As far as gigantic luxo-barges go, it's actually quite handsome, and certainly better-looking than the Navigator.

In a sense, it actually does very much follow a textbook definition of a "Cadillac." I'm not sure how old you are, but if you're a Gen X or a Millenial, the stereotypical image we have of Cadillacs is soft old barges transporting geriatrics drivers from Point A to Point B.

Because it's not a Tahoe. The Tahoe, Yukon, and Escalade are built on a shared platform, but a shared platform does not necessarily imply that they are anything at all alike. The platform is simply the platform; a blank canvas. The vehicle itself and the identity of it arise from what is built on that platform.

You're a dirty whore, you dirty whore.

Go build out that Charger with only the necessary options that you defined. See how much that costs (hint: It ain't too far off from my earlier guestimate). Either way, the SRT8 is still more expensive according to the manufacturer's own website.

Well, guess what source I'm going to place more trust in: The manufacturer's website that is currently approved for distribution or viewing by the manufacturer itself, or something someone posted in Opposite Lock?

That's true, but based on GM's prior assertion that the SS would only come as a fully-loaded, no-options car, that's not quite a fair comparison, especially when the standard SRT8 doesn't quite come fully loaded.

Nice try, but here's the actual manufacturer's website for the 2014 Dodge Charger.

Are you sure about that? Why don't you go check the Dodge website.

The first rule of the Pontiac G8 is that we do not talk about the Pontiac G8. Every time someone mentions it, its resale value spikes, thus making more difficult to obtain. We also do not speak about the GTO.

Or possibly because my much wiser ass prefers subtlety over fish-mouth grills and boy racer spoilers, and is also quite happy to pay $10k less.

I like the way your uncle thinks.

To a certain extent, yes, I would agree that some loss of styling creativity comes down to modern regulations, both in the context safety and fuel economy regulations. But I think that is a fairly minor part of the problem. After all, designers like Ian Callum, Jason Castriota, J. Mays, Henrik Fisker, and other have…

While I can always appreciate the aesthetic philosophy of form being defined by absolute optimization of function, I tend to think that we take that too far these days. If there is a purpose to car like the Corvette, it is to inspire emotion; to make people look, smile, and simply want to stare at. It's been a long,…

Actually, I was just trolling you a little bit. I miss our amusing little aesthetics discussions. I actually loved the little Solstice and its sister, the Sky. They were good-looking little things that would happily take an LS1. All they needed was a little more time in the chassis tuning department that they never…

"Ever since the first design drawings leaked out, the world has gone nuts over the 2014 Corvette looking more angular, outlandish, and (dare I say it) ugly than its predecessor."

The catch with the CTS-V wagon, though, was that it cost them virtually nothing to make. They already had all of the ingredients developed and sitting right in front of them. The only real cost to them was the integration of the LSA into the wagon body, which wasn't all that hard. On the other hand, developing an…

A 420+ hp, RWD, targa-top surf wagon? I'm down with this. Anyone got $80k to give me so I can buy one?

Read my prior comment again. It addresses that very clearly in the second text block.

Actually, there is such a law. If the vehicle is provided to the government employee, then that vehicle must be American, as the government is mandated, by law, to buy American-made products. It's getting to be something of an anachronism at this point, as vehicles like the Camry, Tundra, Passat, X5, etc. are all…