This is the Statt Mann Baby. It's time to Scatt a little bit.

It’s interesting to see GM push Cadillac as a performance brand. For the three weeks of the Tour de France the goal was to hear the name Cadillac juxtaposed with the word Performance when the commentators talked about the best and the fastest bike racers during the global event.

Cadillacs have always been for seniors. Corvettes and Camaros were for their kids.

But current Cadillac styling, performance and marketing apparently wants to change all that.

What baffles me, though, is GM’s refusal to attack the Subaru and Mitsubishi brands in the AWD performance market. A retired GM engineer told me that he worked on a European Opel system that would go into U.S. platforms and be a competitor to the Subaru WRX STI and Mitsubishi Evo all-wheel drive models that are attractive to young buyers with money, families and the urge to go fast.

For now though, GM has decided that they want to sell Cadillacs to competitive buyers who will keep up with a three-week bike race that has a large footprint on television.

To be frank, GM has overwhelmed the competition in World Challenge with resources and points to sit 1-2 in the championship with few BMWs, Mercedes, Audis or TV cameras in site.

Says a lot for who’s watching TV and visiting showrooms doesn’t it?

Peace.