Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:22:48 +0100 From: Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> Subject: Re: What the? This interior looks like the 9-3? Who stole what??
Malt_Hound, > wrote: > Johannes wrote: > > > > Pooh Bear wrote: > > > >>Tex wrote: > >> > >> > >>>"Saab Guy" <nothingnospamo.com> wrote in message > >>>news:20050830102415.22f8600b.nothingnospamo.com... > >>> > >>>>Who stole what here? > >>>> > >>>>http://www.cadillaceurope.com/bls/ > >>>> > >>>>Looks like the interior of the 9-3SS > >>> > >>>Is this really surprising...it basically is a 9-3. > >> > >>But it looks ugly ! > >> > > > > Yes what are they thinking? Maybe the idea is that the car is a kind of > > jewelry with cut stones as front and rear light to produce a 'bling' effect. > > This cut faced design is quite ugly by European eyes, we think a car > > should be smooth and aerodynamic. > > It's quite ugly by these American eyes too. It is a prevalent feature > through the entire butt ugly Cadillac line-up. > > None of which makes much marketing sense since the traditional Caddy > buyer is an 70' something retiree. I don't think the blue hairs want > bling... and younger folks don't want Caddys. > > No wonder GM has financial problems. Their marketing guys must have > silly-putty for brains. I've seen companies trashed before because the ppl at the top making the decisions didn't have a clue. Shame that GM feels the need to trash Saab in this way. Graham