Drew Dowdell
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They just should have never stopped building the Cutlass Convertible. It was a large convertible that had just as much trunk space as a sedan, with the 3.4 DOHC engine, it could embarass V6 Mustangs of the same vintage and keep pace with the V8s. It was a great car and even though I have the CTS now, I still miss it often.
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PM Awards GM 3.9 V-6 For Breakthrough Technology
Drew Dowdell replied to Northstar's topic in Powertrain
You can't have it both ways. The ES330 also only had 225hp and 240 ft/lbs of torque. The CTS has 255hp and 252 ft/lbs of torque. That's a rather large sacrifice in power to gain 2mpg don't ya think? -
what he said.
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Then run biodiesel through them... they'll smell like french frys instead.
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Toyota did it backwards. They started small where the least benefit was able to be realized. Woohoo! They made a 36mpg car into a 45mpg car. Trucks and SUV are more then 50% of all new vehicle sales. Making a 15mpg truck into a 28 mpg truck is a much more impressive accomplishment and makes a much greater environmental and economic impact. Remember, GM was doing hybrid technology since before WWII.
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Martha selling Buicks to the 30-50 female crowd makes perfect sense. Who are the largest purchasers of the ES and RX? Women in the 30-50 age range of course.... In fact.. it makes "Martha sense.."
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If there is a next gen.
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I'm just looking at a Kappa roadster for Cadillac to be able to take on the likes of the Z4 and SLR. I'm certain and A&S Kappa could beat the pants off BMW and Benx in the small roadster department as far as looks are concerned.
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another one "more gears = smoother transmission" Uh, no.
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You want richer? I got your richer right here!
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Other then the lack of wood on the steering wheel, I think they almost look similar. You can see that Buick was aiming for them. Would a stylized L on the wheel improve things?
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If they do it, they need to make a Caddy Kappa. Mini-XLR anyone?
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Was the General pissed about the Ion?
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Can you at least tell us if our guesses were right?
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I have a 2004 with 3.6vvt.
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See, I'm no good at design, but I'd love to be in charge of GM's marketing. I think i could turn it around big time.
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I think this belongs in the "best car to have sex in" thread....
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Heck, I'll just pocket the 20 grand and go with the Motor Trend or C&D numbers.
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Has it occured to anyone that it takes Dodge 20 grand and two extra cylinders just to beat the 'Vette by point 2 seconds in one apparently flawed test... while still getting soundly beaten in the other tests?
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It'll mean something different in a year or two.
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First Generation was a quick response to the Mustang and was also at a time when platforms had much shorter runs. Starting in the mid-late 60s is when a platform would run 7 years or so.
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Lookout Audi, here comes Subi!
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*hits refresh*
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to not reveal the whole concept car pic. We all kept hitting "Refresh" to see if he'd post the answer!
