Drew Dowdell

Lambdas get IIHS Top Pick rating Link to Autoblog The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety took some GMC Acadias and smashed them up to see how the big crossovers hold up against immovable objects, and unlike recent tests conducted for the Chevy Equinox and Pontiac Torrent, the news is positive. An AWD Acadia SLE acted as a stand-in for all of the Lambda models - Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, Saturn Outlook, and all Acadia trims included. It didn't matter whether the IIHS attacked the front, side, or rear – the CUV earned a "good" rating in all directions. With the standard fitment of Stabilitrak, the IIHS also bestowed a Top Safety Pick crown on GM's big haulers. The Lambas now have both a five-star rating from the NHTSA and a Top Safety Pick designator about which to brag.

There's always been talk of the 3-valve VVT and DI being introduced to the line.

For once I kinda agree with you. The LS is fine for the V-series, but for something STS/DTS/ULS level they need a modern, clean sheet, northstar replacement.

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fixed.

Just because it had more displacement doesn't mean it isn't smaller, you should know that.

I have a new found respect for you sir..... not that I didn't respect you before... but... oh well, you know what I mean. A neighbor/friend had a 3-series <just moved to a new C-Class and gave his partner the 3er> and I really disliked the small interior. I was used to the interior space of my CTS.

Oh good! Another horsepower per litre debate!

Cadillac Touring Brougham Biarritz hardtop V-series Special Attache' Coupe?

careful, you'll get shouted down by the Rondel humpers in here for talk like that.

Likely the only view that M5 drivers will have of the CTS-V Link to Autoblog It's been over 60 years since the Americans have so thoroughly trounced the Germans, but Inside Line has the numbers to prove it. The Edmunds news service had a chance to take the new Cadillac CTS-V (which we're driving in upstart New York as we speak) and its supercharged V8 for a spin around GM's Milford proving grounds and brought along its testing gear. The resulting bombardment ought to have the Germans thoroughly embarrassed and rebuilding for decades to come. The CTS-V ran the quarter-mile in a scant 12.5 seconds, besting the 12.7 it takes for either the BMW M5 or the Mercedes E63 AMG. Getting back to a standstill was another hit to the Bimmer and the Benz, with the Caddy stopping from 60-0 mph in 109 feet – five feet less than it takes the M5 and six shorter than the AMG. And if you're thinking that brakes and power are easy to upgrade and that the Cadillac couldn't possibly best the Germans on the handling course, think again: the CTS-V ran the slalom at 71.1 mph, while the M5 and E63 ran it in 68.5 and 65 mph respectively. Deutschland über alles indeed.

I was so let down.... I was expecting to see a pic of the CTS Sedan, Coupe, and Wagon. at least they got the color right.....

There's a post I never expected! It's so reliable, the Swiss could build watches from it.

Incorrect. I am a Cadillac buyer and I'm still concerned about fuel economy. I've posted many many times that I wish GM would make a premium 4-cylinder. No, Saab doesn't cut it.

I love it. The wagon suits my needs better, but I wouldn't hesitate on the coupe if I felt it would work for me.

The Bush tax cuts actually cost you money even if you got lower taxes or a rebate..... The tax cuts were provided to you via Uncle Sam's American Excess card and you'll have to pay back those cuts PLUS interest.

You can have any color interior you want as long as it's gray?

I didn't like any of the cars that Lutz presided over while at Chrysler, but he came to GM and gave us the CTS, the Malibu, and many others that I like. If the lead designer at Lexus were to defect over to Buick and design a bad ass, full size, V8 Buick, true to it's roots, I wouldn't shun the Buick just because of who designed it.

Well... it kinda is, but not in the way you're thinking.

actually, I started this thread because I saw a very attractive Accord Coupe drive by me while I was walking to work this morning and was imagining what it'd look like as an Acura CL

Uplander?

Glass of water for Mr. Panther!

For me, Honda has f-ed up most of their lineup with one notable exception. I find the Accord coupe to be a very handsome vehicle... especially over the dowdy and misaligned sedan. If Honda could make that into an Acura CL without putting a chrome shovel on the front, I'd be very tempted. I liked the first gen G35 coupe but found it too small inside and the interior was really nothing over my CTS. Had the interior been bigger and appointed nicer Cadillac would have had more serious competition for my dollars. If any of them would build a luxury car that was built for comfort and fuel economy over speed, I'd be interested.

What would it take to get some of you into an Asian vehicle based on their current lineups? Tweeks or changes to body styles, engines, styling, etc.

only if he's a Republican within view of a young congressional page.