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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    Odd...I wonder how GM's 3 cyl as seen in the new TB and EncyGX compares to the various 4 cyls in other subcompact/compact GM models... I do wonder why GM would use a 3 cyl for models in the US when they already have many small 4cyls available, other than rampant cheapassery.
  2. Robert Hall
    Yeah, it does...and the thumb recesses at 10 and 12...definitely not bad...definitely worlds better than olden days of huge steering wheels w/ thin, hard rims..
  3. Robert Hall
    I was able to adjust the seat and everything to be reasonably comfortable in the Trax...first 1000+ mile trip I've done in a 4cyl vehicle in probably 30 years. The biggest annoyance was the relatively hard steering wheel, my hands got sore gripping it after a while..
  4. Robert Hall
    On the Florida to Ohio road trip this past weekend I would fill up at 1/2 tank. The Trax has a small gas tank and gets good mileage, so refilling at the half mark was a good time to stop and get out.. For February, I lucked out with good weather most of the trip, other than the 1st 200 miles in FL which was heavy rain Friday night...
  5. Robert Hall
    I read somewhere that automakers are moving to smaller light clusters instead of larger clusters that wrap over the top of the corners for pedestrian injury regs. (Plastic light clusters can crack on impact rather than bend like metal). Don’t know if that is at work here, but though it was an interesting point.
  6. Robert Hall
    To me the front looks way too similar to the XT6. Maybe too subtle. So the black out trim is called the Sport trim. On the FB critics are calling the white one w/ Sport trim the Stormtrooper helmet face. I think the C-pillar trim would look better without the black insert behind the door opening. Just a solid piece of bright trim (or black on the Sport) over the C-pillar would be cleaner, IMO. I know that the wagon form factor results in a lot of CUVs/SUVs looking similar in some aspects, but I see a lot of Equinox in the rear door upper and some Traverse...which is fine for the Tahoe. I would have thought the Escalade SWB could have had it's own rear door upper shape/window opening to match the LWB version. I guess too expensive... In the interior, I like the 'normal' shifter, leaving push button shift to GMC? Love how the screens are integrated.
  7. Robert Hall
    I'm sure I'll like the exterior once I see it in person. White w/ blacked out trim is always tacky, IMO. But in that brown/gold/whatever with the bright trim, it looks classy. Love the interior. Looks it would make a great daily driver and road trip vehicle.
  8. Robert Hall
    Maybe they staggered the release on the website by time zone to keep from crashing the servers if they had a lot of traffic... The C-pillar trim and rear door upper seems a bit busy. Too many slanted vertical cut lines.
  9. Robert Hall
    Now the Cadillac website has been updated with photos..I like the interior..
  10. Robert Hall
    So the page now looks as I posted above with the Introducing.. message. Seeing lots of photos from various sources on the IG....kbb_com, caranddriver, others...just search on #Escalade. Looking at side profile photos the greenhouse seems to be the same as the Tahoe and Yukon, with the differentiation being the bright trim on the C-pillar..all the SWB ones seem to have that kickup in the rear door window bottom edge...looks better in the brown w/ bright trim than the boring white w/ black trim. At least 2-3 different grille treatments.
  11. Robert Hall
    Si... And since it's now 9:06 in AST, the screen says 'INTRODUCING THE 2021 ESCALADE' in the browser on my server.
  12. Robert Hall
    It has to be... which is pretty funny. I logged into my VM in my office in Scottsdale, and it shows 3hr 37min, but when I logged into one of my development servers it shows 00hr 37 min (the servers are all on AST, though the data center is in Miami). (using AST because the company HQ is in Barbados).
  13. Robert Hall
    That still makes no sense. The # of hours isn't going to increase. 9pm EST is not 9pm PST. Unless the announcement is at 9pm in ALL TIME ZONES. Which makes no sense either.
  14. Robert Hall
    Quite similar to the XT6 headlight/grille arrangement. I much prefer this front design:
  15. Robert Hall
    That's weird. In any time zone, 9pm EST is still a bit over 2 hrs from now....(9 EST = 7 MST). The site must not take time zone into account, so it's calculating 5 AZ is 4 hrs from 9 (without time zone conversion). Anyway, looking forward to the reveal.
  16. Robert Hall
    According to the Cadillac site, it's 2hrs 25 min from right now, so 9pm EST. Which would be 7pm MST. 6:36 pm EST here now. You are losing 2 hrs somewhere ? https://www.cadillac.com/future-vehicles/escalade-suv
  17. Robert Hall
    Looks like the official launch is only in 3hrs (9pm EST).
  18. Robert Hall
    Saw this IG post on the FB. Apparently the real deal @dfelt @USA-1 https://www.instagram.com/p/B8JkxBOHDiV/?fbclid=IwAR17ylNoVHJDImkT8Q4Q4sHs39XikBOKJRM-Htjh637Ullucr2-w3b2U_lA
  19. Robert Hall
    To keep it simple, all 2020: UK: Range Rover Velar Japan: Acura NSX France: Alpine A110 (unfortunately not sold in NA) Germany: Mercedes CLS 450 US: Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack wide body in F8 green
  20. Robert Hall
    Oh yeah, J-Lo's got it going on...Shakira is pretty easy on the eyes also..
  21. Robert Hall
    Problem is at least 50% or more of the masses in the US don't care about survival of the species..they only care about their imaginary 'afterlife' and want to hasten the 'end times'....
  22. Robert Hall
    I like that color combo quite a bit....definitely prefer it to flashier colors like bright red and yellow.
  23. Robert Hall
    Yesterday on Day 3 of my impromptu road trip didn't see too much that was interesting, even though the weather was perfect--sunny, dry and warm, though Februrary. Did spot what appeared to be an aqua and white two-tone '57 Ford Skyliner in the woods along I-95 in SC. Saw a clean white and yellow Nash Metropolitan driving along a frontage road off I-26 in SC when I grabbed some lunch at a Zaxby's (pretty tasty chicken sandwich). Did see a number of sharp modern Chargers, Challengers, 300s, Mustangs, the occasional Camaro (saw more 5th than 6th gens). Though most of the traffic was CUVs, SUVs, and trucks...was planning to stop for the night in Charleston, WV but had a burst of energy and pushed on to home.. Today been catching up on rest at home, and it got up to almost 60 degrees! Sunny, blue sky..not what I'm used to in February in Cleveland.
  24. Robert Hall
    Well, it's a 2015 with 22k miles. In the last 3 years it's been on 3 road trips..my sister drove it from Phoenix to Cleveland, Cleveland to West Palm Beach, and I just drove from West Palm Beach to Cleveland. Very different experience from how I remember driving 4 cyl cars long distances 25-30+ years ago. Surprisingly smooth, the most noise was tire noise. It's a decent little car to drive. A little twitchy in crosswinds. But had enough power to pass slow moving traffic going uphill through the VA/WV mountains on I-77..
  25. Robert Hall
    Got home in time to see the end of the Super Bowl. Safe and sound after the unplanned weekend road trip. Had perfect weather today (sunny, dry and mild). Drove from Beaufort,SC up through Charlotte, NC through Charleston, WV to Cleveland. Easy drive, the Trax drove great, cruising at 70-80 easily. A bit tight for two with a lot of luggage, but it worked. Taking the next two days off to rest and help my sister around (has one of those ski boot style casts).
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