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if you google that there are tons of threads and memes that make fun of the vegans because they do that. when i sold the cars a few years back, we got a smart on trade and i took it for a spin. The whole automanual trans and lawn mower engine was hugely primitive. Obviously a funky little rig, but no f-cking way in hell i would want to be in a head on with a suburban in one of those things. Smart should refocus their marketing and try to appeal to those who want neighborhood cars or cars for things like rental property managers to drive around on site from building to building.
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"How do you know someone is vegan? Don't worry, they'll ***** tell you"
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Bad turbo lag when I drove it
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I thought the Mazda CX-9 turbo mill was a dud. Mazda always gets way too much praise for their average stuff. GM’s turbo fours are actually just fine and better in comparison.
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They probably wanted to globalize moving to one four pop engine choice for the ct6. Particularly if they end up importing the car from China. If caddy killed the ct6 they’d want to sell the ct6 in China with the new motor Side benefit to the new motor. No recommendation to use premium fuel. Should run fine on typical garbage gas available anywhere in the USA. Another point. It’s not just the 0-60 that suffered. The quarter mile time is off by a second also. That doesn’t suggest the car is improved in highway cruising either compared to the older power train. I would like to see the roll on acceleration number comparison but it bet those suffer as well. Again a backwards decision in a luxury car brand regardless of model or trim positioning. And at the end of the day any car like the CT6 if they want it to be a viable seller in all 50 states the car should have AWD available
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https://www.motortrend.com/cars/cadillac/ct6/2019/2019-cadillac-ct6-20-first-test-review/ “At the track, the 2019 CT6 sprinted to 60 mph in 7.5 seconds and finished the quarter mile in 15.7 seconds at 89.2 mph. That's 1.1 seconds slower than a 2017 model we tested to 60 mph and a second slower in the quarter mile. The culprit is GM's new 2.0-liter turbo I-4, which is down 28 hp and 37 lb-ft of torque versus the outgoing unit. Power delivery is smooth, and turbo lag is minimal; however, the new engine is barely adequate for a 3,930-pound car like the CT6. The 10-speed automatic is also poorly calibrated; in typical GM fashion, it shifts quickly but immediately goes to the highest gear, preventing you from taking advantage of the engine's midrange torque. Road test editor Chris Walton noted that the engine likes to short shift well below the engine's 7,000-rpm redline and sounds labored when pushed hard. There is a fuel economy payoff, though; our friends at EQUA Real MPG achieved 23.5/38.5 mpg city/highway during their tests. That's a smidge lower in the city but significantly higher on the highway versus the EPA's official 24/34 mpg rating.” translation: this is not an improvement for anything besides fuel economy reasons. Since the 10 speed is used here then they should retune the engine for lots more power. The premise of this thread was the tranny was limiting the output of the new motor. But that is not the case here. The 2.7 would be a good candidate for the CT6 actually.
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The mpg improvements particularly for a big car are impressive however losing that much acceleration for a luxury brand is concerning.
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The older GM 2.0 is a good motor, and so is the new one. But the new one is new, which means unproven, and it is slower. It's fast enough in the XT4 for volume models. They will want to look at getting a higher tune of that motor as an option. It is smooth once up to speed, and sporty but it is not blazing quick. It's like a 7-7.5 second to 60 car. I am certain it will cruise well on the highway. The CT6 base 2.0 through 2018 had the old 2.0. When they swapped in the new one for 2019, it lost a second of 0-60 time...i.e. slower. I thought the CT5 just announced was getting the older 2.0? I don't think the new one is slated for the CT5, yet. The 2020 Acadia gets the new 2.0 as an option. I really am jazzing on a Regal, and probably a TourX. The AWD tourX is slower by a bit with the 8 speed instead of the FWD 9 speed sportbacks but maybe that's a good thing. Sounds like the 8 speed tranny might handle power and torque better. Having the older proven 2.0 may be a good thing.
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Porsche News: Porsche Introduces the Cayenne Coupe
regfootball replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in Porsche
Is This The End of Porsche as we know it? This is bit heading into a dark area. However, brand snobs will buy it. -
I was taken aback at how nice the new A Class is. Saw it at the auto show and peeked inside. There was no chance of me squeezing into either the front or the back so I left it at a feel up of the interior bits. The interior dash that looks stupid and cheap in pictures actually looks really good in the flesh. Reader board dashboard screen is actually innovative and will probably spark a trend. Very thin and long ipad basically.
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This sort of a merger may work but I’m not sure it raises their world standing at all by doing it.
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One of the jarring things on the 2003 Ion was that those rails surrounding the door opening were contrasting color. That threw the world into chaos. They could do that with the Saturn because of the plastic. I hope they don’t get that daring on the CT5 to try that lol
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With the new stocky greenhouse, interior room should be improved over the CTS. IF it is, that will bring some people back. If it’s cheaper than the CT6, and has room and performs well it should sell well. The CT4 if that occurs will be a problem because why would anyone want it? The CT5 is adequate as entry level caddy sedan in USA by my feeling. People expect a certain minimum of comfort and size from any Cadillac and so if CT5 delivers that i think sales will be ok, styling be damned.
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But not with AWD on the CTS.
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wow, some folks can't detect sarcasm vs. seriousness the main takeaway is that its a blocky upright shape that in and of itself is odd and contributes to the clumsiness to the facade of the car.
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same part number as on the Ion!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am glad the 3.6 is banished. 2.0 and 3.0 only engine options needed here.
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GM parts sharing, I think that rear fixed window on the door is the exact same part number as on the Saturn ion. And that window frame cut, that's done with a t-square on a drawing board. that's almost an exact 90 degree straight line perendicular to the line of the base of the window below. and the edge of the door / frame is almost exactly paralle with it, no hofmeister kink to speak of. that's why it looks like an Ion.
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Yes it’s that. On the car and driver Facebook post page there are multiple commenters saying it looks like the Ion
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https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2019/03/18/2020-cadillac-ct-5-price/3152864002/
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They are going to get absolutely crucified for that triangle.
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I think the front and rear are interesting. The side profile is the hardest to digest. And thick window frames and lots of very upright cuts. It’s like the 90’s or 00’s called and wanted it’s greenhouse designs back There’s also almost a French sort of weirdness in that side profile
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Re-using the old platform. Must have had strange compromises. So it might be more comfy now and more spacious greenhouse but it doesn’t have the flow the current one does. I think the CTS just started gaining resale value. That’s not a hofmeister kink. You’re right that is some weird sort of C pillar treatment.
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Whoa. This is gonna be hard to digest. Not sleek at all, at least in the one photo Rather stocky looking Cadillac Altima + Saturn Ion? Ok maybe not Ion how about Altima + Infiniti But. 3 liter twin turbo
