It does make for easy entry/exit. The Element is an interesting example - to meet side impact crash standards, Honda engineers concealed a structural B-pillar inside rear doors, which latches to the rocker channel and roof when the door is closed to reinforce the sidewall structure of the vehicle. There is also a…

I can only hope so. I've been waiting for that platform for years.

I like it too. If Lincoln gave us a V8 RWD-based Continental I would buy it.

Absolutely, the 3.0T has plenty of grunt, but this is an American luxury flagship car - it deserves a V8. I will likewise be sad (and furious at Ford) if it ends up China-only. 

1. Jalopnik can’t share the picture, but I can:

Suicide doors are sweet, though I don’t really care about them all that much in terms of deciding factors when buying a vehicle.

Ughhh, tell me about it. Cadillac is THE WORST when it comes to building some of the most beautiful concepts in the industry, and then killing us by not producing any of them.

While I’m glad to hear the CT6-V will make it to production, albeit for a far too short run, it’s a poor consolation in light of the overarching story that the model will ultimately be killed off in the very near future. This car was such a monumental leap forward for Cadillac, from the new lightweight platform to the…

XT6 will be on the FWD-based Traverse platform - no chance it gets the TT V8.

GODDAMMIT GM! FUCK YOU ALL STRAIGHT TO HELL! ALL I WANTED WAS A CT6-V WITH THE NEW V8 AND ON THE EVE OF ITS DEBUT YOU KILL IT! I WILL NEVER EVER FORGIVE YOU FOR THIS!!!

I don’t like the drooping point of the grille, and I am very disappointed to see that Hyundai Genesis will continue to force that stupid ugly plastic plate for the radar cruise smack dab in the middle of the grille. And no, the fake mesh design doesn’t really help, since light reflects differently off the plastic…

Stupid little outboard headlights still look stupid.

spare wheel bulge on the liftgate

True, although I’m getting a little bored with Art & Science these days... there’s only so far you can stretch a headlight up and down a fender. It would be interesting to see what Cadillac could do if they moved in a different direction. And even if they didn't, nobody ever said every car in the lineup has to look…

It’s actually on the Alpha platform, shared with the ATS, CTS and Camaro.

That widebody XT4 V-Sport looks pretty damn sweet, though I wouldn’t expect it to look anything like that in production. I also have low expectations for any “performance” FWD-based CUV, though more power and sharper handling would certainly be welcome.

Holy shit, those kidneys... WTF BMW this is getting ridiculous.

Tay-what?

Must be a GM thing...

Came here to say this. I can never unsee it. Looks like shit. I can’t believe they’re still doing it. I’m sure they could engineer a better solution than that if they’d actually try.