Drew Dowdell
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Drew Dowdell replied to vonVeezelsnider's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)I've never had a problem with "FWD proportions" like those displayed on such notible front drivers as the Ford Crown Victoria, Ford Thunderbird, and final generation F-bodies. Then again, "RWD proportions" can be attractive too as the RWD Mini-Cooper, Scion TC, and Acura Vigor clearly show.
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From the album: 2010 Buick Lacrosse CXS
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From the album: 2010 Buick Lacrosse CXS
© © CheersandGears.com 2009
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From the album: 2010 Buick Lacrosse CXS
© © CheersandGears.com 2009
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From the album: 2010 Buick Lacrosse CXS
© © CheersandGears.com 2009
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From the album: 2010 Buick Lacrosse CXS
© © CheersandGears.com 2009
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From the album: 2010 Buick Lacrosse CXS
© © CheersandGears.com 2009
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From the album: 2010 Buick Lacrosse CXS
© © CheersandGears.com 2009
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Drew Dowdell replied to vonVeezelsnider's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)It's really difficult to take the rest of what you say seriously when you type that. The LS is beautiful? eh.. understated, restrained, handsome, and well bolted together maybe... but beautiful? That's a bit of a stretch..... Beauty implies some distinction over others. That said, I'm not implying that any others in this class are beautiful, XTS included.
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Drew Dowdell replied to vonVeezelsnider's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)It's the standard GM 2-mode that has 4 fixed ratios and 2 E-CVTs
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Drew Dowdell replied to vonVeezelsnider's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)Acura failed against the 5-series and E-class because even with all the added technology, it still looked like a Accord De Lux LS Brougham. Do you think anyone will ever mistake the XTS for anything but a Cadillac?
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or he just went under the fence
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Drew Dowdell replied to vonVeezelsnider's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)Well then we have this beautiful new Cadillac XTS...oh... wait... right.... nevermind. Not RWD... and that clearly was a requirement
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Drew Dowdell replied to vonVeezelsnider's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)An AWD Buick Lacrosse would be just as conducive to that end.
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It's like a VW VR6 engine but less extreme.
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I think they staggered the cylinder banks a little bit.
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Drew Dowdell replied to vonVeezelsnider's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)Because you've driven the XTS right? Was that you in the video I shot of them loading it on the turntable? And are we going down the "It's gotta handle like an M3 or else it's crap" route again? As long as the XTS handles within the margin of it's typical driver's capabilities compared to the competition, it'll do fine.
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Drew Dowdell replied to vonVeezelsnider's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)The FWD Lacrosse CXS is 58/42. An AWD CTS is 52/48. I would assume the AWD Lacrosse is somewhere in between that. (can't find the numbers)
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Drew Dowdell replied to vonVeezelsnider's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)assume?
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Drew Dowdell replied to vonVeezelsnider's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)Well then what are Infiniti, Audi, and even BMW and Mercedes? They're not all M and AMG cars. There is nothing to the XTS suggesting that it wouldn't be a capable handler like an A8 or 7-Series with AWD.
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The car already took the hit on resale, that's why it's 22k.
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Drew Dowdell replied to vonVeezelsnider's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)Again, this is a Fritz car that was designed when Zeta was dead to the U.S. That's why it's set up the way it is.
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Drew Dowdell replied to vonVeezelsnider's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)In this case, I think it was more the platform they were doing it on. Back when they started designing this thing Zeta was dead to the US except for the Camaro. The only other option was to use EpsII.
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Drew Dowdell replied to vonVeezelsnider's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)No. You can set the AWD in the Regal GS to send the majority of the torque to the rear wheels. It has 3 modes.
