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Can GM make Cadillac the standard of the world Again?

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What is this discussion about? Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac XLR, Cadillac STS, Automotive News


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Re: spyshots of next STS/DTS! [62vetteefp] by lemko
Jul 31, 2008 (6:15 pm)
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Jul 31, 2008 12:59 pm)

Sheesh, I hope the next DTS is prettier than the Presidential limo. I think both of W's rides look pretty gruesome. Clinton's 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham was a very attractive Presidential limo. I think Papa Bush had a 1989 Lincoln Town Car. I have a scale model of Ronald Reagan's 1984 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham limo which was rather attractive.
 
It's a shame they can't make the President's limo attractive and proportioned despite all that armor. Looks like it could take a few RPG hits. That rear door looks as thick as one on a bank vault
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Re: spyshots of next STS/DTS! [lemko] by circlew
Aug 01, 2008 (3:03 am)
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Replying to: lemko (Jul 31, 2008 6:15 pm)

Exactly, my Dad's 1984 FWB was far more attractive than Obama's new ride!
 
Regards,
OW
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Re: spyshots of next STS/DTS! [circlew] by lemko
Aug 01, 2008 (4:45 am)
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Replying to: circlew (Aug 01, 2008 3:03 am)

My 1989 Brougham is pretty much the same car as your Dad's 1984 Fleetwood Brougham but with a much better engine than the dreadful 4100.
 
I recall around that time Cadillac used a V-6. If it was the same V-6 that's in my 1988 Buick Park Avenue, it has more guts than the 4100! It's rated at 165 hp and I think the 4100 only had like 120.
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Re: spyshots of next STS/DTS! [lemko] by circlew
Aug 01, 2008 (6:45 am)
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Replying to: lemko (Aug 01, 2008 4:45 am)

It's probably the same V-6 that Buick put in the GNX the year before your car.
 
The 4100 was slower than my German Shepherd and my minibike at the time!
 
But, put the current Northstar V-8 in the 1984 FWB and you would have a real plush and fast living room! I used to love mixing and matching engines in different cars...like the 454 Nova!
 
Memories!
 
Regards,
OW
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Re: spyshots of next STS/DTS! [circlew] by cooterbfd
Aug 01, 2008 (12:46 pm)
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Replying to: circlew (Aug 01, 2008 6:45 am)

I don't recall any V-6 in any Caddy except the Cimmarron. The GNX engine was very conservativly rated at 295 hp.
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Re: spyshots of next STS/DTS! [cooterbfd] by sls002
Aug 01, 2008 (1:07 pm)
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Replying to: cooterbfd (Aug 01, 2008 12:46 pm)

A 4.1 liter V6 (big 3.8) was available in the early 80's.
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Re: spyshots of next STS/DTS! [lemko] by sls002
Aug 01, 2008 (1:10 pm)
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Replying to: lemko (Aug 01, 2008 4:45 am)

I think the best RWD Fleetwood engine ever was the detuned Corvette engine from 1994 through 1996.
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Ha... by m4d_cow
Aug 01, 2008 (9:41 pm)
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OW is indeed everywhere, lol
 
Likewise I think CTS is the only decent cadillac to date. The front end is, um... blinged to say the least. Ugly to be exact, its all good but the grill totally ruin it.
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Re: Ha... [m4d_cow] by sls002
Aug 02, 2008 (5:46 am)
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Replying to: m4d_cow (Aug 01, 2008 9:41 pm)

The old saying is "beauty is in the eye of the beholder". One thing that is generally agreed is that the Pontiac Aztec was ugly. Cadillac's Art and Science style is not really good or bad, but depends on what one likes. I think that the Evoq was nice, but translating that styling into a 4 door sedan has been less successful.
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Re: Cant beat Porsche [lemko] by ehaase
Aug 03, 2008 (3:35 am)
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Replying to: lemko (Jul 31, 2008 11:07 am)

The STS/DTS replacement has been postponed to 2014, and the Northstar in the current DTS will be replaced by the 3.6L V6 (direct injection model) in 2 or 3 years. I read this on another forum, and an auto industry insider confirmed it to me. GM is putting all its limited resources into the Volt and other fuel efficient models.

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