Poorly written article on Allpar

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BlekherBob

Discussion Starter · Dec 25, 2014 (Edited)

http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/2014/12/cadillac-launches-charger-challenger

I have to say as a number one fan of both Mopars and GM, this article comes across as asinine and poor compared to Bill's usual work. No one ever said anything about the CTS-V competing with a Charger, and that's for good reason. He admits that they don't compete, but then goes on to make some pointless comparisons anyway, and further enrages by insulting the CTS-V by insinuating that the foreign cars are a better choice.

Last time I checked it was us against them, not us against each other. I would gladly have both of these cars in my stable. This article was completely pointless, and just attacks the CTS-V even though Cadillac never positioned it against the Hellcat and they would not likely be cross-shopped.

A better comparison would be against the 300 SRT, as they are both luxury cars with muscle.

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Amphibian

· #2 · Dec 25, 2014

As an American I am so happy to see vehicles like the Model S P85D, Charger SRT Hellcat, and CTS-V being produced by my home country. Each fantastic in its own way.

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JimmyDiablo

· #3 · Dec 25, 2014

Allpar "journalism" can be at best, described as drunk posting.

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Envoy4Life

· #4 · Dec 25, 2014

JimmyDiablo said:
Allpar "journalism" can be at best, described as drunk posting.

Yeah? What do you call some of the stuff posted on here then? :lmao:

JimmyDiablo

· #5 · Dec 25, 2014

GMI staffer's articles are always professional and well written. Individual posts however, run the gamut. They(Allpar) seem to have no shame, or sense of.....?

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paul8488

· #6 · Dec 25, 2014 (Edited)

JimmyDiablo said:
GMI [...] Individual posts however, run the gamut...

Did you see the thread where this one guy asked another guy if he wanted to play swords...?

On a completely unrelated note, why is there no 'This Thread Is Useless Without Video' smiley?

JimmyDiablo

· #7 · Dec 25, 2014 (Edited)

Yes, and I laughed a hearty laugh as sfbreh has often been quoted in my signature. We're talking articles written, not posts in various threads. As I said, individual posts can vary from highly professional to pure rubbish. GMI staffer's articles however, never waiver. Unlike that other site.

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Jesda

· #8 · Dec 25, 2014

The Charger is a decent car with a monster engine.

The CTS is a damn near perfect luxury car with a monster engine.

And yes, they are drunk. Stupid people with lame agendas tend to measure a car's value by single, narrow-minded metrics. The Charger excels at only one metric.

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JBsZ06

· #9 · Dec 25, 2014

The charger and challenger are based off the Mercedes E class previous generation or two. I'm sure it's a capable luxury car when the interior is properly outfitted,

The hellcat motor sounds bad @ss! Not a fan of the charger looks this time around....although the challenger hellcat looks awesome ....

The cts v is obviously a level above the hellcat but you pay for it....probably with another 20 or 30 percent...

Neanderthal

· #10 · Dec 25, 2014

Actual journalism is essentially DOA.

Perhaps the guy doesn't read GMI and thus is uneddymikayted regarding what lugggg-zoooo-reee really is, vs high HP cars for the hoi polloi which of course the POS Charger Hellfeline really is.

Caddy is reaching for Mercedes country, NOT Dodge country.

Hopefully Bob or Bill will sober up and grok that the German III are what Caddy is shooting for, and that Chrysler is the more appropriate division to address regarding luxostatus than Dodge is.

Or in the immortal words of someone: whatever.

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Mentat Bashar

· #11 · Dec 25, 2014 (Edited)

JimmyDiablo said:
GMI staffer's articles are always professional and well written. Individual posts however, run the gamut. They(Allpar) seem to have no shame, or sense of.....?

... grammar, spelling, and cohesive thought.

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LetsRace

· #12 · Dec 25, 2014

Meh. I don't think the article represents how the Mopar guys feels toward the Vs.

GHull3

· #13 · Dec 25, 2014

On what planet are the SRT Charger and CTS-V cross-shopped? While I love the SRT Charger I'm thinking anyone that purchases the V-Series is going to find the Charger too low-brow and unrefined. The SRT Charger is the car the Duke boys would build if their moonshine empire went nationwide.

Jesda

· #14 · Dec 25, 2014

GHull3 said:
On what planet are the SRT Charger and CTS-V cross-shopped? While I love the SRT Charger I'm thinking anyone that purchases the V-Series is going to find the Charger too low-brow and unrefined. The SRT Charger is the car the Duke boys would build if their moonshine empire went nationwide.

Only in the used market, and long after the warranties have expired.

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ryannel2003

· #15 · Dec 25, 2014

paul8488 said:
Did you see the thread where this one guy asked another guy if he wanted to play swords...?

On a completely unrelated note, why is there no 'This Thread Is Useless Without Video' smiley?

Hahaha sfbreh. What a classic.

I don't need to read the article but nobody is going to compare the Charger and the CTS-V. Ever. At all.

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GHull3

· #16 · Dec 25, 2014

Jesda said:
Only in the used market, and long after the warranties have expired.

Who needs a warranty with Crazy Cooter?

Butz

· #17 · Dec 26, 2014

Neanderthal said:
Actual journalism is essentially DOA.

Perhaps the guy doesn't read GMI and thus is uneddymikayted regarding what lugggg-zoooo-reee really is, vs high HP cars for the hoi polloi which of course the POS Charger Hellfeline really is.

Caddy is reaching for Mercedes country, NOT Dodge country.

Hopefully Bob or Bill will sober up and grok that the German III are what Caddy is shooting for, and that Chrysler is the more appropriate division to address regarding luxostatus than Dodge is.

Or in the immortal words of someone: whatever.

Ditto
:lmao:

Dequindre

· #18 · Dec 26, 2014

A poorly written article from Allpar? No...

Allpar people are some of the most devout loyalists that I've ever come in contact with.

micgo1977

· #19 · Dec 26, 2014

Dequindre said:
A poorly written article from Allpar? No...

Allpar people are some of the most devout loyalists that I've ever come in contact with.

That's true, but still the article should have been labeled as an op-ed piece. Then again the forum members are almost exclusively in thrall to a few posters, one of which was a former Chrysler engineer and considers himself to be God, so you can call them "loyalists" whereas most people would call them fanbois.

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1958carnut

· #20 · Dec 26, 2014

Lame article. The two aren't even in the same league, even used.

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