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  1. ZL-1
    I guess the tail lights would be more CTS wagon than Trans Sport
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    ATS coupe caught; CTS coupe following the usual on-again; off-again soap opera (I hope they do one); nothing else I noticed on the subject of Cadillac coupes...
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    Hmmm... See what you could have (and this is even without mentioning the potential for twin turbocharging in this engine) if you hadn't chickened away from offering the VM engine int he CTS, GM???
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  5. ZL-1
    and the newest Jaguars too
  6. ZL-1
    surf
  7. ZL-1
    crime
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    There are no non-union areas in Western Europe, and Buick would be hard to establish here. Continuing to merge the Opel and Buick core lineup (keeping specific models to cater to unique tastes) is the way to go product-wise. Structure-wise I think it's time Opel is fully assimilated into what GM Europe should be, i.e. the European arm of GM and not a brand going its own way.
  9. ZL-1
    "They don't write songs about Volvos" =
  10. ZL-1
    It's more the size of our streets than the engine size factor: a Tahoe is just too big
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    Judging from the amount of E-Class, 5-Series and A6 wagons I see every day, believe me: it's as important as a diesel (and by diesel I mean a 4-cyl diesel) and perhaps more important than an ATS hatchback. That said, I think both ATS and CTS should offer a wagon and perhaps the coupe could be marketed separately from the ATS and CTS nameplates.
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    I wonder about the output of the diesel...
  13. ZL-1
    LED / light pipe, or something like that...
  14. ZL-1
    heart surgery
  15. ZL-1
    BMW doesn't need to sell that many X6 because the basic engineering is paid for by selling the X5; same here: X3 sales will pay for the bulk of the development costs, so they won't need huge numbers on the X4 to make a profit. As lame as it is, I think that's BMW's reasoning (and it's quite the logic one).
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    bonus
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    Given Cadillac's lack of investment and commitment to Europe, I hope to see the new CTS next time I go to the US (or, if I'm lucky, maybe on one of my trips to Sweden). With GM's track record, it would be interesting to have a thread for people to post their plan on how GM should bring their product line to Europe. I think people outside of the box might actually have a better chance on selling the luxury line (cadillac) and mid lux line (Buick) to Europe. Buick is here as Opel: I expect that the core products for those two will be exactly the same in the next iterations. The trick for Opel to bridge the gap to VW (the brand, not the group) pricing is for Opel to continue to offer near-flawless product like the Astra and Insignia for the next 2 or 3 prodcut cycles and beyond. That helps Chevrolet also. Cadillac needs time and dedication; it needs a proper dealer network (I think that pairing Cadillac with existing Chevrolet and Opel dealers could be interesting as long as the showroom floors are separate - Cadillac needs exclusive showrooms); and while all that is being put in motion Cadillac needs diesels for its existing lineup (a 4-cyl and a 6-cyl) and just as important it needs a car in the A8/7-Series/S-Class segment destined not to sell or be the most profitable of flagships, but to make a bold statement: kind of like it being the Escalade of sedans. I think the Ciel is the perfect basis for that flagship car, as the Ciel cues in the CTS worked out quite well.
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    Given Cadillac's lack of investment and commitment to Europe, I hope to see the new CTS next time I go to the US (or, if I'm lucky, maybe on one of my trips to Sweden).
  19. ZL-1
    I was very pleased with some of the photos on Autoblog. I guess they're official pictures (so, by GM's ususal standards, not the best in leveraging the presentation of the car's looks), but my earlier concerns about how the front and rear match against each other are mostly gone. I think GM has delivered a quite strong 1-2 punch with the ATS and CTS
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    An Alpha car to replace the LaCrosse or the Regal?
  21. ZL-1
    Don't like it either. The roadster is neat though.
  22. ZL-1
    The cost/benefit is the million dollar question, of course. I agree a robotized manual like a DSG-type transmission would most likely be the way to go, as it could be shared with the Corvette and the Camaro to get closer to optimal scale economies / cost dilution...
  23. ZL-1
    Let me quote myself to add another bit of complaining... No manuals to be seen anywhere... The V Sport should definitely have one available.
  24. ZL-1
    I call close to a homerun on this car. My only complaints after reading the info and looking at the pics are that 8sp should be available in all drivetrains and that the rear end could be more ELR concept and less XTS in looks. Now all Cadillac needs is to move the SRX to Alpha and develop a proper 7-Series and S-Class fighter
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