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Originally Posted by mgescuro
It certainly isn't stopping BMW from going FWD is it?
You're arguing a point that NOT ONE SINGLE AUTOMAKER IS FOLLOWING. Name one automaker that shifted from RWD/FWD to FWD/AWD and started arguing the benefits of Haldex? NOT ONE.
Infiniti comes closest because they too had a crappy selling sport CUV. But they kept with the Skyline platform, improved the interior quality, and kept going with it. They didn't go to the Altima platform, stuff Haldex into it and started preaching it's friggin benefits!!!!!!!!!!
The reason for GM's bankruptcy can be directly attributed to completely inane business decisions like the one being discussed in this thread.
Oh please. GM couldn't even disseminate 2Mode throughout it's lineup, and it's exponentially CHEAPER than Voltec!!
As I've said before, Voltec is not the key to success in the luxury market!!! The basic tenets of a luxury sedan/coupe will ALWAYS remain in play: leather, amenities, technology. Right now, Cadillac CANNOT even get those right.
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BS.
It's like you seem to think that driving dynamics is free, but refinement costs money?
The SRX is slightly less refined in terms of leather quality and screw covers because they put the money into brakes, suspension components, etc.
The SRX is competitive and is in a good place on the ride / handling and refinement continuum.