You guys. Really, you guys. Cadillac is coming out with a three-row crossover… just like every other relevant mainstream luxury brand. Are we turned on? Are we excited? Are you not entertained? Hell, we first reported on this happening since 2011, and then in 2012, and then again in 2012, and twice in 2013 thus far, not counting now.
It’s no secret that crossovers are huge volume players, and that they’re quite profitable. So it should be no surprise that it’s coming. Expect it as early as late 2015, expect it to be a primped up family member of the next-generation Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia — much like the Cadillac XTS is to the Chevrolet Impala, or the 2015 Escalade to the 2015 Tahoe — and look for it to be priced competitively to the Audi Q7. But will it be badged as an Escalade variant? That’s really the bigger mystery here./.rant
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Perfect! I think Cadillac should put the SRX on the Alpha platform and the 3rd row on the upcoming Omega platform. This would really help Cadillac compete even more with BMW and MB! I'd say put a 2.0L Turbo I4 (VVT and iVLC) 250HP and 275lb-ft and a 4.3L Ecotec3 (H/O VVT, SIDI and AFM) V6 350HP and 320lb-ft in them. Cadillac should fix the problems with CUE and they will for sure have a liable competitor!
SUV's gained popularity in the mid 80's. Why? Because the government decided that high gas prices was not enough to entice the American people to buy fuel efficient vehicles. So they came up with CAFE requirements in the late 70's to force the auto companies to increase their vehicles MPG and therefore the public would have to buy more fuel efficient vehicles.
However it did not really go over that well. Most of the public did not like the tiny K and X cars in 1980 that did not meet their needs. Though at the time I had a citation hatch and loved it. I could really fill it up. But my next vehicle was a small blazer which I used to pull my Hobie Cat was much better for my needs.
The auto companies saw this and tried to meet the customer needs. I remember working on station wagon design to get it reclassified as a truck. Why? Because trucks had a higher CAFE MPG requirement than cars and the auto makers could achieve these truck requirements. If we could get make it a truck we could continue to offer it to the public. The wagon project I was working on did not go through because it was decided to redo the SUV's into more car like vehicles that the public would buy.
And it worked. Hence the SUV "craze". The auto companies met a need. They did not "PR" or "market" it, the public bought the SUV's that were already in the dealer lots.
Later some smart company decided that they could get a bit more MPG and a lot more car like truck if they went frameless and used a car platform as a basis for their "CUV".
"CAFE has separate standards for "passenger cars" and "light trucks", despite the majority of "light trucks" actually being used as passenger cars. The market share of "light trucks" grew steadily from 9.7% in 1979 to 47% in 2001 and remained in 50% numbers up to 2011."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_Average_Fuel_Economy
GM already tried to force people into the cars they thought needed not wanted in the 80's with the great FWD and down size wave they did in the 80's and we know where that all lead.
Today GM saw an opportunity to down size the SUV at a time people would be interested. Instead of losing profits from slowing larger SUV sales they have increased market share with vehicles like the Encore, Nox and Terrain. The Nox and Terrain are selling more and more every year. It is sad they tossed away the number of sales they lost with no HHR replacement but at the time GM had many other issues going on.
The fact the new SUV's can cost over $50K or more and gas is only going to continue to go up these smaller CUV models will only get more efficient and more popular.
The truth is the mini van is slowly going to a small segment of the market. There are those who still want one but no where like it was. Just go to the mall and see the lines of CUV models vs. what's left of the Mini Van.
GM like's it because they never mastered the Mini Van and are seeing growth with the new segment. Also it will help them on the CAFE for the larger vehicles.
Look for them to really try to sell the Colorado with the same intentions of better MPG and better price over the full size as the half ton truck is going to hit the CAFE wall here in the next ten years. Also look for the Ford Ranger to come in play too for Ford as they have the same dilemma.
One only has to look at the market to see what is going on and do the math.
That is the key they make money and provide what the consumer wants.
I like our Terrain but it is the wife's car and not mine to daily drive. I really would not want to drive it daily. I like my HHR as it is small fast and handles like on rails but lets me still haul a load of things with ease.
I replaced a Sonoma and it is as close as I could come with out buying a Colorado that bring myself to buy due to the cheap interior and feel of the entire vehicle.
We had a GTP and while it would carry a 8 foot ladder I could not get any kind of a square box inside the trunk. She hauls large objects for work and it really has helped here in her job. Also she grew up driving her dads truck so she like sitting up high again like she was used to.
who is this proud american guy who feels the need to write a blog on a blog? no one wants to read a page comment dude
There are no limits to get your point across no matter if it is right or wrong.
Someday you may need to express a point too.
I do not agree with him but have no issue with his long comments.
There are times we get detailed comments we all can learn from when they are informative. The ones that are less so you can just skip.
I honestly have about the same mileage with my Terrain if not better than my old car the Buick Lucerne.