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Originally Posted by fielderLS3
But Buick's target market is no longer the walker-using crowd (at least I hope not, as that crowd isn't interested in sub-compacts). GM has been very adamant that the new Buick is a premium brand fighting against the likes of BMW, Lexus, Infinity, and Acura for market share, not a brand specializing in rolling tombs for the early bird special crowd as it was in the last 20 years.
I'm not saying the car should be a muscle car, but it should at least be able to get out of its own way. Toyota Corollas from 20 years ago had a better power:weight. Buick cannot expect to command a premium price for bargain basement performance. If it really is a premium vehicle with a premium price tag as GM insists it is, it must also have premium performance.
The same can be said for dumping a N/A Ecotec into the Cadillac ATS. These powertrain decisions have me questioning if GM really is committed to building up these premium brands and actually competing this time, or if they are just up to their old tricks of spreading the parts bin out as far as possible to fill as many market segments as possible as cheaply as possible, basically following the Lincoln model.
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I agree with this 100%. I found GM comparing the Encore with the like of the X3 and other premium mini CUVs and the engine alone makes that extremely laughable. i also agree with the standard ecotect in the ATS, seriously? The TUrbo 4 would be a great stock base engine and make it competitive with the new turbo mills from BMW, etc.