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  1. Z-06
    Another article on Johan and Uwe bong with some statements stretched and facts needed to be checked.
  2. Z-06
    And this one is better? Two spoke wheels from the 60s. And you are comparing a concept with a real car. Seriously, SMK?
  3. Z-06
    Very good. Makes me want to buy one. I would possibly get an Extended Cab. Wished it came with a 6-speed with the V-6 like the Tacoma.
  4. Z-06
    I really wished the knowledge and expertise GM gained from the Cobalt SS Turbocharged would have continued. No matter how horrible the wrapper was, the candy was delicious.
  5. Z-06
    Christie approved direct Tesla sales last week.
  6. Z-06
    You channeling a bit of SMK there? ... 3 of the competitors have Forced Induction... the rest are Naturally Aspirated. "At these power levels" Jaguar, BMW, and Audi have forced induction. Infiniti, Lexus, Acura, M-B, Hyundai Genesis, Kia K900, 300C V6... and if you want to be nice and include Lincoln are all naturally aspirated. The key is the "at these power levels". If you want more power, you need to go either to a V8 or a Turbo-6... which Cadillac will be offering as well. It should be noted that a number of these competitors offer less powerful base engines... So if Cadillac is offering this 3.6 as the base engine, it will instantly have a an advantage. May be I should I have said it better, "are or will be force induced". Yes, number of them offer less powerful base engines, but so will Cadillac in the form of 2.0T or 2.5 depending on the application. So let's get back to your list. M-B does/will too with the 400 and 450 or whatever the heck they are going to name the 3.0L on one bright morning. Infiniti has forced induction lying in the wings as you saw at the Detroit release. Lincoln/Ford has the ecoboost 2.3, 2.7 and 3.5 engines. All the company has to do is plug one in a Lincoln. New - And Volvo is F-I too. So the only manufacturers remaining are Lexus and Acura, which to my understanding Lexus will have one soon. I do not consider Kia and Hyundai in this league because they do not offer multiple sausage lengths of "luxury" vehicles. Hence, non forced induced vehicles are or soon to be in minority. Back to my premise, GM has no F-I motor in 300 - 375 hp range like its competitors and to me that is a drawback especially since these engines started with clean slate. And no matter how much you look at the torque curve of a N/A motor producing 80% of torque of F-I motor, it will not match the F-I jolt. So no your perception of me being SMK is incorrect. I seldom make comments without looking at things comprehensively.
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    On thinking a little bit about N/A 3.6L and giving Cadillac a benefit of doubt, may be that engine will be installed for hybrid powertrain. As it seems nonsensical to have a turbo motor doing the work for hybrid cars. Regardless, I do not think the N/A should be the engine of choice for non-hybrid applications when almost all competitors are force induced at that power level. There should be two tunes of the 3.0T to simplify the costs.
  8. Z-06
    I was wondering how long would it take for this information to get parroted on a Cadillac thread.
  9. Z-06
    #4 is Auburn Speedster. Ab Jenkins who set speed records with the car signed each model of 852 guaranteeing that he had driven the car over 100 mph.
  10. Z-06
    3. NASCAR Homologation requirements. NASCAR raised the production requirement from 500 examples to one for every two manufacturer's dealers in the United States. 6. Henry Ford used it first when he introduced Ford Model T with open rear and called it "Ford Model T Runabout with Pickup Body".
  11. Z-06
    That is good work by DD and history by BL of the A-L brakes. Any reason why this design didn't continue and evolve?
  12. Z-06
    [Dave Mode] +1.
  13. Z-06
    Yes, the regenerative braking system used by hybrids and plug-ins work on that principle.
  14. Z-06
    Is that an electromagnetic brake?
  15. Z-06
    #5 - Kentucky #3 - Cale Yarborough, Dan Gurney
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    #4 - Schluderschimdt Schworm? I honestly do not understand the question #5 5.) Which of these state names was NOT featured on an early proposed or built auto brand? How early? Do you mean a state where no brand that was proposing to build or built vehicles in?
  17. Z-06
    This is again typical GM lack or failure of PR and Marketing. You are bringing a car that is going to be the most expensive car in the lineup and you showcase engines for the car that are weaker than the strongest engine of the lesser car. Not good for people like SMK who are already baying Cadillac's blood for failure. Either bring the biggest phallus for the bacchanal or don't show off at all. Set the foot right Johan and Ewe. But then again, expecting something like that from them is asking for sending man on Saturn.
  18. Z-06
    You benchmark to be quieter than quietest, not quieter than the sound of the more expensive car. Possibly E350 was not benchmarked because it is being phased out and the new turbo Benz is possibly louder than the E350. And 4db is still greater than 0.3 db difference. I am not a fan of the 3.6 N/A as I have said in the past, Cadillac should use a turbo engine to replace the 3.6 NA, but don't challenge intelligence just to find faults.
  19. Z-06
    I"m not sure how... it's not like there is any competition in this field. It's a generalized comment about the entire GM market share not a particular field. Avalanche didn't have competitor as well and yet GM has lost nearly 15,000 units of share. This is not going to sell in big numbers, yet it's being restricted.
  20. Z-06
    GM and the art of losing market share.
  21. Z-06
    I can see Insignia being released in Frankfurt this year, so Regal wouldn't be too far behind.
  22. Z-06
    Drew to my recollection, Enclave didn't have it due to incompatibility of the HUD with the special sound-proofing laminate glass for the Enclave. The engineers were working for a solution, but after the bankruptcy, I never really heard of it. Only Lambda that has it is the Acadia.
  23. Z-06
    Logical possibly but bad PR move.
  24. Z-06
    To find excuse to bash CT6. Regardless, I am honestly tired of this troll. He brings mostly nothing to the forum other than running around circles chasing Mercedes/BMW/Audi's tail while moving the goal post. It is funny for a while to show him data and show he is wrong. But now it is adding nothing intelligent to the discussions as he repeats his arguments a few days later on any thread with Cadillac.
  25. Z-06
    Deutschland Allgemeine MotorWerke hat zu viele Marken, nein? Geschichte wiederholt sich. Deutsche sind immer hinter wie üblich. Diese und andere deutschen Marken haben mich schreiben einen Artikel über "Deutsche Kartenhaus."
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