Robert Hall
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The rear 3/4 would look better without the black trim on the rear edges of the d-pillars...I guess it's there to try and make the rear window look wider, but it seems pointless. Extending the taillights up the pillars ala Escalade would have been more interesting. -
I doubt most people that lease such CUV appliances are even aware of what is under the hood or which wheels drive it. They aren’t car enthusiasts. So GM’s LCD approach should suffice in this niche.
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Well, they have the short wheelbase, used by the Blazer, Acadia and XT5. They have the long wheelbase, used by the Traverse and Enclave. Don’t know why they went with the short wheelbase for this, unless they want to do a long wheelbase XT7 in the future. Yah, the XTS is their grandpa car. This is for upscale suburban moms.
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I'd probably look at the Compass, Equinox, CX-3, CR-V, and Escape. Escape is the only one I've driven, but they all seem pretty reasonable for the price. And the CR-V has cool taillights, IMO. The CX-3 would probably be the most fun to drive, but probably the smallest inside of this group.
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Was playing around with Google street view around parts of Cleveland and found this '63 Pontiac in a grown up driveway w/ potted plants on the hood..looks like Google mapped that street in July '14, wonder if it is still there.. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5493777,-81.5580103,3a,37.5y,26.86h,80.94t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sYlSYfCekI1crAGD3Y-NLFQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 A bit further down the same street sat this '68-69 Buick Skylark. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5501126,-81.5589316,3a,75y,12.53h,75.46t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sC5d1tqVRYvJ2RpvSyccBpQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
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Got a few inches of new snow last night. Sunny out today, i went out to shovel the driveway and clear off my sister's Trax--the way the snow blew, only the left side and roof had snow, right side was completely clear. Jeep is in the garage, coated in salt and slush from running around downtown yesterday afternoon...need to run it through the carwash this week.
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Ah, yeah it is different when I compare the pics...that shit all looks the same to me at first glance...
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Happy Birthday!
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I miss Pontiac and Oldsmobile..always liked their products as a kid. The ones I wanted as a teenager in the 80s were the '84 Hurst/Olds in silver or a Trans Am GTA....but being in a Ford family, I got a Mustang GT.
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Since only Chevy and Buick are using the long wheelbase, I can see them doing something from GMC and Cadillac (XT7) on it. Got to fill the gaps. In today’s CUV heavy market, I can see them doing this and being successful at it.
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1980 Impala, looks like. The '81-85 had a different grille. The Cadillac could be anywhere from '80-84 for a CdV..
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Yes, it's just a lease appliance for upscale suburban moms, targeting the RX...should do well with that niche. Not an enthusiast vehicle.
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HahaL...true, the Jeep will still have a proper platform I assume... from what I've read, they aren't going w/ the stretched Stelvio platform plan but a revised version of WK2 (as WK3) with short and long wheelbase versions...2021 supposedly.
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Unusual to see a Cadillac w/ horizontal headlights..been a while. The kick up in the quarter window reminds of where Jeep has been going w/ recent designs like the Renegade and Compass. I bet the next Grand Cherokee greenhouse will resemble this.
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One thing Ram and the other full size truck brands excel at is configurability...lots of options and variations.
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No different than Ford doing the Super Duty Platinum or GMC doing the Sierra HD Denali. There is a market for it..
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Trying to say something positive...I do like the brown color and the wheels. Like the interior colors also.
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The problem is GM won't invest in a proper RWD platform to take on Lincoln and the Europeans....so they cheaped out and put a fresh body and interior on a generic appliance platform... reheated rancid meat w/ new toppings. Lazy, lazy, lazy.
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Should be competitive w/ the MDX and RX, though. Just another AWD/FWD/transverse engine lease appliance gap-filler, nothing aspirational. The Aviator seems way more compelling.
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Interesting that they went with the short Acadia/Blazer wheelbase on this (according to the Car & Driver article). I guess they are saving the longer Traverse/Enclave wheelbase for a future XT7. C&D called out the interior materials as being cheap and common. How does it look in person?
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It wouldn't surprise me if they add another appliance in there. Just like they will probably add a Cadillac XT7 on the Traverse/Enclave wheelbase above the new XT6. Is that the FNR Carryall concept for China? Looks like it.. https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1119939_chevy-previews-future-suv-styling-with-fnr-carryall-concept
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Robert Hall commented on Drew Dowdell's gallery image in gallery_category_4
From what I’ve read, it’s on the Acadia/Blazer wheelbase. I guess they are saving the longer Enclave/Traverse wheelbase to do an XT7 later. -
Afterthoughts: The Joys and Perils of Replacing Headlights
Robert Hall replied to William Maley's topic in Opinion
Ugh..on my Jeep, from what I've seen on the Facebook WK2 group is the entire front fascia has to be removed to replace headlight bulbs. It was simpler on my old WJ, though in 17 years of ownership, I never had to replace the headlight bulbs (had to polish out the plastic covers which discolored from the sun a couple times). Had to replace the taillight bulbs and brake light bulbs several times (those were easy). -
Tesla quietly raises Model-S and Model-X prices by $15,000 or more
Robert Hall replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in Tesla
Maybe they think that will help boost Model 3 sales.
