Drew Dowdell

The Car isn't even out yet. You haven't seen any specs or anything other than the concept. Basically sit down and shut up until Cadillac releases some firm information. If Cadillac were to stay true to the concept's powertrain, that gives it a 350hp two-mode hybrid with AWD. That puts it squarely up against the A8 and S-class base powertrains in the U.S. I'm not saying that it will be able to climb into S600 territory, but it could easily counter the LS460 and base Germans.

You're wrong Balthazar. The 7-series doesn't share an engine with the 5-series. It shares it's engine with the 1-series, 3-series, 5-series, X3, X5, X6, 5-series GT, 6-series (in Deutschland only), and Z4. though it does get a special tune to bump it up 15 HP over it's lesser siblings.

A V6 with 50 to 75 more horsepower than your Northstar. I'm a big fan of the DTS, but if they get the XTS's interior anywhere close to that of the concept, it will be a knockout. It looks 100 times better in person. None of the pictures do any justice to it's size and imposing look in the when viewed in the steel. I don't think that V6 is going to have 350 hp. More like the 304 hp from the 2012 Impala. And even if it does have 350 hp, it will have to also have AWD or face ridiculous torque steer. AWD adds weight, and Lincoln already put a big 350 hp V6 awd sedan on sale in 2009, and hardly anyone cares about it or buys it. The 2013 XTS is a 2009 Lincoln MKS, with maybe a better interior. Even better is how the next Impala will share the platform, engine and transmission with the XTS. So that Impala-XTS is just like Taurus-MKS, that is not standard of the world. You can't and don't know that. GM has all but banished torque steer in their high powered FWD cars with the Hi-Per Strut. Gone. Kaput. Finished. The Lincoln MKS, while decent of hardware, still feels like a Taurus SHO in a TUX, particularly on the interior where there is switchgear out of the F-150. I expect that the XTS will have switch gear common to the other Cadillacs rather than Impala or Malibu.

What is the single mechanical attribute that those three bolded cars have in common that the ZR-1 lacks that would have a bigger affect on 0-60 and handling than the number of camshafts ever could? The ZR-1 vastly out powers all but the Veyron. It weighs 500lbs less than the GT-R and 150lbs less than the Porsche 911 Turbo... yet you want to blame the slightly higher 0-60 time on the number of camshafts it has? You need to pick up some intellectual honesty here sir. There is one thing and one thing only that is holding the current Corvette back from completely wiping the 'Ring with the Nissan and Porsche. It's not the lack of DOHC.

Paolino is right. The Lacrosse is nimble for a car it's size, but it doesn't handle nearly as well as the Regal.

it's there as proof that the that the concept works.

Cam in Cam is already out there and working in the V10 Viper. They can license the technology at any time.

Gas prices have fallen sharply in my area, dropping about 40 cents in less than 2 weeks. Best price around for me right now is $3.69

I keep track of all of my vehicle expenses in a really great android app called aCar The nice thing about it is that you can set up reminders for all of your maintenance items. No more forgetting to get the tires rotated (a warranty and road hazard requirement) because it will warn you as you approach the mileage where it is required. No more forgetting what mileage to change the oil, check/replace the air filter, replace the wipers, check your lights, change your coolant, etc. All of the maintenance schedules can be customized by vehicle if you have more than one. It's free, but it is really worth the $5 for the pro-version.

Since there aren't any submissions yet, this contest has been extended to June 15th.... but it's the only extension... otherwise I keep the RC car for myself.

but it also does 0-60 in 2.9 and 197 mph Turn off the computer, then what does it do? If the computer is doing most of the work, then you're not really driving are you? You're piloting. A Boeing 747 does Mach 0.9.... but sitting in seat 27F playing GranTurisimo on your laptop doesn't really impart that much of a driving experience. Any other car, don't care the brand, that can pull the GT-R numbers without heavy computerized support instantly gets more respect. However, I don't mind it being there as an option in addition to a CIB engine. More options is more gooder.

Actually, I don't see anyone complaining about the CTS-V engines. Not the American journalists, not even the European ones. It is not that people complain so much but how many pass it over for the more technical hardware? Preception is one of the largest factors in marketing. I lot fewer than before. CTS-V sales are up.

The Roadmaster was the Buick flagship. Park Avenue was a very close #2, however. I'm not so sure about that. You and I may think of the Roadmaster as the Buick flagship, but it wasn't thought of that way at Buick. The Roadmaster was luxury for a fair price, but it was considered (correctly), low tech. The Park Ave, despite being FWD and V6 powered, was considered to be Buicks flagship (out of the sedans, the Riviera was the true flagship) You can see it rather quickly in the pricing: Roadmaster Base - $25,560 Park Ave Base - $28,205 Roadmaster Limited - $27,490 Park Ave Ultra - $32,820 Rivira base - $30,010 Even the Roadmaster Estate Limited, pretty much loaded car at that point, was $29,445 and no amount of vogue tires or wood panel delete could push it up to the Park Ave Ultra's $32k base price. So while you and I may think that anyone who picked a Park Ave over a Roadmaster needed to have their head examined, the truth is that Buick considered the Park Ave to be the flagship sedan and the Riviera the flagship of all Buick. Notice which one is worth more today though, the Roadmaster and Roadmaster Estate both KBB higher than either the Park Ave or Riviera.

The problem with that theory is that you cannot access that 3% without going through a big process. I would stick with what the company matches and then have a savings account that you direct deposit the other 3% into until you have at least 6 months worth of salary saved as an emergency fund. Put it into an account that DOESN'T have a debit card attached to it and takes time to move the money... so you don't do impulsive things with it. Once you've hit that 6 months of salary mark, then invest your 3% in a stock that pays good dividends. (I have a few suggestions there) It is slightly less liquid than a savings account, but it earns better money, and grows quickly with the quarterly dividends reinvested. No, it's not tax free, but if you suddenly needed to come up with $2,000 extra in the next month for a required expense... would you? could you?

This is good news because it's a sign that the car is being accepted by the buying public and GM needs more to satisfy demand.

A V6 with 50 to 75 more horsepower than your Northstar. I'm a big fan of the DTS, but if they get the XTS's interior anywhere close to that of the concept, it will be a knockout. It looks 100 times better in person. None of the pictures do any justice to it's size and imposing look in the when viewed in the steel.

DOHC getting better emissions has nothing do to with it's valvetrain layout and everything to do with the extra technology added to the engines. VVT and Direct Injection are the two biggest contributers to cleaner high powered engines. As far as I know, there isn't a DI CIB engine out there yet and only the V6 CIB engines have VVT so far (and the V10 Viper)

If the quantity of something being built is an indicator of the quality of it's performance, how do you explain all of the 4-cylinder 4-speed automatic Corollas running around? The Nissan GT-R is just a car racing game with really good graphics. The computer does all of the work for you.

I'm pulling down about 11.5

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I got 27mpg on a highway cruise to Columbus with a trunk FULL of PCs and flat panel monitors. Got 27mpg on the way back with an empty trunk and the A/C on. edit: in the Lucerne.

One of the few F-body's that could seduce me.

Cadillac XTS according to Chris, but I don't think that will fill Oshawa to capacity, so something else must also be going up there.

I did personally email you, and you could have replied to that if you had questions. I told you that you could post your link, but you needed more of an explanation of why the link was relevant rather than just a bare unformatted link with nothing else, especially since you are using C&G to promote your own blog in this way. Just a few quick sentences and then the link is sufficient. I don't believe I am being unreasonable in this request.

I just upped it to 2500 width. but you should download a program called Irfanview to resize the pictures. Make sure you select "maintain proportions"