Drew Dowdell

The last generation was a full size sedan that was converted into a sports coupe. It weighed too much but it still brought it to the Mustang in both performance and sales right up until the final years. Mustang is enjoying a great sales year this year while it's primary competitor is in a transition year. The true test will be when production of the Camaro is in full swing in the spring.

Kids, please try to behave. It's my anniversary today and I don't want to have to wory that the kids are burning the house down.

Weighing less and having more gears will do that.

The 7-series and S-class will have Turbo-4s in short order (if they can ever shed the pounds) and I'm sure you'll rush to defend them SMK. 5.7 seconds to 60 is acceptable for a base model in this class.

Blizzack does a great job but very poor wear, two seasons at most and they are shot. The Michelin is an awesome tire that not only handles well but lasts down side is they are more expensive. Actually with the deals and rebates the way they are at the moment, the XIce are about $75 cheaper right now.

In China there are lots of chauffeured private cars. I still think under 5.8 seconds or better is fine for the base model used for that purpose. Luxury car buyers picking one of these up for themselves will head to the V6es anyway.

The CT6 is as much as 250lbs lighter and with doesn't come with AWD on the 4 cylinder... So we'll still have to do the maths, and again, 5.6 to 5.7 seems reasonable with those changes in variables.

I think they'd immediately jump to 3rd place knocking the Titan Armada and Sequoia down.

A Buick Regal GS AWD gets to 60 in 6.2 seconds with only a 6-speed transmission... so split the difference in favor of the Camaro and 5.6 - 5.7 seconds for the base CT6 sounds like a reasonable estimate.

Back in reality, low entry cost is what is important for Black Car service in NYC (or any city). The Plug-In hybrid model is doing to be pricey. The S and E classes I see being used a luxury taxies are all pretty base as base gets. Note: I'm not talking about privately owned vehicles with a chauffeur, I'm talking all of the S-Classes I see with T&LC plates.

I think it was designed for China, but they're also selling here and maybe get a few sales from it. It's already certified, so why not? Even if it is just being sold to livery companies that no longer want to pay the maintenance costs on their S-Classes.

18 gallons.... just 14 mpg

I forgot they were packaging an I4 with it. In that case, they clearly want to come in with a low MSRP, probably around $55K. I think that is a mistake, because it steps right on the toes of the CTS. And that will probably be a large seller as well, and simply not enough engine for that large car. Bad move cadillac. Remember, the CT6 is a featherweight in its class. It weighs less than lower powered cars one to two size classes below it. The 2.0T in base form weighs 3647lbs and is motivated by 265hp and likely near 295 lb-ft of torque at 2500 - 5300 rpm (Buick Regal GS tune). For some perspective, the Regal GS with that same engine weighs in at 4022lbs. BMW 528i RWD with 240 hp and 260 lb-ft @ 1250 rpm is 3814 lbs BMW 535i AWD with 300 hp and 300 lb-ft @ 1300 rpm is 4233 lbs Mercedes E250 RWD with 195hp and 369 lb-ft @ 1600 rpm is 4167 lbs. (yes, I know it's a diesel, but for comparison purposes, it also has a 7.9 second 0-60) Mercedes E350 RWD with 302hp and 273 lb-ft @ 3500 rpm is 4001 lbs. Audi A6 2.0 with 252 hp and 273 lbs-ft of torque @ 1600 rpm is 3803 lbs in FWD form and 3957 lbs. in the more common Quattro form. So the base CT6 2.0T should feel faster than those other base cars by having up to a 350 lbs. weight advantage on top of the horsepower and torque advantage. Cmicasa got us the Cadillac CT6 weight a few months ago, and you can see for yourself, even when you start checking the boxes for V6s, Turbo V6es and AWD.... the CT6 will maintain its weight advantage over similarly equipped Germans a whole size class below. It's no small feat that the 400hp AWD CT6 weighs the less than the smaller E250 RWD or even the 535i xDrive... and it will matter when it comes time to test performance and handling. 2.0T Base RWD: 3,647 lbs. 2.0T Level 1 RWD: 3,683 lbs. 3.6L Level 1 AWD: 3,925 lbs. 3.6L Level 2 AWD: 3,961 lbs. 3.6L Level 3 AWD: 4,040 lbs. 3.0TT Level 2 AWD: 4,085 lbs. 3.0TT Level 3 AWD: 4,165 lbs. 3.6L Platinum AWD: 4,261 lbs. 3.0TT Platinum AWD: 4,385 lbs.

Rolling Coal is the dumbest of the dumb political statements out there.

The CT6 is going to have an interesting range of engines. Over the course of it's life, it will have 4-cylinder Turbo, 4-cylinder Plug-In Hybrid, Standard V6, Turbo V6 (more than one?), Turbo V8, and a diesel of some sort.

So the snow tire choice for the Buick seems to be between the Blizzack WS80 or the Michelin XICE X13

That's ok, neither does my Toronado.

I'm in Pittsburgh PA, but I have a very steep driveway and every road home is uphill. I live at the top of a ridge that is the tallest spot for a few miles around me. We call it our snow bump. There is some strange climate pattern here where in our little part of town, we'll get snow when the surrounding area gets rain, or we get a bit more snow than everyone around us. It's really a very very minor change in altitude, but I've been laughed at by people at work when I say I have to shovel my drive yet they only got a dusting. This disparity is pretty frequent.

I usually run 2 sets of tires, winter and all-seasons. However, we got through a pretty snowy winter last year with the AWD doing fine. I'm trying to decide if I'm going to get a set of winter tires now and a new set of all-seasons in the spring, or just go with the triple treads. I put snow tires on the CR-V and it's like a mountain goat in the snow.

The only Continental available is the OEM ContiProContact

I hear there are some 2014s still in stock and awaiting .... awaiting delivery.

Not available for my Buick :-( The only triple tread type tire available for the Encore is the Goodyear.

How good are they as a snow tire?

Woohoo! A least they'll keep the Routan!

December on sale date apparently.