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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    Optional - Minimum price, $100k. The CT6 does have self-park and can do it perpendicularly. The 2010 MKS had self-park, so ease off that high horse there mister.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    Given the average age demographic of the 7-series and S-class buyer, the handling aspect of the CT6 may be a benefit in an often overlooked category. The ability to park these larger cars is a common concern of that age group and 4-wheel steering makes parking the CT6 a breeze. You can maneuver the CT6 around the Piggly Wiggly parking lot as if it were a CTS while still having your fullsize comfort. Turning radii: CT6 - 18.5 Feet (only with 4-wheel steering) 20 feet without. 7-series - 21 feet S-Class - 20 feet A8 - 20.85 feet
  3. Drew Dowdell
    You pointed out the heritage angle. I was just pointing that out and where the V in V-series originally came from.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    V goes back to the V used as part of the Cadillac logo on and off for many years
  5. Drew Dowdell
    I wonder how much of the software is FCA's and how much of it is VM Motori. I realize that FCA is ultimately the one responsible for the vehicles sold, but they didn't develop this engine.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    I didn't know the 2017 UConnect got those. I knew it was coming, I just didn't know it had arrived
  7. Drew Dowdell
    And to be clear, it really isn't a division... Nor is Genesis. Genesis cars are still VINed as Hyundai.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    Agreed
  9. Drew Dowdell
    I mean Subaru or GM or Toyota buying into it and making their cars be interchangeable. Edit: And one of the biggest issues I see with the setup @dfelt posted is that when you come to a stop or a very slow parking lot speeds, you potentially do not have enough RPM to maintain vacuum (brakes), power steering, or A/C. All of those accessories should be electronically driven independent of the drivetrain, not run on an old fashioned belt system. Keeping belt drive accessories in an EV is like if Henry Ford came out with the Model-T, but the only way to accelerate the car was to repeatedly whip the hood ornament with a buggy whip to make it go.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    I mean... their powertrain setup is particularly good for EVs. Yank the H engine, put half the Tesla watermelon in there attached to the CVT, fill the area previously used by the gas tank and part of the engine bay with laptop batteries. The first auto manufacturer that comes up with an electric motor setup that can plug-in in place of a gas engine and just run everything else through the standard powertrain could make a big splash in the EV realm. I know that running an electric motor through a transmission isn't the most efficient way to do things, but it may provide an avenue for the least amount of R&D needed.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    I have, but not recently.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    "Okay Google" "Send a text to Cmicasa the Great on mobile" "You dummy comma I can use hands free to send a text period I cannot use voice control to raise or lower the temp period" "Send" I happen to think Tesla's iPad dash is a liability as well.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    They've been running on radio silence for so long, I had forgotten this was even supposed to be a thing...
  14. Drew Dowdell
    Even without Carplay, our Buick with Intelilink got really cranky to use and it turned out to be the USB cord.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    I have a few pair. They aren't very good.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    What if I just prefer we wear gloves in the winter? My Buick has a heated steering wheel and I can still wear gloves and use the HVAC controls. Touch screen is fine when you want to have some uncommonly used setting, but heat up or down should be easy to reach and use.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    G80 and G90 are good products, but they feel like someone went through a check list of "must haves" but forgot all of the details. The reason the XTS is sticking around is likely China.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    The naming convention is even more screwed now.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Thanks N.A.D.A. for preventing manufacturers from running their own stores.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    Given the sample size, the variety of years and models, I'm not sure how much of a story this is.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    Well thank you. IP board 4.2 just went into Beta 1 and it builds on the improvements of 4.1 substantially. I can't wait to introduce a new feature called Clubs to the board.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    where are you getting that diesels require more maintenance? they typically run longer service intervals than gas vehicles, so while the oil change might be a little more expensive, you do it half as often. Coolant and other fluids would be the same interval, and there are no plugs to change (not that anyone does that anymore anyway)
  23. Drew Dowdell
    Because now it looks a lot more like the CT6. They're going to keep building the car till 2020 and possibly longer for China.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    I'm not a fan of capacitive touch controls in any car brand. You can't operate them with gloves on.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    On the highway, diesels nearly always beat their EPA estimates by a good margin.
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