I like it.. But truly, I'm glad Autoblog made fun of Ford for the old 302 NOT being a 5.0 no matter how you rounded it!

He's sitting too far from the steering wheel - elbows should be at a 90 angle with hands at the 9 and 3 position....

... uh, oh sorry, thought this was supposed to be an interesting conversation...

Hate it. Sorry Nissan...

Mold in some Maxima headlights and we'll talk..

I was not implying in any way that the Caddy was intended for school teachers, nor saying that top range vehicles can't be performance models. Just commenting on the expectations of the stereotypical caddy buyer and his opinion of a true hot rod version...

As you state, based on the popularity of the M3, RS4, IS-F, it's clear that buyers are indeed after significant amounts of performance.. and I personally couldn't be happier!

The example I gave about the Sebring, based on the perceptions of my fellow AB readers isn't applicable in this situation.. simple enough..

I guess it's like my Grand Cherokee SRT-8, or my old Impreza STi.. You don't accidentally buy a hod rod..

But.. My wife loves driving the Jeep.. something about it being fast.. ;-)

Go Caddy!

looks like the Caddy hauls around the track quite well.

I recall back many years Chrysler bringing a slew of consumers to a test track and having them run a car (I think it was the Sebring) around head to head against an Accord and a Camry. All declared the chrysler product the winner.

The problem, in my opinion, was that the car was not designed to autocross or track, the target audience was school teachers and librarians, which would then deem the vehicle harsh and uncomfortable..

I wonder if the 'new' Caddilac customer is really going to want to drive a race car?

Hilarious, but I don't think it's real. you would have seen several of the distraction objects pass through the main camera view.. And the steering input doesn't match the car closely enough.. Still hilarious!

^ that was funny!

I blame the red shoes for everything!

I'd love to try driving one of those suckers one day...

While I am not a devoted follower of F1, I do like to watch the races when I wake up early on a Sunday, and as with anything car-related - they bring a smile to my face...

That being said, I am really anxious to see if it is the man or the machine. I don't doubt his capabilities for a second, and I would love nothing more than to see him show up and win the first time out.. but as I said, I am anxious to see the results.

Poor lad, taking a pay cut is tough - must be the world economy..

That being said, here's some interesting math:

For the European Grand prix - assuming he finishes, he's getting paid:

$4661.96 per km
$25263.16 per lap
roughly $15,157.89 per minute