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Cadillac’s 4.2-liter Blackwing V8 gave the CT6 a mechanical identity that could not be obtained by changing the grille on another General Motors product. This was a…
Read the essay : Cadillac’s Blackwing Could Have Been the FutureAutomotive Excellence / Interesting Times
Mechanical intimacy has a business case. That is not the same thing as a guarantee. I. Where did all the manuals go? A clean downshift is an…
Read the essay : Gatekeeping: Profits Will Save the ManualsInteresting Times
The luxury pickup has borrowed the sedan’s appointments without borrowing its manners. A Ram 1500 Tungsten offers the elaborate seating and expensive upholstery once associated with an…
Read the essay : The Pickup Killed the Luxury Sedan, Then Wore Its SkinInteresting Times
General Motors did not merely remove two familiar icons when it began dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from new EV programs with the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer…
Read the essay : GM’s Rebuke of CarPlay Will Not End WellInteresting Times
America cannot get enough of zombies. From The Last of Us to The Walking Dead, the culture loves a body that keeps moving after the vital signs…
Read the essay : It Hasn’t Been the Big Three For DecadesAutomotive Excellence
The Celestiq gives Cadillac a serious claim on the most expensive end of the luxury car business, but a serious claim is not yet a successful car.…
Read the essay : The $340,000 Celestiq Hatchback is Cadillac’s Only HopeAutomotive Excellence
The American wagon has not disappeared so much as acquired an income requirement. Enthusiasts still fantasize about a brown manual diesel wagon, but by September 20, 2026,…
Read the essay : Requiem for the Wagon
