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05-31-2019, 09:37 AM | #31 |
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I DID NOT see that coming.
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Yeah, especially as they went on and on about it being a truck engine.
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And I don’t get the obsession with the Blackwing. It’s a decent engine but it’s not earth shattering. It’s basically a more complex LT4 but down 100 horsepower.
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05-31-2019, 09:54 AM | #34 | |
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Its dumb.
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05-31-2019, 10:30 AM | #35 | |
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I understand that Cadillac has put the V-Series at the apex of their performance department for ~15 years. I'll hold my opinion until I hear what they're going to call these new machines. If they're going the route of knocking the V's down a peg, these new top-dogs better have a name that grabs people's attention.
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05-31-2019, 10:51 AM | #36 |
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It seems as though the idea of Blackwing being slotted above V-Series makes sense. The problem is that for people who know what V-Series has been positioned to be, watering down the V-Series names BEFORE introducing the Blackwing on top of it is at best confusing and at worst just plain dumb. Cadillac will recover whenever they eventually drop the other shoe. But until then, people who appreciate V-Series will be left to scratch our heads.
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05-31-2019, 10:58 AM | #37 | |
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05-31-2019, 11:49 AM | #38 | |
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A 'better' name for the top tier of performance isn't going to a help anything. How many people could possibly exist that would never buy a 550 hp twin turbo V8 CT5-V at say 80 grand buuuut will purchase an $80k 550 hp twin turbo V8 CT5-V+ or Blackwing or Wreath or whatever name they tack onto the end of the exact same car? Compare that to the number of people that will walk away in frustration as some salesman tries to explain that, no, the CT5-V isn't supposed to replace the CTS-V they're trying to trade in. Instead, they have try the CT5-????. If the first number is smaller than the second, its a dumb move.
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I suggest you write a scathing letter to Mary Barra ASAP and voice your frustration.
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Yeah. This is one of those things where I get it, but I'm annoyed by it.
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