Imagine, then, how it will feel with those improvements.In the first place, it needs a more sophisticated platform than the Corvette chassis Cadillac used for the concept car, and it will get it in the form of GM's upcoming Sigma platform, about which great things are promised.
Next, it needs to drop about 300 kg of curbweight, and that should be possible with the aforementioned platform, the use of clever engineering, and the money-little-object attitude necessary to craft a car that's likely to cost more than US$100,000 when it gets here.
By then, GM's engineering wizards should have honed their Northstar V-8 powertrain and chassis handling package into an extremely sophisticated and aggressive whole that will deliver launch, comfort, and ride and handling characteristics that could very well be second to none in the industry.
This all seemed more than do-able, on the strength of conversations with various Cadillac and GM executives, engineers and stylists over the months and a few exciting minutes in an Evoq concept roadster.
It was like listening to a choir offer a ragged but moving version of a song after months of them telling you how good they were going to be. Just wait until they perform for real, that'll be something to hear.