Drew Dowdell

It's a very tough choice for me as I can see myself in either the ATS or C300. What I think would way me to the Benz is the availability of Airmatic.

I wish Toyota would include "Basic driver's common sense school" or "Drivers Refresher Course 101 for those 55 and older" with any Corolla, Camry, or Avalon purchase...... I upgraded my Toronado to the vintage B-Body 4-note horn (super loud and angry sounding) a couple weeks ago... I got to use it today to "encourage" a woman in a Corolla to accelerate instead of stop when getting onto the interstate.

Better low end torque and fuel economy. The Enclave would do well with an optional 3.0TT engine and it would naturally carry over into an Acadia Denali Ultimate, Cadillac XT5 and eventual XT6 The current motors just have to be wound up too high to get the beasts moving, and it hurts fuel economy in the process. Sorry @Paolino.. we highjacked your thread about your new car. How is the low end torque on the Hyundai 3.8 liter? I've only driven the 5.0, but I understand the 3.8 is excellent on power.

Hmm. That's something I'll have to bring up with the theme builder.

Blake got it.

It's not Cadillac or even GM.

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Well that's still not a styling cue used in any car I can think of today... and certainly not any car that has used that cue since at least 1934.

Are either of those styling cues still in use today?

I'm re-opening this thread because it was a fun one. @Intrepidation is correct about the P-38 being the original inspiration for the fins, it doesn't matter that other aeroplanes had dual rear stabalizers, it was the P-38 that inspired the idea. I've been familiar with the story and knew exactly what he was talking about right in the first post. I've been contemplating a story in my head about the Cadillac fins/blades as a design signature for a while now. It is one of only 2 design themes that I can think of that have lasted as many decades. Edit: And also... keep it civil. There is no need to argue like children over the answer to a trivia question. To Further the thread. I mentioned that the Cadillac fins and blades were only one of two that I could think of that have been around for so long and still in use today. I don't know the original inspiration for the other one, but who can tell me what it is? Here are some clues: It's at the other end of the car. It debuted on a production car at least 7 years prior to Harley Earl's trip to see the P-38. I do not know the inspiration for the cue, but it may or may not be aircraft related. The cue is still in use today and has been consistently since debut. It is not a badge, but it is so associated with this brand, that it might as well be.

Some day I'll get back to PC building again... I just have a Lenovo X1 Carbon laptop for work and an HP Elitebook for personal. I have an older Lenovo X220 sitting around that I might try and turn into a hackintosh just for the fun of it.

I grew up in Hamilton NJ, not far from where @GMTruckGuy74 lives. I now live in Pittsburgh PA have done since 1998 when I moved here for college. @smk4565 is the only regular C&Ger I know of who also lives here. My House:

It'd be either the Benz coupe or the ATS coupe. BMWs just don't do it for me.

Exactly

That's called responsive design. If you look at it on a mobile device, the right column goes away and falls in line under the main news feed.

As mentioned, unread content can be customized to your preference.

I wish Sergio would just pull the rip-cord on his golden parachute already....

It's just wagon madness all over again, but this time they're a bit taller and have AWD. AMC Eagle and the Dodge Colt Vista were ahead of their time. Only Subaru can really sell wagons these days, but over at Chevy, give the Sonic hatchback a 2 inch lift, AWD, and a new name, and suddenly Chevy can sell basically the same vehicle for $5k more. (The Trax shares platform, engine, transmission, and a substantial chunk of its interior bits with the Sonic). Lux up the interior a bit, use nicer soft touch buttons from the Astra, and some active noise control, and Buick can sell it for $10k, $15k, or $20k more. Do you really blame auto manufacturers for going this route?

Sad to see the LX platform go. I really like the Chrysler 300 in Hemi form.

Interesting.... could sell the new Acadia in the UK as a Vauxhall then too if they're going through all the expense of converting it to RHD.

No more personal attacks.... period.

I don't think @William Maley uploaded a gallery yet.

The Pontiac G6 with the 6-speed manual and the more torquey 3900 was a 6.2 second car, so your estimate doesn't sound far off. The 3500 + 6-speed auto would be mid-7s most likely.

nice write up. I could never warm up to these. the 2.5 just doesn't seem as torquey as the 2.4 and it usually sounds pretty bad going about its business.

I'm sure both of them are ecstatic at the news.