Drew Dowdell

It can move quickly.... don't have any distractions on.

I like the car they use in Good Omens, it's a 1930s Bentley. Not really a car movie, but still very good series.

Yes, some of them are for fuel economy rather than sportiness.

That reminds me.. .I need to get a set of front rotors for the F-I-L's Cruze with the 1.8.... think I should get the cross drilled ones?

Neither are great for long term resale... but I'd trust a 10 year old GX more in a normal daily use routine. It's one of those vehicles that you can see going to 300k miles and the biggest issue on it is that the leather seats are starting to crack.

The CT6 has been depreciating rapidly too... even the 3.0TT model. I've been keeping my eyes on them. If only I didn't have the problem with the driveway..... oh well, time for a new (to me) house.

Ford confirmed today that the all-new 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 will boast a 5.2 liter supercharged V8 producing 760 horsepower and 625 lb.-ft of torque making it the most power-dense and torque-dense production supercharged production engine in the world. It is also the most powerful street legal Ford ever built. The engine is a hand built aluminum V8 that features a lower center of gravity by inverting the intercooler into the valley of the engine. The oil pan is structural and has active baffles to keep oil in the right place during hard maneuvering. Power is fed to the rear wheels via a 7-Speed TREMEC dual-clutch transmission that can change gears in under 100 milliseconds. Rotational weight is further reduced by the use of a carbon fiber driveshaft. You can read more about the Mustang Shelby GT500 below: View full article

All of the Steak n Shakes near me closed on the same day. We now have none in our area. err... flat 6?

I don't worry about 0 to 60 or raw horsepower that much. As long as the power is smooth, instant, and "sufficient", the rest of the experience matters more.

it started at $51k at the beginning of the '19 model year. Then they canned the base model with the 2.0T.... now they're bringing a base model back, but with V6 and AWD.

I didn't post this story because it's not gonna happen.

Starships were meant to fly! That is no longer true ever since scientists have discovered bacteria that burp hydrogen.

that's correct.

Yeah, sorry, that is a little confusing. The CT6 started 2019 model year with a 2.0T and a $51k starting price. They dropped the 2.0T in the meantime.

The changes are for 2020. They dropped the base model for the rest of 2019. The lowest trim you can get now is Premium Luxury.

What does she drive now?

The Cadillac CT6 has been in the news a lot lately. First it was potentially canceled as its home factory in the U.S. is slated for closure. Then there was the Cadillac Blackwing V8. Most recently it has dropped both the base 2.0T 4-cylinder and the mid-range (now that there is a V8) 3.0 twin-turbo V6. With all of those changes, there is bound to be some price changes to accompany them. For 2020, the CT6 will see a base price rise of $8,500 over the 2019 model to $59,900. With that rise, the base engine becomes the 3.6 liter V6 and AWD standard. It is also adding about $3,500 worth of active safety equipment as standard. Moving up to the Premium Luxury model will add $12,000 to the price tag but comes with Cadillac's famous Super Cruise automated driving system, the rear seat package, the Comfort and Technology package, and the 34-speaker Panaray sound system. At $75,490, that's actually a $2,500 discount on those packages over the 2019 model. The top model, the CT6 Platinum will come standard with the Blackwing V8, replacing the 3.0 twin-turbo on the spec sheet. It also gains 20-inch wheels that were optional last year. While the future of the CT6 is murky, the fact that GM continues to make improvements to the model gives us hope that it will live on. View full article