On the flip side, there are people who give zero fucks about bed capacity to the point they replace (or order without) the bed with a flatbed to make towing just that much easier.

The SAE J2807 standard takes braking into account, as well as stability with the weight. These two things are likely the main limitations of a 25 year old frame and drum brakes. GM started using the standard in 2012 (MY13), Ford and Ram followed in 2014 (MY15)

Its not different at all. The dealership certainly did not get to put their car out there for free, it would be extremely naïve to think it was a free parking spot. Cadillac paid for advertising, and so did the dealership. The only difference is the scale of the event, and thus the cost of the sponsorship.

I agree that a low rake windshield would have fewer dead bugs. The article just doesnt support that.

The post went on to say that Morrilton Country Club promoted the truck as a winning prize without Jay Hodge Ford’s knowledge.

The biggest win for this is being able to meet up at pub or bar to watch with friends for the handful of races that we are allowed to do here in the US.

I am reading it as the more aero shape does not reduce the number of bugs, as thats the premise of the article and the paragraph before the expert quote askes the question “Could it be that more aerodynamic vehicles reduces the number of bugs your car kills?” 

The Cobalt SS (TC version) was actually a cool little car. The sedans looked very meh, but I actually thing the coupes look pretty good for their purpose.

Yes.

Curious. I’m not saying that you are wrong, but your anecdote seems to directly dispute the findings of an actual study.

They did 10x better than they did last year.

Thats all fair, but are we going to say an ATS was tarted up Chevy camaro because its on the Alpha platform? I was just pointing out that, in my opinion, the XLR and ELR aren’t ‘badge engineered’ the same way a Tahoe and Escalade are.  Its not a Cadillac specific thing, but I think the Escalade is the only badge…

I’ll give you the EXT, but the XLR and ELR are more platform sharing than badge engineering.

That list is pretty suspect. It lists an BMW iX3 as being a badge engineered...BMW X3?

But after calling multiple dealerships, every single one quoted an average price of $209 for the kit.

Interesting. Ford’s first US vehicle with AEB was in 2016, while they offered limited up to 19mph in other markets on the 2012 Focus Titanium. GM offered it in 2013, while offering collision alert as early as 2004 in the XLR. Nissan first offered it in 2015 and has been standard almost across the board for them since…

Well, the hummer gets 51MPGe, so i doubt the Escalade would get much worse than that.

Man, it seems like gas cars arent ready for prime time yet.

That’s because you’re [sic] browser is set to Simplified English by default. It dumbs it down so the ‘Muricans can keep up too

Definitely a slideshow for me, 14 minutes after your comment.