platinum. The interior is not as plasticky as U make it. BTW. I love how U come up with this idea that the '17 GLS is so swift versus the Escalade... when, as I pointed out about a month ago.. all Benz did was get beat by the MIGHTY Escalade enough times that they put a more aggressive 9speed in the BITCHO Benz so it could literally eeeeeek out a win in the acceleration test by a mere 10th of a second in the 1/4 and 0-60 both
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    And after being in a few Benz lately.. from GLS to C to S.. I'm further convinced that U have literally bumped your head. YES!!! I'm arguing that Benz has fallen so down hill as of late.. that Chevy's over $40K bunch.. has better interiors than they do. We can argue that the leather in the GLS is better or not, than what is in the freaking Tahoe.. but it becomes ridiculous when in sets reality; The reality that BENZ SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE DEFENDED AGAINST A CHEVY. Bring in the Escalade.. and U just may as well have kept your effin mouth shut.. cause the argument was over before it started. Cadillac FTW. Next Up. Chevy Traverse vs Mercedes GLE Interior
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    according to JD Power.. and every damn person I kno with a Fiat, including a cat who purchased a 124 just two months ago.. who's engine died... they are "GOD DAMN POS THAT I WOULD SET ON FIRE IF I COULD ET AWAY WITH IT" His words.. my laughter.
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    Dude.. all I can say about U is that U seriously have issues... I personally can't say whether U are lying about your brother's ATS or not.. but even still.. even if it has had all these issues.. the vast majority of ATS's have not had any.. furthermore for the ONE person U site as having issues.. I can sit about 13 people who own the ATS.. and about 7 more who own the CTS in my own circle.. who have not had an issue once in their 4 or less years of ownership. Also.. are U really trying to justify a car that goes into DEATH MODE simply because its associated by name only.. with Chrysler.. your fav? Be honest.. if Sergio had of never gotten Chrysler and FCA was not est.. would U even care??? I doubt it. Look. If GM bought Hyundai tomorrow.. I wouldn't start loving Hyundai suddenly. It would take bout 20 years.
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    U would run a company outta business in no time. As long as Cadillac is using premium parts from Chevy in a limited capacity.. I see zero reason why they would need to have exclusive run of the mill parts. Its ludicrous especially when in many cases the parts coming out of an LTZ or HIGH COUNTRY.. are as high a quality if not more so than what is in your precious overly expensive for what it is POS Benz. Come on Brah.. the Chevy Tahoe/Subur interior blatantly looks more upscale and luxo than the "Hitler's Baby Mama Car"
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    Half the shit he says I'd swear a 13 year old kid who's never been in a car.. If any kind was posting
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    While I see an Escalade with an LT4 as a sweet proposition.. it is absolutely the last one of Cadillac's vehicles that I think needs one. The Escalade.. in fact.. would make more fans if it gave an even more upscale interior over the Platinum.. which is already plush. I think GM holds back on this application of engine due to CAFE restrictions that it (and Ford) has more than any of the Euro makes due to the other trucks they have. In fact..I could see a Diesel Escalade before they did a S/C one. To put it bluntly an LT4 powered Escalade would probably get 10/15. Its a big truck after all. What GM would be better at doing is licensing the engine to aftermarket builders like Hennessy.. which I suspect they do somewhat.. so that way it doesn't count against them.
  20. Cmicasa the Great
    But the thing is that the CTS... from 2.0L to V is really not supposed to be leaning too far to the Sport side.. it was designed.. from my reading and talks with certain individuals.. to be a happy in between.. a marriage of both Luxury and Sport. The BMW formula, at least the 550 and M5.. are supposed to go towards sport... which would worry me if I was a BMW lover, because it doesn't do it as well as it used to.. failing on some levels where as the CTS tends to follow thru on its promise whole-heartedly. Let me explain.. The BMW 5 Series.. if U drove a few.. would and should have left U with a feeling that the 5 drove "kinda big." To me it felt as if I was actually driving a 7 Series in terms of dynamics.. Like the 5 Series was BIG. Driving my CTS.. or any I have.. hell even the CT6, makes U feel as tho U are driving a car one size down. Its amazing in fact. My STS was the start.. but it still felt like a large car.. the two Second Gen CTS-Vs (a sedan and then a coupe) got even better at this.. but still not on this level. BMW as a whole.. (ever drive a new 3 Series).. feels like they are actually screwed over the segment.. despite sales, which is a whole nother story.. when they decided to make their cars a size up to give more backseat room. A 3Series has a lil bit more legroom in the rear than an ATS they will complain, but the ATS is actually a PERFECT, and improved BMW 3series E46.. widely accepted as the greatest 3series ever for its handling and sporting feel. It is the one that created the "World's Ultimate Driving Machine" mantra that BMW falsely uses today. Problem is that the 3series is the segment leader.. so all must follow.. and because it has a bigger backseat so must the "followers.." This is also true of the ride and handling. The 3Series closest competitor in handling IMO... is the damn Lexus IS. Which is sad. Please CADILLAC DO NOT SCREW OVER THE ATS NEXT GEN. As for the driving demographic of the Motor City.. they have reaped what they sewn. Anyone in Detroit.. no Michigan and Ohio.. who are driving a Foreign make.. any make.. and out of work, complaining about their neighbor, family out of work.. or the conditions of those states.. mostly due to lost Tax revenue.. should look out to their driveway and see what is parked in it.. then commence in giving themselves 100 old style Catholic back lashes.
  21. Cmicasa the Great
    BS... if for no other reason than U seem to have no realistic grasp on MATH. Escalade and ESV combined sales thus far, this year and all of last.. is 21-22% of all of Cadillac sales. In fact.. a vast majority of Cadillac sales seem to be the SRX/XT5, ATS and XTS... which means that.. as I see Drew points out... Cadillac is making more per vehicle by selling higher trims.. instead of low end shit that just gets a sale on the board. Mercedes on the other hand seems to sell more LOW END BS than high end stuff . Porsche's 911 has cache because its a sports car legend. Ironically I bet good money that the Vette is almost as high on the cache list despite it having always been historically less expensive. The XF vs the CTS.. I'm sorry.. I don't think so. The XF has about as much cachet as the name Jag.. same for the CTS as a Cadillac. Fortunately.. despite all of Cadillac's hiccups over the last 25 years to hurt it.. enough people still remember that it was for 75 years prior.. the Standard. Yeah Mercedes beats Caddy on its home turf.. but U state the obvious reason why.. they are an equivalent to Nissan/Infiniti.. a mainstream company. If Cadillac included from Chevy, in order for them to have cars on par with Mercedes' non S-Class, E-class, C-Class, GLS, CLS, and G-Wagon.. then yeah.. I think we would see what's what. Fuck Mercedes.
  22. Cmicasa the Great
    U equate sales.. sales to cachet.. in the luxury market??? Lunacy.. for so many reasons. Fact is that every sale of the CTS and ATS are still profitable.. very profitable in fact.. they help very much with that highest or damn near highest ATP in the segment. Mercedes sells so many BS cheap people cars that its ATP reflects that they are more.. at this point.. just another mainstream maker.. maaaaaybe on par with Nissan/Infiniti. Oh.. and FUCK Mercedes.
  23. Cmicasa the Great
    And U should.. cause when people see your 'Slade coming down they kno U arrived and are in command. When they see a fuckin GLS come down they road they think.. "oh this bitch gave her punk ass husband a helluva blow-job."
  24. Cmicasa the Great
    To be honest your comment is your opinion as stated as such. The CTS not exciting U is irrelevant as to whether it is a world beater in reality. As pointed out.. the CTS is still considered to be quite lite in weight versus the competition. So where is that fat? Are U comparing it to the new lesson learned in its new sister platform OMEGA? Truly.. is it in your head that for some reason when the next gen CTS(CT5) arrives Cadillac will have neglected to use those lessons in lightening the load? A CT6 currently weighs less than the CTS.. why wouldn't the next gen CTS be lighter since it is smaller??? Of course I'm talking about future iterations that are a year away.. while U are talking as if the CTS is for some reason no longer a competitive ride within its class. Its still considered the best handling in the class.. best braking by all accounts... one of the quickest around a road course... and looks??? While certainly subjective I continue to get praise as well as admiration for picking " such a beautiful car..." versus the ho-hum of the 5series, M5 or otherwise.. or blandness of the Jellybean that is the A6.. or the mainstream mimic GS.. a car that I have to focus on hard with my Lasik corrected eyes just to discern whether it be an Accord.. Mazda6.. "what the fuck is that... " My words.. just the other day. In fact the XF is the only car in the class that comes off as unique.. and it is about a decade old at this point..despite the supposed change... having competed with the SECOND GEN CTS. I kno.. because I compared the XFR before I bought my first '09 CTSV Sedan Pearl. Prestige. I am here to tell U that the trails of slobber that glisten from Valet stand to my door when I pull up in my CTS are quite evident.. the friends who might follow in their run of the mill.. dime a dozen German Midsize seem to get no more props than someone pulling up in a damn Camry. Sorry.. but in truth.. as weird as it may sound.. A CTS is now damn near an exotic compared to the 5series BMW. If for no other reason than over-saturation of the market.. (which is good for BMW's sales but bad for resale and prestige) and Cadillac's lack of proper marketing.. Altho I will admit that the current CTS-V commercial that is being run is pretty fantastic
  25. Cmicasa the Great
    U live on 0-60 times. Its sick
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