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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    If there was a way to do 32v pushrod V8, how would that change things?
  2. Drew Dowdell
    They could just call it a CT-200.... I'm sure Lexus won't mind.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    Same brätwurst, different length.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    Australians have given up...the Commodore is only 4th in sales last year, they mostly buy FWD appliances like Americans do, and some Japanese trucks. 1. Mazda3 - 44,128 2. Toyota HiLux - 40,646 3. Toyota Corolla - 38,799 4. Holden Commodore - 30,532 5. Holden Cruze - 29,161 6. Hyundai i30 - 28,348 7. Toyota Camry - 27,230 8. Nissan Navara - 26,045 9. Toyota Yaris - 18,808 10. Ford Focus - 18,586 I have a friend who went to work for a tech company in Australia and just came home for the holidays. He says he pays double what we pay for gas and everything else is almost double if not triple. He was shocked to see some items like wine from there cheaper here than down under. The public is in a pull back to the cheapest and most fuel efficient auto's they can get. Only the true upper 1/3 of the population are buying performance Holdens that tend to guzzle gas. From the sounds of things that Terry told me, it sounds like they are going through crazy prices and interest rates like we did in the 80's. Sad, but a fact of life, their next so called full size sedan will probably be a re-badged Buick. Opel Buick, Opel..same difference.. No, not really. The small Buicks are Opel based, the large Buicks are Buicks. There is still the mid-sized crossover coming, most likely on an updated Theta platform and then there is the possibility of an Alpha coupe.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    I have a bunch of time off over the next few weeks, so I'm working on updating the layout and look of how are articles and front page are displayed. Forgive me if I break things for a minute or two from time to time.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    Australians have given up...the Commodore is only 4th in sales last year, they mostly buy FWD appliances like Americans do, and some Japanese trucks. 1. Mazda3 - 44,128 2. Toyota HiLux - 40,646 3. Toyota Corolla - 38,799 4. Holden Commodore - 30,532 5. Holden Cruze - 29,161 6. Hyundai i30 - 28,348 7. Toyota Camry - 27,230 8. Nissan Navara - 26,045 9. Toyota Yaris - 18,808 10. Ford Focus - 18,586 I have a friend who went to work for a tech company in Australia and just came home for the holidays. He says he pays double what we pay for gas and everything else is almost double if not triple. He was shocked to see some items like wine from there cheaper here than down under. The public is in a pull back to the cheapest and most fuel efficient auto's they can get. Only the true upper 1/3 of the population are buying performance Holdens that tend to guzzle gas. From the sounds of things that Terry told me, it sounds like they are going through crazy prices and interest rates like we did in the 80's. Sad, but a fact of life, their next so called full size sedan will probably be a re-badged Buick. Opel
  7. Drew Dowdell
    The dash looks very truck-like to me. Very upright and flat. That may appeal to those who wish to pretend they are driving an off-roader.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    The Regal is every bit as luxurious as an S60, better built (and probably equally luxurious) than the MKZ and nearly as athletic as the TSX.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    More expensive car and higher use of high strength metals?
  10. Drew Dowdell
    I think you got a stat mixed up Z.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    Over an Altima, probably. Over a Passat or Impala at that price? Eh....
  12. Drew Dowdell
    The GLA.... it's certainly going to be an interesting growth segment over the next few year.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    Hmm... the X1 is $30,800 msrp, but that might be smaller than the MKC, the X3 is $39k. The GLK, which feels larger, is $37k. The SRX which is larger inside and much larger outside is $37k. Lincoln might be in a sweet spot here.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    I'm driving a 2014 Regal this week... and while the "all-new" or "mostly-new" definitions may be debated, Buick really has upped their game with this car... even over the last one. It's a shame that no one will buy it though.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    I'll amend that to be "mostly new" on the exteriors. I think the doors carry over. The hoods are different, along with the front fascia.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    Pipe Dream. Expect GM to put no more effort into these cars.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    I was considering the recent MCEs... they really aren't trivial. The interiors are pretty much all new, the exteriors are all new, Regal gained AWD, dropped the base 2.4 and gained the 2.0T as the standard engine.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    If you think about it, the oldest Epsilon II car out there is now the XTS.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    In 2018? I think not. We've already seen the last new Epsilon II cars I think (the Impala and refreshed Buicks).
  20. Drew Dowdell
    Wonder what platform... but as a 2018 model, it may be one that isn't even in existence yet. But still, why wouldn't they use Alpha?
  21. Drew Dowdell
    But is it good enough to be in a Mercedes or BMW? GM often does this "good enough" thinking or cuts corners because they think it is acceptable. But being better than previous Cadillacs isn't the goal, being better than Mercedes and BMW is the goal. I agree with Dwight, 2 versions of the 2.0T would make sense, that is what BMW is doing with the 3-series. Plus the 3-series has a diesel that if a buyer is looking for MPG as a top priority, the ATS is in trouble as the 328d and 2015 C250 Bluetec get 45 mpg. So perhaps 2.0 diesel is in order more so than two versions of a gas turbo four. Well, it is ... about the same as the Nissan Altima 2.5. Is that good enough to be in a Cadiilac? You decide. There's no way the GM 2.5 and Nissan 2.5 are the same NVH!
  22. Drew Dowdell
    Similar conclusion to my review of the 2012 Nissan Maxima - a fine car that is just slightly out of date and a tad expensive for what you get.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    I really wonder about this... I've had the 2.5 in a Malibu and it was fine from a NVH perspective. All of the turbo-4s fielded by this ATS's direct competition I would describe a "gruff"
  24. Drew Dowdell
    Taxidermy
  25. Drew Dowdell
    Interesting. I wonder what arrangement hybrid this will be.
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