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  1. ZL-1
    Leases is the answer. I do have another one though: Tesla does own these vehicles and therefore they are capturing whatever profit there is in these used car sales, right?
  2. ZL-1
    Agreed that packaging needed improvement. I don't know the interior dimensions of the 6th gen so let's wait before judging. Re size, it wasn't the 5th gen issue; it was mass (i.e. weight) and that looks like it has been addressed quite well. Agreed that packaging needed improvement. I don't know the interior dimensions of the 6th gen so let's wait before judging. Re size, it wasn't the 5th gen issue; it was mass (i.e. weight) and that looks like it has been addressed quite well.
  3. ZL-1
    And the XT5 will have a tough fight ahead; hope it's flawless.
  4. ZL-1
    Done this morning: 4 tires changed; wheel balancing; steering aligment.
  5. ZL-1
    I like it more from these pics than the CNBC leak (which isn't too surprising)...
  6. ZL-1
    Yeah. That's what I'm wondering here... I see a 2 pronged approach opportunity: Jeep with the brash American take on the idea, Maserati with the Italian flair approach...
  7. ZL-1
    Not really; IMHO in Cadillac's case I think it's holding to MSRP and improving the content (i.e. eliminating the 'base models'). Yes, but they still need to clear out the existing inventory on the lots. True
  8. ZL-1
    Not really; IMHO in Cadillac's case I think it's holding to MSRP and improving the content (i.e. eliminating the 'base models').
  9. ZL-1
    Pretty aggressive styling, and quite similar to the Volt's - and I personally find that interesting.
  10. ZL-1
    Great
  11. ZL-1
    I thought the same thing. Maybe that's a tease of the upcoming V8 Turbo. In my opinion, and based on Cadillac's recent showing of Power/liter... they will most likely come with a 4.0L TT bearing minimum 580HP Maybe... We'll see
  12. ZL-1
    Off topic, or maybe not, but... Interestingly the black chinese CT6 had a 4.0T badge in the trunk................ WTF?
  13. ZL-1
    CT6-V means V and Platinum cana now be made simultaneously?
  14. ZL-1
    Cadillac is only claiming the market moved away from V8s towards V6 and even some I4s...
  15. ZL-1
    Some cars are nice, but just nice. This is one of them. It seems to look much better in darker colours...
  16. ZL-1
    I think so too: maybe two 2.0L blocks paired? Oh God no. This is not the old GM where they will do cheap short cuts to save a buck. The V8 will be a entire new engine and not stuff grafted together to save money. The only reasons I say 2.0-3.0-4.0 is because with a turbo engines this size has been found to be the most efficient for power and economy. In the SAE story I read a while back they said these sizes were found to be the sweet spot and are why they are so common today. God you made me think of that awful Quad 4 grafted V8 they did. At least it never went production and gave way to the N star that had its own issues with underfunded development. Excuse me while I go wash my memory. LOL! My bash on the N star is not as much design as it was on the quality of the build. The engine needed things like head studs vs. the cheap head bolts and it could have avoided many of the blown head gaskets in several of the years. Also the ring issue was never solved for the people who did not run them hard. Carbon build up lead to a lot of oil use issues. This was most problematic on Cadillac's owned by older people who never saw hard RPM. You often could take them and blow them out to fix it but many never knew to do that. LOL I meant paired as in basic specs like bore, stroke, cylinder wall thickness. not gluing a couple 2.0L engines together
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    I think so too: maybe two 2.0L blocks paired?
  18. ZL-1
    Have to admit that I like this thing...
  19. ZL-1
    It's just clever and logical of GM to start applying the lessons they learned form developing the Omega architecture to the place where CAFE hurts the most: big trucks.
  20. ZL-1
    It's coming though it won't likely be called an ATS convertible.
  21. ZL-1
    Silly bickering of the day: grille needs the 3-bar design of the CTS and CT6
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    BMW 1 series = DEAD

    ZL-1 replied to regfootball's topic in BMW

    You have the 2-Series coupe and convertible, so it's not about revival just about renaming
  23. ZL-1
    I think you're mssing the point GM/Cadillac is making with regard to the CT6 positioning: they're saying it competes with the SWB flagships (remember: you don't get the SWB S-Class in the US but it is sold elsewhere), but it is engineered to be lighter than the competition and therefore offer the driver engagement that flagships usually don't offer (Maserati aside, maybe).
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    LOL, they're both round so they copied all other steering wheels except for the flat bottom ones Very well played, Cadillac! There's only one thing I don't really like: the Cadillac badges on the sides... But since the white (sportier looking, BTW) car doesn't have them, that's probably a Platinum badge or something. Looks like Cadillac played its cards quite well with this one It's my fault for not doing the article on the new transmissions, but the key to the 2.0T in this car is the new 8-speed that it and the other RWD Cadillac cars are getting. It has a shorter first and second gear and a taller 7th and 8th gear to give the ratios a wider spread. That, plus the low mass, will make the CT6 feel sprite as smaller V6 cars. Keep in mind that this car actually weighs less than a CTS and that has a 2.0T with the older 8-Speed... so it should be fine here. I'm hoping GM dares to put the 4-cyl on the US versions of the CT6. It'll certainly draw criticism, but it will also be bold. I'd only change the N/A 3.6L for a detuned 3.0L TT, but that's just me wanting an extra aura of exclusivity for Cadillac over the rest of GM (I'm assuming that 3.6L will spread to other brands over time).
  25. ZL-1
    So this is no longer Epsilon 2 but the E2XX that will replace Epsilon2 and I believe the Lambdas (IIRC the Thetas will be replaced by a crossover version of the new D2XX)?
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