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  1. smk4565
    But it will be, no road car has ever had a Formula 1 race cars powertrain in it. How does anyone compete with the powertrain from a 3 consecutive world championship F1 car?
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    The LaFerrari is going down in 2018. Mercedes hyper car will be more powerful and weigh over 1,000 lbs less than the LaFerrai. It will handle better, brake better, get better gas mileage, be more durable. Ferrari at that point should just close up shop and retire the brand.
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    Yes, which is why Cadillac should have a super car in the $200-300,000 range. Corvette is not the car to go after the big boys. At some point Cadillac's performance division can't be Chevy parts bin, just like Cadillac's crossovers shouldn't be Buick or GMC's parts bin. Gotta elevate the brand at some point, otherwise no reason to have Cadillac if they are the same price point as Buick and GMC and Corvette.
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    Usually when you see engines over 6 liters they are V12, with the exception of the GM pushrod V8, and some low volume Hellcat engines. Most V8s today are 4.0 - 5.0 liters. A 6.2 liter V6 is like making a 3.1 liter 4 cylinder, you just don't see it, four cylinders today are 1.5-2.4 liters for the most part. I think the V8 is perfect for the Corvette, I'd put a V6 base model in there too, as I have often said. As I have also often said, is GM, mainly Cadillac, should have a sports car above the Corvette. I would be totally fine with no Chevy having over 550 hp, and Cadillac having a 700 hp V12. Cadillac should always have the performance benchmark of GM, Chevrolet is everyman's sports cars. Nothing wrong with that either, Chevy doesn't try to make the Impala an S-class fighter, why does the Corvette have to be a Ferrari fighter?
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    Good thing Mercedes is building a car that does 0-150 mph in under 10 seconds. It may even do 0-150-0 in 10 seconds. They may crack the 6 minute barrier on the Nurburgring, only one production car ever got under 7 minutes. Then we can end the comparisons because it is game over. The AMG GT R does the Nurburgring in 7:10, that is faster than an Corvette, it is faster than the LF-A Nurburgring edition, so they have performance. I didn't see any E63 S 0-60 times vs the M5 or CTS-V up there, perhaps because the E63 beats those cars. I dunno, the Aventator is pretty fast, the LaFerrari does 0-150 mph in 9.8 seconds, it takes a 2016 Corvette Z06 17.9 seconds to get there.
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    Because 12 cylinders is better than 8. The Lambos and Ferraris have them.
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    If they are making a 6.2 liter engine for a mid engine car, why on earth doesn't it have 12 cylinders?
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    It is scientifically proven that crossovers are more durable than cars. Ford Escapes typically run for twice as many miles and with fewer repairs than a Ford Focus on the exact same chassis with the exact same engine and transmission. It just makes sense that higher roof line = greater durability. But in all seriousness, it would make sense for GM to do an Equinox or Acadia police package vehicle. Ford just has the whole market right now. “LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) are buying a larger percentage of SUVs than they are of the sedans. They are very capable. They have a fairly short turning radius. They’re deceptively fast.” ^ as far as that goes, I'd give my car to any cop in a police crossover that could outrun me. Not that I make it a habit of speeding or running from cops, but come on, an Explorer police car has to be slow as molasses, not deceptively fast.
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    But why make an NA V8 when you can make a twin turbo V8? For a Cadillac or mid engine Corvette or whatever they will use the new V8, adding turbos would be better.
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    This 6.2 liter NA DOHC V8 sports car idea has been done before and it was killed off mainly for emissions and fuel economy reasons, but also because they could get more power and torque with turbos.
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    Lots of growth in the Chinese market, although it is slowing, but it is a good job by them to go from not much at all to 100,000 in under 10 years. To put in perspective though, Audi sells over 200,000 A6's a year in China.
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    Chevy can sell a turbo engine on a $19,000 Cruze, I think they can figure out how to sell a turbo on a $49,000 Corvette. The other option is a beefed up turbo 4 making like 310 hp and torque, it wouldn't weigh much at all and make a super light Corvette. But I think that would be a bit down on power, you'd want at least 350 for a Corvette, which is why I think a base V6.
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    The CTS v-sport engine makes 430 lb-ft @ 3,500 rpm, while the Escalade V8 makes 460 lb-ft at 4,100 rpm. Both make 420 hp at around 5600-5700 rpm. So really you could have an Escalade with a 3.6 liter V6 and it would be perfectly adequate, especially for a base model. A DOHC V8 could be the optional engine in the Escalade, gives people a good reason to up for a Platinum or V-sport trim.
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    Turbo engines make better torque than NA, and really what car of the future won't have a turbo engine unless it has an electric one. A turbo will be as common as ABS brakes by 2025, you are seeing turbos on things like a Cruze and Equinox on almost every trim level, and the biggest engine downsizing hasn't even hit yet. The E63 S makes 627 lb-ft at 2,500 rpm, that is much lower than the GM supercharged 6.2 liter, and no NA engine from anyone makes peak torque at 2500 rpm. Audi engines are even a better example, an S8 could probably beat a CTS-V 0-60 despite being larger and down 120 hp because of the all wheel drive and low rpm torque from that turbo V8, which is also a 4 liter. Although I was thinking of the 2015 S8, with 520 hp, the just realized the new one has 605 hp and does 0-60 in 3.3 seconds.
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    You don't need 6.2 liters though, if you can't get 500 hp from 4 liters you are doing something wrong. You can get 600 hp from 4 liters, even. If one were so inclined they could get 1,000 hp from a 1.6 liter V6 hybrid.
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    The agree it has more to do emissions, economy and power delivery than it does packaging. A lot of cars have excess space under the hood anyway. If packaging was the main priority they could put a 3 liter V6 that revs to 8,000 rpm or something that was more power dense. Plus you have Lambos and Ferraris with V12s, I don't think space is a big concern.
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    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.
  25. 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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