Comments on: GM Reportedly Bringing Cadillac E-Flex To ’09 Detroit Auto Show http://www.ridelust.com/gm-reportedly-brining-cadillac-e-flex-to-09-detroit-auto-show/ - Motion + Mobility Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:26:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Terry Parkhurst http://www.ridelust.com/gm-reportedly-brining-cadillac-e-flex-to-09-detroit-auto-show/#comment-8026 Terry Parkhurst Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:09:56 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=15533#comment-8026 Give the General credit for getting with the program, where fuel efficiency is concerned. But the last time Cadillac tried building a small car, it was called the Cimarron and it took the marque years to recover from that misstep; since most people reading this site were born since that car appeared, suffice to say it was basically a rebadged Chevrolet Cavalier, with leather seats and stiffer suspension settings. A friend of mine, now 84, had owned 11 Cadillacs, ranging from those powered by the flathead V8 that went on to power WWII tanks, to some smooth operators in the 1950s, powered by the overhead valve V8 that was immortalized in one of Chuck Berry's best songs; up to the time the Cimarron appeared. He rented one, on a business trip, and ended up with a Lincoln Town Car, several years later. No Cadillacs have been on his wish list since. Perhaps Cadillac should have followed the Lexus playbook and simply built a hybrid version of an existing car. A hybrid CTS would have been very cool and could have been the Caddy to span the generations. It is not too later to reconsider Mr. Wagoner. Build a Cadillac that even Nancy Pelosi could love; although we won't worry if she doesn't. Give the General credit for getting with the program, where fuel efficiency is concerned. But the last time Cadillac tried building a small car, it was called the Cimarron and it took the marque years to recover from that misstep; since most people reading this site were born since that car appeared, suffice to say it was basically a rebadged Chevrolet Cavalier, with leather seats and stiffer suspension settings.

A friend of mine, now 84, had owned 11 Cadillacs, ranging from those powered by the flathead V8 that went on to power WWII tanks, to some smooth operators in the 1950s, powered by the overhead valve V8 that was immortalized in one of Chuck Berry’s best songs; up to the time the Cimarron appeared. He rented one, on a business trip, and ended up with a Lincoln Town Car, several years later. No Cadillacs have been on his wish list since.

Perhaps Cadillac should have followed the Lexus playbook and simply built a hybrid version of an existing car. A hybrid CTS would have been very cool and could have been the Caddy to span the generations. It is not too later to reconsider Mr. Wagoner. Build a Cadillac that even Nancy Pelosi could love; although we won’t worry if she doesn’t.

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