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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    Would this be a practical thing for drivers of classics?
  2. Drew Dowdell
    Wow... a subject that SMK, Cubical, and I can all agree on completely..... the desire for the return of the stand up hood ornament from Cadillac.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    GM has pretty much clipped off torque steer completely with Hy-per strut.... but that doesn't tell us what a high powered Chrysler FWD car would do. I actively avoid the Chrysler 200/Dodge Avenger, and that, in V6 form, would be the most powerful FWD car they offer
  4. Drew Dowdell
    w. t. f.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    Can I get a converter kit to fuel my '81? It doesn't have fuel injection, it's just a 4-barrel carb. I ask this as a question leading up to another question.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    I like the softer ride of the XTS, but in the V-Sport you can firm it up with the touch of a switch. The CTS does handle better and feels lighter, but not enough to matter to me in every day driving. I love the look of both.
  7. Drew Dowdell
    Imagine the torque steer on a 270 hp Dart also, unless it was AWD, in which case the gas mileage will suck. ... it would be the same as any other 270 hp front driver.... not sure what the fact that it is a Dart has anything to do with it.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    I know... I just don't think AWD is on the table for that one.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    Could? Sure. Will? Probably not for a few more years.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    Thank you for that compliment. I do try to hold us to a higher standard of writing. All of our reviews go through a multi-person editing process before we publish.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    It should be pretty easy to do a 3.2 TT High Output and a 3.2T Standard Output
  12. Drew Dowdell
    If it were my $60k... I admit, I would have a hard time choosing between the CTS V-Sport and XTS V-Sport.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    A Passat with the Malibu's 2.0 would do fine... the Malibu has 259hp and 295 lb-ft. The VW 2.0T only has 210hp and 207 ft-lbs.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    I feeling something may have been lost in translation..... I can't see them putting a V6 in the Dart.... a Dart platform Avenger maybe... but not the Dart itself.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    2.0t as a mid-range motor maybe, but their 2.0 doesn't have the guts to be a v6 replacement
  16. Drew Dowdell
    It's a shame that GM was never able to bring their HCCI engine to market. They had prototypes running back in 2008. This Hyundai engine sounds very similar to the GM HCCI.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    hahah BMW really screwed the pooch with their naming scheme.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    eh.... somewhere along the way MB forgot how to rust-proof their vans for the North American market. They don't hold up well here.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Not a bad idear.... but I'm thinking they might be better off doing a turbo 2.5 to replace the N/A 3.6. The 2.5 is very smooth for a large 4-banger.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    The key for Cadillac in the EU is diesel engines and a vastly upgraded dealership channel. Buick is an aspirational brand in China, but they are also selling a rebadged old Opel Astra as the Buick Excelle XT for about $15000 while our Buick Verano is sold as the Buick Excelle GT for about $21,000, so though they are aspirational, they are also attainable.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    Lexus has only recently tried to crack into the European market. In China, Lexus has a bigger uphill battle due to a little fight China and Japan had 70 years ago. Cadillac has more potential for global growth than Lexus does for these two reasons alone.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    As is the Nissan NV and the Ford Transit Connect..... why wouldn't Benz want a piece of that pie?
  23. Drew Dowdell
    Sure it does... the same way that Cadillac and Chevrolet appear on the same monthly sales report.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    It's business...M-B is a full line auto and truck maker.. Why not use the Freightliner brand?
  25. Drew Dowdell
    The Encore lacks direct injection and some displacement, but it moves ok. Buick is still selling more than they expected.
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