Drew Dowdell

I'm guessing a B-body.

I know of a barn in south eastern PA that recently had a few spaces open up.

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Most people in the target market for the LS... or even the 7-series... will never be in an opportunity to test the end of the XTS's abilities. My 80 year old grandmother drives a 7-series... she's on her second one after 3 Buick Park Aves, an Oldsmobile 88 and the car that got me into cars in the first place, a 1978 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser diesel. Think she cares about driving dynamics? Her big objection is having to get the tires changed over twice a year, something she never needed on her Park Ave. edit: It didn't occur to me until just now how bad it was that she went to the 7-series after the Park Ave. She did that after my grandfather died. My grandfather owned an OEM supplier the supplied Ford and GM.

I've never had a problem with "FWD proportions" like those displayed on such notible front drivers as the Ford Crown Victoria, Ford Thunderbird, and final generation F-bodies. Then again, "RWD proportions" can be attractive too as the RWD Mini-Cooper, Scion TC, and Acura Vigor clearly show.

It's really difficult to take the rest of what you say seriously when you type that. The LS is beautiful? eh.. understated, restrained, handsome, and well bolted together maybe... but beautiful? That's a bit of a stretch..... Beauty implies some distinction over others. That said, I'm not implying that any others in this class are beautiful, XTS included.

It's the standard GM 2-mode that has 4 fixed ratios and 2 E-CVTs

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Acura failed against the 5-series and E-class because even with all the added technology, it still looked like a Accord De Lux LS Brougham. Do you think anyone will ever mistake the XTS for anything but a Cadillac?

or he just went under the fence

Well then we have this beautiful new Cadillac XTS...oh... wait... right.... nevermind. Not RWD... and that clearly was a requirement

An AWD Buick Lacrosse would be just as conducive to that end.

It's like a VW VR6 engine but less extreme.

I think they staggered the cylinder banks a little bit.

Because you've driven the XTS right? Was that you in the video I shot of them loading it on the turntable? And are we going down the "It's gotta handle like an M3 or else it's crap" route again? As long as the XTS handles within the margin of it's typical driver's capabilities compared to the competition, it'll do fine.

The FWD Lacrosse CXS is 58/42. An AWD CTS is 52/48. I would assume the AWD Lacrosse is somewhere in between that. (can't find the numbers)

assume?

Well then what are Infiniti, Audi, and even BMW and Mercedes? They're not all M and AMG cars. There is nothing to the XTS suggesting that it wouldn't be a capable handler like an A8 or 7-Series with AWD.