View Full Version : Would you buy a Chinese Cadillac?


orconn
04-03-09, 06:54 PM
With things going the way they seem to be it is not beyond one's imagination. After all who would have thought you could buy an Indian Jaguar or a German Bentley! Just a thought.

GEOPH
04-03-09, 07:16 PM
If I did buy a Chinese Caddy, would it be smaller, more efficient, and make me not know how to drive? lol Companies are outsourcing everything now, like the new VW vans in Canada are made in Ontario. Ford has been doing it for a long time, take the Ranger for example, aside from the way it looks it is all Mazda.

King Steve
04-03-09, 07:36 PM
I would buy it used, from an American dealer/person. I believe disproportionate outsourcing is the #1 reason our economy is shrinking. Fair trade=more money, jobs, and Cadillacs here.

Sandy
04-03-09, 09:18 PM
NO - NO - NO - NO !!! A chinese cadillac is like a Kosher Ham - it don't exist :closed:

Rodya234
04-03-09, 09:24 PM
I would definitely buy this Chinese Cadillac.
http://z.about.com/d/cars/1/0/Q/l/cadillac_sls_china.jpg

[NortHStaR]
04-03-09, 09:34 PM
Im with Sandy on this one guys.

Aron9000
04-03-09, 10:24 PM
I would definitely buy this Chinese Cadillac.
http://z.about.com/d/cars/1/0/Q/l/cadillac_sls_china.jpg

Isn't that an STS that you can already buy here?

I wouldn't buy a Chinese Caddy, but I would buy a Chinese Buick. They get all the cool Buicks, we get crap in this country.

US vs Chinese Lacrosse
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/26/chinas-buick-lacrosse-is-cooler-than-ours/

Buick Park Ave(a rebadged Holden Statesman)
http://jalopnik.com/cars/news/chinas-zeta-cake-buick-park-avenue-251730.php

Red_October_7000
04-03-09, 10:26 PM
I can say with about 90% certainty it would be no. It would have to be very, very good, and I just don't think that a Chinese firm can make a car of the quality I'd demand of it. Certainly wouldn't while there are viable American alternatives.

billc83
04-03-09, 10:43 PM
A bit old, but the first thing that popped into my head (just add Cadillac badges):

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/16/fake-it-till-you-make-it-chinese-cadillac-clone

Judging from the ethics (or lack thereof) displayed by some Chinese automotive firms in the recent past, I highly doubt I would buy a Cadillac if the company were to be bought by the Chinese.

Blackout
04-03-09, 10:46 PM
Isn't that an STS that you can already buy here?IIRC in China they have the option of having a long wheel base version of the STS while we do not.

The Tony Show
04-03-09, 11:36 PM
Correct. Not only is it longer wheelbase than the domestic version, but it has an absolutely smokin' interior that some fool at Cadillac decided we shouldn't get.

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8708/torqueomata4765.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/6813/cadillacslschina20064.jpg

Rodya234
04-04-09, 01:10 AM
Based on the STS luxury sedan, the SLS is stretched 100 mm. The additional length results in a luxurious and spacious interior with rear legroom of 1060 mm. The design of the SLS is unmistakably Cadillac. Diamond-faceted contours echo the geometry of other Cadillac vehicles. Subtle V-shapes, inspired by Cadillac`s shield badge, are a recurring motif in both the exterior and interior design. In typical Cadillac fashion, the SLS interior design and fit and finish deliver an outstanding experience from any seat. Ambient lighting, Tuscany leather and sapele pommele wood accents all give the cabin a relaxing and premium look and feel.

Under the hood, the Northstar 4.6 liter V-8 engine produces 320 horsepower, giving the SLS outstanding performance. The six-speed automatic transmission is electronically-controlled. Magnetic Ride Control and StabilTrak, along with a sport suspension, deliver both a refined ride and responsive handling.
http://www.auto-power-girl.com/cars-2008/cadillac-specifications/cadillac_sls-2241

The SLS is only available in China and the Middle East (built in Shanghai), has more standard options then our STS, as well as an interior that exceeds the regular build quality of most Cadillacs.

In terms of luxury, its really the best thing Cadillac currently has to offer.

Here, have some more awesome interior.
http://stadium.weblogsinc.com/autoblog/hirezpics/cadillac_sls_02.jpg
http://stadium.weblogsinc.com/autoblog/hirezpics/cadillac_sls_01.jpg
http://stadium.weblogsinc.com/autoblog/hirezpics/cadillac_sls_06.jpg

King Steve
04-04-09, 01:59 AM
I would definitely buy this Chinese Cadillac.
http://z.about.com/d/cars/1/0/Q/l/cadillac_sls_china.jpg

That has been my beautiful desktop background at work for a couple months now.

Aron9000
04-04-09, 03:12 AM
Correct. Not only is it longer wheelbase than the domestic version, but it has an absolutely smokin' interior that some fool at Cadillac decided we shouldn't get.

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8708/torqueomata4765.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/6813/cadillacslschina20064.jpg

That rear seat reminds me of a 1990 Seville STS I used to own. It too had the full lenght console and two buckets in the rear, kind of looked like a private jet in the back seat.

Blackout
04-04-09, 03:15 AM
That has been my beautiful desktop background at work for a couple months now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/ottoautopilot/waynes-world-fender-stratocaster-ex.jpg?t=1238825695

Oh yes, she will be mine

PupFromCleveland
04-04-09, 10:41 AM
u can go to china buy that will probably cost about 400-500 RMB's chinese dollars
i know sountds crazy i
was over there with a freind and we looked at a mercedes s550 when i was fisting a friend and it was like 1.2 million RMBS
back in 2006

you can buy that if you want and then about 15 -to 20k us to ship it to the US make it leagle to drive

Blackout
04-04-09, 12:11 PM
when i was fisting a friendWhoa.....ummmm.......too much info:yup:

Rolex
04-04-09, 12:34 PM
Whoa.....ummmm.......too much info:yup:

:haha:

dirt_cheap_fleetwood
04-04-09, 06:17 PM
That rear seat reminds me of a 1990 Seville STS I used to own. It too had the full lenght console and two buckets in the rear, kind of looked like a private jet in the back seat.

You must post pictures of this. I have NEVER seen a Seville like that which makes me think it was a custom job and I am curios to see what it looked like.

hueterm
04-04-09, 10:54 PM
Rear seat buckets are SO awesome. What's 100mm, appx, 5" -- the current STS is in desperate need of that. As far as the dash goes, I'm not seeing a huge difference in that and the current STS.

PupFromCleveland
04-05-09, 10:22 AM
Whoa.....ummmm.......too much info:yup:

sorry about that visting i missed the V and took the f im sorry shit i didnt even see that

Blackout
04-05-09, 11:53 AM
Rear seat buckets are SO awesome.That would be incorrect. My gf's 2004 Maxima SL has rear bucket seats and they are so damn annoying and cramped on top of which they just are not that comfortable at all. It's cool that they are heated and that there's a sun shade for the rear window but other then that I'd much prefer a rear bench to rear buckets

LS1Mike
04-05-09, 12:42 PM
His opinion is incorrect?
Hmmm.

Blackout
04-05-09, 02:14 PM
His opinion is incorrect?
Hmmm.

Yeah...........I went there:yup:

LS1Mike
04-05-09, 04:38 PM
Yeah...........I went there:yup:

Ok, I was just checking.

hardrockcamaro@mac.c
04-05-09, 05:20 PM
Wouldn't bother me as long as it was designed in the USA.

Thing is, as a lot of ppl on here have a h*** on for the latest Hyundais, I can't see why the concept of a Cadillac being Chinese would out them off one.

People merrily buying imported goods, especially those whose parent company is foreign, have no right to bemoan the death of a domestic company.


Although it's somewhat different as Woolworths is (was?) American, a lot of people in the UK were sad to see Woolworths go under in the UK at christmas time, they said it was a loss and they'd miss it etc. But thing is, they don't actually shop there. They shop at their competitors. So whose fault is it that it's gone?


Of course, this is ironic coming from me as I'm a Brit who will only buy US cars, but then I didn't even have an emotional attachment to Rover so I didn't care that they went under.

Blackout
04-05-09, 05:57 PM
Wouldn't bother me as long as it was designed in the USA.

Thing is, as a lot of ppl on here have a h*** on for the latest Hyundais, I can't see why the concept of a Cadillac being Chinese would out them off one. It's one thing to buy a $20k Genesis Coupe from a company that has finally gotten to the point of making a car that can compete with the rest of them. I can't think of a single Chinese car company that makes a car in the price range of a Cadillac that is any good and would make you feel proud to own. Also Hyundai isn't based out of the US and if an American car company (especially one with the history and the pedigree of Cadillac) was to stop making their cars here and start making them in China that would be a HUGE blow to the Cadillac fanboy's because they would be taking jobs away from American's who already build Cadillac's as well as the concept of a proper American luxury car. It would be like having Chevrolet build the Corvette in China. It just shouldn't happen

concorso
04-05-09, 06:29 PM
NO - NO - NO - NO !!! A chinese cadillac is like a Kosher Ham - it don't exist :closed:
According to who? China gets the best version of the STS.

concorso
04-05-09, 06:39 PM
u can go to china buy that will probably cost about 400-500 RMB's chinese dollars
i know sountds crazy i
was over there with a freind and we looked at a mercedes s550 when i was fisting a friend and it was like 1.2 million RMBS
back in 2006

you can buy that if you want and then about 15 -to 20k us to ship it to the US make it leagle to driveUnless the bumpers meet crash standards over here (which its possible they dont) it wont be legal to drive. And there are other problems too...afaik, you can't bring a car over thats not also sold here, unless its 15 years old. Im sure others have had more experience with this.

Im just guessing tho...please dont fist me.