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  1. smk4565
    I know OHC has been around forever. Perhaps then my argument would have been better said by saying Finally GM joining the rest of the world in offering a DOHC V8. Because all the European and Japanese luxury car and performance car companies use DOHC.
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    Well minimum 335 hp 3.6 V6, but I was thinking more like a 3 liter turbo V6, more like 390 hp, which is still more than what an early 2000s Corvette was making. Turbos have good low end torque too. Either way, there should be like a $49,000 base model, not $56,000 like today. And I still so no reason to push it over $100,000. It is a Chevy. And then what do you do with the $150-300,000 segment where there are a dozen or more sports cars? I think GM thinks they can put a Corvette against Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, MacLaren, or Mercedes and Porsche and beat them head on. That isn't going to happen, no one wants a $250,000 Corvette the way they won't blink at spending $300,000 on a Ferrari.
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    Finally GM entering modern times with a DOHC V8, but why so large? Cadillac really could use a DOHC V8, but a 6.2 liter is going to get displacement taxed like crazy in other parts of the world. You'd think there would have to be a turbo version too, I can't imagine any engine without a turbo by about 2022, save for base model 3 or 4 cylinders in sub $20,000 cars.
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    Corvette should be a Chevy, I have often argued there should be a V6 entry model Corvette because it should be a semi affordable sports car. Just because it had a base V8 in 1988 doesn't mean it needs a base V8 today. Cadillacs have base 4 cylinders now when 20 years ago they had standard V8s. i am suggesting that Cadillac build a car above Corvette. I don't think the Corvette should go over $100k, while Cadillacs sports car should start at like $125k.
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    Mostly serious, although Cadillac needs a convertible, a crossover convertible might be better for Cadillac. Because they need more crossovers too.
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    Or why can't they build a car better than the Corvette? Audi, Ferrari, Porsche, McLaren, Lamborghini, and Mercedes do. Even the NSX is pretty good now, at least Acura has something in the game, Lexus did for a hot second, but it dead in the water again with Lincoln and Infiniti with no sports car. I will help settle another argument, NOTHING at Ford or Chevy is "Premium". Buick is "Premium" Lincoln is probably more Premium than a true luxury brand, but I'd go so far to say Lincoln is Luxury since they stepped it up with the Ecoboost and better material interiors, lately.
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    If we count Escalde and ESV as two, then GLC and GLE coupe count, so that gives Benz 7 crossover and SUV, there was a long wheelbase G-wagen spied would could be interesting. I agree that SUV, SAV, CUV, whatever doesn't matter, people like tall boxes on wheels, that is what is selling. Cadillac needs more crossovers desperately. And where is Cadillac's sports car? It wouldn't sell in any volume but what legit luxury car company doesn't make a sports car?
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    Makes sense and that is even before you get int the crossover coupes and convertibles. They should do a Buick Vellite cross-convertible but cheaper than a Land Rover Evoque.
  9. smk4565
    It does look as big as the current and that is the right move, and there should be a crossover in between this and Equinox in a hurry. I think they could get a crossover in between Trax and Equinox too and get a 5 crossover line up going. That is what people want, that is what sells. Look at all the sedans GM makes with 150 day dealer supplies, they need to keep the crossovers coming.
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    That's Too Much Cars!!! They need to cut production way back, I imagine the discounts will hit most of those cars come the winter months when sales tend to slow down even more. But look at that list, luxury sedans and sports coupes. Coupe sales are dropping everywhere, full size sedans dropping every where, and the ATS never really hit it, the Infiniti and Lexus counterparts outsell it with ease, let alone what the German leaders do. GM also has to look at their brands, they are too car heavy. Chevy has more sedans than crossovers, that makes no sense. Cadillac has 1 crossover, they should have 4. The market wants crossovers. We enthusiasts like rear drive luxury sedans and sports cars, but the sheeple out there want tall wagons for their "active lifestyles" or some crap.
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    Mercedes can beat their plug in, theirs has 275 hp and 443 lb-ft, they just need to get it on the E-class here. The M550i does beat the E43 in performance, the E43 is fast, but not turbo V8 fast. That is a weak spot Mercedes has left by dropping the V8 E-class and I wonder if they'll drop the V8 CLS too and go with the new inline six next year. Speaking of, we have an inline 4 hybrid and a V8, but this is a BMW, were is the straight six? That is what the BMW fans want.
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    E-class is the only luxury vehicle on the market that comes in Sedan, how ya doin', Coupe, how ya doin', Convertible, how ya doin', and Wagon, how ya doin' !
  13. smk4565
    I feel like VW hasn't built anything with style in over 20 years, they need something like this. I think younger buyers that want something urban or modern, or want an active lifestyle vehicle or whatever you want to call it would love something like this. How many millennials out there that don't want to buy Mom's Explorer or Pilot would buy up the Microbus, and EV is a good idea, because of the packaging and eco image. The problem with current minivans is they aren't mini, they are like Cadillac CT6 footprint. Look at how the Kia Soul caught fire, I think a Microbus that was like a size up from that but had that boxy, funky look could be a hit.
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    I think it looks good, and they got it out less than a year after the sedan, the sedan has only been on sale 5 months. Makes sense to start with the V6, I sort of wonder why 329 hp instead of 354 but I guess it doesn't matter much, and I think that engine will be short lived as the Inline six is coming soon. People can hate on it, but what competition is there? There is no A6, CTS, GS, Q70, or S90 coupe, there is the 6-series, but that has become a 4 door that costs as much as a 7-series. The mid-size luxury coupe is extinct because the E-class ran the rest out of town, just like it did in wagons and convertibles.
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    Important to remember that gas will never cost more than $3 a gallon, millenials all make $75,000 a year live in rural areas and buy big trucks and baby boomers aren't buying smaller vehicles, they want full size sedans. FCA has the lineup for the future, I think they might phase out 4 cylinders because no one buys those anymore.
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    I think what Sergio is doing here and has been doing for the past couple years is to trim R&D spend down to a minimum to show a profit and pay down debt. He is making moves that make the company look more suitable for purchase. The huge problem is if he doesn't sell the company come 2020 he has no product to sell except a couple Jeeps and a pair of Alfas.
  17. smk4565
    Traxx should be like $18,990 and they could fit another crossover between Traxx and Equinox and get one more in between Equinox and Traverse.
  18. smk4565
    $26,300 for a Malibu diesel sounds better. $26k for a Cruze seems a bit steep. Most won't buy this, not only are the gas models way cheaper but they are always discounted too.
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    Cadillac if they would get some guts could build an Eldorado that stomps the LC500. I'll say at least Lexus had the guts to build something risky. Lexus powertrains still lag behind what others are offering. Think of the LS460's V8 makes less hp and torque than the CT6 turbo V6, or even an Infiniti Q50 turbo V6. A 375 hp V8 was great in 2007, but Lexus hasn't improve the motor since and it is 2017 model year now. You can't go 10 years with no improvement on your "Flagship" product that is supposed to be cutting edge.
  20. smk4565
    The LC500 looks like an RC in the front, and a Toyota Marai fuel cell car in the rear. It also isn't a full size coupe, they want to compare it to an S-class coupe, but it is the size of an E-class coupe, and an E43 can run with that LC500 V8, let alone what an E63 would do to it. I would actually be surprised if the new LS had anything other than a 4.6 liter V8 from forever ago was the base engine, and they offer the 5.0 V8 as an LS500-F.
  21. smk4565
    But the Bentayga crystal clock option costs more than a whole Grand Cherokee. I think it would do better if it was a bit more truck looking, and a long wheel base model can always work.
  22. smk4565
    I think the pricing is pretty good, the base model does 0-60 in 5.1 seconds, and the Quadrifoglio is the fastest 4 door around the Nurburgring. So this is pretty high level performance here. That being said, I wouldn't trust the build quality or reliability for a second, and why has this car been talked about like 2 years and always delayed? On performance per dollar it does really well, but when you look past performance there isn't enough there to make me think it is a good idea to buy one. If these think tank in resale value there could be an argument for them on the used market.
  23. smk4565
    The Lexus LS is ancient at this point, as is that 306 hp 3.5 liter V6 in every other Lexus. That ending came out in 2005.
  24. smk4565
    Chevy needs more crossovers, they need something in between Equinox and Traverse. Depending on how much the smaller the Equinox gets, they might be able to slot one between Trax and Equinox. These crossovers sell like crazy, you have to have compact, small, medium, large, maybe more. Look at how many Jeep has and they all keep selling no matter how many they introduce.
  25. smk4565
    Most companies put seats in the back like oncblu stated. Then they are passenger cars, once said n the USA they take the seats out, ship the seats back to Europe and repeat the process. this is one of the dumbest taxes ever too. But kudos to Daimler for creating American jobs while Ford and Chrysler ship them to Mexico.
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