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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    Glad to have you back on the site @caddycruiser
  2. Drew Dowdell
    I like 4 cylinder mode. I get some amazing fuel economy out of Suburbans with it. Better to have a V8 that shuts half off when not needed than a 6 that I have to spin up a turbo to get any power out of.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    Why do you keep trying to turn Cadillac into a full line brand like Mercedes? They are not and never will be unless Chevy and Buick go away. I don't want Cadillac pushing fake Gucci bags like Benz does. Cadillac should not be selling the Pontiac Grand Am of the intro-lux world. It would dilute the brand as the CLA is doing.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    Cadillac's EVs are going to be Voltec related plus at least one pure EV based on Bolt technology. The beauty of the Bolt setup is that it is readily expandable. They can build an entirely new and larger shell around the Bolt skateboard power train. GM is a lot further along with their EVs than you think.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    I'm not saying that Cadillac doesn't need more models... But Cadillac is being very cautious and the new guy's seat isn't even warm yet. SMK seems to think that vehicle platforms and designs are just downloaded like an app. They aren't... Designing a new car takes 5 years at minimum in most cases. When it takes less time, off the shelf components are used and the design becomes compromised (Think Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice). Johan has only been there about 2 years.... We haven't seen any of his work yet.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    I'd be interested to see if this let's the Yukon stay in 4 cylinder mode more often. Allowing 1 gear lower while running on 4 cylinders may be better for fuel economy.
  7. Drew Dowdell
    The EV is here now and it's their second one. EV tech is going to roll out across the entire model line. They were one of the first to do a luxury SUV and Truck. They've been in the luxury crossover game since the early days of such a thing. Just because they don't have a sport utility cross coupe whale like Benz and BMW doesn't mean they're behind. No one is buying those monstrosities. Benze's growth is entirely in pushing fake Gucci bags on masses for $299 a month leases. I don't think Cadillac should be chasing that.
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    It was always packaged so poorly. It's about the same size as an Encore or Trax, but there is no room on the interior.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    NSX
  11. Drew Dowdell
    We have yet to see any of Johan's work yet. The CT6 was completely locked in and the XT5 was 90% locked in by the time he walked in the door. I'm not his biggest fan, but I'll still give him the benefit of the doubt once the first Johan car is ready for release.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    Some guy across town just got his head cut off for not investing in the right technology. I'm sure Mary is rather aware of this while she battles her own activist investor. How much do you think a new convertible will add to Cadillac's bottom line right now? We already know a pair of new crossovers are on the way.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    ... I thought it was dead already.. It never felt like a Lexus level car.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    The transmission has the ability to skip shift both up and down... so I expect that in relaxed driving, you'll skip a few gears.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    Sure cleaned up nice! I've been thinking about a similar thing for myself but what inspired it was an old Pathfinder.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    I like laughing at terrible taste....and I find the fact that some small bit of engineering went into creating that monstrosity to be hilarious. There is a Facebook page called The Kitsch Bitsch. If you like laughing at terrible taste and style... That's the page for you.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    Now I just need to make space in my powder room for it!
  18. Drew Dowdell
    That could mean carbon fiber but a new platform, yes.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    If you need to haul an extra pair of kids in a pinch but don't want to get an SUV, it would work.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    Same platform as the i3/i8? I don't think so.... Those are both rear engine hybrids and this is clearly a front engine vehicle....
  21. Drew Dowdell
    There is a rear facing 3rd row seat optional on the Model-S
  22. Drew Dowdell
    They sell short wheelbase diesels with plastic seats
  23. Drew Dowdell
    That's because Serg is trying to cut his way to success.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    It's starting to become an industry wide phenomenon though.... Ford, Toyota, Honda, have all pulled back on platform investments right now. It's just most obvious at FCA because theirs are the oldest. GM is in good shape for now because they have a batch of new platforms fresh from the oven and they were already in dire need of consolidation... but everyone else seems to keep rehashing old platforms. Nissan? What new platforms have they got? Honda has the new Civic, but most of the rest of their stuff is just variants of existing platforms. Ford's newest is Mustang and Transit, though F-150 is relatively recent.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    The S-Class taxis are what's keeping the lights on at Benz. That's where they get the volume to do the low volume luxury stuff that you wet yourself over. Cadillac on the other hand has to use bespoke platforms and gets raked over the coals by the likes of people like you if they ever share that platform, engine tech, or transmissions with any of their lesser brand cousins. You whine all the time that the Escalade shares a power window motor with a mere Tahoe, yet ignore the cases when Benz pumps out taxis and garbage trucks. You'll also ignore all of the improvements the Escalade gets over the Tahoe, some of which can't even be seen, but are there nonetheless. If GM had given Chevy the Omega platform for a new Impala and the Impala was released 30 seconds before CT6, you'd complain about it and call the Cadillac a "rebadged Chevy". If that new Impala had a 9C1 package and was also being offered to the taxi market, you'd run around saying how terrible GM was for doing pushing "inferior" platforms onto Cadillac. It's just the Benz shill double standard you have.
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