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    A 4-cylinder in a 7-series is going to be horrible, what are they going to do, make a 720i? Unless the turbo 4 is part of a plug-in hybrid package, with 350-380 hp, something similar to what the i8 does. The V12 may produce 600 hp, so I guess they are going after AMG finally. The 7-series hasn't looked good since like 1999, so I am curious to see how this one looks. They are also using carbon fiber in the construction, so I am curious to see how much.
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    Average new car price is nearing the average annual income of a person now. Wages aren't going up as fast as cost of cars, education, insurance, etc, etc. I think most Americans also live for the future and worry about current monthly budget and don't think about the payments never ending or what interest over 6 or 7 years is on a car. So they look for the lowest payment for today, and worry about the future later. But as Drew mentioned, that sets us up for another bubble to burst. Personally I like to buy used cars because the depreciation hit is gone, and then you have something to own that you can keep. But I can understand why lease rates are surging. Assume someone on a tight budget that can spend $200 a month on a car, they can either buy an $11,000 used car (which will probably be a 2007-2010) on a 6 year loan or get a 2015 Focus, Cruze or Elantra lease and have warranty, not have to worry about buying tires, making repairs, etc.
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    It is not happening as Cmicasa posted the link to the article where Cadillac denies it. I knew this wasn't going to be true from the start. Not worth the money to put a new drivetrain in and certify it and all that for the super low volume it would be. What is the v-series take rate on Cadillac models, like 5% ? On an ATS we might be talking 100 V-series sold per month, a V+ would be such a low take rate, it would be a money loser. Cadillac needs to worry about getting the XT5 and a compact crossover to market, as well as the CT6 and some type of convertible.
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    Looks like the same shape as a Merc GLE coupe, but with Subaru Tribeca styling cues.
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    2015 Regal Turbo

    smk4565 replied to CSpec's topic in Buick

    $40k for a Buick Regal?!?! No way is it worth it. Could get a year old 335i or IS350, C-class, etc. Probably a year old CTS even for that money.
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    It looks like a taller Model S. They didn't change much of anything.
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    2016 MKZ Engine Lineup

    smk4565 replied to a topic in Lincoln

    Doesn't matter what engine is under the hood as long as it is powering the front wheels. It is still a Fusion with a bigger turbo 4.
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    Bamboo can be stained any color you might like. I meant the outside of the car. Seems like every Camry, Avalon and ES is sold in wallpaper paste beige. I guess to match the hearing aides of their owners.
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    This will put a lot more V12s on the market. Lambo will obviously use a V12, Bentley is using V8 and W12 in theirs, Rolls-Royce only has V12s, the BMW X7 is going to have an optional V12. So all that will force Mercedes to make a V12 SUV, and the horsepower war is on. The Range Rover and Escalade are not going to be top dogs in the SUV class anymore.
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    The market is about to get flooded with ultra high end SUVs. Rolls-Royce, Bentley, and Maserati are all making one too. There will be a BMW X7 and a Maybach GL as well. There could be 5 or 6 SUVs in the $200,000 range in a few years.
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    It is much lower, which makes you wonder if it will be hard to get in and out of or see out of. Gen 5 had poor visibility already. Trimming length and hood height are good though, I just wonder about head room.
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    The LS7 came out 8 or 9 years ago, it is an old engine at this point. GM did of course keep the 3800 around for 30 years, but I don't think the LS7 will live on in any 2016 or beyond models. Even thinking that Cadillac can be saved with a Chevrolet engine from 2007 is exactly why Cadillac is where it is.
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    And it comes in exciting beige!
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    A 7 liter V8 in the ATS-V would be bonkers. I am all for V8s, and it would match the power of the C63 S V8. But would it fit, how loud or unrefined might it be, and what will it weigh? I like it when a car company doesn't just play it safe and actually builds the concept car or does something like a Charger Hellcat that is just nuts. It would be cool if they put the 7 liter in the ATS-V, but I still think GM retires that engine.
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    Above $60k is too much. What made the first Genesis good was you could get a V8 for $42,000 and I think even the current Genesis is high $40s for a V8. So if you'd like a V8 luxury sedan for under $50k it offers a good deal. 10 years ago there were Cadillacs, Lincolns, and Jaguars with V8s for $45-50K, those cars are gone the Lexus GS430 is gone, it is sort of sad that the V8 is pretty much dead in cars under $65k.
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    Do U sell for Benz? Just wondering. Either way.. I would say that Cadillac as of late have been showing a few exclusive engines coming.. the TT V8 is on its way, and I highly doubt that they will use it anything except Cadillac I don't work for Benz in anyway. I do think the TT V8 will be Cadillac only which is good. But the Germans already have lots of TT V8s, Cadillac needs one now, not in 2020.
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    Cadillac should build cars like the El Mirage and Ciel (although called Eldorado) but they don't "DARE" to because the bean counters will veto a low volume, high budget product like this. And they can't utilize the GM parts portfolio and put a 3.6 liter V6 in a $100,000 car, so that means developing new powertrains that can't be used in other GM vehicles. Acura, Lexus and Infiniti are in the same boat, they don't stray to far up market or too radical (other than the LF-A), they mostly stick to V6 powered sedans. Cars like this are what Mercedes does. Fear not lovers of full size convertibles, the S-class convertible is coming soon.
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    Porsche makes a 900 hp car though. So they went well past 700. But on the 911 and Boxster, keeping weight down is more important than adding power, I would agree with Porsche on that one.
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    No one wants a performance Sonic or Cruze. Old people that don't want a Corolla buy the Cruze and the Sonic is just cheap transportation. Once you add $5k to a Cruze or Sonic to make it a performance model, you are basically at base Camaro money, so there is your $25k sports car.
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    Good pictures of the dealerships. The ones with the Cadillac section in the corner do look bad, and the stand alone looks better. Although Cadillac also has over 900 dealerships so they are easily accessible. So the image may hurt a little when it is sold in the corner of the Chevy store, but they have more exposure too.
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    What will hurt the Escalade is some of the ballers and rappers will move toward the Bentley and Rolls Royce SUVs because they'll want the most expensive, flashiest, most powerful, etc SUV to one up the other baller or rapper. I think a lot of the Escalade's image was from a lot of celebrities driving it, once the celebrity crowd moves on, the image may get hurt a bit. Although I still think it will be a strong seller unless gas goes really high.
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    Obviously you don't want a car dealership that is building about to fall over or with carpet from the 70s in it. But most any new car dealership regardless of brand is pretty new or well maintained in the Pittsburgh area. I don't think dealerships are the reason Cadillac struggles with sales or why another brand does well with sales. I think it is about product and marketing.
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    I agree with Balthazar about the dealership experience being over rated. People don't buy a car based on what the show room looks like. Personally I'd rather order a car online and skip the whole dealership process if that were doable. Where the dealership experience matters would be in the service department. Because you could take your car to a lot of places for service, so if the dealer wants to get repeat service business, they obviously need to have the facilities, customer service, loaner cars, etc to make people come back. From the consumer's end, I worry more about product that I use on a daily basis rather than the design of the store that it came from. Agreed also on Cadillac ATS and CTS ads. You hardly ever see either of them, so maybe their advertising budget is too small, or maybe it is too much wasted on "Dare" ads with a blurry CT6 that isn't even on sale yet. Either way the marketing is a problem, has been for years.
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    Jaguar could get some female buyers with a small crossover. But what I don't really get is Land Rover is the SUV wing, and Jaguar is sports cars and sedans. A Jaguar SUV is sort of competition for Land Rover. Unless they make the Jaguar crossover much more car like and smaller than the mostly trucky Land Rovers. Jaguar is so starved for sales though, they'll probably try anything. On the BMW topic, they are getting an X7 full size SUV, with a rumored optional V12 engine. That will be their Escalade competitor and the V12 model would compete with the Bentley Bentayga and Mercedes-Maybach GL.
  25. smk4565
    Cadillac is under cutting: E-class: $52,650 Jag XF: $50,175 5-series: $49,950 GS350: $48,600 Audi A6: $46,200 CTS: $45,345 C-class: $38,400 Lexus IS: $36,350 Audi A4: $35,500 ATS: $33,215 3-series: $32,950
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