Drew Dowdell

until you feel the materials....

Chrysler shouldn't have a van at all. They should all be Dodges for the passenger version and Rams for the cargo/fleet/airport shuttle version.

They need to bring back the "Dogs Love Trucks!" campaign.

Jalop make a huge stink over this pick.

I think that is exactly what they are planning. This is "One GM" just like Ford's "One Ford" without the marketing ploy behind it.

The Focus platform is getting something like 14 different body styles. We may not get them all, but we'll get most.

I've seen them show up at the various shows I've attended over the years.

at least the delay is for a good reason...

A rig like that should be able to hit 140 mph, no sweat.

With an upgrade to the Ecotec Turbo from the Sky Red-Line maybe....

it didn't even look like he was going that fast...... did he hit the gas instead of the brake?

$60,000? Where do you see that?

glad you're back and recovering!

The badge doesn't matter. A $300k S-Class won't sell no matter what name is on the dealership door. It shares a platform with a $45k taxi cab after all....

but.... why?

The pedestrian version of the GS doesn't sell well at all. There were a couple of months this year so far where the STS actually outsold it.

And what is it with Infinitis and Lexuses looking like they are sucking on lemons?

Putting a "classic" grill on an S-Class doesn't make it a Maybach. And in spite of any mechanical differences under the skin, that is exactly what it looked like.

In other news: This isn't an Imperial.

I do hope it gets a facelift.

losing marketshare to the Corolla is an insult beyond words.

There are typically waiting lists for diesel models of anything at VW.

I used to think the same thing, but then look how successful they were with Cobalt -> Cruze.

Not to discount how good the Cruze really is, but it has also really benefited by the Civic, Corolla, Focus, and Sentra stumbles.

I think the Cruze Diesel will be the test GM is looking for.

Over on the Facebook thingy, people who appear to be young in their picture are liking the XTS. Of course, whether they have any money is another question. The starting price seems a bargain, which it had to be, imo.

This car might be decent, but for me it tells me GM wants Cadillac to be a volume brand, not a true luxury brand. Of course, back in the late 70's before the tragic wave of downsizing (starting in 1985) gutted Cadillac of everything it ever stood for, Cadillac was the top selling luxury brand in the USA. So maybe, just maybe, in some weird way, this volume sedan will help Cadillac return to sales glory. Shame it has to be at the expense of what some of us hope Cadillac can return to... a true, luxury, aspirational brand.

It's not at the expense of anything. There is still a RWD flagship coming. There is still a RWD 3-series fighter coming.

YES!!!!

I wish that 2.9 they were looking to put into the CTS before the "b-word", happened. It had I think 450 lb-ft of torque (too lazy to go look it up)

This needs to have some more options "base" to make give it more value than the other hybrids. It's ok to have a weaker hybrid performance as long as the value is made up elsewhere.

The case has been dropped.

A hovercar!