Are you referring to the wider-at-the-top D-pillar? It’s a bit awkward, I agree, but they’d either have to open up all the angles from the rear door back, which would mean using a different door than the sedan, or compromise the cargo space even further. It’s nearly a hatchback as it is. The slope of the rear window…
I agree, 100%. When I first saw the CT6, I thought it showed a level of presence that had been lacking from the brand for decades. Then, unfortunately, I saw the car from the rear. It went right past simple elegance into bland. I think, for their modern cars, this is probably going to be the high water mark for rear…
Counterpoint:
They made some minifigures out of the Ferrari F1 drivers a few years ago too.
That Atlas I-6 came out right before the Corvette’s 50th anniversary. I remember thinking at the time that a straight-6 2003 Corvette would be a good candidate for their anniversary model.
They did that, once.
Hmm, the picture got dropped. Every time I visit NYC, I see these all over the place.
Every time I visit NYC, I see these all over the place.
I usually call it “parking by feel”, but, yeah, it seems to be commonly accepted practice in the big cities.
My daily driver is a ‘96 Fleetwood. It might be the last passenger car made with steel bumpers. I don’t worry about parking that on the street as much, if I can find a spot long enough. But twice, now, I’ve had somebody back into the front of the CTS-V with enough force to leave a square hitch receiver imprint in the…
No, that is NOT what bumpers are for. I’ve sustained $7,000 dollars in damages to one of my cars due to multiple people thinking it’s okay to bounce off other cars on their way into or out of a parking space. People need to learn where the ends of their cars are, and drive without hitting other peoples’ cars.
Been there, done that.
If you go back-and-forth between LHD and RHD cars (like I do), this will likely be your biggest annoyance. The part that I almost always mess up after going from one to the other is using the wrong hand to indicate a turn and turning on the wipers instead of the blinkers.
I guess I missed the original post. One comment I received that stands out wasn’t exactly rude, but it was amusing. I was in Maranello, Italy, in a Cadillac CTS-V Wagon. I needed some oil, so I stopped at a service station. As I had the hood up, a mechanic comes out of the service bay. He was in his late-fifties,…
You didn’t even mention my favorite part of the car, the slide out trunk-drawer. The information on this car is out there, it’s just in print format. This picture is from my copy of Exotic Cars Quarterly, Summer 1991 issue. They did a full article on the car.
You probably don’t need windows to ride in an autonomous car, but they make it more comfortable. When they designed the B-1A, they didn’t include windows for the two rear crew stations. It made the crew members claustrophobic and airsick. So, when they redesigned the airplane for the B-1B, they added two small windows.
The idea that “trained professionals” are required to operate a gas pump boggles my mind, but the quality of the attendants, at least in New Jersey, doesn’t come close to professional.
I imagine you’re right. Cadillacs in general were a rare sight in Europe, even ones that were sold there, like the BTS. And I agree with you on the cargo space. Even my V-Wagon is a bit limited in that department, given how tapered the rear of the car is.
The X-Bow (pronounced ‘cross-bow’ not ‘ecks-bow’, just a reminder)