GM: Greatness is just a few good decisions away
Posted: April 30, 2012 Filed under: AUTOMOTIVE INSIGHTS, INDUSTRY TALK | Tags: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 3.6, 6.2, America, Australia, Caprice, Car, Charger, Chevrolet, Chevy, come, Commodore, Dodge, G8, General, GM, Holden, HSV, Impala, LSA, Maloo, Mind, motor, Motors, Muscle, new, Nick, Over, Pontiac, Supercharged, to, USA, Ute, V6, V8, Walker 3 Comments »
It's a Pontiac G8, but with a Chevy badge
Ever since Pontiac was killed off as a result of the financial crisis, GM has not had a proper American sedan to compete with the successful Dodge Charger. The Pontiac G8 had been in this segment, but it came out right as many people became wary of buying GM products, due to their economic uncertainty at the time. A replacement for it has not yet been seen, although there has been talk of it coming back as the Chevrolet Caprice. I think this would be a great seller now, if GM’s lineup were structured properly, because they have basically recovered at this point and have been doing great things. Read the rest of this entry »
Test Driven: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan
Posted: February 7, 2012 Filed under: High End & Exotic, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: Caddy, Cadillac, CTS, CTS-V, Fast, General Motors, Gray, LSA, Mind over motor, Pennsylvania, Radnor, Radnor Hunt, review, RWD, Sedan, Supercharged, Supercharger, Test Driven, V8 2 Comments »
Back in the fall at the Radnor Hunt Concours, I took an opportunity to drive a couple of new Cadillacs. Most of you know I drove an Escalade Hybrid, but the real treat was to yet again sample that great-tasting supercharged V8 which lies in the engine compartment of the CTS-V. In this case, the test car was the deep gray sedan you see above. It had a few options that the coupe I drove back in June did not, so I took it for a drive (on much different roads than the coupe) around the rolling hills of Pennsylvania’s countryside. Read the rest of this entry »
Test Driven: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
Posted: June 6, 2011 Filed under: High End & Exotic, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: Bright Red, Cadillac, Coupe, CTS-V, Fast, Greenwich Concours, Greenwich CT, LSA, Mind over motor, Test Drive, V8 Leave a comment »
2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
This past weekend, I became a man in terms of driving. Read the rest of this entry »
