President of Cadillac laying the smack down

[Mook]

From his FB

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[Angus]

No mention of it crashing at the ring....

 

[Chester Copperpot]

Damn gurl. Dropping dimes.

 

[blck10th]

Laying the smack down! Nicey Nice

 

[Mike K]

I'll take a 2% hit in driving dynamics for a 50% better interior.

 

[EmersonHart13]

I wonder how pricing compares

 

[MikeyLikesIt]

I thought there was just a big recall on CTS-V's with the last couple of weeks.

 

[sickmint79]

yet the benchmark is still considered to be the germans, and the people who actually push these things are also... still largely buying germans

 

[nos4blood70]

The crash at the 'Ring doesn't necessarily mean it's the car's fault.

Even if the Vs do drive better and outperform the German cars in EVERY way, the fanbois will not change their viewpoints.

But I'm with Mike K, hopefully they do at least bring up the nailed togetherness of the interior. The quality of the materials seems to be there, but the actual fit and finish portion is lacking as of yet.

 

[Flyn]

I like the attitude. If it continues, I'm expecting good things from Cadillac down the road.

 

[jason05gt]

I like the attitude. If it continues, I'm expecting good things from Cadillac down the road.

Wait another year and he will leave Cadillac based on past history. Cadillac is building nicer cars, but this fanboy needs to simply look at sales numbers to see that the brand itself is still in trouble.

 

[Great White Drake]

My guess is they got some great numbers before the ring crash to let their balls hang like that.

 

[sickmint79]

Wait another year and he will leave Cadillac based on past history. Cadillac is building nicer cars, but this fanboy needs to simply look at sales numbers to see that the brand itself is still in trouble.

that's what i was going to say too. the sales numbers don't seem to be there. do people shopping cadillacs even really care about ring numbers? the chicago bmw club is going to have 15 driving events this year. cadillac? whatever they appear to shave away from bmw appears to be a slow and trivial carving.

 

[Flyn]

As America ages, Caddy should do better. I never would have bought one when I was younger but now the CTS appeals to me as a Realtor car. Plenty of room for customers, used ones drop in price fast and usually aren't beat on.

Down here in the land of the old, every other car is a Caddy or luxo barge.

 

[rocket5979]

I'll take a 2% hit in driving dynamics for a 50% better interior.

I agree that typical GM interiors have always left something to be desired, and I do enjoy a quality german-car interior. However, a company like GM making an interior that truly rivals Audi/BMW/MB won't really be that hard an accomplishment. I suppose the question really becomes whether or not they can justify the increase in production cost against the revenue stream.

that's what i was going to say too. the sales numbers don't seem to be there. do people shopping cadillacs even really care about ring numbers? the chicago bmw club is going to have 15 driving events this year. cadillac? whatever they appear to shave away from bmw appears to be a slow and trivial carving.

The demographic that buys a regular Caddy versus a V Caddy are about as different from one another as those who buy Audi S/RS cars versus a regular Audi to putt around in. If you are buying a Caddy V then you aren't looking at the purchase from the same perspective that a regular Caddy owner will be. So in that case, I would suspect that 'ring times would stand a much higher chance of being weighed in the overall balance when determining if it's the right car for a potential buyer. If I were cross-shopping Caddy V cars, I would look at their 'ring times to see what they do. It wouldn't be paramount, but it would be factored in.