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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    In the XTS, it was detuned because the engine is turned 90 degrees and there is an exhaust restriction.... it's only 10 HP. The Halex system can send something like 90% of the torque to the rear if need be, so I doubt it has anything to do with torque steer. The CTS V-Sport is RWD only... though in the AWD models with lesser engines, it would be a different transmission and AWD system.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    Infinity make SUVs now?
  3. Drew Dowdell
    I agree... Encore is probably too small for Cadillac. Besides, they are having trouble keeping up with worldwide demand for that car and its variants as is.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    That's because no one goes off-roading with a vehicle that bases at $84,000. Range Rovers are at ski-resorts all the time...but perhaps you aren't allowed through the gates of those. :-P
  5. Drew Dowdell
    Aside from the fact that most ride on Dubs these days, Range Rovers (not Land Rover, that's the entire brand) are still one of the most capable off-roaders one can buy that side of a Wrangler. Pretty much your only other choice that would equal the Range Rover off-road is a loaded Grand Cherokee with the height adjustable suspension. That means, yes, the uni-body Range Rover and Jeep GC are more capable off-road than a Trailblazer, Tahoe, or Suburban.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    Because the delivery of that power is quite different on the TTV6. Agree with you on the diesel though.
  7. Drew Dowdell
    While peak output may be similar, the delivery of that power isn't at all the same. That's where the distinction would be. It's like the 1.8 and 1.4T in the Cruze... output is roughly the same, but the engines drive differently enough to matter.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    I would imagine there is a substantial amount of tuning variance available in the TTV6. They could make it a low end torque monster or pump up the horsepower a bit in the upper RPM range but push the torque plateau further up in the RPM band. Have you driven the TTV6 yet Z? If not, you really should, it is such a fantastic engine. I really wouldn't even mind if Cadillac dropped the V8 in favor of it just to give Cadillac more differentiation.... I doubt they would, but it wouldn't be the end of the world.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    The TTV6 has fantastic low end torque. I could see this as being a substantial benefit to the Escalade. And more engine options are always good.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    Grand Cherokee has always been unibody. Now, unless we're going to retroactively add to the generally accepted crossover meaning of "an SUV built on a car platform with less SUV capability...." Showing my age as Jeep used to make true SUV's that were Body on Frame. With the Grand Cherokee, it became from the very first generation a CUV. I think the only SUV Jeep makes is the Wrangler now. Not really. The term Crossover, when it came about, generally meant a SUV that was built on a platform originally meant for a car. So, vehicles like the CR-V (Civic related), RAV-4 (Corolla related), Aztek (Chevy Lumina APV/ Venture related), and Lexus RX (Toyota Camry related). The Grand Cherokee, from the start, was only ever built on its own platform. Yet tiny SUVs like the Geo Tracker and the very first Kia Sportage were true small SUVs and not crossovers because they were body on frame and not based on a car. (The Sportage was very distantly related to a commercial Mazda van chassis). But just being Unibody doesn't mean the GC is a crossover. The Range Rover has been Unibody since 2002 and no one would consider that "not an SUV"
  11. Drew Dowdell
    Grand Cherokee is a CUV also now. Once they dropped the body on frame, they left the SUV and went to CUV with the Auto Unibody. I consider both the Grand Cherokee and Durango to be CUV's. Grand Cherokee has always been unibody.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    What once made Cadillac tick no longer applies in the luxury segment. It's no longer about huge space, cloud smooth ride, and the most glitz... it's about aggressive looks and driving acumen that makes the most mundane morning commute a trip around the Nürburgring.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    No way on the Explorer over the Durango... just not even a contest. The Lambdas aren't really that dated and they are the cargo kings of the segment... but they are more soft-roaders than the Durango. The Durango you could take on a rutted country trail... the Enclave not so much.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    I didnt say there wouldnt be one, only that it wouldnt be Gamma based
  15. Drew Dowdell
    I think the next SRX is due to shrink externally while remaining the same size internally. updated platform for that. I don't think they'll do a Cadillac Encore... Apparently no way to make it much bigger on the Gamma platform.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    I can't imagine that anyone could seriously pick the A3 as a better car than the ATS. The ATS handles better, has a better interior, more engine options, lots more power in two of those engine options, and yet has the same entry price as the Jetta Brougham Audi A3. Audi even makes you spend $324 for an iPod cable plus requires an upgrade to the sound system just to use it. I don't want to tell people what to buy.. but Audi is doing a fantastic impression of PT Barnum right now.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    Boo... do not like.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    Does this mean we'll be getting a new, FWD, CVT sub-compact sedan from Cadillac?
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Around me, one can get into a 335i for $2,999 down and $319 a month.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    The A3 and the CLA are not in the ATS class... they are substantially inferior cars to the ATS. If people are opting for those two over the ATS, it simply proves brand snobbery.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    Because of people like you who look at badge before anything else.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    I too think they should have put the V under it.. but the current crest wouldn't stop me from buying an ATS coupe, 2.0T AWD in pearl white with the red interior......
  23. Drew Dowdell
    I think the new fascia seems to make the ATS sedan look longer
  24. Drew Dowdell
    I'd rather have neither. If I can't afford the minimum payments for a real Benz, well, then I just need to work harder till I can.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    All these faux luxury cars from the Germans.... about as convincing as a "Louis Vuitton" bag from a street vendor. I was thoroughly unimpressed with the A3 when I drove it. Buy a loaded Jetta GLI and save yourself $8k - $10k... or buy an absolutely loaded Verano Turbo and get a better interior, more power, better ride, less noise, and more amenities.
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