Drew Dowdell

What shrinking product? Except for the compact crossover segment which is relatively new, almost all segments have grown substantially. Tempo -> Contour -> Fusion (which is as large as the old Taurus) The Civic of today is larger than the Accord of 25 years ago. I'd also wager that a lot of the sales of these compact crossovers are coming at the expense of small economy car sales rather than people downsizing from a Suburban.

The B-O-F factor is moot anyway as there are no B-o-F cars left in production. Approximately Zero S-Class/Continental/CT6/A6/LaCrosse owners are going to go anywhere near the limit of their cars. Most drivers, even ones with lots of money, cannot handle a Corolla at 7/10ths much less one of these high performance machines.... So if Lincoln can pry some old blue-hair out of her E-class, it's not going to be for how fast the Contiental can or cannot go around the Nurburgring.

Lovely!

I just finished the bulk of my holiday baking (8 dozen cookies, 4 loaves of cheese bread) .... and I just realized I don't have anything to store them in...

I spotted a pair of M-Body Chrysler New Yorker 5th Aves today. I actually pulled into the lot to take a look. One is an '82 with leather interior one is an '86 with cloth interior. Both from the same estate. Paint is a little rough on both as it was clearly an elderly driver parking by braille, but otherwise they look extremely clean. The '82's interior looks just about perfect, the '86 has a few small holes in the cloth seats. A friend of mine like these a lot so I sent the info to him

Then why do you keep saying that Cadillac has only one crossover? In fact, if we use the German methodology of "counting" models, Cadillac has three. I guess probably because it suits your bias of stomping on anything Cadillac. I guess he works for Land Rover now?

Subaru is like 50% wagons I suppose I should point out that I am just guessing.

TourX.... pronounced TourCross. and yes, I would be interested in a Regal TourCross

I agree on all counts. Oh please tell me they aren't making an electric version of that!

I don't believe that at all. The S-Class with airmatic has a cloud like ride. It is well controlled, but it isn't "sporting". I wouldn't consider an S-Class's chassis or suspension to be "mailed in". Sporty ride is just one goal to aim for. There are other alternative goals out there as well.

The reason they are grouped together is because there is no longer a definitive line between what is an SUV and what is a CUV. Body on Frame makes an SUV? Well then does that mean the Grand Cherokee, Durango, and Land Rover Range Rover are crossovers? Is it the direction the engine is facing with longitudinal being an SUV.... does that mean the GLK/GLC and X3 are SUVs then? Maybe if it is on a shared car platform or not makes it a crossover? That would make the Traverse an SUV and an Explorer a crossover. We can't really stick most of them into the anachronistic segments we once had.

I'd then ask, what makes a chassis "advanced"? All it needs to be is stiff and light. Suspension tuning will take care of the rest for whichever way you want it to go.

The thing is, Lincoln isn't even going for sporty. Which is fine. There is a dearth of soft riding cars on the market right now for those of us who like them.

Can you give me the next powerball numbers too? The EClass is not some great handler...its big and heavy and soft... Which is absolutely fine for the demographic who buys it.

they're not going to design a Euro market car with MPH gauges.... in English. Glad I wasn't the only one that noticed that. Would be a little strange to test a Euro model E-Class on California highway 38 near Big Bear. Not really, all of the manufacturers test all over the world for all market cars. I've spotted the Hyundai Genesis testing in Pittsburgh before it was released. GM will regularly take cars to Norway for cold weather testing and VW brings cars to Death Valley for hot weather testing. Euro market Benz's use a symbol for the parking brake... but because Americans are too dumb (in general) to understand the dashboard symbols.. or to even go look it up in the manual if they don't know what it means.... Mercedes spells it out for them on the American cars.

they're not going to design a Euro market car with MPH gauges.... in English.

I want my Avalanche....

I wish they had compared cars that were more similarly equipped

That is exactly what I wanted to say...but I figured I did not want to waste my energy trying to explain what the Phaeton was/is...This car debuted in 2002...You know...13 years have passed...if people havent learned what this car was all about in 13 years, there is no sense in me wasting my time and energy trying to teach. I was ignorant about this car in 2002. I hated it. I hated VW for it. But sometime between 2002 and 2015, I read up on it and learned about it and soon, my hatred disappeared at the same rate as my ignorance... For what the Phaeton can do and was engineered to do, I respect it. I admire them as cars, and as a big lux sedan lover, I've looked into them on the used market. However, I cannot get around the extremely expensive care and feeding of them... even by German Uber Sedan standards.

It was all just the price. Had they priced it in the mid-50s it probably would have sold decent enough to have a second generation.

I wouldn't be surprised to see a Turbo-4 in a truck before then. A Turbo 2.5 or 2.9 liter 4-cylinder would move a Silverado along just fine. The 2.0T can make 295 lb-ft of torque, a 2.5T would make 368 lb-ft and a 2.9 would make 427 lb-ft.... just extrapolating from the 2.0T, and it would make it over a broad RPM range. They'd probably have to build it with some sort of dual spool small turbo/large turbo setup to prevent lag.... but it's completely doable.

.... based on what? They have been profitable. They have a truck that lots of people want. And they seem to be taking extra care to make sure that the new engine launches properly.

6.6 liters and only making 600 hp? That's fairy lame these days. Cadillac makes 640 hp from 6.2 liters, 4 fewer cylinders, and 32 fewer valves..... oh and the sounds it makes...

That's not the interior you get for $50k.... particularly since the new E-class will start around $54k..... that isn't even the $54k interior.... and then to even get real leather instead of vinyl seats in your $54k car you'll need to spend at minimum $1,600 more.

The CTS moved from 3-series price to 5-series price and lost two thirds of its bodystyles, yet you can't see a reason for volume decreases. Average transaction prices for the entire brand are up $7k per unit and higher than BMW on a model for model comparison. Maybe you need flashcards?