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    GM's Lutz Responds To "Not Ready For Racing" Jaguar

    GM's Bob Lutz Challenges America To Duel, Jalopnik Accepts

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    Image of solracer solracer
    10/28/09

    In reply to GM's Lutz Responds To "Not Ready For Racing" Jaguar

    Think you can get a Holden HSV GTS over here in time? Sure it's also a GM car but I bet it can give the CTS a run for it's money.

    http://www.hsv.com.au #gmvsjalopnik
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    10/28/09

    In reply to GM's Lutz Responds To "Not Ready For Racing" Jaguar
    I didn't like the right-angle design of the CTS when it first arrived on the scene, but they've softened it just enough to make it tolerable to my eyes...which prefer the lines of 1955-1973.

    Now that they've popped the top on a tall-boy can-O-whupass, I like it.
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    Edited by that ain't the way to have fun, son at 10/28/09 11:21 AM that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
    Image of beercheck beercheck
    10/28/09

    In reply to GM's Lutz Responds To "Not Ready For Racing" Jaguar
    Still trying to wrap my head around the concept of a pussy pulling out. #gmvsjalopnik
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    10/28/09

    In reply to GM's Lutz Responds To "Not Ready For Racing" Jaguar
    Leslie Nielsen. #gmvsjalopnik
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    Image of lilwillie lilwillie
    10/28/09

    In reply to GM's Lutz Responds To "Not Ready For Racing" Jaguar
    "Pussies" would have sufficed. #gmvsjalopnik
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    Image of Hate Personified Hate Personified
    10/28/09

    In reply to GM's Lutz Responds To "Not Ready For Racing" Jaguar
    Now all they need to do is run an ad about this:

    Imagine a garage, the only lights on being spotlights shining down on cars.

    "When we challenged the European auto companies to a straight up fight..."

    (man walking down garage, shutting off the spotlights above the euro competitors...)

    "Suddenly, they wouldn't put their money where their cars were."

    (only light remaining on is a spotlight above the CTS-V)

    "So why should you?"

    (man gets in and starts the car, fade to black and then the following text..)

    "Cadillac CTS-V."

    (engine rev)

    "The best car has won." #gmvsjalopnik
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    10/28/09

    @Hate Personified: Great idea! #gmvsjalopnik
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    10/28/09

    @Hate Personified: You should be receiving a call, and a large check, from GM's marketing department.

    Good job. #gmvsjalopnik
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    10/28/09

    In reply to GM's Lutz Responds To "Not Ready For Racing" Jaguar
    I'm guessing this is the Shut Up portion of that ol sayin'

    Put Up Or Shut Up.

    Were Toy/Baru/Lex/Hon/Dai/Ura invited? #gmvsjalopnik
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    Image of theologia.crucis theologia.crucis
    10/28/09

    In reply to GM's Lutz Responds To "Not Ready For Racing" Jaguar
    I think Lutz just earned every penny GM ever paid him. Good for him. As an M car driver, I'm embarrassed that the Germans won't take the challenge, and while I didn't think the Jag had a shot, I was impressed with what seemed a new direction for the firm; a riskier, more performance oriented direction. You don't have to win every race, but being willing to show up for them gives your marque credibility as a performance car.
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    Image of Marquis de Saab Marquis de Saab
    10/28/09

    In reply to GM's Lutz Responds To "Not Ready For Racing" Jaguar
    Ok, I'm Canadian but I'll say it.
    America F#ck Yeah! #gmvsjalopnik
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    Leeeeena the Jalopchick promoted this comment Marquis de Saab was starred Marquis de Saab was unstarred
    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    10/28/09

    @Marquis de Saab: Technically, you're (North) American too. :) #gmvsjalopnik
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    Image of Marquis de Saab Marquis de Saab
    10/28/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: Thanks:) And technically I am living in the USA, well Oregon if that counts... #gmvsjalopnik
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    10/28/09

    @Marquis de Saab: No. Oregon isn't in America. Sorry. #gmvsjalopnik
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    10/27/09

    In reply to GM's Lutz Responds To "Not Ready For Racing" Jaguar

    FATALITY #gmvsjalopnik
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    Image of kablammyman kablammyman
    10/27/09

    In reply to GM's Lutz Responds To "Not Ready For Racing" Jaguar
    you know, I never had any feelings toward GM cars and trucks (i didn't like them or dislike them, except I did like the vette), but this makes me like kinda them now...or at least the caddy anyway.
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    Novaload promoted this comment Edited by kablammyman at 10/27/09 10:34 PM kablammyman was starred kablammyman was unstarred
    Image of diskreet diskreet
    10/27/09

    @kablammyman: Same here. Not only what you pointed out, but it's clear evidence that the GM brand is changing. #gmvsjalopnik
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    Image of DoogieFullHouser DoogieFullHouser
    10/27/09

    In reply to GM's Lutz Responds To "Not Ready For Racing" Jaguar
    I dunno why, but this is making me very happy. Maybe its Caddy's underdog status... but I'm rootin' for them.

    I love the idea of getting a last gen CTS-V. Ray, see if GM will loan you one! Or show up in that ol' Fleetwood LeMon's racer that was for sale last week! #gmvsjalopnik
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    Image of JeepyJayhawk JeepyJayhawk
    10/27/09

    @DoogieFullHouser: Hard to be an underdog if you're the only one who shows up to throw down. #gmvsjalopnik
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    Image of DoogieFullHouser DoogieFullHouser
    10/28/09

    @JeepyJayhawk: This is true, but they are the underdog in the race of life. #gmvsjalopnik
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    Image of JeepyJayhawk JeepyJayhawk
    10/28/09

    @DoogieFullHouser: How are they the underdog in the race of life? They were the first car to have what we consider the basic control setup?: They have been a desirable brand since inception (barring a few questionable examples.) They have built a quality car that can go almost as fast as a Corvette. I'd buy one if I could afford it. #gmvsjalopnik
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    Image of Lost in the age of Aerostar Lost in the age of Aerostar
    10/27/09

    In reply to GM's Lutz Responds To "Not Ready For Racing" Jaguar
    Good for GM. This should prove to even the most skeptical, die-hard anti-GM people out there, that GM builds a superior car, right from the factory, and ready for anything!

    This would never have happened 20 years ago. Again, good for GM.

    I used this line already, but what the hell, I like it.....

    "The ONLY way to travel, is Cadillac Style!" #gmvsjalopnik
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    Image of BigEngineSmallCar BigEngineSmallCar
    10/27/09

    In reply to GM's Lutz Responds To "Not Ready For Racing" Jaguar
    If I thought I could get my Mercedes with a Chevy (and now a 175 shot of NOS and twin bottles) to NY in time I would so enter. Granted by the end of the race my brakes would be nothing more than burnt crisps (but who needs them, they only slow you down) and the rear tires would have shredded in spectacular fashion by the end of the race. I would do it for Jalopnik! #gmvsjalopnik
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    Image of wkiernan wkiernan
    10/27/09

    In reply to GM's Lutz Responds To "Not Ready For Racing" Jaguar
    See, you guys are treating this as a race pitting live drivers in high-performance cars against one another. In fact, it is a world premiere, a demo for our new data-based service, exclusive to GM: OnStar-R.

    OnStar-R extends the telecom/hardware symbiosis beyond mere monitoring. With OnStar-R, our worldwide network is truly your co-pilot and crew. You may have seen the first inklings of this capability the other day, when the news went out about OnStar's ability to shut down a stolen car by remote control. But OnStar-R doesn't only make your car go slow!

    Imagine you're cruising down a highway one fine day, enjoying the uniquely American freedom of a scenic cruise in your solid, well-built, American-made Cadillac CTS-V. You glance in the mirror and see some insolent
    BMW driver flashing his high-beams behind you    , eager to run you down and leave you in the dirt.

    Are you going to stand for that? And sure, your Cadillac may well be faster than his BMW, but as an enthusiast you are well aware that it takes a practiced driver to get the best out of any car. And how long has it been since you've taken your Caddy out on a race track?

    This is where OnStar-R comes in to play. Simply key the authorization code into the touch-screen computer console located in the middle of the steering wheel, and OnStar-R's crew of remote-control racing experts, aided by our powerful artificial intelligence software, instantly take complete control of your car. It's the same technology used by the crews of the Predator UAV warplanes flying over Afghanistan to maintain air superiority while being piloted by Air Force technicians in far-away Nevada.

    Using the patented OnStar-R array of remote sensors - front, side and rear mounted cameras operating in the visible and infrared spectra, backed up my millimeter-wavelegth radar - our team of operators can see in every direction at once. Monitoring hundreds of data streams in real time, our remote computers can control every aspect of engine and suspension performance with millisecond resolution. We control the accelerating, the steering, the braking with absolute precision. There's no way that BMW driver can win this race!

    OnStar-R. No other manufacturer has anything like it. Once again, GM helps make America Number 1!
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    Ray Wert promoted this comment Edited by wkiernan at 10/27/09 9:44 PM wkiernan was starred wkiernan was unstarred
    Image of coupeZ600 coupeZ600
    10/28/09

    @wkiernan: COTD! I love the "...high beams behind you...." That whole comment is so full of win...

    @RayWert: Can I give him my Star? That is,.... if you didn't already give him one?
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    10/28/09

    @wkiernan: Awesome comment. 1 h-click for that. And def COTD worthy. #gmvsjalopnik
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    10/28/09

    @wkiernan: Excellent. #gmvsjalopnik
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