Drew Dowdell

Don't forget what top engine does the S class has.It is a twin turbo v12. So this supercharged v8 (if cadilac flagship will go against s class) must not be noisier (no supercharger whine in cabin) than the engine in the S class,Or at least is must not be heard in a cabin .Actually NVH should be on same level. Even on the ZL-1 there is nearly zero supercharger whine... so I'm not sure what tree you think you're barking up here...

but why do they put that stuff on Lincolns and Cadillacs but (mostly) Not Benz and BMW?

Thanks, they almost had me traveling today, but I refused. I travel all the rest of the year for work, but my birthday, I get to stay home in sweatpants and a hoodie. I always take the day off from work too (well, sorta, I've already ended up working from home). Albert is taking me out to a museum and a fancy pants lunch today. Thanks all for the well wishes. Thanks, I really wish I was able to do more around here. I have all these ideas in my head but never the time to execute them.

For a start up car company, they are actually doing pretty well considering their main product just recently made it onto the market.

One of the first in-the-wild XTSes I saw was outside of chicago. Big chrome wheels, vogue tires, padded roof, "classique" grill, ice blue headlights, chrome rocker panels..... it was as hideous as it sounds.

This company - http://www.trifectaperformance.com/dynos.aspx They claim to also have put an additional 36hp and 54 lb-ft of torque at the wheels in a Cruze turbo.

Apparently there are some nice chips you can get to up the performance, have you looked at any of those?

but then I lose my adjustments? Question for the guys out there... would an old mechanical fuel pump cause hard starting? She cranks really well, newer plugs and wires, but takes forever and lots of pumping for the first fire.

But at the same time, what have they done? And it is hard to sell a pricey car on just interior without any performance. Unless they are doing a Rolls Phantom level interior and selling that for $60k, I just can't see this car selling. Cadillac is wasting money and resources that could go to a RWD flagship sedan or a true sports car, or a RWD mid size SUV. The ATS is being compared to as equal or above the 3-series in some reviews. So I guess we'll see what else Cadillac can do.

The Interior of the ELR is said to be beyond anything GM has ever done.

It looks like the car is no longer listed in the Garage here. I may have to delete it and have you add it to the garage again. I can get the pictures uploaded for you, I'll email you for them. I was curious if you were anywhere near me in case I would ever see your car at one of the Oldsmobile meets.

I'd love if you uploaded pictures of it. Where are you located?

Well the ELR will still be Volt sized. The Tesla Model S is nearly XTS sized.

My first Toronado was serviced at Coleman Oldsmobile from time to time.

But when you look at the Base Terrain, FWD, Backup Camera, etc. I think they give you a much better starting point than most, or did I totally miss something? Base Terrain is $25.8k

I'm not sure what we are defining as "entry level". At $23.7k for a base base base Equinox and over $40k for a loaded Terrain, a lot of things start to fall into that range. Rogue/Murano Escape is a bit on the small side now, but you might also include Edge as it is also in the price range Sorento Santa Fe Pilot Highlander Patriot/Liberty/Grand Cherokee Having driven nearly all of these and knowing what the Terrain/'Nox price for the way I'd want them equipped, I'd head straight for the Jeep dealer and order a Grand Cherokee without looking back.

On windy days in Germany, Poland and the Ukraine have to disconnect themselves from Germany's grid because their own grids can't handle the flood of power...

Looks ready to go out and battle a hurricane in a world of $5.00 a gallon gas.

If I remember correctly, I believe GM gets to make the "full size" claim on a technicality that includes the size of the trunk.

...if it ain't broke...

Different segments...the Malibu is the midsize, the Impala the fullsize. Same reason Buick has the Regal and LaCrosse, Ford the Fusion and Taurus. Not everyone wants a small 4cyl midsizer. Though I'd take a Charger or 300 over any of GM or Ford's weak FWD fullsizers. But having them on the lot they do not come across as one is mid size and one is full size. They look the same. Guess based on other comments here I will have to go back and look at them again as they both came across as being in the same size just two tweaked options. There won't be anyone who sees the Malibu and Impala next to each other in the steel and make a mistake on which one is bigger.

Short circuit any high output battery long enough and it will catch fire.

Huge size difference. You'd actually have a chance of fitting in the Impala, not so much on the Malibu.

Bringing this up is like comparing fuel economy to cup holders. Gasoline packs the highest reasonably safe power density.Electricity/Batteries do not. The Volt marketing does not tout the ability for the Volt to forsake the electrical cord and run on butterfly farts because, at present, you cannot buy a Volt ready to run on butterfly farts or the parts to convert the Volt to use butterfly farts. And it will take a decade for GM to engineer these changes and get the EPA and PETA to play along. In the meantime, somebody discovers a way to make economic synthetic gasoline and all GM's Volt technology becomes an overgrown E-Assist (for butterfly farts). Sythetic gas is like cold fusion, not a true thing yet and we have a far superior logical step. NATURAL GAS, or CNG. The Volt is a perfect way to move to auto's that have a kinder foot print on the planet and what really needs to happen is for GM to do the Volt in Car, CUV, MiniVan and Small Truck platform but use a CNG Generator. This way you have a very high density of power since CNG is 130 Octane right from the ground and is very clean only 1/3 the polution of Gas. The US has the worlds largest reserves and we can get long distance auto's with very clean emissions. Such high octane also allows for smaller yet more power dense engines because they can be run at much higher compression. The GM 4-cylinders in Brazil all run 12:1 compression ratio (same as the M5 V-10) because they run alcohol in their engines down there. Could we not have a Generator that is about half the size and weight of a traditional 4 banger running at 20:1 powering these auto's and with the lighter weight the MPG goes up more. Yup. A small V2 or something. It might run more frequently, but would use less fuel over all. You could have an I-3, an H-2, a VR-4.... all you need to do is address NVH. Things like ability to rev, redline, low end torque, all become moot. You can even make engines more simple. No need for DOHC, no need for VVT. Direct Injection could still be done as it does offer fuel savings. As it is, the gasoline engine in the Volt is an unremarkable, unsophisticated 4-cylinder that just runs high compression. There is still MPGs left on the table with the Volt as built today. I'm certain it is for cost concerns.

At least replace the Impala with a Volt.