New Impala please. Also Cadillac XTS/ATS. Thanks in advance.
These are only first impressions.
ATS: Great shifter. It is unique to Cadillac! No back seats if the person in the front is above 5'11''. More "space" than a 3 series, but overall less legroom. IMO this is kinda a deal breaker for me. Looks fantastic in person, though.
XTS: Very solid. Good fit and finish. Good amount of room, but for such a huge car, I expected more (see the theme). Again, looks great. Good materials. Intuitive interface. Can fit 3-4 full size dead bodies in the trunk.
Other Caddy news: Ciel is NOT DEAD! Its in that they are trying to figure out how to make it happen faze but it may not happen.
Perhaps overkill, but please get the new Viper.
Pics tomorrow. My DSLR broke. So phone shots will have to do. But I will try to get detail shots. I will say it now. CAR OF THE SHOW! Same engine as previous Viper but 640hp and 600ft/lbs. It is also MUCH lighter. 3190~ lbs dry weight. Almost as good hp/lbs ratio as F12 Ferrari. A lot of carbon fiber was used (hood, roof, trunk, and some internals). The chassis is the same but it is far more rigid (they are not just saying that, I saw the image of the raw frame an it looks pretty different from last gen. + there is now an X brace over the engine). Perreli engineered tires specifically for this car. 295F/355R I believe. MUCH MUCH MUCH better interior. IMO this is the biggest improvement. It is classy. I would say between a Ford GT and R8 in terms of quality. Ferrari sourced seats! Styling wise, I like the detail work. The car gets better the closer you get to it. Definitely modern retro. Finally there will two models, and I am happy to say Dodge/SRT gets it. GTS will have a nicer interior and more luxury, and slightly calmer styling, but be more expensive over the base. The base base has a more aggressive hood and is a little more "hard core" bare bones as described. There will also be a "track pack" option lessening the weight. ZR1 you have been put on notice. This easily trounces it in just about every category.
Oh the ALMS car looks great. Talked to ALMS President Scott Atherton. GT field will continue to grow. Nobody should be leaving in the immediate future. Lotus+Viper+Maybe Aston back again+maybe even MORE in the future (they are working on Audi). Prototype is kinda a mixed back. He wants Toyota to race here (it would be competitive with some minor tweaking), but Toyota does not want to commit and they think NASCAR is enough (booooo). Mention the ESPN3 crapshoot show but wanted to be respectful and not bitch. All I said was get John Hindaugh from the ESPN3/Euro broadcast to do the ABC/ESPN2 recaps. That is all. Probably does not give a crap what I think, but I would watch the recaps if he announced them.
That is all for now. Bed.