Foreign car makers are running away with Caddy's show

[Bravada]

Originally Posted by CACressida

I liked the Cadillacs of the 90s. Simple stying, a true Caddy. Now, it looks like something chiseled with shark teeth. Bring back Cadillac dammit!

I do agree, I never liked the A&S thing. It did help the CTS break through, but then it didn't work that well for any other Cadillac model and GM has killed Cadillac's traditional bestselllers - large sedans (and coupes and convertibles). Now Caddy is announcing they will try to market a compact executive - dammit, that's Saab's territory, while nobody wants any of your large sedans anymore...

I actually believe the Chinese SLS, regardless of the front end, does make a nice Cadillac large sedan - too bad GM didn't have the foresight to market it outside of China instead of the forgettable STS...

[EldoFan]

Originally Posted by 61BelAir

Cadillac stopped competing in 1996 when they decided to kill their only RWD offering at the time, the Fleetwood, which was a big old boat. Yes, they did own the market, but the competition was already eating into Caddy's market share. Caddy switched to FWD exclusively, which in my opinion has no place in a Luxury car. They were arrogant in their thinking that they could build whatever they wanted and the public would buy it. They did the same thing with all their other brands and look where they are now.

Pretty much sums up this whole thread.......Cadillac switched to FWD and paid for it.....the disasterous switch back to RWD (with that joke of an STS......the -V being the exception) made them pay even more dearly.

[eurohazard]

I am DYING to get my hands on a nice 1996 Feetwood!