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  1. smk4565
    100% agree!
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    But E-class, A6 and 5-series probably sell for $68k average too. Which is why I don’t see the CT6 as a sales success. And GM must not either if they are planning on killing just after a few years on market. Now if they were selling CT6’s for more money and profit per unit than Escaldes and only selling 10k a year then who cares if it has massive profit. The CT6 could be losing money though, it is a platform that only one car is on, TT V6 and V8 not in any other car. And sedans usually need incentives to sell now. And yet they can lease cars cheaper than Cadillac because the cars don’t depreciate as quickly. Likewise with BMW and Audi. Wasn’t that the big complaint of Cadillac dealers that the ATS sold so poorly because they can’t match 3-Series lease deals?
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    The Ram vans are Fiats.
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    But it isn't expensive, the 2019 CT6 starts at $50,495 and $86,280 for a Platinum AWD TT V6. Other base prices: Audi A6: $58,900 E300: $53,500 530i: $53,400 There is no S6 yet since this is a new model year, but you can run an E63 or M5 over $130,000. And a the caveat is the A6 is V6 powered, I imagine they will bring a cheaper 4-cylinder to undercut BMW on price. I just did the configurator on an S560 4 Matic, you can add $55,650 in options that is a whole CT6, just in options.
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    But the CT6 is priced like an A6, 5-series or E-class. In fact a 2019 A6 starts $8,000 higher than a CT6. So run that comparison of CT6 vs those other 3, then run that out globally, where those cars do way better than they do in the USA. Audi sold 153,000 A6 in China alone last year.
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    I agree with the majority of your post. However they did the Allante in the late 80s to go up market and it failed. The dynamic duo of STS-V and XLR-V meant to go after the E-class and SL fell flat in a hurry. Cadillac has tried to go up market but they botched it every time. The image is definitely a problem and needs rebuilt I agree. But Cadillac has screwed up product at the bottom end and the top end, so I don't think it is so simple as just start at the top and work down. These guys can't get a small crossover right yet you want them to go after Bentley and Rolls, or even an S-class or Aston Martin or something.
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    100% of the people want 2,581 lb-ft of torque, or at least they should.
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    Seems redundant and to do it as a new entrant into a shrinking segment to boot.
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    That 5 year plan shows 1 3-row F segment and 1 3-row E segment. So if there is a 3rd it has to be D segment 3 row, a la a 3 row front drive Cherokee. Which is all fine I just wonder how they manage all these Jeeps without overlap, they want a vehicle below Renegade , you are looking at potentially 10 Jeep SUVs. How sustainable is that?
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    The 2019 A8 is quite nice, but it sells like crap here, because people don't want big sedans, and the S-class is still the best big sedan there is. A8 sells in China though, Audi as a brand sold 620,000 cars in China last year, Audi has global volume that Cadillac doesn't so they can keep these low sellers around. But Cadillac would be better off with an Omega platform SUV than an Omega platform sedan. I personally likes sedans, but the car buying public does not.
  11. smk4565
    I don't get how you make three 3-row Jeeps. A 3-row Grand Cherokee is your Grand Wagoneer, why would you make both?
  12. smk4565
    That X7 is pretty nice though, they'll sell those. It has 5 zone climate control, a suede headliner, and 3rd row sunroof.
  13. smk4565
    You don't really have 30 variations, you have 4 main option packs and a couple stand alone options. And no one buys the CT6 with any engine is the problem. I would be in favor of no 4-cylinder CT6, I'd do turbo V6 and turbo V8 there. Assuming the car even sticks around. But this goes for every Cadillac. An XT4 should have an interior upgrade/luxury package, tech package, sport package, and a cold weather packages with stuff like AWD and panoramic roof as stand alone options. Cadillac isn't Ford with Titanium, or GMC with Denali, the base Cadillac should be the Denali or Titaniium, thus no need to name it.
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    Jeep needs a unibody SUV starting around 30k with 3 rows. You have Palisade, Tulluride, Atlas, Ascent, Highlander, Pilot, Traverse, Enclave, Explorer, Pathfinder all in that segment, I don't know if I forgot anyone there are so many, I just named ten 3-row SUVs. Jeep who are the SUV people somehow are missing, so that is a must be in segment. A luxury 3 row whether it be based on a Grand Cherokee or some other platform would be in that higher end, like Tahoe, Aviator, XT6 sort of money I'd think. If Jeep thinks they can go up into Range Rover money they are delusional.
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    I don't get why they need to have three 3-row SUVs. I think a Wagoneer priced in the 30s to compete with Highlander, Pilot and Traverse and a luxury Grand Wagoneer 3- row in the $50k range makes a lot of sense. They can cover a mainstream and an upscale with that strategy, much like how they have Cherokee and Grand Cherokee 2-row SUVs.
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    I know it is dealer driven, but I think the only brands missing were Cadillac and Mini, and Smart, which hardly even counts. And there are plenty of GM dealers in Pittsburgh that supported all the other stuff. Cadillac should come up with an interior, and offer an interior upgrade package with better leather, headliner, wood, etc whatever they want to do. Then you have a cold weather package, a technology/driver assistance package and a sports package with the beefed up suspension, brakes, styling tweaks, etc. That is 4 packages and you offer those on every engine choice. You can probably stand alone option upgraded stereo or panoramic roof. I am not a fan of trim levels because if you only care about luxury and don't want a sports package or big engine, you should be able to get a 4 cylinder CTS with all the luxury and tech. Similarly if you want the standard interior and the bigger engine, you shouldn't have to buy lane keeping assist and heated arm rests just because it is on the premium lux package. Although with a V-series car I would throw most of that stuff in because of the low volume, you don't want 100 configurations to deal with.
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    A 2 seat sports car on the chopping block so that manufacturers can make an 7th SUV instead, SHOCKER!!!
  18. smk4565
    Cadillac didn’t even have a display at the Pittsburgh auto show. I think Cadillac needs to lose some trim levels and just have option packages. “Platinum” trim is something Ford and Nissan do, why is Cadillac doing that? Rolls and Bentley don’t have “platinum” or “titanium” type trims. “Platinum” to me sounds like “Limited” from the 90s and everyone did that. It screams of cheap. As far as interiors go the new BMW X7 is quite nice, I sat in one of those.
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    The G-wagen wasn't one of the 7 wonders, it was a utility vehicle. The SUV most deserving of the list is probably the 1991 Ford Explorer which really spearheaded the suburbanite family shift away from sedans to SUVs
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    My argument against the Willy's Jeep is it was more of an Army vehicle, not a commercial product sold to eat general public, which is why Willy's is gone and Jeep Wranglers are here now. I think the Citroen DS was revolutionary and the Tucker Torpedo was also, but not a mass produced car. The Lamborghini Countach is a good mention, I think that the most significant Lamborghini. The Jaguar E-type was a pretty car, but not super valuable now and it didn't really change anything, Aston Martin, Mercedes, Ferrari, Porsche all had cars like it. 1984 Chrysler Minivans you could through in there, that started a whole segment, even if 30 years later the segment was kind of dying.
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    Ford Model T - because it brought the car to the masses (and more importantly advent of the assembly line) 1955 Mercedes SL - the first super car Tesla Model S - for making electric cars cool and the "gotta have" thing. Volkswagen Beetle (first gen) - much for doing to Europe what the Model T did in the USA Ferrari F40 - I feel like it is the best Ferrari ever and an icon of the 80s 1966 Ford Mustang - first pony car, they sold like crazy when they launched Benz Patent Motor Wagen - it was genesis, thus historically significant Honorable Mentions: 1991 Ford Explorer for starting the SUV craze, but I already have 2 Fords on the list. 1990 Lexus LS - the launch of the Japanese luxury brands
  22. smk4565
    Or a 1997 Merceds ML. The real first of the luxury SUVs, other than the Range Rover, or G-wagen. Although I think none of those are in the top 7, I will compile a list tonight.
  23. smk4565
    What a clown.
  24. smk4565
    I am holding out for double decker sedans or crossovers with 2 levels of seating. Even better if you can drive from the 2nd level for more luxurious views of the road. That will be the next body style when people start hating on mom’s crossover and grandpa’s sedan and want something new.
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    Rebadged Hondas, yawn. What we want is more lemmings to jump off the crossover coupe cliff. Porsche has one coming, Acura needs to get in there.
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