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Originally Posted by Martinjlm
Malibu Maxx SS 
That is literally the point where Product Development said "We've gone too far". There were guidelines set identifying what could and could not be called an SS.
I'm guessing you probably remember where the original CTS, STS, DTS names came from.
Catera Touring Sedan
Seville Touring Sedan
Deville Touring Sedan
And for a bonus... Alpha Touring Sedan. |
Oh it pained me to have worked on that Malibu MAXX but the liftgate was pretty cool using Super Plastic Formed Aluminum.
And yes the SS badge was put on 2.0T versions of the Cobalt and HHR. Yikes.
And less than fond memories of those Cadillac names. Just not sure they are really any better now.
And yes, Alpha was an architecture that did some awesome stuff. Just poorly executed in products. For example the CTS version of Alpha sat 1” higher than the competition simply due to wheel size making step over height worse.
But hey, they should be way smarter this time around.