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Robert Hall

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  1. Premium-branded, not necessarily premium product--but the zombies leasing them don't notice. It's odd, the XT4 is actually slightly longer than the Corsair but slightly smaller than the GLB--thought it was smaller w/ it's odd, truncated rear. An XT3 would give Cadillac something closer to the size of the GLA, X2 and UX, and it would probably sell well. Hot market.
  2. The Challenger is my favorite of the 3...the Camaro I find unusable--the small mirrors, small windows, would need a periscope to see out of. Very claustrophobic inside. The Mustang is small inside also. I love the heft and styling of the Challenger. Though I wouldn't mind having a Mustang also since it is available in convertible form.
  3. American cars should handle well also..the US isn't all boring flat straight roads...American cars in general handle pretty well nowadays, many of them are outstanding...heck, my '87 Mustang GT handled quite well for an '80s car, IMO..
  4. well, 100 units is bigger than 50 units, or 30 units. That much is clear.
  5. They are just doing what they can to reach more consumers, and people are really into premium brand crossovers today, regardless of whether they are FWD or RWD based. Cadillac should get an XT3 out also...
  6. Depends on where you enjoy driving. Stop light to stop light 'cruising' is beyond boring to me, winding, hilly backroads and twisty mountain roads are what is fun driving to me. (i.e. the back roads of Ohio and Colorado, for example--places I've done a lot of driving in the past). No driving enthusiast would compare a shitbox like a Cavalier with a 3-series. G-bodies were RWD, but they were old school w/ BOF and solid rear axles--not the stuff of handling prowess. (I'm sure an '80s Monte SS or Buick GN would be fun on a drag strip, though)
  7. Yeah, they were probably decent handling...much bigger car, though.
  8. Because Audi, BMW, Lexus and Infiniti are also. Compact premium crossovers are a growth segment, and it's available in 7 seat form.
  9. Styling was never the main goal of BMW products in the past, it was all about the driving experience. I'm pretty sure a '70s BMW 2002 would be way more fun to drive on a winding mountain road than any '70s Chevy. As far as the 80s, I couldn't imagine a Cavalier, Chevette or Citation would be pleasant to drive in any context.
  10. I guess by making the engine compartment look like a normal ICE CUV helps make it less strange like other EVs. And the EQC and Etron are both based on normal CUV platforms, not dedicated EV platforms.
  11. You sure it's not that you hate BMW drivers? The stereotype is they tend be pricks and assholes. Have you driven any? The cars often drive very nicely, esp. the older ones before they became too mainstream. I enjoyed the E36 M3 I had, and I've driven friends' E46 3-series and E39 540i sedan, and a Z3...all were very nice to drive, great steering feel, manual transmissions, good handling. Also driven an E38 740i and it was fast and smooth, great steering feel and handling for a full sizer.
  12. I think 100 is the baseline of 1827. So 'VIII Trumps Tarriffs' is roughly 30% of the 1827 level, 'Smoot-Hawley' just under 50%, etc.
  13. No, no GLB selling anywhere yet. It's international debut was yesterday in SLC. I think that pic was just speculative fiction.
  14. I don't think there is a 2019. There is a concept vehicle that was shown at the Shanghai show in April, pictured here in another thread. This is the production model.
  15. Just another generic econobox CUV. Nothing significant.
  16. Looks a lot like the concept that was shown recently. That side window profile reminds me of a mini-me version of the MKT.
  17. Regardless of political party, Washington doesn't run on 'morals' but $$$$. It's all about what companies/organizations own what politicians through lobbyists and donations.
  18. The Cherokee gets that engine for 2019, but with the ZF 9spd auto.
  19. They don’t use that transmission in any of the FWD/transverse engine models.
  20. JL Wrangler has a ZF 8spd w/ the 2.0T. I've seen rumors the next gen GC may get this combo as the base powertrain.
  21. Built on a Monday after a holiday weekend when the QA people were hung over? Or on a Friday before a holiday weekend when everyone wanted to get out...
  22. That pic of an E-body assembly line made me wonder—on an assembly line of multiple models, did the wrong interior ever get installed in a car (like an Eldorado interior in a Toronado).
  23. He'll probably demand a Nobel prize for it.
  24. In the spirit of 'the' I can add this...2019 colors not extensive for the CT6, but I like this blue gray..'shadow'.
  25. Note that it says 'a PREVIOUS poster', not 'the PREVIOUS poster'. So the Mustang is definitely from a previous post.
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