Drew Dowdell

Nearly every anti-gay group out there issued press releases saying that God caused an earthquake in Virginia because of the gay marriage law passing in New York.

I may have been off in my month count... VP of Buick Sales told me he'd have the Verano in store in time to get them under the Christmas tree.

It sounds like the "lifestyle" truck would be a mid-size suburbia cruiser while a much smaller Dakota is worked on.

All of the order guides are "works in progress" and can change weekly. It is still 5 months to launch. GM has still been twiddling with the order guides for the 2012 Lacrosse and Regal as recently as last week.

One thing that just occurred to me: Wouldn't GM be on the hook for warranty repairs and product support if Saab goes under? I think that's why GM was so reluctant to sell instead of shutter in the first place. I think GM would have to cover it for 10 years after the last GM built SAAB rolled off the line.

well.... 2.5. The 2.4 is going to start fading out in the next few model years to be replaced with the 2.5.

I think this is a car that could do well with a diesel as well, turn up the boost slightly to have it out run the diesel cruze.

So why doesn't Cadillac replace the transmission? I don't think they are unable to produce an 8-speed, but I do think the cost cutter culture still reigns supreme, and I'm sure they believe that a 6-speed is "good enough." And here in lies what holds Cadillac back. That "it's good enough" mentality of GM that works for Chevy doesn't work for Cadillac. they are. The 8-speed will be debuting with the next round of refreshes and replacements.

entirely a gearing and transmission issue.

Sometimes it isn't a matter of Mint supporting a specific institution, sometimes those institutions cut Mint off. I have a US Airways credit card... it has synced with Mint for years. In May, Mint sent out an email saying that the US Airways card will no longer be supported by Mint due to a request from the financial provider. So Mint won't update my account there now. Fast forward to last week, US Airways car released their own app for accessing my account... except it only works on iPhone. asshats

Mint for android is a steaming pile... it's not synched w/ the website, has no way to delete notifications, etc. I've been frustrated enough w/ Mint (both on the phone and the website) that I'm still sticking w/ MS Money for my serious stuff...(though I've thought about switching to Quicken). Mint has been releasing a series of updates for their Android app and it has improved dramatically in the last month or two.

back away from the JC Whitney catalog......

If GM put the 2.0T Ecotec from the Solstice GXP into the CTS, you guys would be screaming bloody murder instead of calling it a "pretty appealing base engine"

Choosing the 3.6 over the 3.0 is about power. The 3.0 is really a mediocre engine in all levels of performance. Cadillac only seems to offer it so people will pay more for the 3.6. Both engines cost the same to manufacture. However, the 3.0 does put out more power than the 3.0 in the base BMWs. BMW pulls the same trick in the 528 and 328. The BMWs get more gears in the box to help make up the deficit.

Oh look, a lay-z boy on wheels.

I think GM already fired a good bit of them. They've had what... two VPs in that position since '08?

The V-Wagon is order only.

I didn't say you couldn't criticize it. I said it was silly to say the Germans are so much better when in the same price block, they are massively overpowered by the Cadillac, the only cars that come close to it for performance are a good $30k-$40k more, and even then the winner of any competition would be decided on driver skill. The CTS-V is a driver's car. I never felt a gross lack of luxury in the CTS-V, and I frequently ride to work in a 3-series or C-class. The C-class is thoroughly unimpressive to me for how much people go on about it. It certainly has no plastic deficit over the Cadillac.

I have, not a V-series. Any noticeable difference in driving dynamics vs. the other bodystyles? would you believe I've only had coupes and wagons for this generation? I've never actually driven the sedan. That said, you can really feel the weight in the wagon. I thought they had given me the 3.0 version, but it was the 3.6.

From a financial standpoint, it was probably a smart move. Chevy already sells many more 4-cylinder Malibus than V6es.

I have, not a V-series.

exactly!

Good, at least it'll be getting one. Remember, there was supposed to be an interior refresh for 2012 that was announced at the Coupe's launch. Cadillac knew it was barely class-competitive even back in 2010. Those are a bunch of excuses that doesn't really explain anything adequately. If GM was trying to cut costs and just get the thing to market, then why not keep costs down by re-using the CTS sedan's rear bench? It seats 3 and has an armrest. I really, really have a hard time believing that it just cost so much to put even a fixed armrest back there that it would have killed the project and forced GM to raise the MSRP so much that no one would ever buy it. Also, I'm not taking it personally that you don't put people in the back seat--you're the one rolling your eyes and telling me I should pray for Jesus to buy me a Mercedes because I find fault with the rear seat--that kind of attitude is just completely unprofessional and inappropriate given that I was criticizing GM and the car, not you. You're making it personal, when I'm just faulting the car. Maybe you'll understand better if you and Albert ever decide to settle down or even maybe adopt--but you shouldn't have to sacrifice fun for practicality. I can drive 55 in a CTS coupe, but I can't fling an Enclave around the twisties. Again, , it was a last minute design that needed Welburn and Lutz to push it through. I'm rolling my eyes at the idea that the best luxury high performance coupe on the market is being judged not on the merits of it's performance or absolutely sublime front seats, but on the quality or lack thereof of the rear seat cup holder. It is just as eye roll worthy as the Great Enclave Manu-Matic shift debate of 2007. You'd be better off with a B-Body wagon it sounds.

Roll your princess eyes all you want, but I've complained about this on all CTS Coupe trims since release. It is inexcusable for a luxury car to lack a rear armrest if it has a rear seat. I also don't care WHAT they use as trim as long as there is SOMETHING in the rear seat. Again, it's a luxury car--there shouldn't be a huge disconnect between the front and rear halves of the interior. When your $50,000 car only has a cheap hunk of metallic plastic for "trim" in the rear, you have a problem. Then Croc, ask the Lord to buy you a Mercedes-Benz. It's a free country. I prefer the vast performance advantages over the other German coupes. It's just going to be Albert and I 99.9% of the time... I really don't care what my backpack thinks of the back seat. If you're so concerned about back seat luxury and comfort in your high end sports car, maybe you can petition Buick to make you an Enclave GS. Why can't I have both? ANSWER ME THIS: WHY do the CTS sedan and CTS wagon have substantially more luxurious rear accommodations than the CTS coupe?? PLEASE tell me in what world that makes sense. And no, I won't just go and buy a Mercedes-Benz because I don't care for them and I support American businesses and workers, anyway. Why should I have to settle? Cadillac wants to play with the big boys, then they're getting judged with the big boys. Honestly, why are you throwing so much attitude at me and taking MY criticisms of the interior (which are clearly shared by a couple posters) so goddamn personally? You turning into some kind of fanboi?? Sedan and Wagon were planned from the start. The Coupe came about when a designer was working late one night and just doodling ideas when Ed Welburn wandered over (as Ed relayed the story to me). As for the room, they were working within the confines of a platform that was not initially intended for the type of car they were building. As for baubles and brightwork, this was planned as a low volume car for the U.S. only market at a time when GM was steaming straight into bankruptcy. They never thought it would sell as well as it has. Why are you taking it personally that I don't put people in the back of my cars? I think the rear seat of my Toronado has been used one week (when we had out of country visitors) out of the year that I've owned it.

The next M6 will probably have the same specs as the M5 in a year or two...but those cars are at a much higher price point than the CTS-v..as far as Mercs go, the E-class coupe isn't available in AMG spec in the US, is it? just in time for the CTS refresh (2 years)