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  1. smk4565
    The '75 Seville looks better than that CTS, maybe they should bring that back instead. I can't find one good thing about the back end of the CTS. The Bangle-era 7-series survived with a bad back end, but it was also established in it's class and at that time few strong competitors to bring it down. The CTS is not established in the $50-70,000 price class and there are several strong competitors there already. I had high hopes for the new CTS, and from the front it showed promise as the grille looks sharp (although not a fan of the headlights), but the back end ruined it for me.
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    Agreed with ZL-1, they need an ATS coupe and a convertible would be nice since Infiniti, Lexus, Audi and BMW have on in that segment. I also don't like the new CTS rear end, it looks worse than the XTS and poorly proportioned and like it was designed for 80 year olds. The front grille of the new CTS looks awesome, but that back end is terrible.
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    The exterior is bland and looks like too many other cars. Sort of looks like a Chrysler, looks like a Hyundai from the back. The styling just doesn't give it any character or personality, it is as if they designed it to just blend in and be forgotten about.
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    I love the diesel engine, I just think they have it priced too high. A Passat TDI has a base of $26,225. If GM had a Verano or Malibu diesel for $26,200 I'd think it was a good deal, I think north of $26,000 is just too much for a Cruze.
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    I thought it might top 42 mpg, but that is what the Jetta is rated at, and diesels usually meet or beat the epa rating, where as gas engines tend to fall short. I bet this diesel beats the Cruze eco in real driving, plus you get over 100 lb-ft more with the diesel, the diesel is an awesome engine for the Cruze. I don't like the price however, over $26k with destination charge for a Cruze is too much. The Jetta TDI is $23k and VW has a better brand image than Chevy. Sadly I think the Cruze diesel will need rebates of $3k to sell, which will make GM not want to make more diesel cars.
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    Although how many cars did Cadillac, Lincoln, Infiniti, Acura, and Lexus sell in Germany last year? Or in Europe all together? The German luxury makes may have fleet sales, but at least they have sales.
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    Agreed on the VAT, it adds about 20% to the price of a car.
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    The Bentley SUV looks terrible and is a bad idea. It is about as stupid as a Rolls Royce SUV or a Ferrari SUV.
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    Not sure where the $13,000 comes from as the only manufacturer offered deal on an S-class is a $1,099 a month 30 month lease with $6,000 due at signing. According to KBB.com there are no incentives on the S400 Hybrid and a 2.49% financing offer on the S550. Truecar.com has the average S550 sale price at $87,491, BMW 750 at $75,833, and Audi A8 4.0 at $77,448. The S-class sells at a price premium over all competitors and still outsells them al despite being in it's 7th model year. What excites me about the diesel A8 though, is a diesel A6 with maybe 1-2 mpg more will probably follow. And then Mercedes will look to up the fuel economy on the E350 Bluetec and S350 Bluetec. Then BMW follows, then Cadillac when the LTS comes out knows they need over 400 lb-ft and 36 mpg. I like the competition and how these huge luxury sedans can get better mileage than a 4-cylinder Camry.
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    That's pretty awesome fuel economy for a huge car. Heck, that beats a lot of family sedans with 180 hp 4-bangers. I hope the next-generation S-class can match that mpg figure.
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    MKZ commercial

    smk4565 replied to ocnblu's topic in Lincoln

    It isn't bad aside from showing a 90s Town Car. Why remind people that you used to build what is now a joke. The Lincoln Super Bowl commercial is really bad, hopefully this MKZ bombs and we can just close up shop on Lincoln and be done with it.
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    Looks like an 80a car, I also was thinking Chrysler Corp. But perhaps an Eagle product like a Talon
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    Speaking of flying, just think how much better flying would be if planes were designed by AMG. You'd get there in half the time and in extreme comfort.
  14. smk4565
    There should be an Alpha platform SUV, since the GLK and X3 are rear drive. That would make a better small crossover from a driving standpoint. Making a midsize FWD suv for $35k though sells to the sheeple.
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    Nice, the V6 was the correct choice. Always buy the big motor.
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    I wouldn't buy a Tesla either if I had $100k to spend on a car, I'd get a Mercedes or Jaguar, and probably a Mercedes if I had that kind of money. Range isn't that big a factor to me either. I've driven 300 miles in one day once in the past 3 years. I very rarely drive more than 45 minutes away from my house, if I am traveling several states away I fly. But I'd take gas over batteries any day, batteries aren't good enough. If the ELR and ATS cost the same, I'd take the ATS.
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    Yes I did, but Mercedes often does small changes to styling and not big ones. The GLK needs proportions and styling changed, but maybe they will scrap the current GLK and start fresh. I think the ML and GL look fine, there is only so much you can do with an SUV.
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    Tesla Model S can go up to 300 miles on a charge though, and the top line one has 0-60 times like a CTS-V. That thing is fast. The ELR is not fast, and yes it can drive 400 miles or so with gas, but then it is just a gas burning car. If you are going to burn gas, just buy an ATS and save $20,000, and the ATS has better handling and acceleration. I know GM needs to expand the models using Voltec/Delta II and that is why this car is here. But Cadillac has other needs and I'd rather seem them put the time and money into the cars they need and not low volume vanity projects.
  19. smk4565
    The Evoque looks good in both 2 door or 4 door. I'd say it is the best looking SUV on the market right now. The GLK is pretty ugly looking.
  20. smk4565
    Flops don't help Cadillac's image, the Allante and XLR hurt more than they helped. That is what I am afraid of, another one and done car that gets joked about years later. The Allante and XLR had "great styling" and "interior better than any other Cadillac" at launch as well, and they tanked. The ATS does look a bit too homely, I think they dropped the ball on styling on that car. It isn't bad, but it doesn't make you say wow either. I look forward to the next CTS, they might get that one right.
  21. smk4565
    Lame, but people will buy it because they want SUV-coupes. Just think the 2-door Blazer was about 20 years ahead of it's time, it is all the rage now.
  22. smk4565
    So Cadillac has become "acceptable" transportation and not aspirational. About the XLR being an underpowered, overpriced Corvette, one could argue that the ELR is an overpriced and underpowered ATS coupe. The ELR may have a better looking grille than the ATS, but the ATS isn't stuck with FWD proportions and overhangs. You gotta wonder if Ford can make a plug-in Fusion for about $10k more than an SEL trim car, why not just make a plug-in ATS for $55k.
  23. smk4565
    I don't like the A4-A5, 328i-428i, Q50-Q60 naming schemes. It is confusing and sort of pointless. Mercedes has got it nailed down, the C-class in sedan and coupe form, E-class in sedan and coupe, etc. It makes sense. It looks like Cadillac will continue on with ATS coupe and sedan and CTS coupe and sedan. Cadillac and Mercedes have it right, Infiniti seems like a mess right now, but I suppose they have a 20 year plan.
  24. smk4565
    The XLR had good styling and the retractable hard top, and a 320 hp V8 at the time was decent, but not great. The interior dropped the ball, and at $76k the car bombed. The ELR has good styling, but no convertible top, a weak engine, and the interior is better than the XLR, yet I don't think it is is much better than the ATS or XTS. The ELR will flop like the Allante and XLR if they price it up in that range. Just think, the ELR has the same horsepower as the Allante did 25 years ago.
  25. smk4565
    Ford is an import now? Sonata and Optima are the only imports that don't offer a V6 in their mid-size car. Camry has one, Accord has one, Altima has one, Passat has one, Mazda 6 has one, In fact, GM is arguably one of the leaders in this trend from when the Regal debuted. Perhaps they are Imported from Detroit.
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