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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    .... again?
  2. Drew Dowdell
    No no... you and the media move the goal posts. Cadillac meets the supposed gold standard on handling and suddenly handling doesn't matter anymore, back seat room does. BMW of today doesn't even handle like the old 3er... so BMW actually retreated from the goal posts..... unless, and I suspect this is really the issue here... the goal post is just the badge and any old crummy car with the BMW badge on it is automatically better than a Cadillac to you. Thus, even if GM simply rebadged a 3-series with a crest, it still wouldn't be good enough for you because you're so American loathing.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    The guy gets off on spark plugs and you guys are suggesting diesels? Or is that the point?
  4. Drew Dowdell
    Smk is right about one thing. The entire industry needs to watch the new C-Class. For similar money, I would buy the C-Class over the ATS even though I like the ATS. However, I'm expecting a decent price premium on the C-Class to push it up away from the CLA.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    Most of the 3ers sold are 328s which get to 60 in the same 5.7 seconds it takes the ATS 2.0t. Clearly acceleration isn't the main sticking point and you're just trying to move the goal posts again.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    For the last few years the complaint about the 3 series is how it got too big, too heavy, and lost it's soul. Along comes a Cadillac in more compact dimensions, lightest in its class, and with all the moves and more that the old lamented 3er had and suddenly the priority is back seat room?!?
  7. Drew Dowdell
    Problem one was listening to anything Akerson said.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    Both had very early models of Tesla... and Telsa was clearly up to something with the Edmunds car. Edmunds would complain of an unusual noise and Tesla would swap out the entire drive system?! I also discount about half of Edmunds complaints, because until they can find a car company that doesn't issue TSBs, that argument holds no water. At least Tesla tells you when they are doing a TSB instead of Toyota who hides it in a coupon for a free oil-change.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    The Volt has a 92%-93% customer satisfaction rate... What does that mean? The survey asks the question "If you had to do it all over again, would you still buy this car?"..... That is among the best in the industry.... Not best in segment... or best for GM.... but best over all brands and models.... The Mercedes Benz S-Class only gets an 80% rating. In fact, the Volt's satisfaction survey is lower than only 2 cars. The Tesla Model-S and the Porsche Boxter. Volt buyers really like their Volts.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    My sole objection to these is the column mount shift. If the transmission is already electronically controlled, make push button or rotary dial for the Cadillac.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    S/M/L/XL in SUVs S/M/L/XL in Sedans S/M/M in Coupes/Convertibles... makes sense to me. I would go as far as to add a L coupe, based on the LTS, that looks like the El Miraj
  12. Drew Dowdell
    I think Fleetwood still holds enough panache for the top of the line Cadillac. I wish GM had snagged the name Pullman before Mercedes did. It's like the top Lincoln (if one existed) should be called the Continental.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    Running on a "Family Values" platform most likely
  14. Drew Dowdell
    I disagree. The Volt is marketed to people who will only have one or two vehicles, thus range anxiety comes into play whether it is a true worry or not. I like the E-Rev design and fully expect that they will keep it for this update.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    Bentley Continental, Flying Spur, Mulsanne Rolls Royce Phantom, Ghost, Wraith Aston Martin Vanquish, Rapide Porsche Boxter, Cayman, Panamera, Macan, Cayenne Maserati Ghibli, Quattroporte, Granturismo Land Rover Range Rover, Evoque, Discovery, Defender Toyota Crown, Harrier (RX in the US) Nissan Skyline, Fuga, Cima, Skyline Crossover (all sold as Infinity in the US) Lamborghini Huracán, Aventador, Murciélago Ferrari Spider, Italia, Berlinetta, LaFerrari Bugatti Veyron It's not always about following the Germans in lock step.... I'd argue that Cadillac would be keeping better company by naming their cars.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    Better aerodynamics would help..git rid off the tall, blunt front ends and go for something more tapered and sloping... A Ram ProMaster double cab would be cool as an alternative to the monster trucks.. But that is also only FWD which would be a non-starter for 99.9999% of U.S. truck buyers.... no matter how much it would actually meet their needs.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    I've seen a few in the wild recently... they seem like they've stepped back in time a bit.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    yeah, but I'm sure that's the full-zoot interior, not the rental car gray 90% of them will sell in. and LOL at the glove box cut-out! My '81 hides the seam better than that!
  19. Drew Dowdell
    theoretical how? The concept runs and drives.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    The 1.6T is supposed to be the fuel miser... not for the speed concerned.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    That was AWD/4WD I assume? I've already talked to Wendy a while back about getting one specifically for a long distance trip to test the fuel economy.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    There's the twin-turbo 4.5 liter that was featured in the El Miraj. 500hp/500lb-ft
  23. Drew Dowdell
    Well, I want to drive through them... I'd cheat and start in Denver.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    Rocky mountains
  25. Drew Dowdell
    The A8 though has a V8 and a W12, neither of which are found in any of the VW cars, they are found in Bentleys, though modified. The A8 interior is pretty good too, also not found in a VW. It does ride on the VW modular platform thing, but the A8 is aluminum unlike other Audi or VW models. So there is a lot to make the A8 unique, but it is still outsold by the Panamera, 7-series and LS460 most months, and the S-class outsells it like 5 to 1. You and your wandering goal posts. Audi doesn't sell 1.4 million A8s, they sell 1.4 million of their entire model line. They make a profit on it by snatching parts off of VWs.
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