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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    99% of Audi's 2014 lineup is fwd..shame they aren't world class. There is a valid argument that Cadillac is missing an X5 competitor, but the SRX is not intended to be that vehicle.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    A fairly false impression Reg. Much of that was caused by the transmission they were mated to which, while smooth, didn't match the performance characteristics of the higher power pushrod V6es. The first gen Equinox has plenty wrong with it, but the pushrod V6 plus 5peed auto was plenty class competative. The reason the 3800 would feel breathless is because it was a low end torque engine and the transmission didn't have enough gears to keep the rpms low.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    Purolator Pro 1
  4. Drew Dowdell
    I hope they aren't using real bees with all of the colony collapses happening around the world...
  5. Drew Dowdell
    The Q7 brutal? No, just a giant lump of car. In white they look rather whale like...
  6. Drew Dowdell

    Need these

    Drew Dowdell replied to ocnblu's topic in The Lounge

    Should get this for the little bugger that might be joining the fleet on Monday..
  7. Drew Dowdell
    Stick with a thicker synthetic oil.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    Well the buyers in the $37k luxury crossover segment have spoken rather clearly: they either don't care about rwd or prefer fwd. Mercedes' latest entry indicates that they have come to the same conclusion on the market.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    Why would you want Cadillac to lower sales to the level of the Germans in that segment?
  10. Drew Dowdell
    ... the question remains. Should Cadillac build what you want them to build.. or should they build what they can sell the most of at the $30k base price? The two are fairly mutually exclusive.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    to what advantage?
  12. Drew Dowdell
    The SRX is in the GLK/X3 size class and bases at $37k. There is room for a "BRX" starting at $30,995 on Delta. They could do it on Alpha, but being RWD hasn't done the GLK and X3 any favors.... the SRX and Lexus RX outsell them 4 to 1. The buyers of CUVs don't seem to have a preference for their cars being RWD. If they grew up driving CR-Vs, RAV-4s, and Equinoxes.... why would they?
  13. Drew Dowdell
    I only really notice the MKZ from the rear. From the front, it is too generic.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    I don't think that would get them to an Eldorado like car as they are so clearly aiming for here.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    It can be, but the 4.5L displacement makes it unlikely. Why go all the way down to 4.5L when the 6.2 already has enough cylinder wall thickness for a decent amount of boost? Also, why just 500hp if you are going to add two turbine-compressors and an intercooler assembly, especially when a naturally aspirated LT1 is already 460 hp? More likely though, its an engine that doesn't exist (yet) and they just coin those numbers because 500hp and 4.5L is more or less where the competition is. They also said the Volt would have a turbo I3 and Caddys may be getting a V16... all of which is utter rubbish when it comes to the actually production lineup. Or.. if you're already trying to make people think "Eldorado" with this concept, as it clearly is in a few visual ways.. the number 500 (both in HP and Torque notice) has significance to people who love that car. The same reason the Mustang runs with a 5.0 today and that they made a 427 Corvette. Cadillac clearly isn't going to be building a 500ci engine any time soon, but there are other ways to pay homage to the number. Why do it this way? To give Cadillac something special... and I would imagine that the torque coming from this engine would peak pretty low.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    Hmm... looking at the specs in the press release.. it doesn't actually say it is a DOHC mill. Could it be an LT-1 derivative with the Twin Turbo technology from the V6? Can anyone find an official statement saying it is in fact DOHC?
  17. Drew Dowdell
    If only there were a single, national agency.. perhaps one that was in charge of highway and transportation safety... that could combine all of these recall notices in a single place where people could access them via a series of tubes... .... oh wait..
  18. Drew Dowdell
    Might be room for a Delta based CUV for Cadillac or Buick then.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Oh... a Camry... how... interesting....
  20. Drew Dowdell
    Because the 3900 doesn't have the power density that sells cars. Like it or not, there are still lots of people out there like SMK that say "Oh, you only put out 212 hp from a 3.9 liter? Your engine must suck!" while ignoring the fact that a 260hp 3.6 weighs more and gets lower real world MPG while doing nothing for drivability. Edit: And that in the same physical space of a 3.6 DOHC V6, GM can, and has, fit 5.3 liter V8s, 5.7 liter Supercharged V8, and 6.2 Liter Supercharged V8s.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    Wow a big swing and a miss. I even knew better than that. ... good thing we have you around here to Monday-morning quarterback.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    But... we got the 4.3 V6 still
  23. Drew Dowdell
    Omega platform. The 6-series and CL look like a 20 year old Taurus jellybean now.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    ... and I make the check out to....?
  25. Drew Dowdell
    ATS coupe concept. 9:30 est
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