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Originally Posted by KMPrenger
You are right...Omega is not designed for the small-midsize segment.
All my comment was, was just something based on "what ifs". That's it. It was not based on any truths.
But Omega is widely different than Alpha, or other platforms GM is currently using.
My "what if" was simply to say, what if they build an Omega-small for smaller cars. What could the weight be then?
But currently, I'm guessing the platform would be too expensive for use on non-premium vehicles.
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Omega weighs what it does in part because it builds on the lessons learned when doing Alpha. Likewise, I'm sure that Alpha II (or whatever the future CT2 & CT4 will use ... ugh, I still hate the new naming scheme) is going to further build on what was done with Omega. Some of the techniques used are expensive, sure such as this magnificent casting:
but on the other hand, if one complex part replaces the assembly of several smaller parts the net difference isn't quite as big. Plus, look at the big picture. Building on previous knowledge (or better yet, recycling it) the costs are substantially less than what it took the first time around.