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The Tucker
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September already?
Where does the time go?
I am debating whether to
buy new tires for Saved 62:.
There is nothing wrong with
the rubber currently in place;
other than it is, like yours
truly, old. That said, 14
tires are getting harder and
harder to find. That situation will only be exacerbated
with the passage of time. So,
I am looking at what is available.
The best bargain I can find
is, believe or not, from Walmart. There, I can buy
Hankook Optimo tires with
a 70,000 mile tread life for
$61 ea. It might be smart to
pick up a set now and stow
them away in my shed for
future use?
If you are into transportation of the two-wheeled
variety, let me bring to your
attention the three night
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September 2016
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Cadillac is
consciously
making a
statement,
and that
statement is
definitely not
proAmerican!
The Standard of the World!" The universal symbol of excellence." "Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit."
What do all these phrases have in common? They are advertising slogans used by Cadillac in 1953, 1959 and 2006, respectively. Each invokes a bit of the pride in, and the spirit of,
America. Even its current slogan of Dare Greatly is from a
quote by Teddy Roosevelt. It is kind of hard to get more bully
on America than referencing good ol T.R.!
Well that love of all things American is now being cast aside by Cadillac. I was going
to say Well, apparently in the above sentence, but there is nothing apparent about it at
all. It is as plain as the noses on our faces.
Over the years on these pages I have bemoaned the difficulty encountered when trying to buy American. That situation has gotten worse, thanks to the folks at Cadillac.
With the introduction of the CT6 PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Cadillac is
consciously making a statement, and that statement is definitely not pro-American!
Why do I say this? Before I can answer, we need to take a look at the CT6 PHEV.
As the car is not yet in production, not a whole lot is known and available info is limited. That said, the CT6 PHEV is ground breaking in that it combines luxury with economy and performance.
By way of example, a conventionally powered CT6 carries a price tag of $53,495 for a
base model. Ad another $34,000 to that sum and you can drive off in the top of the line.
The last time I looked, $87,495 equals a whole bunch of luxury.
Now for the economy portion of the equation. Per Cadillac, a conventional CT6 gets
22 City/30 Highway MPG. The CT6 PHEV does a slight bit better than that. It shall sip
0.45 gallons of gas every 62 miles. That computes out to 137.8 MPG!
A luxury sedan being parsimonious when it comes to gas consumption more than
qualifies as being groundbreaking. Moreover, the CT6 PHEV accomplishes such without having to apologize or make excuses when it comes to performance. It will do 0 60 in a respectable 5.6 seconds (However, top speed is 78 m.p.h.). The combination of
2.0L turbocharged gas engine and two electric motors produces 449 h.p.! In touting its
performance, Cadillac is quick to point out that one of the three driving modes of the
CT6 PHEV is sport. The Normal driving mode maximizes electric-only operating
range and fuel economy when the CT6 PHEV's gasoline engine is running. Sport driving mode makes the car feel livelier and adjusts steering feel for added stiffness, according to Cadillac. Sport mode also adjusts the mapping of the accelerator. The result
is improved acceleration and better road feel. Hold driving mode allows the car's owner
to conserve electric-only operation for those times when it is more advantageous to use
such, as when driving in the city rather than on the highway.
All the technical nitty gritty for the Cadillac CT6 PHEV may be found online here.
The CT6 PHEV borrows and improves upon much of the technology incorporated into
the Chevrolet Volt. As it does, it is sometimes referred to as a Chevy Volt on steroids.
Staying with the All-American theme I ask, what could be more American than Chevrolet? Chevy and apple pie = USA, do they not?
You may be thinking, and saying to yourself, this does not sound bad at all. It has
potential. I want one. Well, in order to get one, this Caddy will have to be imported for
you from China! You heard me right, the Cadillac CT6 PHEV is a Chinese import!
While much of the reasoning behind it being such makes good business sense, I still
find the fact that it is so to be sickening. The car is to be built at a $1.2 Billion (USD)
plant in Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China. By building the car in Communist China
Cadillac is able to avoid imposition of a 25% tariff that Communist China imposes on
import vehicles. This makes the car more affordable for the Red Chinese. In China,
Cadillac is competing against Lincoln, Jaguar Land Rover, Infiniti Lexus and Acura to
challenge the dominant German brands. In that competition Cadillac is now poised to
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Counterpoint -
-- All the people in the Tucker Community believe the convertible is homemade. The Tucker Club of America official position, as printed on the Tucker Club of America Website reads:
The Tucker Automobile Club of America, Inc. has never been presented withnor has been able to findany
credible evidence to prove the authenticity of this or any other vehicle as being a Tucker Corporation intended
convertible and therefore we can not certify it as such.
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Pics to Ponder
There seems to be no end to the strange vehicle related things one is able to locate with little effort. This
column will have plenty of material to present over time. Here is what we have for your September viewing:
Would you spend your hard earned bucks for
this 1979 Olds interior?
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