cargame_parker, 22 March 2016, 14:29
sumosloths wrote:
cargame_parker wrote:
I don't really like the windows at all. The current LaCrosse is a nice looking car lets hope they don't screw it up. Buick, to me, really needs some nice looking cars because I don't see a reason for why the brand exist. They should have kept Pontiac
Buick is GM's semi-luxury brand while Pontiac was pretty much the same tier as Chevy, so I think Buick has more of a reason to exist than Pontiac (although I really miss Pontiac). Not to mention how well they're doing in China.
I understand Buicks existence in foreign markets, mainly because they don't have Cadillac. Until recently, Cadillac has always been the stem-luxurt / luxury in the GM market in America making Buick awkwardly, like you said, the semi luxury. Some Chevys can reach up and surpass a Buick in luxury standards. Chevys can reach the levels of a GMC or Cadillac. However, without Cadillac, or GMC, in other markets, Buicks make perfect sense. Cadillac is really branching off now and becoming a true luxury brand of thier own. Maybe this will allow Buick to take over where Cadillac left.
I feel like Pontiac had the potential to be a performance oriented brand. They were basically chevys on the cheap side, which I felt like really screwed them.
Last modified by cargame_parker, 22 March 2016, 14:30
sumosloths, 25 March 2016, 04:05
cargame_parker wrote:
sumosloths wrote:
cargame_parker wrote:
I don't really like the windows at all. The current LaCrosse is a nice looking car lets hope they don't screw it up. Buick, to me, really needs some nice looking cars because I don't see a reason for why the brand exist. They should have kept Pontiac
Buick is GM's semi-luxury brand while Pontiac was pretty much the same tier as Chevy, so I think Buick has more of a reason to exist than Pontiac (although I really miss Pontiac). Not to mention how well they're doing in China.
I understand Buicks existence in foreign markets, mainly because they don't have Cadillac. Until recently, Cadillac has always been the stem-luxurt / luxury in the GM market in America making Buick awkwardly, like you said, the semi luxury. Some Chevys can reach up and surpass a Buick in luxury standards. Chevys can reach the levels of a GMC or Cadillac. However, without Cadillac, or GMC, in other markets, Buicks make perfect sense. Cadillac is really branching off now and becoming a true luxury brand of thier own. Maybe this will allow Buick to take over where Cadillac left.
I feel like Pontiac had the potential to be a performance oriented brand. They were basically chevys on the cheap side, which I felt like really screwed them.
Yeah, it sucks that Pontiac's final lineup was almost entirely rebadges.
G3 - rebadged Aveo
G5 - rebadged Cobalt
G6
G8 - rebadged Commodore
Vibe - closely related to the Toyota Matrix
Torrent - rebadged Equinox
Montana - rebadged Uplander
Solstice - Saturn Sky was a rebadge of this
Mustang1, 13 August 2016, 05:19
Saw the 2017 panamera few weeks ago driving around chat, does that count? I also got shots if anyone thinks I can upload them
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