G. David Felt

I can speak from experience, that Sprinter vans have nothing of the sort of feel you state. Car and Driver needs to get some real drivers as the Sprinters have the same numb feel in handling as any other van out there.

The people who don't have Jag dealers near them... Not the mention the people who don't want Jaguar maintenance after the warranty runs out. So true as the reliability of Jags is terrible. I would hate to have to pay for the repairs of these poor quality so called Luxury autos.

According to this story in AutoWeek Sept 1 2009 MB does have the newly created Daimler Van division based in the same building as MB USA autos. They took back the 350 dealers via Dodge and agreed to have 120 certified MB dealers sell and service the Sprinter line of vans. Quoting the story: "The average dealer would have to invest $30,000 to $50,000 in the Sprinter franchise and put up a sign, dedicate service and sales personnel and purchase some special tools and equipment, said Lieb." So this validates that MB treats the vans as a separate unit but still as a Luxury division that has built up a reputation, the low end auto's and the van lines dilute and take away the Luxury impression of MB dealerships. Back to the ORIGINAL THREAD, What does CADILLAC mean to you? CADILLAC is a LUXURY dealership, with World Class Service for World Class Quality Auto's that DOES NOT compete in the Commercial van market, DOES NOT compete at a Ford, Chevy, Honda, Mini, Toyota level. Cadillac only COMPETES in the Luxury market, which is a step above the Acura, Buick, Lincoln, Infinity, Lexus mid level of Luxury. This is the same level that BMW and Mercedes-Benz has competed in until recently with their diluted product lines. At this focus point, Cadillac will in time surpass BMW and MB due to them becoming the Toyota / Chevrolet of Europe.

Clearly family tweaked to match the rest of the auto line up. Not a fan of these 5 cylinder turbo motors with high HP and lower torque. To much proof that you can have lighter engines with better Torque and equal HP. DOHC design just does not win me over. Reason why I have never been won over as a fan of asian auto's for the most part. Same with Euro auto's, while I like some of the body styles, not a fan of most Euro engines.

Exciting options that I think will be warmly received.

I would not be surprised to see the Diesel replaced with a Hybrid based on the VOLT system.

I have been showing this to coworkers who have come to me asking about AWD CUVs and I have to say this is being received very warmly. There is plenty of interest in these auto's and being built in China is not an issue it would seem.

I agree that I think Hydrogen is a very inefficient power source. Much better and simpler to go with EV autos.

Awesome, the Beast is looking better and better. Nice Job!

That is one piss poor sewing job. My grandma can do better. What lazy quality from the assembly line.

The days of graduating high school and getting a job on an assembly line are DEAD! You either need to focus your kids to trade school or college. Automation will need service and with that is a variety of trade schools that train on servicing / repairing this equipment. This is the best way to go for those that just do not want 4 years of College. College skill set from the sciences and not liberal arts crap but actual science skills that allow them to work in today's society. The other issue is unless you can afford to give your kid everything, today's college student needs to accept living on a tight budget and being frugal. These kids graduating with 6 figures in Debt with stupid master of Medieval studies, AKA liberal art crap is a waste of time unless you were born with a gold spoon in your mouth and will inherit wealth so you are not a burden on society. Kids need to understand they cannot have a comfort life unless their parents want worthless kids for life. Wake up to the 21st century and if you are not willing to get a proper education then plan to have it taken by someone in the asian rim.

While I hope it performs like all Porsche should, the style is just stale, blah, bland, they have done this for the last 30 years so what else is really new?

Then why is GM partnering with Honda for hydrogen? The hydrogen vehicles will be a Golden State special. Or just another way to get the billions in dollars being offered for R&D by the feds. This then ends up with some tweaks for the autos while they still say they are working on the Hydrogen stuff.

Very cool, wonder if this will have more, same or less than the Durango Hellcat?

Not if the quality of materials, fit n finish is not there and it does not scream luxury. In your opinion, have you detected anything through either picture or a journalist's remark (someone who has experienced it in person) that would suggest that this new Lincoln will not have quality materials, fit or finish? What I see, is continuous improvement in a brand that is delivering on product, but is a step or two behind in perception. I bet this Continental will immensely help on the latter. In watching the black video above, it is a nice auto, but does not wow me as a Luxury and if you look at the lines, there is clear differences on the hood in the door panels and dash inside. This is a nice Buick competitor. Yes it has improved and that is great for Lincoln, but this is no Cadillac, BMW or MB competitor.

OUCH and Diesel will take another big hit, Expect billions more to be spent by the Euro auto companies to deal with this mess. I think we will see a decline in Diesel even in Europe as auto companies look to Hybrid and long term to EVs to meet government regulations.

Very interesting story Balthazar, Thank you for posting the link. Seems MB needs to clean up it's own house for emission testing. How a company does not know or can respond quickly to a request on how it tested to meet emissions is beyond me. This is not black magic, but straightforward QA Engineering.

So Honda is taking a page from GM with a VOLT and BOLT twins to sell. I bet the Hydrogen never actually gets here. All the facts show that the amount of energy needed to create the hydrogen fuel is counter productive to what can be done with plug-in hybrids and EVs.

This will be interesting to see how much compensation they do for the owners. The lease folks at least can get out of the auto now. See how VW handles this marketing. Hmmmmmm

Awesome Job GM, Keep the focus and drive. I would love to see this finally flip to break even or profit for all operating regions at the end of Q2.

Not if the quality of materials, fit n finish is not there and it does not scream luxury.

Wonder if they are getting this engine from BMW?

If I'm not mistaken the e-Golf is the same way. I tried to shop around for one just for the heck of it to see prices and they are nowhere near me. The e-Golf is a true compliance auto for sale in only select states that have mandated an EV. As such like the Leaf it has a limited 83 mile battery range based on average 60 degree temp. Be interesting to see if VW follows BOLT and Tesla 3 with a 200+ mile version. I think it would be a great upgrade, but they do need to add HP and Torque. I see on the web site it is about 1/3 less than the BOLT.

I would agree that Cadillac should be larger than life when you see it but does not have to be physically large. It is the right balance of Style with attention to details that brings peoples eyes to the auto and everything else around it becomes a blur in the background. Cadillac needs to get all auto's into that portfolio. I do think Escalade, SRX / XT5, ATS and CTS V have it, not sure what it is about the CTS, but it is missing something be it very small, it is very close. Not having seen a CT6 yet in the wild only pictures, I hope it has it also. An understated elegance that will capture peoples wow factor. I aspire to have one!