Robert Hall

You are thinking of very recent Olds history... The resembalance isn't to the most recent Oldses... I'm thinking '70s-80s Oldses...they had the big 2 piece grilles, often w/ vertical bars. Think 1970 Cutlass. Various Delta 88s. The Lincoln nose reminds me of a modernized version of a '70s-80s Olds front treatment. I know the official Lincoln line is that it's meant to evoke the early '40s Continentals and Zephyrs, but I think more people would connect it w/ the Olds style of 40-20 years ago rather than a Lincoln from 70 years ago...

Well, whether you 'buy it' or not, things certainly seem to be moving that way....

I don't know, I like Lincoln's Oldmobile tribute grill treatment more than the Acura shield. I assume since it's on it's way out the Town Car won't get this nose, but what about the Navigator? I wonder if it and Expedition will carry on?

The RX was redesigned for the 3rd gen in '09 for MY '10, can't imagine it's had any updates yet. Don't forget the MKX's main competitor--the new Cadillac SRX.

In those pic, the interior looks pretty decent. But in the convertible rental I drove, the plastics were awful...just felt very cheap and poorly put together.

Cool...looks like a solid, clean car. Good luck w/ it.

'flagship' luxury sedans don't have V6s as their top engines. V12 is a premium prestige engine the big dogs have--7-series, S-class...

Epsilon II is just an ordinary, mass market FWD platform. Even w/ AWD, it's still not remotely premium. You can't compare this kind of generic platform to the kind of fundamentally superior RWD platforms used by other flagships like the S-class, 7-series, LS460, XJ, etc.. This will be fine to compete w/ the ES and MKS, but not big league models. (I know I'm a RWD snob--FWD is fine for subcompacts, compacts, and midsize mass market models. It's not the stuff, though, of flagships or premium models, IMHO).

The large intrusion in the footwell is a side affect of weak FWD design, I think. For some reason, automakers don't add proper wheel house to door length on their FWD platforms.

Ya, something like that would be great..or black w/ baseball glove color leather on the seats and door panels..or black and light buttery tan two tone. Something other than gray.

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Yes, but the A8 has north-south engine placement, not a generic transverse engine FWD platform shared w/ cheaper models.

How is the traction on the sloppy stuff? How is the visibility in traffic---I sat in several at the auto show, outward visibility seemed pretty compromised.

Fine...it will be competitive w/ the MKS and RL. Not competitive w/ BMW, Mercedes, or Lexus.

It's obvious from the photos it's based on a FWD platform, probably Epsilon II. The extremely short front door to front wheelwell distance screams FWD. It's a cab forward design, not something previously seen at Cadillac and not something seen in this segment.

Is that realistic, though? How many people are that tall and haul around other people that tall? Basketball teams, maybe, but not the general public..

At least it adds a bit of color to an otherwise depressing gray interior. One thing I've not liked about the V-series models so far are the grim interiors. They need some color..Cadillac should offer the regular CTS interior color and trim choices (tan leather, wood, etc) as options in the CTS-v.

It's um....different. The last 25 years of FWD full size Cadillacs (deVille, DTS) didn't have such odd proportions. The nose is so short. The short front wheel well to door distance screams FWD genericism. The greenhouse looks like the current Malibu stretched out. Oh well. The interior is nice, though. 2nd thought..maybe GM with this (and the LaCrosse) is doing their spin on cab forward, maximizing the cabin space w/ minimal front and rear.

Another car I like so far is the VW 'compact coupe concept'..i.e. NG Jetta coupe. Kind of resembles a scaled down A5. Great interior. Will be interesting to see what tommorow brings.

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I've been happy w/ my Western Digital 250GB Passport drive. Amazon has the 500GB ones for $99 currently. I also use the Mozy service to back up to the cloud.

So XTS won't be unveiled until tommorow or later?

How about vandalism? I've been tempted to seriously door ding assclowns that park too close to me--so close I can't even get in on the left side.

Another car choice I like as a city car is a Crown Vic PI, in dark brown, gray or black, w/ a few scratches and dents. Tinted windows, black steel wheels, push bars on the front bumper. Perfect for driving around a city, wouldn't worry about door dings.

I drove a Sebring convertible in '08 as a rental. Drove decently enough, but the interior was painfully cheap in terms of materials, fit and finish, the driver's seat adjustment lever came off in my hand, the trunk was ridiculously tiny considering how huge the decklid was, etc. I can't imagine the consumer-grade trim levels would be any better.