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Originally Posted by heavyD^2
Well isn't Cadillac proof that regardless of how good a chassis is that if you surround it with crappy interiors and mediocre build quality it's not going to sell? ATS-V was a better drivers car than an F80 but nobody bought it because it had an interior that wouldn't cut it in a Honda Accord. These new CT4/5 cars have better interiors but they still aren't up to par compared to the Germans and the styling took a step backwards from the ATS/CTS vehicles (Seriously what the hell is up with the vertical LED's hanging from the headlights?) so these vehicles are kind of one step forward, one step back and will likely sell poorly just like the ATS/CTS cars did. GM has some of the best chassis engineers in the business but the brand always fails at putting a complete package together and that's why GM has struggled so much over the decades as they can never get a vehicle right from front to back.
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The ATS/CTS could have had the best interior in its class, and it wouldn't have made a difference. How well a car sells does not necessarily correlate to the quality of the car. If that was the case, Hyundai would have the best selling cars given the quality of their interiors compared to the competition. Building a big, loyal fanbase in the automotive industry is very difficult and tedious process. The automaker has to usually build something unique, (i.e. Tesla) combined with the use of good timing and shrewd marketing to gain a foothold.