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#19 of 22 Re: 2008 [exalteddragon1] by pearl Mar 26, 2007 (7:17 pm)
Replying to: exalteddragon1 (Feb 20, 2007 1:29 pm) Dragon, I think you have a good post. I bought GM cars for a long time, but have gone over to Audi then BMW because they made cars I WANTED TO DRIVE. Caddy has absolutely blown it with the STS, because many of the features that would make people want to drive it come packaged at ridiculous prices which include things people do NOT want. I recall a 1967 Pontiac Lemans that I bought new that had an order sheet with no packages, just the options. You could pick and choose between HD suspension, bigger wheels/tires, dual exhausts, various radios, etc. Yes, the world in more complicated these days, but if Caddy would take all their Nurburgring goodies and let people buy them without a lot of stuff they don't want/need, they would sell more cars. Replies to this message: pri (Mar 30, 2007 8:46 pm)
#20 of 22 08 STS Press Release and Pictures.... by pearl Mar 28, 2007 (1:32 pm)
Looks like some interior/exterior changes, plus direct injection V6 among other things...   http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/cadillac-sts-forum-2005-beyond/102972-2008-- sts-press-release-pictures.html
#21 of 22 Re: 2008 [pearl] by pri Mar 30, 2007 (8:46 pm)
Replying to: pearl (Mar 26, 2007 7:17 pm) 1. Agree: No more "option packages". 2. I just saw the preview photos of the 2008 STS. Ugly! Get rid of the side 'bling' (bright gills and door handles)! Make them the same color as the body. The gills look like they belong on a Buick.
#22 of 22 2008 Refresh by bringman Mar 31, 2007 (3:26 am)
All I can say is: go, GM.   I'm not a big fan of bling either, but at least GM is introducing new models (CTS) and refreshing older ones (STS) to have a more consistent look at the same time.   I agree that the next-gen STS has a potential to be a knockout. This current, refreshed one is a great vehicle in many respects but lacks the WOW factor and presence that afforded the 1992 model so many design awards (both interior and exterior, remember?). I'm sure this is partly because that model had nothing in the Cadillac line that was a stylistic counterpart at that time.   When the current-gen STS made its debut, many casual observers just thought it was a plainer looking CTS.   Cadillac has really set the bar high for themselves with the new CTS. Somehow, they need to find a way to keep the familiar DNA in the next-gen STS while making it distinctive enough for people to know upon the first glance that this car is even more special than the baby brother CTS. They're on a roll. I think they can do it.

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