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Re: Rumor: Caddy Volt??
There are currently no simple rebadges at Caddy, so there's no reason to assume that that's what they'll do with the Volt. It only make sense to have the newest and hottest technology at CAdillac, so there will obviously be an E-Flex motivated Caddy in the future. They should do the BLS and SRX with it for starters.
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Re: Rumor: Caddy Volt??
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Have you not been following GM over the last 7 years Lutz has been here?!!! In case you have not noticed, this is a brilliant move! 1. E-Flex is expensive. 2. The Chevrolet Volt will be sold at a "high" price initially, infringing on sales. 3. The cost needs to come down. 4. Putting E-Flex into a Cadillac will allow for higher margins and to recover costs sooner. 5. Lexus is getting a "Prius". 6. It will sell. 7. Cadillac will be getting an "E-Flex" vehicle. 8. "E-Flex" is not "the Volt". 9. Enviros are more likely to be rich than other people. 10. If those wealthy celebs with Priuses switch to Lexus, what will happen to their brand cachet? 11. Why should Cadillac allow that to go away? Let us hope this is an all-new standalone model (maybe on Alpha or Sigma). Most likely it will be on Theta-Premium. I just hope it will be completely different to the Provoq.
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Re: Rumor: Caddy Volt??
My take on this was not a "rebadged Volt", just using the E-Flex powertrain in a Cadillac for massive torque, quiet powerful driving AND the world's first extended range electric luxury car.
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Re: Rumor: Caddy Volt??
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Who is assuming that the only people interested in saving gas and not having to negotiate the fuel pumps are the tech savvy narcissists? The technology needs to be spread around, and packaged for each brand. I'm not saying rip off the chevy emblem and slap it on a Buick, but if they add E-flex to a vehicle with a soft ride and the comfort that Buick represents, then why wouldn't a Buick customer consider it? My point is that the success of the Enclave tells us that the only thing limiting the potential rise of Buick is people inside GM that are afraid to market to people under the age of 70. |
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Re: Rumor: Caddy Volt??
At NAIAS in Detroit this year GM showed a Caddy E-Flex (hydrogen) ... The Provoq concept. It's now going to be the next SRX. I'm guessing that this is the vehicle that GM is targeting for E-Flex. I have no problem with this and I think it's a fantastic idea. I do agree that the Volt should not be rebadged as a Caddy.
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Re: Rumor: Caddy Volt??
E-Flex in the Caddy is a great idea. It solves the problem of celebrities not wanting to be seen in a Chevy. They had no problems being seen in the SLade back in the day before the Global Warming Scare started.
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Re: Rumor: Caddy Volt??
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Now, if they put E-Flex in an Alpha BTS, then that's fine.
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Re: Rumor: Caddy Volt??
I've said it before and I'll say it again.... here comes the Pontiac Amp, Buick Fuse, Cadilac Circuit, Saturn ....... I think you get the idea!!!
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Re: Rumor: Caddy Volt??
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His company, like mine, offers HUGE incentives to senior staff to buy hybrids or "alternative" fuel cars as company vehicles or "compensation vehicles" If I were to pull into the executive parking garage with one of these I would be "big man on campus" for weeks. Speeking from the point of veiw of someone who is tech savvy and "not at all hurting"... GM... BUILD THIS CAR!
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Re: Rumor: Caddy Volt??
I've heard heard about a Cadillac Volt from other sources, but in the end, I expect it'll just be E-Flex in a Cadillac.
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Re: Rumor: Caddy Volt??
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