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Yes. But...it also seems like Hyundai and KIA are suffering with recall, fire and over all reliability issues because of it. Not to mention cheap security materials resulting in TIK TOK challenge thefts that peaked the interest of insurance companies that right now, refuse to insure Hyundais and KIAs... These are all 2022 articles... https://driving.ca/auto-news/industry/hyundai-kia-to-book-another-2-billion-hit-on-engine-problems https://www.businessinsider.com/hyundai-kia-recall-fire-risk-park-outside-500000-cars-2022-2 https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2023/01/30/kia-hyundai-theft-issues-state-farm-progressive/11148537002/ Maybe they should take a slight breather and concetrate on better quality control as to not upset the image apple cart. But then again, self hatin' Americans and shytty American media refuse to put the same type of pressure on other shytty OEMs as they do to...uh...say GM...

Sure. And iron block is cheaper to produce making these types of V8 engines plentiful. One thing I dont know is how tough an aluminium block is compared to its iron block brother. I gather that a workhorse LT iron block 6.2 liter V8 Silverado could handle pull and haul loads far more greater and longer longevity than an aluminium blocked LT 6.2 liter Silverado. Yes. You were correct that my take on the L8T was focused on performance and as a crate engine to be swapped in a classic muscle car.

Except a truck or SUV could also benefit greater from an aluminium block V8... Your Trailblaser SS LS2 is an aluminium block 6.0 liter. ALL Escalade V8s from 2007 have the aluminium block. Yup. That is correct. You praising supercharged V8s on trucks, but Escalades have aluminium blocks SINCE 2007 and the V Escalade has a supercharger...with an ALUMINIUM block LT straight from the Camaro and Corvette. You could try to tell me about trucks ALL you want, ALL day long...and I wont say a thing to the contrary...BUT...when you want to introduce speed performance, a modern aluminium block engine is MORE beneficial. Alumimium casting TODAY...COULD handle ALL the horsepower one desires. And because aluminium equals lighter than iron..advantages galore...

For me, the way the rear is proportioned, the Celestiq is reminiscent of the Porsche 928. And this would be the Taycan Cross Turismo EV And Rolls Royce's boutique EV that is the Celestiq's closest competitor price wise and possibly market niche. Celestiq is a sedan while the Spectre is a coupe. What Im trying to say is that, while the Celestiq is not a handsome car in a classic Cadillac kinda way that we all want to love and adore like say a late 1960s El Dorado or any big black sleek land yacht Cadillac sedan of yore. It is a par for the course modern EV sedan luxo-barge that is actually quite stylish and better lookin' that what the competition is doing. The rounded back end that also happens to be a hatch is quite polarizing. And I think that is the idea Cadillac is going for. To not blend in. And its not ugly per se. Its stylish in a good way. Its not drop dead gorgeous. But its not BMW, big slab of 3 box design ugliness either. Ironically enough, I also like this new 7 Series Bimmer. BECAUSE its a big ugly slab of horrendousness. PS: The Spectre has grown on me. I like that EV too, now. At first, I didnt. But now, I do!!! PSS: I much MUCH prefer the Celestiq though. The Audi E-Tron GT first. And the Celestiq in second place.

Its an iron block. Its specifically made for their trucks. https://poweredsolutions.gm.com/products/l8t-engine/ from GM's site: One could dump this in a classic GM muscle car...but it be heavy over the front axles. Sure...no heavier than a big block, or small block that resided there. IMO, it be better to ignore this engine (as an iron block) and keep the status quo with an aluminium blocked LS or LT from a wrecked Corvette or Camaro... GM also still offers the crate LT1 and yes, its aluminium blocked. Until the L8T becomes aluminium for possible Corvette or Camaro duty, I aint too enthused by this piece of news. Sure its a brand new V8 but the LT1 is lighter producing more horsepower albeit a gtad less torque. Pick up a wrecked C8, and the LT2 produces even more HP and MORE torque than the L8T. And lets not forget: Aluminium which equals LIGHTER. PS: maybe the LT1 crate has been ditched, but the L87 coded engine could be made to produce LT1 HP easily... Its rated @420 instead of the LT1's 455. The torque rating is rated @ 460 4100 RPM as opposed to the L8T's 464 4000 RPM

I think I will have to adopt your opinion on this. I like how you justify it and I soooooo agree with this: I just hope that governments and insurances do NOT impose this technology on us and FORCE us to let computers drive for us. But like I said, I do NOT think that autonomous driving will EVER be a thing as I do NOT think A.I. will EVER be intelligent enough to drive us free will and free thinking humans. Unless of course we (free willing and free thinking humans) allow insurances, governments, corporations and all other oppressive forces take away our free will and free thinking liberties... About eating hamburgers while driving but letting the car do most of the lifting. Yeah...I think that is waaaay safer so I would probably bend my opposition to this tech and give in. But I dont usually eat and drive or do anything of a distracting nature to begin with while I drive...so... I repeat, I will probably be one of the last humans to adopt and adapt to this tech.

It COULD be because its yet another shytty CUV but I got deeeeep Chevy vibes with this one. Lots of sameness is what Im saying. BTW, I actually like the Chevy...maybe its all that pollution that we've done killing our planet that has started to affect my brain and its decisions to start liking CUVs like that Chevy Equinox EV thingy...

I...um...appreciate the technology. I TOTALLY get it why this technology exists and is lauded by many. But..um... I hate what it represents for actual humans driving and I hate what it will eventually become for EVERYONE driving even though I dont think autonomous driving will EVER be a thing. I HATE that this technology even exists. I HATE that this technology was even thought of in the first phoquing place. I have NO intentions of EVER using this technology. Maybe when Im old and feeble and cant drive for myself but as long as Im a capable human being, there is NO phoquing way that I will EVER give in to this technology because I KNOW where THIS technology will eventually lead us too.

No. You would be correct in your thinking. But...the rich Chinese oligarchy types dont live with the commoners so the rules and shytty standard of living dont apply to them. So...that is how big cars in China exist.

There was somebody's birthday...um 50th...on Wednseday (*cough* mine *cough*)...so to honour this awesome poster, I will post some 50th anniversary badged cars. It so happens to be on this thread's 50th page so its befitting. Its a divine sign for this divine poster... (clears throat)

And Ill add... but @trinacriabob came very close by mentioning chicken souvlaki on another post that I didnt quote. Greek lemon roasted chicken and potatoes in the oven... Or same recipe but grilled on a BBQ Ingredients not much different than any other Greek style meat whether lamb or porc or fish for that matter, BBQed or baked in the oven as in lemon, garlic and oregano... Same ole same ole Greek recipe....but... DELICIOUS just the same. My mom (did) and my wife cooks this on a regular basis. In fact...Im about to eat this very thing right now! Love this dish... like A LOT...in Greece. There is something about Greek food...in Greece, that anything prepared and cooked in Greece...just tastes sooooo much better than in North America. Southern deep fried chicken has got to be my 2nd best type of chicken. Yeah..ahead of all the parmesian and masala and Portuguese style and Gebral Tao and all those other great chicken dishes. My favorite fast food chicken is this: with blue cheese dip And...

Who knows what Dodge has planned for a final FINAL send off...for an ICE musckle car. Evil lookin Leprechauns... Next level concerning Dodge muscle car lunacy for sure....

(the idea behind this gif depicting a young Lindsey is that she is depicting a certain shy and sincere thank-you...so I wanted to show sarcasm of how I feel the EXACT opposite of this...) No...seriously... Love you bruhs... (the idea of THIS gif is to depict...um...my sincerity.) No really... hey...you guys... ALL YOU guys at CheersandGears

Not on MY birthday. But... Its coming. OH! .... Its. Coming!

I like! What I WOULD prefer tho, if you would have made me the tasty food you so often post pics of.... no no....its too late. You cant just bake me something right now AFTER I mentioned it...

Grazie! Love that you spoke to me in Greek...and in French! (with google translate help) Molto rispetto

A California dude you said, huh? yeah... Looksie what I looked and found on the double-u double-u double-u and it didnt take long...the one on the right. (your other right for our California readers.. just in case they get confused on which right to look at) Really 'splains alot...

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@David Not fun screwing up your knee. Hope you have a speedy recovery. Hopefully no surgery will be involved but either way, I see lots of physiotherapy in your near future. I had reconstructive knee surgery myself a little more than a decade ago (years of hockey and skiing abuse) only to tell you that I feel your pain literally and figuratively speaking. I think that @surreal1272 went through the same as well. We could be called the 3 Amigos I guess. You could be Chevy Chase because you are the tallest one and I could be Martin Short as I am the shortest one. And @surreal1272 could be Steve Martin because well...he would be the remaining 3rd Amigo. Regarding the upcoming Zora. No...I wouldnt be buying one even if I had the money. 1. Not my type of car. 2. My expectations of life has changed DRASTICALLY the last 24 hours. I would have never bought 100 000 dollar cars in the first place before certain knowledge of certain events that I learned about the last 24 hours, but even moreso now. Although I sooooooo want Chevrolet to release a Corvette like that sometime soon! I have seen myself think in the negative the last month or two. Part of that I think is simple old age cynicism as I get closer to 50. Philosophical realities that older, wiser (hopefully) people experience as they age and see how crappy human nature can be as the naive younger self grows older. On top of that, I also have seen myself wanting to re-live some of my youthful frustrations that I have endured. I am not in a dark place. Im fine even though these last words typed seem like such a downer. Life for me and my family is just GREAT! We are all doing great. Health and love to which I wish everyone here the same as I and my family are!

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