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Cadillac is priced too low to truly compete against the Germans, thus their interiors aren't as good, engineering isn't as good etc. You could argue the CTS is the best $40k car (comparing it to MKZ, ES350, TL, etc), but I don't think you can argue a CTS is better than an E-class. Plus the market will buy a Mercedes just because it is a Mercedes. You are buying image and status when you buy a Mercedes. No one is buying a Buick Regal for image or status, it isn't fast, it isn't super luxurious, I just don't get why this car is $35,000. It seems $6,000 over priced to me.

Less ugly, more bland, still a dressed up Accord. Unless they make that thing rear drive the a V-tec V8 revving to 8,000 rpm, there is nothing to see here. I must say the front wheel arch that breaks up the straight edge along side the car really bothers me. It is like the designer sneezed drawing the car and they just stuck with it.

NICE. Way better than the wimpy gas engine, and more efficient. Now GM is starting to get it. Although the Cruze seats are horrible.

The problem I see is what does the Regal have that makes it worth $35k? With the turbo it still has average speed, and I get that for a lot of people that is enough. But it is also a front drive car that isn't necessarily light weight, so you aren't getting BMW handling. The interior is fairly good, pretty well put together being German, but the seats are a bit hard (again being German). Sitting in the Regal feels like sitting in a better made Fusion or Malibu. It feels premium, but it doesn't feel as luxurious as a Lincoln MKZ or base Lexus or even a Volvo (and I don't find Volvos very luxurious). Then there is the badge, it's a Buick, it isn't exactly street cred on wheels. So why pay $35k for a Regal, when there is the Passat CC, TSX, MKZ, roomier/faster Maxima, roomier/faster, Sonata 2.0T, Optima 2.0T, A4, Lexus IS, a V6 Lacrosse, even Chrysler 300. Not to mention the slew of slightly used luxury cars that can be had for $35k. I just think unless you have a 3-point star on the hood, you need to have a value proposition to sell cars with how competitive it is, and I don't see the value equation with the Regal.

Gotta love the 80's style radio antenna. I sat in several Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler products at the auto show, even with the 2011 updates they are all still mostly worst in class interiors, and their products are over priced. They have a lot of gas guzzlers too, top to bottom it is the worst product line of any manufacturer.

Hard to get excited about a $35,000 front drive Buick that does 0-60 in 7.5 seconds.

Boring. The Elantra is the class leader. These other companies might as well just give up.

I actually think they could phase GMC out all together, that is why they make Chevy trucks. But if GMC is to stay, it makes sense that they lose a Lambda and make a premium midsize to go between the Equinox and Cadillac, then make a compact SUV since GM doesn't have one right now. What I don't like is Cadillac gets 2 front drive SUVs, sounds a lot like the MKX and MKT or the RDX and MDX. Front drive SUV based off a Chevy isn't exactly standard of the world, it reeks of Ford-Lincoln or Honda-Acura or Toyota-Lexus. And Lexus, Acura and Lincoln are brands in decline at the moment, and all three have low impact outside of the USA.

Both engines are bad, they should make all SRX's have the 3.6 liter V6, the 288 hp version from the Lambdas would work well, if the CTS's 304 hp version is only for rear drive or has too much torque steer. The 3.6 would give the SRX the power advantage over the rest of the class. If they need an Eco version, a turbo 4 with a hybrid or something could work, it would be slow, but the ecomentalists like slow cars with good economy.

This car is better looking than the CTS coupe. The CTS coupe looks bulky and overweight. The C-class is no Jaguar XK but I find no faults with the exterior design of it.

I like it, it looks well proportioned and has nice lines. I like C-class sedan as well, I think the C class looks better than the E-class. Finally Mercedes got a 300 hp V6, so that is good, and the 4-cylinder option will cater to the greenies that think speed is evil. I think a diesel is supposed to be on this car soon too, to it does give consumers a lot of options.

I'd put the Regal interior with the Passat. At the top end of the midsize family sedan segment, but the Regal interior doesn't match up to Lincoln or Acura. The Regal is more like a Nissan Maxima in price and interior, but with less size and less power. I haven't driven the Regal, but the Aura XR had pretty good handling for a front driver so I suspect it handles fine. But I doubt the Regal's handling is so superior to an Acura or Maxima or Passat that it can justify 184 hp for $35,770.

Powertain is class leading? Run of the mill family sedans have 260 hp now. The Regal has base model Camry power, yet is priced like an Acura. And a Fusion or Sonta Hybrid has equal or more power, costs less and gets far better fuel economy. The Regal eAssist is 15 mpg worse in city than a Fusion hybrid, 15 mpg less!

I sat in a Regal today at the auto show, it was $35,775 with the 184 hp ecotec engine. The interior is decent, but not worthy of a $35k price tag, it is more comparable to a higher end Fusion, Mazda6, or Sonata. All of which for $28k have a lot more motor. If eAssist drives the price up even more, I can't see how this car sells without $5,000 rebates.

The Impala shows that even with 4 brands, GM can't keep everything current and competitive. They still have stop-gaps littered through the product line. And by the time 2014 comes around and they replace the Impala, a car from 2008 will still be around dying on the vine and they'll say how it has 3 more years until a redo. GM is doing well in areas, but they are missing others. GM is still heavily reliant on SUVs and pickups. Ford at least has small people movers and utility vehicles like the Transit and C-Max, and hybrids to leverage themselves for when gas prices spike. GM is still slow to respond to market demand, they always wait until someone else has a hit, then copy it and release it 3 years later when it is too late.

What do we think it will cost, $50,000? It will probably steal Corvette sales, but Vette sales are low anyway.

Putting the 4-speed auto and pushrod V6 out of their misery is a good idea. Letting the 1988 W-body soldier on another 3 years is a bad idea. The Impala was dated the day it came out in 2006, yet they are going to still be making it in 2013, sad. What is interesting is that once the Impala dies, no car on sale here will have a pushrod 4 or 6 cylinder engine. Yet GM keeps trying to milk the pushrod V8 along rather than getting with the times.

I am pretty pumped for the new engine and transmission. That is a heck of a powertrain for that price point. I think the interior is fine, there are a few cheap trim pieces, but everything is put together well, and the interior is just as good as any Lincoln or Acura or a Lexus ES350, and that is all the same price point. Plus, look at how car makers are going to V6 luxury cars and 4-bangers in cars costing near $30,000, at least Hyundai offers a V8. I applaud Hyundai.

Here comes the Lincoln Focus for $25,995 and the Lincoln Mariner for $28,995. Horraaaay volume by way of dead Mercury rebadging!

When you think of GM midsize (or close to) sedans of 10 years ago, you had the Malibu, Grand Am, Alero, Intrigue, Grand Prix, Regal, Century, Saturn L300. Quite a lot going on, now it is Malibu and Regal. If they sell 175,000, even 200,000 combined Malibu/Regal, that is still a far cry from what they used to get. For the Malibu to do what the Sonata did, it will have to be better than the Regal, but priced the same as the current Malibu. GM won't do that because it would make the Regal pointless. Are they going to make a Malibu turbo with 275 hp and 35 mpg and charge $26,000 for it? While charging $33,000 for a 220 hp 30 mpg Regal with the same chassis dimensions? Not gonna happen.

The only thing I noticed in all that was Sonata sales up 150%. One day half of all cars will be the Sonata, just like the 1915 Model T Ford.

Does it really matter what they do with the Malibu? It won't ever be as good as the Sonata, nor will it sell as good as the CamCord, because the sheeple love the CamCord. I am not a fan of wagons, but a Malibu coupe could work. Most of the mid size coupes have died off, only the Altima and Accord remain, so there is little competition. Sebring has a convertible, but that is the only midsize affordable convertible, unless you count the Mustang. The car that really needs the coupe version is the Cruze, I think coupe/convertible styles are better served on smaller, youth oriented cars (or luxury/sports cars).

Agreed, but it is priced too high to be ghetto. Maybe tacky, gangsta edition.

The interior looks well put together with some quality materials. It is sort of a boring interior, but it is probably functional, and easy to use, and it won't offend anyone. The exterior is very boring, as is the Jetta. These new VW's are just so boring and uninspiring, it is like they tried to be more bland than the Accord and Impala, and succeeded.

$50k seems steep for a crossover that with basically the same door panels and trim as the model that starts at $32k. Sure you get more electronic gizmos, some extra leather, wood and flashy wheels, but these Denali packages don't seem worth the price premium to me. Denali or even Cadillac's Plaatinum editions are more of an appearance package, and they almost look like aftermarket interior add ons and a wheel package. To me they aren't worth the price premium and I think they almost look cheesy compared to the standard models.