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Can GM make Cadillac the standard of the world Again?

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Re: Below the CTS? [louiswei] by british_rover
Sep 17, 2007 (1:13 pm)
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Replying to: louiswei (Sep 17, 2007 12:38 pm)

The upcoming 9-3 is getting AWD.
 
An AWD entry level caddy with a torque hi-po V6 would be alright. I would prefer a RWD model though with AWD optional.
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Re: Cadillac plan [bumpy] by rockylee
Sep 17, 2007 (5:55 pm)
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Replying to: bumpy (Sep 17, 2007 8:54 am)

"Hello, Buick? Yeah, Cadillac just appropriated your customer base. I'll make the funeral arrangements."
 
Well somebody wanting thirty something thousand dollar entry/lux large sedan like a buick isn't going to be shopping for a Acura TSX size Cadillac.
 
-Rocky
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Re: Cadillac plan [rockylee] by bumpy
Sep 17, 2007 (6:25 pm)
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Replying to: rockylee (Sep 17, 2007 5:55 pm)

True. They're either shopping for caskets or waiting for the RWD Impala.
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Re: Cadillac plan [bumpy] by rockylee
Sep 18, 2007 (12:26 am)
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Replying to: bumpy (Sep 17, 2007 6:25 pm)

bumpy, that wasn't very funny.
 
-Rocky
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Re: Cadillac plan [bumpy] by lemko
Sep 18, 2007 (3:25 am)
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Replying to: bumpy (Sep 17, 2007 6:25 pm)

Hey, I'm still in really good health! True, I'd want a RWD Impala.
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Re: Below the CTS? [louiswei] by sls002
Sep 18, 2007 (6:32 am)
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Replying to: louiswei (Sep 17, 2007 12:38 pm)

They will need to upgrade the CTS interior if they plan to compete with the 5-series.
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Re: Below the CTS? [sls002] by 62vetteefp
Sep 18, 2007 (7:07 am)
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Replying to: sls002 (Sep 18, 2007 6:32 am)

From what I have read they have done it.
 
After years of being criticized for its slapdash interior designs, General Motors has consistently improved the quality, fit and finish inside its vehicles, including the Cadillac CTS. The leather trim for components like the instrument panel, center console and the insides of the doors is now cut, wrapped and sewn entirely by hand and includes decorative French stitching found on much more expensive European luxury cars. Gauges and controls are fairly straightforward and ergonomically correct.
 
And from folks who actually were in one:
 
http://autos.yahoo.com/cadillac_cts-reviews_user/
 
Comfortable and handsomely trimmed interior
 
Possibly the most dramatic improvement to the CTS is the upscale and coherently flowing interior, complete with classy materials and top-notch fit and finish. Cadillac’s least-expensive car certainly doesn’t feel that way, and it upstages the ’08 Mercedes C-class. It also doesn’t hurt that even with a steeply raked rear window, the CTS offers a much larger and usable back seat (the smallest Caddy is similar in size to a 5-series BMW) than those in the smaller luxury sedans it competes with price-wise.
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Re: Below the CTS? [62vetteefp] by sls002
Sep 18, 2007 (7:18 am)
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Sep 18, 2007 7:07 am)

You might want to read Automobile's comparison test. They had a few choice things to say about the CTS interior. I have already quoted them here before.
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Re: If Cadillac wants to be the standard of the world... [sls002] by xrunner2
Sep 18, 2007 (8:17 am)
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Replying to: sls002 (Sep 17, 2007 6:57 am)

But the S-class consumer is looking at much more luxurious levels of trim, so Cadillacs are probably not quite on the level for consideration.
 
S-class consumers are also needing a car that has an elan or panache. It must be very exclusive. Cadillac has not had any offerings to meet that characterization. Has it ever had?

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