I'd rather save the big bucks on AWD and put it into tweaking more out of the charged 6.2.
Spoken as a true purist who appreciates the higher top speeds achievable on the autobahn with less weight and more hp. Been there, done that. Some might argue that AWD would favor the backroads of the Bavarian or Austrian Alps. I managed them just fine with a RWD BMW when I was last there during Oktoberfest - however, certainly not in the dead of winter when roads are barely passable for any vehicle..
Spoken as a true purist who appreciates the higher top speeds achievable on the autobahn with less weight and more hp. Been there, done that. Some might argue that AWD would favor the backroads of the Bavarian or Austrian Alps. I managed them just fine with a RWD BMW when I was last there during Oktoberfest - however, certainly not in the dead of winter when roads are barely passable for any vehicle..
BMW, Bavarian, does not have AWD on their cars other than the X3 and X5 (ehm, right?) and they do fine.
Wow, so you do remember some of Oktoberfest? I would not survive a drink 'till you drop kinda festival. I also skip carnival for the same reason. I am not a party pooper, but if the focus is on drinking large amounts of alcohol I just have to pass as I cannot handle that. Anyway, hope you had a great time!
BMW, Bavarian, does not have AWD on their cars other than the X3 and X5 (ehm, right?) and they do fine.
Wow, so you do remember some of Oktoberfest? I would not survive a drink 'till you drop kinda festival. I also skip carnival for the same reason. I am not a party pooper, but if the focus is on drinking large amounts of alcohol I just have to pass as I cannot handle that. Anyway, hope you had a great time!
BMW 335xi & 535Xi are AWD
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Of course not. The ///M series are performance vehicles made for driving enthusiasts. BMW knows that AWD has no place in such a car.
BMW doesn't call the M division, the Ultimate Driving Machines. The whole lineup use this motto. So Cadillac should follow BMW once again, and NOT offer an AWD V... Cadillac should just takes BMW's direction in general, correct? Since they're the main target?
Well, that means the Escalade/EXT/ESV has got to go! Same with the DTS and XLR, as these are not driving machines.
Cadillac needs to step out and make their own market and stop listening to anyone who tells them to follow. Bring on the AWD Coupe V...before Audi has a chance to release the RS5. Bring on the CTS wagon V awd as well. Leave the germans no room to maneuver.
BMW doesn't call the M division, the Ultimate Driving Machines. The whole lineup use this motto. So Cadillac should follow BMW once again, and NOT offer an AWD V... Cadillac should just takes BMW's direction in general, correct? Since they're the main target?
I really like BMW's, so that would be fine with me.
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Well, that means the Escalade/EXT/ESV has got to go!
Don't get me started on the Escalade.
Like the X5 is for BMW, Cadillac's Escalade is a necessary evil that funds the better vehicles in the lineup. Unlike the X5, the Escalade suffers from the same problem that ails Lincoln.
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Same with the DTS and XLR, as these are not driving machines.
They are doing away with the DTS, and have you driven an XLR? I hear it's a pretty competent roadster (needs a manual trans option, especially in the V, but besides that it's a very nice first effort).
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Cadillac needs to step out and make their own market and stop listening to anyone who tells them to follow. Bring on the AWD Coupe V...before Audi has a chance to release the RS5. Bring on the CTS wagon V awd as well. Leave the germans no room to maneuver.
So what you are really saying is that they should quit chasing BMW and start following Audi?
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I would not survive a drink 'till you drop kinda festival. I also skip carnival for the same reason. I am not a party pooper, but if the focus is on drinking large amounts of alcohol I just have to pass as I cannot handle that. Anyway, hope you had a great time!
Will the M-version have AWD?
