Cadillac

This September, the 2017 Genesis G80 will officially launch Hyundai’s luxury brand in North America. The new model replaces the previous Hyundai Genesis sedan and is priced from $42,350, including a $950 destination charge. Higher Price, More Standard Amenities With a cost difference of $2,650 between old and new, this represents a 6.8-percent price increase over the previous model. Even so, the Genesis G80 provides an improved list of standard content, including a host of safety features…

acting as if he wasn’t there. His hair was in disarray and the vapor around him told her that he was full with alcohol; and she knew those weren’t safe combinations, based on the types of people that lived at the Cadillac. They had rented a single occupancy room, in the Tenderloin at the Cadillac Hotel, on Eddy and Leavenworth. Their neighbors were a number of ex-offenders, drunkards, drug dealers and…

Interview: Steve Plunkett Steve Plunkett is a true collector car hobbyist. Not only does he own one of the largest Cadillac collections in all of North America, he is also the founder of one of Canada’s largest car shows - the Fleetwood Country Cruize In. On average, the Cruize In brings together 25,000 people, and has managed to raise exactly $1,532,000 for charity. As Steve jokes, “for a goofy car show, that’s a lot”. I had the pleasure of sitting down with him and chatting about his…

down further through the analysis of popular fonts. He sees Century Gothic as modern, Bookman Script as Elegant, Calibri as clean, Futura as strong, Helvetica as stable, and Baskerville as old face. Hunt demonstrates his findings by presenting the Cadillac, a beautiful scripted logo font, as undeniably elegant. Google is provided as an example as…

family belonged to the former as her great-grandfather was the Sultan of Iran until 1921, allowing her parents to own a Cadillac and have a house maid. Nevertheless, Marjane’s family were communists who supported social equality and rights for proletariats. Marjane “wanted to be a prophet because [her] maid did not sit with [them at dinner and] because [her] father had a Cadillac” (6). She believed that if she were a prophet, all her problems would be solved. She acknowledges that her family is…

The Situation Jack Solomon’s essay titled Masters of Desire: The culture of American Advertising was written in 1988. This piece is currently in the book Signs of Life in the USA which was edited by Sonia Maasik and Jack Solomon. This book was published in 2015 by Bedford/St. Martin’s. Jack Solomon is an English Professor at California State University, Northridge. In this essay Solomon examines the effect advertisement and advisors have on the American Dream. He started off with the paradox of…

In the short story, “The Somebody”by Danny Santiago, self-proclaimed ‘Chato de Shamrock’ makes the decision to quit school and become a ‘writer.’ While disinheriting his father’s name, Chato decides to make it big on the streets of East L.A and goes around the city spreading his fame by writing his name on various buildings and street objects. Since Santiago writes in first person, the story is narrated through Chato’s perception of the world and his account may not be entirely accurate. However…

In the 1930’s the automotive production and the increase in industry was not greatly impacted despite the Great Depression occurring in majority of the United States. The design, manufacturing, and price all changed during this period and some for the better. During the nineteen thirties design was a big part of the automobile and the big production plants. Manufacturers were offering increasingly sophisticated and beautiful vehicles. It was very fortunate for the few who lived in luxury…

model in their top 10 positions, Buick coming in at number 7. (consumerreports.org (2016)) While Buick sits alone in the top 10, among a variety of German and Asian vehicles, most of the GM brands show up near the bottom of the list with GMC and Cadillac in 23rd and 24th place. Ford and Lincoln look slightly less tarnished but hardly impressive at number 16 and 17. In a market where all 30 of the rated brands are readily available, with customers that often do research online before shopping,…

Also, Detropia mentions the Cadillac plant that has closed but, in the movie we see MacGregor driving a CTS Cadillac. If he is really struggling that much living in Detroit, then how is he still able to afford a forty-thousand-dollar car? The film also takes note of the huge pay cuts new workers are expected to take, without…