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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Cadillac Escalade
« Reply #40 on: September 10, 2006, 12:05:00 am »
I think that the Navigator might have the slightly better exterior, but the Caddy wins for interior design by a mile.

I think the Navi is one ugly looking vehicle.  The previous Navi was better....and it looks to me as Ford is trying too hard to go head to head with the 'sclade.  When you try too hard, it just gets progressively worse. 


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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Cadillac Escalade
« Reply #41 on: September 10, 2006, 01:28:24 am »
new navigator looks ugly

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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Cadillac Escalade
« Reply #42 on: September 10, 2006, 02:28:05 am »
new navigator looks ugly

Of course it may look much better in real life vs. in pictures but judging from the pictures posted I think calling it ugly is a huge understatement.
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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Cadillac Escalade
« Reply #43 on: September 10, 2006, 06:57:10 am »
I think they must be trying to tone down the hugeness part by offering a 'thinner' grille albeit much wider than the one it replaced. But what it says is that the old one was wrong and here I don't agree. It may not have had character or been environmentaly friendly, but you knew it was a Navigator. Now, the learning curve starts all over and this time the right message isn't there.

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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Cadillac Escalade
« Reply #44 on: September 10, 2006, 07:23:24 am »
Couldn't they get more customers to accept it if they called it the   "NON FIT?"  when is the Hybrid version coming out.............:)
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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Cadillac Escalade
« Reply #45 on: September 10, 2006, 10:40:23 am »
Mr Meow--you're thinking of the Cadillac BLS.  The CTS is not at all related to any Saab at all, to my knowledge.  It's RWD, for starters.

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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Cadillac Escalade
« Reply #46 on: September 10, 2006, 04:43:10 pm »
If the Escalade doesn't have enough room for you, wing, the Escalade ESV is a full 20 inches longer...  :D :D :D

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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Cadillac Escalade
« Reply #47 on: September 11, 2006, 11:46:19 am »
new navigator looks ugly

Of course it may look much better in real life vs. in pictures but judging from the pictures posted I think calling it ugly is a huge understatement.

I can't believe someone approved that. It's horrendous - that same grille on the upcoming MKX kills it for me, and the interiors are throwbacks to an era I'd like to leave there. No wonder GM now has about 70% of the full-size SUV segment in North America.
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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Cadillac Escalade
« Reply #48 on: September 12, 2006, 01:55:18 am »
Well why would you buy this SUV. I don't mean to dis the SUV, I'm sure its very fine SUV. But Like Clarkson would say. Your saying no to Lexus. No to BMW. No to Merc. No Porsche...All these motors are better and would hold there money more so why would you?

What defines a "better" motor?

And for the record, all those SUVs are significantly smaller, significantly more expensive when similarly-equipped, or both.
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