Drew Dowdell

I don't worry about 0 to 60 or raw horsepower that much. As long as the power is smooth, instant, and "sufficient", the rest of the experience matters more.

it started at $51k at the beginning of the '19 model year. Then they canned the base model with the 2.0T.... now they're bringing a base model back, but with V6 and AWD.

I didn't post this story because it's not gonna happen.

Starships were meant to fly! That is no longer true ever since scientists have discovered bacteria that burp hydrogen.

that's correct.

Yeah, sorry, that is a little confusing. The CT6 started 2019 model year with a 2.0T and a $51k starting price. They dropped the 2.0T in the meantime.

The changes are for 2020. They dropped the base model for the rest of 2019. The lowest trim you can get now is Premium Luxury.

What does she drive now?

The Cadillac CT6 has been in the news a lot lately. First it was potentially canceled as its home factory in the U.S. is slated for closure. Then there was the Cadillac Blackwing V8. Most recently it has dropped both the base 2.0T 4-cylinder and the mid-range (now that there is a V8) 3.0 twin-turbo V6. With all of those changes, there is bound to be some price changes to accompany them. For 2020, the CT6 will see a base price rise of $8,500 over the 2019 model to $59,900. With that rise, the base engine becomes the 3.6 liter V6 and AWD standard. It is also adding about $3,500 worth of active safety equipment as standard. Moving up to the Premium Luxury model will add $12,000 to the price tag but comes with Cadillac's famous Super Cruise automated driving system, the rear seat package, the Comfort and Technology package, and the 34-speaker Panaray sound system. At $75,490, that's actually a $2,500 discount on those packages over the 2019 model. The top model, the CT6 Platinum will come standard with the Blackwing V8, replacing the 3.0 twin-turbo on the spec sheet. It also gains 20-inch wheels that were optional last year. While the future of the CT6 is murky, the fact that GM continues to make improvements to the model gives us hope that it will live on. View full article

I don't mind the engine so much. I'd rather a 301hp V8 that is buuuuuuter smooth than a turbo V6 that I have to wait for the lag before I get my power

Mercedes is staying in the taxi cab market for a long while. It's that volume that keeps the lights on and the only way Mercedes can survive. Cadillac doesn't need to build for the taxi market.... Chevy can do that. (though local taxis seem to have gone Nissan/Hyundai)

With a different face, I could totally be into this vehicle.

I think they're getting out of the bidness...

Because this article is about the 2020 E-Class which is not yet for sale. There will be like 3 months of production overlap. Why are you insisting on comparing a new vehicle to something that already has an end date announced. But if you insist... the XTS STILL has a more powerful engine at a substantially lower price than the E-Class.

Doesn't change things. XTS is a dead Merlette. IF Cadillac continues rental fleet sales, it will be with the CT6, with a much more powerful V6 and more space.

Well at $59,900, the 2020 CT6 comes with a V6 base and rakes the E-class over the coals in space and comfort. There is no 2020 XTS.

Not beating on the E-Class for taxi duty... that makes it durable. But a certain someone likes to point out how many e-classes are sold each year in comparison to a certain domestic luxury brand that doesn't build vehicles for taxi duty, and if they did, would get raked over the coals for it. It's merely pointing out the double standard of that certain someone.

The Lexus GX 460 is one of those vehicles that just keeps on being sold in spite of being rather old. For 2020, the GX 460 gets a face lift, a new safety system, and an available all-new off-road package. Starting off with the styling, Lexus added a giant spindle grille to the front, apparently borrowed from the larger LX. Lexus also added Lexus Safety System+ as a standard feature across the lineup. This addition means that now all Lexus vehicles have standard active safety equipment. The Safety System+ on the GX 460 consists of Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection, Lane Departure Alert, Intelligent High Beams, and High-Speed Dynamic Radar Cruise Control. The new available off-road package offers multi-terrain monitor, panoramic view monitor, transmission cooler, fuel tank protector, crawl control, and multi-terrain select. The suspension is Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System that helps level out the vehicle in different load conditions to keep all four wheels on the ground. On-road smoothness is helped by the Adaptive Variable Suspension that uses electronically controlled shocks that can be selected to Normal, Sport, or Comfort modes depending on the driver's mood. The standard and only engine remains the same, a 4.6-liter V8 producing 301 horsepower 329 lb-ft of torque. The updated 2020 Lexus GX 460 arrives at dealerships this fall. View full article

BMW is studying ways to give its performance M-Division special models not based on any current or former BMW. BMW has already apparently decided which class of car the models will be in, but will not reveal details on it just yet. Multiple concepts are being studied. The comments came from Markus Flasch, BMW's head of in-house tuning. Further up for debate is whether the models would be internal combustion or electric or a blend of both. Whichever form they take, the M cars would "fit our character.... a combination of precision, agility, and luxury", though they would not necessarily be positioned above the M8. Having standalone models would help BMW's M-Division better compete with Mercedes-Benz AMG View full article

If so.... ew....