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Originally Posted by nsap
Buick should be the one targeting Lexus. Cadillac should be going after BMW and Mercedes.
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Precisely. This RWD vs FWD stuff is getting old. Especially since AWD is now able to be programmed within the configuration to be "sporty" or soft. As long as the Cadillac brand retains the more "Sporty" suspension and we don;t start getting "Super" version of the Buicks then I think the philosophy will be safe.
I also believe that people should realize that their is not a major automaker around that has a multi-brand portfolio that doesn't run the risk of these confusions. Where it truly gets bad is when you see a Honda Accord sitting next to a Acura TSX. These cars literally share everything with each other with exception to minuscule differences in styling. Cadillac has maintained a perfect balance in these matters and I have yet to see recent situations where they boggled up the duties of their vehicles. Even the Escalade the most evident culprit of badge engineering in the line-up pulls of the transition pretty nicely. The XLR and Corvette, for example, were perfect platform sharers where most people simply had no clue of a relation.