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http://www.thedrive.com/news/26383/cold-weather-can-cut-an-electric-cars-range-more-than-40-percent-report

congrats on the new work, and also thanks for all the great C&G articles, they're always first class!

nice to have that turbo option. is the car physically smaller than the current one? Subaru really upsized the Legacy the last few generations, i hope they are not reverting to making it smaller (like it sort of looks to be here)

and it's funny because all the car press reviews kind of say the same thing, too. read these and it sort of sums it up nicely https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a21272878/2018-buick-regal-gs-test-review/ the last paragraph of that one in particular ^^^^ and these parts http://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/20324/2018-buick-regal-gs-review-a-sporty-chassis-let-down-by-its-drivetrain https://jalopnik.com/the-2018-buick-regal-gs-is-surprisingly-great-1826640692 there is such a dearth of sports sedans that really do venture into sport sedan territory and we GM fans had so hoped this might actually be one. I am very looking forward to all Williams thoughts when he is done driving it.

DRIVEN: 2016 Cadillac CT6 Luxury 3.6 AWD (Used vehicle review) originally 63k msrp. HIGHS: Yup, this is my type of car, I got in and felt right at home. To heck with crossovers! Surprisingly I had a very positive vibe of the interior and it's quality. Sure it may not 100% match some Germans but honestly it was fine in the front and quite honestly better than what a lot of Cadillacs have had for interiors in the last 20-30 years. And a quiet interior. Hushed for road noise, like a luxury brand should be....an obvious upgrade vs. non luxury marques. And so comfortable! Seats were a glove and the cockpit around me was there just for me. I liked the location of controls, including the touchscreen. There are many times where I malign the corporate GM 3.6 motor, but it does quite an admirable job moving this physically big car. For some reason, on the CTS and this, the 3.6 seems nicely refined, and is smooth and powerful, where other GM vehicles it does not impress like this (in lower priced trims). Transmission was a rock star too. Always shifted up or down as needed, kicked in fast when asked, no drama, very smooth. How does such a big car with such a long wheelbase feel like a mid size car? It doesn't feel heavy and ponderous in any way (it's a light car, actually). And it's fairly nimble, turns tightly. Outward visibility, you see a short hood, and looking out the rear view mirror, the car seems shorter than it is as well. Ride was just the sweet spot balance of cushy and firm for most driving. I believe it was in standard mode, not sport. The steering had nice heft, but not too much. Steering quickness about right for most of the time also. I'd have no problem with a quicker rack in a sport model, but otherwise this was great. Bigger trunk than I thought. We know the back seat is big also. To be honest, I actually liked the old T-bar style shifter just fine. Car had 60+ thou miles but honestly felt brand new. Just get in and (super)cruise. Find an open road and gaze at the landscape in front of you. Racking up miles in this thing would be such a treat. Isn't this what Cadillac is supposed to be? LOWS: So the 3.6 is a good lower trim motor. Some folks may wish for more low end torque at times (I'm reaching here), but the 3.0 twin turbo would be a nice upgrade you may want for sure if you invest a lot of $$$ in this car. The mousepad on the console is replaced for 2019. I suppose this is an improvement. Rear seat doesn't fold to expand the trunk (No bookcase hauling for mom). I kept reaching for power seat controls on the side of the seat. I actually question if having them on the door is preferred or not by most people. Ok, admittedly in some ways, inside and out, the styling could be deemed tepid, particularly for a luxury brand (I don't think so, but for the CT6 I do think it depends on colors, too). Cadillac's whole marketing and sales plan for the CT6 has been a failure, trims, packages, options, pricing. I get that the public wants crossovers now, but big spacious sedans just like this is how people think of Cadillac. Why not go all in and really get this vehicle into the hands of buyers? This is the DTS replacement people really deserved to have 8 years ago. It's like Cadillac (or GM) really didn't even want to make and sell this vehicle. SUMMARY: From the moment I got in the car, I knew this was my spirit animal. This is the Cadillac I recall growing up with, modernized. I was just giddy to actually get to drive one of these things, finally. I was hoping to be able to drive a 3.0 twin turbo six, but the 3.6 equipped CT6 was just fine. I don't understand how Cadillac botched this. This is just what everyone still sort of wants to believe Cadillac is. Big long, comfy, cruising vessel. The chassis and engineering to me are the rock stars here, because like I mentioned above.... this is a LARGE car that feels like a solid mid size car when you are driving it. Man, I would love to drive this everyday. And GM could,.....COULD really leverage this platform. The oft rumored CT7, or Escala, I can totally see now taking this platform and making a liftback A7 like vehicle with this. Wow, that would be cool. But that would be too risky for Cadillac, wouldn't it. Instead we get the XT6, which admittedly will sell because it has 3 rows. And why not replace the current Buick LaCrosse with a new LaCrosse (AVENIR?) built on this chassis? I bet that's what at one time the plan was for Buick, even if only for the moment. If a badge engineered Buick helped pay for this chassis to continue, I'd be all for it. I honestly do even believe with the right four cylinder in it, this car would be great with just a four cylinder (the 2016-2018 has the old 2.0, which is much faster than the new motor for 2019). I know it has the four cylidner now, and so I would not discourage someone who may find a good used one and doesn't need more than rear wheel drive, take a look you may be surprised. Rather than a Kia K900.? srsly. Since the CT6 has a stay of execution, and with the new Blackwing v8 coming on, let's hope we continue to see investment in this car and this platform for Cadillac. It should be the soul of Cadillac, in a time where it can't. Enjoy the ride while its still available. At least all those Cadillac Edge sales (um, XT5 I mean) keep money in the till and the lights on at the Cadillac dealer so they can keep enough space for the CT6's buried in the corner. Cadillac please take baby out of the corner.

Hey Cadillac has a neat little benefit going on right now. Go to www.xt4tickets.com and you can test drive register. Driven an XT4 for a 100 dollar ticketmaster gift. So I did drove the XT4 again today. I think now after a second time I can say or confirm reaffirm some things. For a compact size class of vehicle, Cadillac got the exterior and interior size right. And it has space inside, more than you may expect for a compact, but the vehicle may not be big enough for everyone looking because it is a compact. I did like the seating position and the interior layout is nice. It is true the interior could be more luxurious, however..... with this being a brand entry vehicle like say, the Mercedes CLA, I think you have to know you are not getting something on par with a more expensive model. It is true there is perhaps more road noise than there should be, and also the gnarly exhaust is not what traditionally passes for Cadillac. And the ride is not as supple as you may want. These are minor NVH issues Cadillac can improve on. For a vehicle targeted at younger buyers however, they will care less about that than old folks I believe. With this being Cadillac and high price points, I do think they need to keep working on these things for this model. Acceleration is good, better than common brands, but they should rush to get a higher power option to market soon. The space efficiency of this vehicle impresses me. GM demonstrates from time to time that they can be efficient with space in their models.

i may be open to considering slumming on one of those 400 horse MKZ v6 turbos, once those get cheap.... the interior on those is so cheap. you expect cheap on a Fusion, Lincolns are getting better but the MKZ still has the old crud

No reason to get this if the new Altima has AWD option. Not that either are peaches. Just wait till some super low mileage CPO 18+ AWD Regal sportbacks hit the used car lots en masse. Actually also, even though many have no love for Ford, for 2019 the Fusion has a great configuration package available for CHEAP. You can get a 2.0 AWD SE Fusion and it will have all the safety stuff mostly, plus the 2.0 twin scroll and AWD and it stickers for dirt cheap. And all the rebates.

until i drove it.

except that Subarus drive like crap. And have lackluster powertrains. Apart from a WRX.

wow, the Regal GS is just more of a 2019 version of front wheel drive something GM may have put out in 2001, 2002. So much potential here, but it needs more work and a real performance powertrain to be anything other than what lots of reviews have said, its just a tarted up puff cruiser. It doesn't make it a bad car its just not hardly much more evolved than say an SSE or something like that. The 2.0 is a better drive, especially just in front drive, so they should make "Regal Sport Touring" with the GS body work, hot looks, normal AGR seats from Europe and 2.0 engine. If they ever take the new Cadillac 2.0 and tune it for 300hp, that would be a riot to drop in this chassis. the new Cadillac 2.0 right now is down on power but it actually revs quickly and is smooth, not that the current 2.0 isn't its just that GM actually did improve the new engine in that regard. Sport Touring wagon would be a great choice to have also. https://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/topic/91155-driven-2018-buick-regal-sportback-gs-36-awd-and-regal-tourx-essence-20t-awd/

and if the passengers are asleep and i don't want to wake them, i don't want to use voice command.

i still haven't tried the adaptive cruise in our van yet. maybe once weather gets warmer and roads reliably clean i may try it. I'm not even sure but i wonder if the van has park assist also. But i am not super trustworthy with that....... ultimately i think something like Cadillac Super Cruise is where its at. I can tell you that it would be a godsend for travel on rural interstates..... I have lane keep on both vehicles, and both are turned off 99% of the time. I could see a benefit to it for some drivers, who drift a lot........lane keep is another one of those things i wouldn't trust in inclement weather. I like things like blind spot and cross path, i don't really depend on them, but they help assure me sometimes if i feel i am being too aggressive on judging depth. a couple items i like, rainsense wipers, and auto high beams. super convenient, and you can shut them off it you want. but those two aren't really autonomous driving features per se. the surround view camera is a sweet option to check to see if you have parked well in a parking stall. a short look on the screen if you're out of whack and need to repark.

they probably recreated it so it was easier to give cars to the dealer owners' wives and kids than demoing out a bunch of inventory on a regular basis. Side note, that is a very flattering XT4 picture. Good angle, good color, looks more sexy than it really is.

and despite all that, could still be more easily taken care of with a simple tactile button on the dash.

Yes, the mpg is doable. With it being winter and shitty winter blend gas, we aren't getting that sweet mpg right now, but 23-25 in general driving is easy in good season and the 30 is doable with the right conditions on trips. I really sort of would love to see a typical non minivan console with floor shifter made available and full armrest. I know that won't happen but i can dream. I honestly would consider next PAc we get to just be simple cloth seats, no moonroof, still have power doors etc. but I would probably try the 8 passenger too. It's just that even though its nimble and car like for a minivan, the size does tend to be a bit much at times. Its pretty crazy that practicality and user friendliness tends to account for a lot in what we want to drive these days.

ah, now that i have to try. thanks for the tip. otherwise, if you just click on the climate app, you have to do four touches to get back to the radio screen. you usually want the heated wheel on for a bit at startup so you can't turn it off right away when its on the splash screen. Is the app still only one click? Even with this I prefer an actual button. If they can provide one for traction control and other climate functions, it should have a button for heated seats and wheel.

Kiss Me Deadly was awesome, and the video is, well, memorable. Lots of writhing with a guitar. How can you lose?. Shot of Poison, Playing With Fire, those are good songs too. Joan Jett obviously had many more hits. Lita had more 'dangerous curves'. Shot of Poison is a tremendous video also... https://youtu.be/UqQ0R7OXYVY http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/lita-ford-i-had-affairs-with-a-lot-of-guitar-players-and-a-lot-of-lead-singers-in-the-music-industry/

you still have to go through three menus or whatever. where a simply simple actual button with one press and tactility would be awesome. touchscreen is fine for redundancy, but for me something like heated seat and steering wheel switches should have real primary access buttons.

DAMN I really need to come back and check threads more often a younger Lita Ford was my preferred runaway

Bring back Pontiac and the Fiero. Mid engine electric. WOOT!

YEAH! GM WAS SO GOOD WITH ELECTRIC CARS, THEY REALLY ......... (wait for it) CRUSHED IT!!!!!!!!!!

what's really pathetic is that with the head start on the market that GM had, after all this time, they could have truly wiped everyone else's ass off the floor by now and owned the market. Side note, how cool would it be for GM to re release the EV1 with modern electric powertrain?

LOL. but yes, you are right,it does help.

Holy mother of pickup trucks