Dear Santa, This Is The 2017 GM Authority Christmas Wish List
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Composing a wish list of GM vehicles with hopes that Saint Nick provides us with a Christmas miracle of sorts has become tradition here at GM Authority. So, without further ado, here’s the 2017 GM Authority Christmas Wish List.
1. 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
A 2019 Corvette ZR1 with the ZTK package would be nice, just for the amazing performance and dual injection goodness of the LT5. And hey, having some nice flame-throwing capability from the exhaust is a noteworthy characteristic. – Alex and Frankie
2. 2018 Cadillac CTS-V Championship Edition
Who doesn’t like an imposing mid-size sedan with supercar performance levels that sounds like it’s about to eat you alive? And with only 200 units available, the added exclusivity of the 2018 CTS-V Championship Edition makes it all the more desirable. – Alex
3. 2011-2014 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon (Manual)
Because unicorns are the best of all the horse breeds, we won’t surrender our right to row our own gears, and sometimes we like to haul lots of things. – Aaron
4. 2018 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS 1LE
5. 2018 Buick Regal GS
We love the looks, the solid engine, and the all-wheel drive system of the 2018 Buick Regal GS. With its 3.6-liter LGX V6, it strikes the right balance of usable power for daily driving. – Sean and Frankie
6. 2018 Cadillac ATS-V Sedan
The 2018 Cadillac ATS-V Championship Edition is a solid half-way point between the aforementioned CTS-V sedan and Regal GS, not to mention the fact that it can be had with a conventional 6-speed manual transmission. Since Cadillac is likely to soon discontinue the ATS sedan from the lineup and we’re suckers for four doors, we’ll take the sedan, please. – Frankie
7. 2018 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Diesel
(L to R) 2018 Colorado ZR2 Dusk and ZR2 Midnight Editions
Say what you will about it “missing” the front bumper, but the new Chevy Colorado ZR2 delivers an extremely capable off-road package. We’ll take one with the 2.8L baby Duramax Diesel engine and Crew Cab/Short Box configuration… and hey, that black ZR2 Midnight Package would be nice. – Alex
And now, for some wish list items that we’d love to get next year…
8. 2019 Chevrolet Silverado Variants
From the (limited amount of) information we have thus far, the all-new 2019 Chevrolet Silverado will be a force to be reckoned with – featuring an expanded lineup consisting of eight new models, integrated dual exhaust, and a mixed material construction resulting in a significant reduction in weight and improved performance. But what we truly want are two things: a diesel engine in the 2019 Silverado 1500 as well as an extreme off-road Silverado ZR2 variant to slot above the new Silverado Trailboss and show the Ford F-150 Raptor what’s what. Here’s to hoping those 7,000 customer interviews conducted by Chevy resulted in exactly that, so we’ll hold our breath until the new Silverado’s full reveal in January. Perhaps Santa will have heard our wishes come December 2018. – Alex
9. A Sporty Cadillac Crossover Lineup
These days, the topic of Cadillac seems to bring out debate like nothing else, so we’ll try to keep this one in a light-hearted spirit: what we’d really like is to have a sporty range of Cadillac crossovers ranging from subcompact to compact and midsize to full-size. Mercedes-Benz seems to have perfected that very formula, no wonder it’s the king of the luxury car sales hill. And as such, Cadillac’s universally-praised Alpha and Omega platforms are simply too good to waste on not using them for crossovers, so here’s to hoping that Santa will communicate our desires to those product planners at Cadillac. – Alex
10. Cadillac Super Car
This wish is really simple: just as the ATS-V and CTS-V brought Cadillac into the same conversation as stalwarts from BMW and Mercedes-Benz, so too would a Cadillac supercar Escalade escalate the brand to another level from a perception and customer standpoints. So not only do we wish for Cadillac to have one of these, but we also wish to have one ourselves if/when it finally arrives. – Alex
There you have it, Santa; we’ll leave the color choices up to your workshop. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you, our readers, and be sure to leave your own GM vehicle requests for Santa in the comment section below.
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1. 2019 ZR1
2. 2018 Z06
3. 2018 Camaro Zl1
4. 2018 Cadillac CTS-V
5. 2018 Cadillac Escalade
6. 2018 Sierra Denali 3500
7. 2018 Camaro SS
8. 2018 Yukon Denali
9. 2010 Escalade EXT
10. 2008 Hummer H2
“I’ll be back” I’ve got to run to the store, (happy wife, happy life).
Ok that Cadillac Super Car concept has got me feeling feelings. Wow!!! Save for the droopy grill design, it’s on point with the new headlight LED layout.
The edgy styling of todays Cadillac’s came from the Cien concept of 2002.
http://www.speednik.com/files/2016/08/2016-08-31_22-04-39.jpg
The rendering above, RM-Designs, looks evolutionary and Would make a pretty sweet ride if it were to hit the streets looking the same.
All I want Santa is a vehicle for every day of the week .
1. in no specific order , 2018 COPO Camaro
2. 2018 Corvette ZR1
3. 2018 Cadillac Escalade
4. 2019 Cadillac CT6 Platinum
5. 2018 Cadillac XTS-V
6. 2019 GMC Sierra Denali AWD
7. 2025 Cadillac CT8 ( or anything resembling the Escala )
and if Santa had to dig into his bag of goodies ,
8. 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 ( a car I should have NEVER sold ) !
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to the GM Authority staff and this forums subs .
So EVERY car on the GM Authority staff wish list is a “high-performance” vehicle? And to think that I was slightly worried when I said that most people who become auto writers and bloggers personally favor “performance” vehicles much more than the general public does.
I was once young enough to think that gaudy “muscle cars” were pretty cool, and even dreamed of owning one of them as my daily driver. Once I was in my mid twenties or so, I stopped thinking that way, focusing instead on other aspects of the vehicle that were more important to me. And I’ve always appreciated classy-looking, roomy, smooth-riding, good-traction-in-slippery-conditions, reliable American cars such as those that Cadillac used to build and feature.
Apparently not one writer here likes anything but scooped and spoilered, souped-up high-performance cars, even for their station wagons, pick-up trucks, and CUVs. I think that the GM Authority writers do a nice job overall, and it’s interesting and telling to see where the personal vehicle preferences lie. But not surprising. Thanks for the choices.
Wow. Way to take a fun topic and make it boring, Drew. Good work!
So did you expect to see the Chevy Sonic on the list?
Here’s the point: the cars on the list are desirable which is why they are on a thing called a WISH LIST.
I think you were expecting to see your perennial favorite on the list – the Cadillac DTS… or DTS 2.0, the Cadillac XTS. Problem is, no one has ever said “I want the DTS” (or the XTS). Sorry to dissapoint.
Merry Christmas all!
“Silent”, I’d honestly rather drive or ride in my DTS than any car on this list. The DTS glides over the road as if riding a magic carpet, while those “performance” cars are designed to feel every pebble in the road as if it’s a boulder.
By the way, I was driving (gliding) down the road in my DTS today, when some NASCAR-wannabe aggressively and dangerously weaved through the line of traffic, zooming in front of my bumper and zig-zagging through the cars from there. I mentally cursed the jerk, but the next thing I saw was a police car, making the exact same zig-zagging manuever that the first car had done. Sure enough the police car put on his lights and pulled over the first jerk. I wanted to shake the policeman’s hand and cheer him on!
Unfortunately I think that as we get these Hot Wheels/Speed Racer “performance” cars in everyday drivers, the level of aggression goes up – along with the danger. Who really needs 600 hp engines and Nurburgring Nordschleife slalom handling in a daily driving luxury car? I hope the cops catch every one of those dangerously aggressive jerk drivers, before they kill themselves, or worse yet – injure someone else.
Believe it or not “Silent”, there are plenty of desirable cars that are not ultra-performance. Though I guess your “wish list” theory makes some sense. Because the people who want a nice riding, elegant luxury car can usually buy them for themselves. While the Hot Wheels crowd is still at the age that believes in Santa Claus – and Santa is the only way they’ll be able to get those “wish list” cars.
Who needs a 600 to engine or great Handling? I am so glad you don’t decide how cars get built
Brian you didn’t actually answer the question. And the question was “Who really needs 600 hp engines and Nurburgring Nordschleife slalom handling in a daily driving luxury car?”.
It’s true that I don’t get to decide how cars get built, other than voting with my wallet. But the people who do decide how cars get built, are pushing “performance everywhere” cars on the public that the public doesn’t want. Sure if you want a Lamborghini you want high performance, but that’s not a luxury daily driver.
The reality is that as luxury sedans have gone for better and better German track-times, sales of those sedans have plummeted, particularly Cadillacs. Is GM in the business of making money for the shareholders via pleasing the public, or in the business of pleasing the gear-heads that run the operation and couldn’t care less about anything but high-performance cars?
Any soccer mom can have a roomy minivan or cuv or slow boring car and if you want to be in that catagory go right ahead. The older I get the slower I get is not something I want to be apart of!
I want fast, great handling, kool looking cars and trucks with spliters and wings!
Never get old because getting old sucks!
1.Traverse LS AWD
2.Colorado ZR2 3.6
3.Camaro SS
4.Tahoe RST 6.2
5.Cadillac ATS-V manual
6.Equinox 2.0 9speed AWD
7.Buick Regal GS
1. CTS-V wagon
2. 2018 Chevy SS manual
3. ‘87 GNX
4. C6 ZR1 in orange
5. C7 Grand Sport Z07 in blue with red and white decals
6. IROC-Z in blue
7. Split-window 427 Vette in white with black stinger
8. Colorado ZR2 diesel
9. 2006 Extended cab Duramax Silverado 2500(built just like StreetSpeed717’s)
10. C7 ZR1 with the Sebring Orange package and track pack
Bonus round: BRING BACK THE V-Wagon!!!!
I’m fairly certain a Cadillac supercar isn’t far off, and it will do their brand image about as much good long-term as number 3 on the list here without the right vehicles in the showroom next to
Merry Xmas. 😉
By the time a Cadillac supercar comes to market, the lineup will already have two all new sedans, one refreshed sedan (CT6) and three new crossovers… so they will have the right vehicles in the showroom to benefit from the rumored supercar.
That Cadillac “supercar” might look cool under another brand name, as something to appeal to the Hot Wheels and Speed Racer crowd. Possibly it would be just right as a Corvette. But that concept car and the other scooped and the existing spoilered cars look hideous under the Cadillac brand name (such as the trashed out looking -V versions of the ATS and CTS sedans). Cadillac once meant classy luxury cars, with a nice roomy comfortable ride. Not every car has to be a “performance” car, even if that’s all that the professional auto writers care about.
These “performance” Cadillacs are like a man showing up at a classy nightclub – the type you might see James Bond enter in a tuxedo – wearing a sleeveless “muscle shirt” showing off his numerous arm tattoos. With a gold chain around his neck. And possibly “grills” on his teeth. There’s apparently a time and place for all of that, but Cadillac isn’t it. I don’t see a “supercar” under the Cadillac name being anything more than the last nail in their coffin. But as a Corvette branded car above the Sting Ray, it might work.
1-2012 Cts-v coupe
2-2017 Cts-v
3-1967 427 Corvette
4-1969 Trans-Am
5-2018 Ats-v manual shift
6-2002 Sedan Deville
7-2018 Colorado 2.8 diesel
The Buick Regal gs with AWD would have made the best Chevrolet Cruze for it’s second generation… It would have lit up the sales charts like no other IMO.
cutlass supreme / 442 — olds 88 425 cu in —olds 98 425 cu in— toronado—aurora–for 2018 and beyond also most GM cars built in the USA
Impala SS RWD with +600hp V8 engine
Cruze SS with +300hp
Monte Carlo come back
El Camino come back
i want a Bolt EV
To bad there is not an EV on the list – just gas burners – ugh
1. 2019 ZR1
2. 2019 Camaro Zl1 1LE
3. Cadillac Cien Super Car
We all love hyper performance
4. 2019 Silverado ZR2
5. 2019 Colorado ZR2
6. 2020 HX (Hummer HX concept) as a Chevy or GMC.
Serious wheelers to kick rocks on the competition
7. 2019 Silverado Z71 2LE
8. 2019 Colorado Z71 2LE
Serious desert blasters to leave the competition in our dust
9. 2019 Cadillac CTS-V
10. 2019 Cadillac CT6-V
For the professional side of life
Merry Christmas everyone
Alex, do you think anyone at GM reads the posts on GM Authority? Do they care what we say / think?
Happy New Year
BRING BACK THE “SS” PERFORMANCE AND TRIM LEVEL ON EVERY LINE!
90’s style Caprice/Roadmaster wagon with 60/40 seat, dual tailgate, 48″ wide cargo area and awd. Full size spare and below floor storage.
Alex and I disagree on many things, but the looks of the CTS-V Championship Edition is one thing we do agree on. It really is a great looking car, the ride is another story. Merry Christmas to all!
Since year model doesn’t see to matter much…
’87 IROC 350 hardtop
’85 Z28 305 TPI hardtop
’84 Z28 305 H.O. 5spd hardtop
’89 IROC 1LE 5spd
’92 RS B4C
’90 9C1 Caprice
’90 Z24
’91 Eldorado Touring Coupe
’96 Caprice Wagon
’98 S10 SS Stepside