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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    And considering with each new generation, the standard bearer 3-series gets larger..as does the C-class and A4 I believe. Bigger and heavier is the norm for generational redesigns. Could be..since GM has given up on Europe, China would make sense as a target for sedans..but in China they would need a long wheelbase version. It's fun to speculate, though...the reality of the truth (or the truth of the reality) shall become apparent in due time...
  2. Robert Hall
    Yes, I see no point in downsizing.
  3. Robert Hall
    So if the CT5 is to be a tweeter, then the CT4 might be between the 2 and 3/4 series in size. Curious.
  4. Robert Hall
    I’d assume the smaller trunks are related to the more aerodynamic short deck fastback shapes. Crumple zones are nothing new, the 80s Merc S class had them and a big trunk.
  5. Robert Hall
    You are comparing FWD cars (XTS and 90s C/H bodies) w/ RWD cars. FWD cars usually have more interior space and a shorter wheelbase than a RWD car of the same overall length. Just the nature of FWD vs RWD packaging in general.
  6. Robert Hall
    Have to wait and see what the dimensions are.
  7. Robert Hall
    I thought it was supposed to be the CTS replacement?
  8. Robert Hall
    The Bison looks like a fun truck..will be interesting to see an off-road comparison between it and the Gladiator.
  9. Robert Hall
    probably something I picked up long ago in a car magazine..
  10. Robert Hall
    At one time the Spark, Sonic, Trax, and Cruise were sold in Europe as Chevys...back before GM quit Europe. Not sure if the Spark and Sonic are staying in NA, don't recall hearing anything about them.
  11. Robert Hall
    Yes...
  12. Robert Hall
    Personally, I think Cadillac should have kept the angular C-pillar and forward angled rear door upper frame of the CTS..that's a strong design cue with Cadillac sedans going back 15+ years to the first gen CTS. Pointy and angular. Or commit to a 6 light greenhouse like the CT6. But instead, they go with weird pillar trim that serves no purpose.
  13. Robert Hall
    The Infiniti Q70 has a nice take on a 6 light greenhouse w/ a curvy body below...
  14. Robert Hall
    The Accord profile looks better, though, because it has a window there and not a pointless piece of black plastic. And the rear door window frame trailing edge leans forward, rather than being vertical.
  15. Robert Hall
    Want to bet they cover that black triangle in carbon fiber on the V-series version?
  16. Robert Hall
    Nice, that one is a resto mod looks like (modern seats and stereo)..
  17. Robert Hall
    FCA also has the 2.4 L Tigershark SOHC 4cyl in the Cherokee, but like the GM 2.5 Ecotec it's low on power and torque (both under 200hp and 200 ft/lbs). I don't think it would be very good to power a hefty sedan..the 3.6 is a better base engine, IMO.
  18. Robert Hall
    Musk already has 5 kids and has been married twice.. running 3 companies simultaneously may be a bigger issue....
  19. Robert Hall
    Very nice..like the color combo.
  20. Robert Hall
    Your Suburban is also over a decade and a generation older than your Escalade, isn't it? I'm sure they improved alot over that time...the mid 90s Suburbans were still very truckish. I haven't driven an Escalade, but drove a couple '15 Tahoes around the Southwest on long weekends a few years ago and was impressed by how smooth and car-like they drove, better than the previous-gen '13 Yukon I had driven.
  21. Robert Hall
    Who knows what the production version will look like, though. Remember, the red thingy was just a concept. The production version will probably look like the new GLS w extra bling inside and out. I.e. look like a large luxury SUV.
  22. Robert Hall
    I’m sure it’s a state of the art factory, but it’s hard to correlate ultra luxury with a place like Alabama...
  23. Robert Hall
    It is funny, I'm so used to SUVs with dark tint on the rear sides and rear window standard that it looks odd to see a new vehicle without it.. #jaded
  24. Robert Hall
    Yes..the rear door upper window frame...similar downward curve at the top and vertical rear edge, with the arching roof above it. I wasn't the first that noticed the resemblance... it was 1am and I had insomnia and was in bed on my phone when I noticed it...a couple auto journos have noted the resemblance also.. Not that there is anything wrong w/ that shape. Though I think the CTS rear doors and greenhouse are nicer and better executed. The CT5 door shape and C-pillar trim aren't as a clean or graceful, IMO.
  25. Robert Hall
    It's the rear door upper frame shape that is reminiscent of the Ion. Not the c-pillar trim.
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