Drew Dowdell

No. I think he's upset at the perceived difference in market value of the two companies. Also, GM no longer receives the level of aid it once got and even if all EV credits for Bolt, Volt, and CT6 PEV expired tomorrow, GM would be a continue to be a going concern. Can we say the same for Tesla which is already losing money with those credits?

Eh.... The RWD ones maybe. The FWD are too close to Camry for comfort.

Lincoln had been below its class with the MKS for years... I'd say even going back to the first FWD generation of Continental.... after the last RWD Continental, Lincoln gave up on competing on interiors. Today's Continental I'd put on par or higher than other vehicles in its price class. As an experiment, I just priced out a CT6 Platinum. Checking every box got me to $91k... That is a lot of car, features, and options compared to an S-Class that start just around that same price. And you don't get any of the fancy options in the S-class at that price that the Cadillac has.

One of the original reasons I pushed C&G from just being a forum and into a review site was after I read two articles on C&D. One where they knocked a Buick Lucerne for its slalom capabilities compared to a BMW..... and another where the Aveo's 0-60 time was being criticized... and at the time it was the least expensive car on the market. We review cars specifically to avoid dumb comparisons like those.

Black label is mostly some nicer trim pieces, more interesting color combinations, and a wheel package. It's like a Designo trim at MB.

You mean you think a $100k car is competitive with a $30k ATS? And somehow you are knocking Cadillac for that? Compared to other $50 - $70k vehicles, I think the Continental is very strong. I don't want to be like @smk4565 who tries to compare every freaking vehicle to a $150lk S56 SMG Designo Edition and expect vehicles 1/3 of the price to match it.

Ah okay. I thought you were looking for as close to a Jetta TDI replacement as possible.

He's like 20 minutes from the house where I grew up. I know the drive well.

Off topic, I know... but posting for @balthazar. At the party was the Cyclone... and these two:

I'll be test driving a Cruze Diesel Manual on May 18th.

Were we closer, I would love to be able to build an online database of that here on C&G.

I have that second one framed and hanging up

That last sentence is where you went off the rails. Tesla interiors still feel very kit-car and much of the switchgear is Chrysler based. The $100k Model S 100 has the same switchgear as a Chrysler 200

I think @balthazar would especially appreciate this. I took these at the NY Auto Show at a party thrown by Cadillac.

One of the best commercials imho.

We live in a world where educated people refuse to vaccinate their kids because Jenny McCarthy says she read somewhere that it might be bad for them.

They are tweeners. They start about $2k more than a CR-V, but have more space... or $4k less than a Pilot and have less space.

Yes, that's what I'm describing from my 2004. The more recent automatics don't seem to hold that shift like this particular one does.

Not bad... but getting optioned up will probably push it into the mid-30s with a Denali starting around $37k for a FWD model

The Hemi + 8-speed is probably one of the most underrated powertrain combos out there.

Well, that's going to be a ways off I think. I'm stuck where I am for now due to job uncertainties. I still want an Avalanche or Escalade EXT though there may be business reasons to lease a truck for me......For him, probably move him to a Jeep GC or Durango once we have some stability... I just won't mention the Hemi under the hood when I pick one out.

It's fine. I'm not sure I'd even know what I was looking at anyway.

Is it just the floating roof? Because that goes back a lot longer. Or is it the pinching of the space between the floating roof and the fender?

Cool to know. Like I said, the sport mode in that 5-speed was extra aggressive when pushed hard, sport mode in more recent transmissions don't have such a drastic difference in mode... Even the Cadillacs.

Next thing you know, GMC will be putting fender vents on everything.