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mostlysignssomeportents · 4 years ago

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Cadillac perfects the murdermobile

I am not a car person. Until we moved back to LA in 2015, the only time I'd ever been a car owner was 12 months in 2006-7, when I moved to LA for a Fulbright chair at USC and bought a used Hyundai Elantra to get to the university in.

When we moved back here in '15, we bought a used Prius. Both cars were fine - they got us around, took us to the beach, and were good for grocery runs.

But two years ago, I did a consulting gig that came with a one-year lease on a luxury SUV. I admit, I was curious about what life would be like behind the wheel of a land-yacht.

It was terrible.

The car handled like a tank, had multiple, massive bind-spots, and while it boasted a massive touchscreen with seven millions features, they were impossible to access, switched themselves off and on at random, and were a huge distracted-driving risk.

It looks like my lux SUV experience was par for the course. Andrew J Hawkins reviewed the new Cadillac Escalade for The Verge and the thing sounds like a lumbering murdermobile.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/19/21522959/cadillac-escalade-2021-first-drive-safety-oversized

It's the largest SUV Cadillac ever made, 18' long, 6.5' high, with a grille "like a sheer cliffside, obstructing my view several feet out in front of the wheels."

Last year's (smaller) Escalade has a blindspot so huge that "It took 13 children seated in a line in front of the Escalade before the driver could see the tops of their heads."

Here's Hawkins's 3-y-o standing in front of the new Escalade's grille:

https://twitter.com/andyjayhawk/status/1316038292769566723

The Escalade is a true road-hazard: at 6.75' wide, it barely fits in a highway lane (or a driveway).

As bad as it is to be in a car that gets hit by one of these things, pedestrians fare even worse: peds murdered by SUVs have soared 81% in ten years.

Not surprising: these things are so tall that they strike the head or torso, and they have so much clearance that they trap their victims beneath them.

The Escalade tries to make up for this with a cluster of cameras and haptic feedback mechanisms (my SUV had this too).

I found those mechanisms helpful, but agree with Hawkins: "When you need a suite of high-definition cameras and other expensive sensors to safely drive to the grocery store, there might be something inherently wrong with your design."

GM (who make the Cadillac) is phasing out ALL car models EXCEPT SUVs for the US market.

SUVs are the second largest cause of the global rise in carbon dioxide emissions over the past decade.

We barely drove our free SUV - a couple trips to the beach, some grocery runs. When the lease expired last month, we bought an all-electric Kia that we run off our rooftop solar.

The Kia is frankly great. It has fantastic handling, and dashboard controls based on buttons and knobs that you can find without taking your eyes off the road. We still barely drive it, but when we do, it's 1,000 times nicer than the SUV.

My only complaint is that Kia's leasing department insisted on using my home address for correspondence (I only give out a nearby mailbox as a precaution against doxing, SWATing, etc), and now I'm getting TONS of junk mail from people they've sold or given my name to.

Image: Andrew J Hawkins (modified) https://twitter.com/andyjayhawk/status/1316038292769566723/

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enginerumors · 6 years ago

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2020 Cadillac Escalade Concept, Price, Colors

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blogueericdescarries · 4 years ago

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Volks GTI 2020 et nouvelles intéressantes

Le 7 septembre 2020

Je n’ai jamais pensé qu’un jour, je devrais écrire ce qui suit. Selon toute vraisemblance, il n’y aurait plus de Volkswagen Golf sur le marché canadien avant un petit bout de temps. En fait, selon Thomas Tetzlaff de chez Volkswagen Canada, nous devrions avoir droit à la nouvelle version de la Golf GTI et de la R dès 2022 mais sa réponse reste énigmatique quant au reste de la gamme.

Un instant! La Golf qui ne serait plus offerte aux nord-américain ? Déjà que nous n’avons plus la version R et AllTrack (nommée Voiture de l’année il n’y a pas si longtemps par l’AJAC) et que la Sportwagen serait sur le point de nous quitter (si ce n’est déjà fait) suivant la destinée de la Beetle…

Bon. Semble-t-il que, pour le moment, il y a au moins la GTI qui est toujours au catalogue Volkswagen de 2020 et 2021. Heureusement! La GTI fait partie des véhicules à caractère vraiment sportif qui restent (en si petit nombre) sur notre marché (ironiquement, il n’y aura plus de Honda Civic coupé à deux portes au Canada non plus). Je me souviens des premières GTI du milieu des années soixante-dix qui faisaient le sujet de conversation préféré des amateurs de «petites autos» de l’époque, les «pocket rocket» comme on les appelait. La GTI était une vraie vedette et elle a engendré toute une génération de petites autos de performance qui pouvaient faire un pied-de-nez aux trop lourdes (et peu impressionnantes) Américaines de l’époque.

Les temps ont changé et, avec la dite «évolution», les soi-disant «petites autos» ont pris du coffre et du galon et sont devenues des autos plus imposantes qui, malgré leur économie de carburant toujours aussi convaincante, sont devenues presque des «mini-luxueuses». Toutefois, de nos jours, les automobilistes semblent leur préférer les petits VUS encore plus imposants et surtout disponibles avec la traction intégrale. De plus, il faut dire que la vitesse et les prouesses sur les routes de la Belle Province attirent désormais des réprimandes tellement élevées que plus personne ou presque n’ose chercher des émotions sur la route. Seuls quelques irréductibles tenteront leur chance.

La Volkswagen GTI demeurera commercialisée sous cette même forme en 2021. (Photo Éric Descarries)

Côté commercial, les VUS deviennent plus abordables et surtout plus «profitables» pour les concessionnaires qui les livrent comme de petits pains chauds contrairement aux petites autos, coupés ou berlines. D’autre part, les Golf ont-elles vraiment toujours de la concurrence? Parties sont les Fiesta, les Focus, les Fiat 500, les Cruze, les coupés Civic et plus encore… Les constructeurs ont compris l’importance des petits VUS en Amérique et ils ont, soit éliminé, soit renvoyé la construction des petites autos en Europe (où elles sont aussi de plus en plus la victime du succès des petits VUS!) et ailleurs dans des pays où elles ont encore une certaine cote.

Ironique, double échappement pour une auto à quatre cylindres? (Photo Éric Descarries)

La GTI sera toujours avec nous en 2021. Il s’agit, bien entendu, de la version reconduite des GTI de 2020 devant ainsi le modèle le plus performant de la gamme Golf, la R n’étant plus au catalogue pour le moment. Donc, on le répète, les GTI et R seront de retour sous leur nouvelle forme (commercialisée en Europe) en 2022. Ce que je vous propose dans le blogue de cette semaine, c’est un «petit coucou», comme on le dit en langage populaire, de la GTI actuelle, surtout si elle vous intéresse dans cet intéressant format.

La GTI devrait nous revenir sous cette forme redessinée en 2022. (Photo VW)

Le véhicule qui me fut confié était une GTI à quatre portes avec boîte automatique à sept rapports (en fait une boîte à double embrayage) mue par le vénérable moteur Volkswagen à quatre cylindres de 2,0 litres qui développe 228 chevaux et 258 li-pi de couple. Pourquoi automatique? Tout simplement parce qu’il semble que ce soit le choix de prédilection des acheteurs de la marque. Évidemment, contrairement à la R à traction intégrale, la GTI est à traction avant. C’était donc une version Autobahn vu qu’elle m’avait été livrée avec des roues de 18 pouces (et des pneus Continental 225/40 R-18).

Comme à l’habitude, je fus impressionné par la présentation intérieure de Volkswagen, cette GTI présentant un tableau de bord élégant et pratique avec une instrumentation facile à consulter. La sellerie de cuir et tissu était non seulement plaisante à l’œil mais aussi confortable alors que les sièges d’avant se caractérisaient par un support latéral supérieur à bien d’autres véhicules. Par contre, alors que le coffre suffirait à bien des utilisateurs urbains, plusieurs autres automobilistes préféreraient un coffre plus grand et plus utile comme celui de la Jetta GLI ! On comprendra alors pourquoi tant de consommateurs aiment mieux la Jetta que la Golf! Deux voitures tellement semblables sauf que la première a un coffre qui non seulement loge plus mais aussi garde les objets à l’abri des yeux plus «curieux»!

Le tableau de bord de la GTI est toujours aussi agréable à regarder et facile à consulter (Photo Éric Descarries)

Les places arrière sont invitantes pour une si petite auto. (Photo Éric Descarries)

Même s’il est logeable, on comprendra que les consommateurs préféreront la Jetta GLI à la GTI tout simplement parce que la GLI propose un coffre plus grand et plus utile. (Photo Éric Descarries)

Volkswagen nous promet la huitième génération de la GTI pour le quatrième trimestre de 2021 (donc pour l’année modèle 2022). Au lieu des 228 chevaux et 258 li-pi de couple du quatre cylindres turbocompressé actuel, la huitième génération de GTI devrait profiter de 241 chevaux et de 273 li.-pi. Déjà que la GTI actuelle est capable d’accélérations et de reprises exceptionnelles (même en version automatique surtout si l’on sait bien manipuler le levier ou, bien entendu, les palettes au volant), on se doute que la nouvelle génération à venir sera encore plus impressionnante. Et Volkswagen devrait nous ramener la principale caractéristique qui fait que la GTI soit aussi populaire, une tenue de route supérieure à ce que presque tout qui se fait dans ce créneau (ce qui a inspiré les autres constructeurs à nous offrir des Honda Civic Si, des Subaru Impreza WRX et autres) et un plaisir de conduite indéniable. La suspension de la GTI peut paraître un peu sèche par moments (surtout au Québec où les routes sont «si belles») mais le comportement routier compense énormément pour ce petit défaut. En ce qui concerne la qualité de la construction, il faut vraiment essayer cette petite Allemande pour s’en assurer.

Ma GTI d’essai était mue par ce légendaire quatre cylindres Volkswagen turbocompressé de 2,0 litres. (Photo Éric Descarries)

La Volkswagen GTI arrivait en 2020 (les prix de 2021 n’ont pas encore été publiés au moment d’écrire ces lignes) avec un prix de base de 30 845 $ mais mon véhicule d’essai affichait un prix de 38 145 $ plus les 1750 $ d’aide à la conduite (quoi? aide à la conduite avec une GTI ? Il s’agit surtout d’avertisseurs de sécurité pour les obstacles), les 1685 $ pour le transport et la préparation et les toujours aussi ridicules 100$ de taxe d’accise pour la climatisation. Ce qui est intéressant, c’est que VW inclut une garantie de 4 ans ou 80 000 km pour le véhicule mais de 5 ans ou 100 000 km pour les éléments mécaniques.

En ce qui a trait à la consommation, j’ai obtenu une moyenne de 10,2 l./100 km en conduite uniquement urbaine…et sportive par bout, ce qui n’est pas loin des 9,8 indiqués par le constructeur. Ne pas recommander cette petite auto sportive serait une erreur. En plus d’être agréable à conduire, elle nous arrive avec une année de garantie de plus que les véhicules de la concurrence. Puis, elle est vraiment agréable à regarder !

Les surprises de la semaine

L’industrie automobile n’arrête pas de nous causer des surprises depuis le retour de ses travailleurs en usine après la pandémie. Après le dévoilement de la surprenante Bronco de Ford, voici celui du prototype du Grand Wagoneer de Jeep, un VUS de grand format (à sept passagers) qui devrait être produit au cours des prochains moins sous une forme presque identique aux images que le constructeur nous a dévoilées cette semaine. On ne connaît pas la mécanique qui se cache sous cette superbe automobile mais on se doute qu’il y aura des V8 HEMI en quelque part dans le catalogue, probablement avec des versions hybrides ou enfichables! Évidemment, Jeep compte concurrencer les Lincoln Navigator et Cadillac Escalade de ce monde avec ce Grand Wagoneer.

Jeep nous a dévoilé la version prototype de son Grand Wagoneer à venir. (Photo Jeep)

Que dire de cet intérieur luxueux. (Photo Jeep)

Autre nouvelle de FCA (ou Chrysler, si vous préférez), sa division Dodge débutera sous peu (début 2021) la production d’une quantité limitée de Challenger Mopar Drag Pak destinée qu’à la compétition automobile (accélération ou «drag» si vous préférez) mue par une HEMI suralimenté (compresseur mécanique) de 354 pouces spécialement préparé pour la course. Il y aura une cinquantaine d’unités destinées pour le Canada au prix de…209 665 $! Si vous êtes intéressés, parlez-en à votre concessionnaire Dodge!

La Challenger Mopar Drag Pak…(Photo FCA)

GM et Honda ensemble?

Ce ne sera pas la première fois que Honda et GM s’uniront pour produire d’intéressants véhicules. On n’a qu’à se souvenir des VUS Saturn Red Line V6 à moteur Honda et autres produits semblables du passé.

Mais cette fois, ce sera plus sérieux car les deux constructeurs uniront leur destinée en vue de produire des véhicules électriques conjoints. Surpris? Pas vraiment. Souvenez-vous qu’il n’y a pas si longtemps que Ford et Volkswagen ont fait une annonce semblable…

La Morgan de mon ami Gilles

Comme me le disait mon frère : «T’en as donc bien des amis!». C’est vrai! Quand tu es un mordu de l’automobile, surtout des plus anciens modèles, tu ne peux que te faire des amis qui partagent avec toi cette passion! Gilles Boucher, de Laval, en est un. En plus de ses autos Toyota «ordinaires» de tous les jours, il possède également quelques bijoux du passé incluant une MGB et surtout cette superbe Morgan anglaise de 1960, une auto qu’il a restaurée avec minutie pendant plus de cinq ans.

Ce «sports car» typique des British est mû par un moteur à quatre cylindres de Triumph TR3 (vous ne connaissez pas? Consultez l’Internet…). Gilles l’a découvert en état piteux sous une galerie de chalet. La carrosserie en aluminium a été débosselée alors que sa finition et sa peinture ont été confiées à l’artisan Jacques Briand de Laval. Il faut spécifier que la structure de cette carrosserie est faite de bois ce que Gilles, aidé de son frère Marcel et de quelques amis dont Michel Hamel, lui-même propriétaire de deux Morgan (dont une à moteur V8 Buick-Rover), a dû réviser.

C’est avec une pointe de fierté qu’il est venu me la montrer en compagnie de sa compagne l’ayant tout récemment terminée et fait enregistrer. Combien vaut-elle? Aussi bien ne pas en parler surtout que les Morgan ne sont plus commercialisées au Canada depuis 1994 (à cause de lois trop sévères qui exigent des «crash tests» d’un petit constructeur ce qui coûterait beaucoup trop cher). D’ailleurs, la compagnie vient d’être vendue à un entrepreneur italien ce qui enlève une des dernières marques vraiment «British» aux Anglais. Il ne leur reste plus que McLaren…

La superbe Morgan 1960 de Gilles Boucher. (Photo Éric Descarries)

La légendaire Morgan vue de l’arrière. (Photo Éric Descarries)

Le tableau de bord tellement original et typique de la Morgan (Photo Éric Descarries)

Le quatre cylindres Triumph TR3 qui motive la Morgan. (Photo Éric Descarries)

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perksofwifi · 4 years ago

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Jeep Drops MORE Teaser Images for New Grand Wagoneer!

Jeep has been hard at work on something Grand. A recent, teasing social post from the brand made that clear, with a photo of the Grand Canyon overlaid with a definition of the word “grand” (“magnificent and striking in appearance, size, or style”) and the copy “coming soon.” Since that initial shot across our bow, we now know which vehicle is on its way and that “soon” means September 3. On that date, we’ll finally see the new Jeep Grand Wagoneer SUV fully revealed. (The initial teaser could also have been referring to a new Grand Cherokee, a vehicle slated to get a redesign very soon.) It’s shaping up to be something special if the subsequent images are anything to go by, and you can head here for everything we know so far about the new 2022 Grand Wagoneer.

The latest images show off the SUV’s massive glass roof and two-tone paint job, as well as its profile (shown etched on the side of the vehicle’s dashboard.) Notably, the big SUV looks to share very few design cues with the Grand Wagoneer of yore. These images reveal the SUV boasts a very upright roofline and thick B- and C-pillars, both of which are in juxtaposition to the original model’s sloping rear end and thin, chrome-covered pillars.

Previously, Jeep’s shown off the “WAG—” portion of a hood badge perched above what appears to be a luxed-up, seven-rectangle spin on the so-called “muscle grille” sported by some full-size Jeep SUVs and trucks from 1981 through ’85. Another photo depicted a liftgate or body-side badge that reads “–ONEER” that also incorporates an American flag. A video Jeep tweeted earlier showed off the front end’s profile, too.

The return of a vehicle that defined a generation of adventure. Coming 2021. pic.twitter.com/9dEOBlC5YN

— Jeep (@Jeep) August 24, 2020

Other prior teaser images included one of an engine start-stop button housed in a binnacle on the dashboard. A slightly better look at the console in another shot revealed a knurled silver knob that might be used to control the infotainment, select gears, or choose a terrain mode from the expected on- and off-road chassis programs.

We’ll find out all there is to know about this highly anticipated new Jeep on September 3, including how closely it hews to the original Grand Wagoneer‘s boxy, rugged style and whether fans of the old truck view the reborn SUV as a poser or worthy successor. However that shakes out, there’s no doubt the new Grand Wagoneer SUV is a big—or even Grand—deal for the brand, giving it a competitor to big-buck SUVs such as the Cadillac Escalade, Lincoln Navigator, Range Rover, and Mercedes-Benz GLS.

Update: This post has been updated with new teaser images and video for the 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer.

The post Jeep Drops MORE Teaser Images for New Grand Wagoneer! appeared first on MotorTrend.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/jeep-grand-cherokee-wagoneer-teaser-photos/ visto antes em https://www.motortrend.com

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parisianartistic · 5 years ago

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title: delicate

about: A skill learned by @breebytes during their first conversation, Sébastien post anonymously through VPN to a school form in the spirit of this week’s carnival.

when: 09 April 2020

tagging: n/a

warnings: age gap relationship, sugar baby, sex worker

A man wears his income on his wrist. I noticed him when he walked into my work. He wore what seemed simple; A button down shirt, clean pressed trousers, and the Rolex Yacht Master II. It made him look so young and fresh. Looking at him, he was obviously successful. A lot of people like that walked in to grab a bite to eat.

It was just past midnight. Nobody was around, hell I was wondering what he was doing there so late. So I stayed and spoke to him. Almost instantly, we had a go at it. Together we discovered topics from the old Epic poem of Beowulf to the beautiful modern architecture. He didn’t just speak to deep thought and hobbies, he was speaking my language. Not physically a different language, but something that matched me for once. For the first time in a long time, I felt comfortable. I thanked him when he left and when I discovered the heavy bill he left behind.

I didn’t think I’d get another opportunity to see him again or have the same conversation. I was proven wrong on my next shift. And he continued to come back every night for the next week. Finally, he asked me to come out with him. It wasn’t the tips that enticed me, but more curiosity if anything. Why would somebody older than my mother want to take me out?

Comparing myself to others, I’d like to think of myself as intuitive. However, the watch thing? I was just discovering that little fact. As I followed the trail of breadcrumbs to his car, you can imagine my surprise to the slick black exterior of the brand new Cadillac Escalade (and he wasn’t even showing off). I felt like a fool. I sat at the edge of the seat. I remember his dark hand placing itself on my knee and pulling back so that I was flush against the comfortable plush leather.

An hour later, we rolled into the finest district in this classless boring town. It was a different world. Just by walking in the door, I was blown away by the culture and exuberance. The tables were all dressed with silk cloth while the chairs all looked handcrafted from a world renowned captendar. I felt like my five year old jeans and my old hand me down leather jacket was going to get me kicked out. The further and further we traveled into this place, I noticed booths along the wall, sectioned off by luscious red currants with low candle lighting. My heart almost burst out of my body when we finally came to one of them. I cringe at myself, imaging what kind of dumb I looked like just staring as he took his seat. From the outside looking in, you could feel the awkward when the host held out her hand to direct me into the other side of the booth.

At sixteen, I physically outgrew my little twin bed (to my horror, I kept growing all the way to 18). But sitting in that booth, I felt like some little child. Then I made the confession. I couldn’t afford that place. I didn’t even look at the menu. I just wanted to leave. I thought he wanted to go to some disgusting dive bar downtown and I was there for the ride.

To further my embarrassment, he says: I wouldn’t expect somebody who works in that place to be able too.

I remember the feeling of my jaw clenching as he chuckled. I looked down at the menu. My eyes were drawn to the prices. Earlier that week was the first time I had even held more than 500 dollars in my hand. I would’ve spent half of that on one glass of wine here. He makes a suggestion to something on the menu. I flip to it. Everything I read was something out of some prince fantasy I dreamed up whenever I was a teenager, wishing for my own room and a wardrobe that didn’t look like it belonged to my grandfather.

Aside from my nervous ticks, the dinner was amazing. It was unlike anything I’ve ever had in my life. We had the most delectable wine, the kind that I wish I had the riches to own a cellar full of. The food was nothing like I’ve ever tasted. My mother is a fantastic cook, but damn, I could eat that all the time. When he offered to take me out again and I didn’t refuse. Afterward, he turned out his jacket and pulled out two pieces of paper. Tickets to Manhattan, New York. Somewhere I’ve always dreamed of going. When he mentioned his business, I told him I’d always wanted to see it.

This was the beginning; this was seven months ago. I don’t love him. Maybe I’m his friend. Nobody is stupid enough to say that if there wasn’t money, I wouldn’t come back. He knows too. And we’ve worked it out. Anything I needed and wanted would be mine and all I had to do was bat my eyelashes and ask. I call it a mutual benefit.

Call me what you want- Sugar baby, gold digger, sex worker. I’ve read enough forms online to know what people might think about me. I know that even the premise of this is illegal in several countries, even with the absence of sex. I’ve never had much in my life and now I have everything. I can’t imagine my life without it now.

Confession: Regardless of possible loss (respect or even potential lovers), I can’t get enough of it.

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spitfirehiphop · 5 years ago

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2021 Cadillac Escalade: This Is It Straight From The Factory - Even though Cadillac are clearly not ready to unveil their all-new fifth gen Escalade images from the factory have made their way online which means we can start comparing its looks to those of the 2020 Navigator and of course its less premium siblings the new Tahoe and Suburban. First impressions? The profile is nearly identical to that of the all-new Tahoe aside from that chrome insert underneath the doors and a few other minor t... by @iamspeedrunner. Also, check out https://www.iamspeedrunner.com

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allcarnews · 5 years ago

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Updated(?) 2020 XT5 🤦🏼‍♂️ ______________________________________ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ [7/29/19] Cadillac has unveiled their facelifted XT5 after already unveiling the model for the Chinese market. So what exactly is new? Well there are two new grill designs and very very slightly updated LED lights.. There are also different wheel designs from18-20in. Other than that everything is much the same. Cadillac is saying the interior is updated with new color schemes but otherwise is the same besides updated CUE software and a USB-C port. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🏁 @Allcarnews Spec Sheet: Under the hood is a Turbo 2.0L four cylinder that makes 258 lb-ft of torque and 237HP. The 3.6L V6 also remains with 310HP and 271 lb-ft of torque going to the front wheels. A dual clutch AWD system is optional. 🏁 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Inside has the updated CUE touchscreen system that now can be used by the new dial in the center console and there is a new Bose audio system. Cadillac also has said there are 14 new safety systems as well but other than that, you aren’t getting much more. The XT5 is in for a total redesign in a few years so this refresh should hold off its few buyers. Pricing also is very different with the FWD Luxury model starting at a staggering $47,190 and if you want AWD… well that is a $5,305 option. The new Sport trim, which gets clear taillights, carbon interior trim and a “sportier” suspension costs a hefty $56,090 and you can go even further with a Platinum option. ________________________________________ ACN EXTRA: XT5 vs Nautilus… the final two FWD midsized luxury crossovers. At least Lincoln is making the next gen on a RWD chassis. ________________________________________ -Text by @allcarnews -Images by Cadillac ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Cadillac #XT5 #USA #XT6 #V6 #Inline4 #GM #China #Escalade #Nautilus #crossover ||#powerful #performance #turbocharged #supercharged #advanced #SupercarsRevamped #Supercar #HyperCar #ItsWhiteNoise #CarLifeStyle #MadWhips #CupGang #Carstagram #BlackList #AmazingCars247 An #allcarnews post https://www.instagram.com/p/B0hMrEABGf3/?igshid=imy08fy6rw7q

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2020 Cadillac Escalade Redesign, Spy Photos, ESV, EXT, Interior

2020 Cadillac Escalade Redesign, Spy Photos, ESV, EXT, Interior. The carmaker has announced the fifth generation of its well-known full-size SUV and it is the brand-new 2020 Cadillac Escalade. The new Escalade will get a handful of upgrades in every segment. It will be based on the new platform which will significantly reduce its weight. It will get additional engine options alongside the…

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Your Next Car Could Have a Bendable Screen Like This One

Automotive Tier-I supplier giant Visteon’s big show-stopper at the 2020 CES was an instrument panel display screen that can bend around the driver, cockpit-style, in sport mode, then flatten out for more relaxed drives when you might want to share the screen content with your co-pilot.

The two technology drivers that allow this concept to work are a patented hinge design that allows the assembly to rotate along a prescribed path without straining the lens material, and the lens material itself, which is very thin, very strong glass (think Gorilla Glass or similar). The glass is sufficiently scratch-resistant, thin enough to bend without fracturing, and reportedly possesses the impact strength to meet head-impact crash-safety requirements.

This flexible rotating screen design supports multiple automotive display technologies, including a fresh one making its debut at CES 2020. Coming fairly hot on the heels of news that the 2021 Cadillac Escalade will feature a 38-inch curved OLED (organic light-emitting diode) screen, Visteon is introducing a technology promising similar performance at far lower cost. OLEDs are known for their deep, rich blacks; high contrast ratios; and amazing definition (Cadillac claims to match the 8K resolution of today’s most-cutting-edge TVs). But Visteon notes that OLED displays present challenges in the hostile automotive environment, where they’re far more likely to be subjected to vastly larger temperature swings, vibration, and sometimes persistent display images that can “burn-in” to the screen. Resolving these issues makes the displays very expensive.

Visteon’s answer is to use a modified dual-cell liquid-crystal display (LCD) setup. LCD has a great track record in automotive use, but because it must be backlit, the blacks it can display tend not to be as black as an OLED screen can manage. Visteon’s solution is to introduce what it calls “localized backlight luminance control.” How localized? 300 microns, or about twice the width of a human hair.

An array of tiny uZone shutters ensures that the black areas stay black, while colors can pop with the brightness customers expect from their home TV screens. The rated contrast ratio is an impressive 84,000:1, the resolution of the screens on the demo dash were 2400×900 for the driver info display and 1888×1728 for the center screen, and Visteon claims that the overall optical quality of these screens vastly exceeds what is capable by other LCD screens at a price “far below what can be realized by OLED.” We’re also assured that the microshutter tech is mature and hardened for automotive duty.

Of course, operating those shutters presents an additional video-processing software challenge. A chip on each display splits the incoming video stream in two and applies a carefully constructed Image Signal Processing algorithm to the path that drives the uZone shutters. Having the processor mounted directly to the display prevents latency so that even live camera feeds look sharp and clear.

Visteon believes the auto industry will need to continuously invest in new technologies like this in order for its displays to meet the expectations set by the new televisions and smartphones their customers are continually exposed to.

The post Your Next Car Could Have a Bendable Screen Like This One appeared first on MotorTrend.

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Elon Musk Claims “The Truck You Want In The Armageddon Is The Cybertruck”

August fourth, 2020 by Steve Hanley

In an interview with Automotive News, Elon Musk had a lot to say about the upcoming Cybertruck Here are a few bits from his discussion.

First, the Cybertruck will come with an onboard generator and air compressor as standard devices. And obviously the body is reported to be bulletproof, whatever that implies, with shatterproof windows.

Then there is the styling. It looks like no other vehicle in the history of the world with the possible exception of a snowmobile trailer. As reported by Cars And Truck Advice, Musk stated in the interview, “We’re actually, fundamentally making this truck as a North American ass-kicker, basically.

Plainly, Elon is tired of the generic American pickemups that were developed by the marketing departments of the Detroit Big Three as a method to navigate safety and emissions standards. Those companies marketed the bejezus out of them due to the fact that they are highly rewarding. However here’s the thing: trucks have now end up being a status symbol.

Given, a great deal of people use them as monsters of concern for industrial factors, however an even larger number of people use them to commute backward and forward to work or drop the kids off at soccer practice. As the pickup truck has transitioned from workhorse to daily chauffeur, owners have actually demanded they become more elegant and less “truckish.” They want more convenience, a smoother flight, and less noise, vibration, and cruelty.

Previously this year, BMW sent a Cadillac Escalade to choose me up and whisk me to the unveiling of the new electric MINI SE in Miami. To my surprise, I found I enjoyed the back seat of my neighbor’s Ford F-150 to the back seat of the Caddy.

Other companies perform enormous market research attempting to glean the requirements and desires of the purchasing public. We simply made a vehicle we believed was awesome and looks incredibly odd,” Musk told Automotive News

” I wasn’t extremely worried about (the style) since if it turns out no one wants to buy a weird looking truck, we’ll build a regular truck, no problem. There’s lots of normal trucks out there that look pretty much the same.

Tesla says it has hundreds of thousands of bookings for the Cybertruck, however whether a “super unusual” car that doesn’t ride as well as an Escalade will appeal to American pickup truck purchasers remains to be seen.

In the same interview, Elon took a minute to say a couple of words about China and the United States. “China rocks, in my viewpoint. The energy in China is great. There resembles a lot of smart, effort people. And they’re really– they’re not entitled, they’re not contented. I see in the United States increasingly a lot more complacency and privilege, especially in locations like the Bay Location, and L.A. and New York.”

That belief is fascinating, since California has contributed a minimum of $4.9 billion in advantages to Tesla according to the Los Angeles Times New York State has likewise begun nearly one billion dollars for the Tesla Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo. A tip to the exalted Musk might be, “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.” Though, he might not care at this point.

Musk included, “When you have actually been winning for too long, you sort of take things for granted. The United States, and specifically like California and New York City, you’ve been winning for too long. Just like some pro sports group, they win a champion a lot of times in a row, they get contented and they start losing.”

Musk is very much in the “run around and break things” mode that is the hallmark of Silicon Valley. There seems to be a darker side to Musk’s vision.

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