Cadillac Colorado/Canyon

"Carbon Fiber Sasquatch" (turbopumpkin) 11/29/2016 at 18:25 • Filed to: None

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Cadillac can outdo a fancy Nissan

I literally couldn’t be more surprised we haven’t heard this from Cadillac yet. When you think about it, it’s a no brainer for 4 reasons

Mercedes is going to debut the X-class soon, but won’t be in the US yet

The Colorado/Canyon twins are selling well and were designed to be more suburban and comfortable from the beginning

The Escalade is Cadillac’s flagship and biggest seller, the XT5 is also doing well (where’s the XT3?) and GMC sells tons of Denali trim trucks. Clearly the market is there

If anyone is going to pull off a luxury pickup truck, Cadillac has the best shot.

So what would make it stand out from its siblings besides the obvious chrome, leather and wood? Easy, Chevy’s small block V8. A six cylinder diesel couldn’t hurt either if I’m honest.

EDIT: @opposaurus has made an awesome render

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If Cadillac can make a great product before Mercedes brings their X-class over (which they will), they won’t be playing catch up like BMW and VAG will inevitably be doing in 7-10 years.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 11/29/2016 at 18:30

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The only issue is Caddy is trying to put some distance between themselves and the whole “just rebadge” thing.

Otherwise, yeah, absolutely bring on the Caddy XP(ickup)1-V.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 11/29/2016 at 18:30

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Are the Canyon and Colorado doing well? All I ever see are new Tacomas, all day everywhere.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 11/29/2016 at 18:31

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They are.

HammerheadFistpunch > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 11/29/2016 at 18:33

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A V8? Maybe, a diesel 6? no chance. The trouble with the Canyorado is that it doesn’t NEED another truck in the line. They can’t keep them on the lots as it is. Why invest? Plus there is the issue of competing against the “professional grade” (snicker) Denali trims...though the escalade and the Yukon Denali somehow coexist nicely.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 11/29/2016 at 18:37

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The St. Louis plant is running pretty much 24/7 and still can’t keep up with demand.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > HammerheadFistpunch 11/29/2016 at 18:44

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That’s kinda my point though, I see tons of Escalades and Denalis. There seems to be enough love to go around.

HammerheadFistpunch > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 11/29/2016 at 18:45

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Just not enough trucks.

The Snowman > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 11/29/2016 at 18:50

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0% chance Caddie gets a v8 mid sized truck without Chevy/Gmc also getting a v8

OPPOsaurus WRX > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 11/29/2016 at 19:09

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If u can find 2 pictures of a Cadillac and a Canyon that are the same color and same angle I’ll shop them together

404 - User No Longer Available > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 11/29/2016 at 19:24

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Chinese has it covered.

Saracen > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 11/29/2016 at 19:36

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A six cylinder diesel, because you want a compact truck that starts at $50k?

Probenja > OPPOsaurus WRX 11/29/2016 at 19:46

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Not the exact same color though:

GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo > HammerheadFistpunch 11/29/2016 at 20:14

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The Escalade has made a huge jump from the last generation, the build/materials/technology are of much higher quality. Yukon Denali’s are nice but not Escalade nice. The crossover between models ends around the Luxury trim level of the Escalade. Premium and Platinum models of Escalade are definitely a step above. I happen to sell both and given the choice, even if price was a factor, I personally think the Escalade is that much better.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 11/29/2016 at 20:42

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http://oppositelock.kinja.com/cadillac-silverthorne-1789497677

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Saracen 11/29/2016 at 22:46

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People buy the $60k+ diesel X5 and GLE, the GM trucks are technically bigger

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > The Snowman 11/29/2016 at 22:48

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The Chevy would probably get the 5.3, the GMC the 5.7 and the Cadillac the 6.2

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > OPPOsaurus WRX 11/29/2016 at 22:56

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Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > HammerheadFistpunch 11/29/2016 at 22:59

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I wonder if they’d then feel it necessary to give the Caddy it’s own line. Are Escalades made in the same building as Tahoes and Yukons?

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 11/29/2016 at 23:02

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I bet they could get away with it simply because it would really have no true competitor in the market initially. That wouldn’t last very long though but the Escalade is more than just a rebadge now, Cadillac has the capabilities.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > OPPOsaurus WRX 11/29/2016 at 23:09

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Nice! I like the name too!

HammerheadFistpunch > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 11/29/2016 at 23:20

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Well, the Slade built in Arlington, Minsk, and Jakarta. So, yes...for the US market at least.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 11/30/2016 at 04:04

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don’t give them ideas

awmaster10 > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 11/30/2016 at 12:19

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Its perfect. A 5.3 would be nice and understressed in this applciation, and with the right gearing (New gm ten speed??) it could return great fuel numbers. That could even account for the weight of extra sound deadening and extra luxury features that the cadillac model would have.

awmaster10 > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 11/30/2016 at 12:22

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5.3, 6.0, 6.2 is the vortec motor lineup they would go with (the exact same lineup as GM fullsize trucks).

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > awmaster10 11/30/2016 at 13:51

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Ah, I always forget they phased out the 5.7