27th Nov 2014, 15:18
Cadillac and firm ride are two things that just don't go together. It's like trying make desert using ice cream and vinegar - just nasty. A Cadillac with a firm ride and no spare tire is by no means a Cadillac. It's a disgrace to the brand - even worse than the Cimmarron. Even the Cimmarron had a spare tire and a reasonably good ride.
As far as not having a spare tire is concerned; what do you do if you have a blow out or the tire is punctured or damaged beyond just being re-inflated? What if the entire wheel is damaged? The DOT needs to step in and mandate all car manufacturers include a spare tire in all cars and light trucks. The ideas put into these modern cars are getting ridiculous. No spare tire... REALLY!!!??
10th Jun 2026, 15:02
Bob Lutz is an effing idiot.
Cadillac should've been a rival for Bentley and Rolls-Royce, not a rival for Mercedes and BMW. That should've been Pontiac's job.
When I think of a Cadillac, I think of Henry Hill in his golden Landau roof Coupé DeVille, not a rival for BMW.
17th Jun 2026, 21:35
Maximum Bob was just as you describe. But it is correct that Cadillac has lost all cultural clout in the present day. The people who would want to be Henry Hill are stepping into their graves and no one is in line to take their places. Big sedans are out; trucks are in. The brand has one asset: the Escalade. Spin that off as a sub-brand or else resign it all as the next Chrysler.
18th Jun 2026, 17:24
Cadillac was unfortunately one of those car brands that was damaged by GM's insistence on selling them to an increasingly aged demographic and obviously that isn't a good long term plan. They've tried to rebrand several times and the problem is nobody who buys BMWs is gonna' give them the time of day. That said their newest EV offerings are doing great. The huge electric Escalade is insane and has doors that open and close for you. And it's over $100k. And people are buying. So who knows.
6th Jun 2013, 22:53
As long as Cadillac tries to copy the Euro-sport sedans, the soft suspension days are over. Instead of dropping Pontiac, GM should have kept that division, and used their current Cadillac performance ideas for Pontiac, and left it up to Cadillac to keep building luxury cars.