Drew Dowdell

So the CELESTIQ is 10 inches longer than at CT6… which sounds right for a $300k flagship.

Good ones! Keep it coming! higher end CT6 had Quadra steer too

Question for everyone: I'm working really hard on getting regular feature stories started back up. I have three series themes I'm working with so far and I am looking for suggestions for each one. Ideally, I would do one from each theme each month. Fabulous Flops - We've done Fabulous Flops before with the Renault Avantime and the Chrysler 2.2 Liter - The theme of this is something that was actually pretty good, but failed in sales. It can be a technology or a model or even a whole brand. Forgotten Tech - These are things that were supposed to be the promise of the future, but failed to catch hold. Some examples already in my list are HCCI engines, V2V technology, and Buick Dynaflow transmissions. Guilty Pleasures - These are cars from the past that aren't considered popular (No GNX, Corvette, Mustangs) but for some reason scratch an itch, and if you found a clean one for cheap, you'd consider buying it. If you suggest one that I think is a compelling story, I'll take it to private message and we can talk about it more. So please post here or send me a PM. I'll select ones that I can write an educated article on, but not every suggestion will be selected.

The EQS is such a weird beast. Is it a $150k car? With its performance and the amount of tech... yeah, probably. But that doesn't mean it has a desirable amount of tech. It is WAY overboard and there is way too much going on with the screens in front of the driver. It's brash and intrusive and I feel like I'm piloting the Enterprise (NCC-1701-E). Some may like it, but it isn't what I would be looking for in a luxury car. I did drive another EV the same day from a competing brand... I'm not saying which because I'm working on a story/video of it, but it was roughly half the price and yet a far more satisfying car. Enough so that I texted a picture to Albert and told him it could be the EV that replaces his 300C.

But wait, there's more! Not only are there capacitive buttons on the steering wheel, they are simultaneously physical buttons too. So for example, swipe up or down for volume, but press for mute... all in the same button. I accidentally brushed a steering wheel button with my hand while turning and it changed the screen on the infotainment. There are dials on the steering wheel too. The right one changes the sport/normal/eco modes, but you can also press the button inside the dial to do the same thing. Two controls, literally inside each other, that do the same function. I dunno, maybe they're programmable or something, but they certainly aren't intuitive.