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I still hate the term crossover coupe.

Coming soon to the crossover bazaar Buick Entropy Buick Enthalpy Buick Entrail Buick Enterprise (Starship Edition!) Buick Envention (See what i did there?)

I have a common dilemma : would love a new truck but don't want the accompanying monthly payment. $500/mnth = suckage.

So did every OEM in the '30s & '40s, into the '50s. - - - - - - The original coupe CUV ~

Not really, similar concept i guess but they were metal "The wheels were designed and manufactured by General Motors Defense Research Laboratories in Santa Barbara, California.[20] Ferenc Pavlics was given special recognition by NASA for developing the "resilient wheel".[21] They consisted of a spun aluminum hub and a 32 inches (81 cm) diameter, 9 inches (23 cm) wide tire made of zinc-coated woven 0.033 inches (0.84 mm) diameter steel strands attached to the rim and discs of formed aluminum. Titanium chevrons covered 50% of the contact area to provide traction. Inside the tire was a 25.5 inches (65 cm) diameter bump stop frame to protect the hub."

Personally, I think this was and still is the coolest EV vehicle ever built

once it pops, the whole economy is going to start to tumble.

The Cleveland Museum of History has a couple of vintage EVs, both Bakers IIRC... There was a recreation of a 1901 Lohner-Porsche also, Porsche showed it off at the intro of the Panamera Hybrid a couple years ago. Maybe they will bring it out for the Taycan launch.

I'm personally at 20 years without a vehicle payment since I paid off my '94, but that's 'ME' - my wife's last 2 cars have been on time (with a gap in between). I bought my '04 (in '06) for cash.

Jack these babies up a few inches and NOW you're really talking Buick Crossover Coupe

Jack these babies up a few inches and NOW you're really talking Buick Crossover Coupe

Yeah, I went without an auto payment for 12 years until I got to the point my old Jeep was too worn out to keep driving.

Wish I could say I have a GM in the future.....Chevy's baby truck is the only one on my radar.... Jeep stole my heart....hello Detroit Built Grand Cherokee and Jeep Gladeator....... Went 8 years before my Nox.....

God no...

I've said for a while that if there is such a thing as a 4-door luxury crossover coupe, the Infiniti FX was the first of the kind, not Mercedes.

What are you doing that your ears are getting caught in windows, but only ones with frameless glass?!

The economy is in such a weird spot right now. GDP was high, but it was mostly an increase in inventories. Unemployment is low, but that's mostly that people who have been out of work stopped looking for work. There were 225k some jobs created last month, but the economy needs about 200k jobs a month to keep up with population growth. The one good thing is that wages for the lowest paid workers are starting to climb and it isn't have an inflationary effect. New car inventories being so high is a bad sign though. Hopefully they'll put out some incentives to move metal.

Crossover Coupe.. The absolute WORST segment ever created. I hate these so much. I'm a pretty big Mercedes fan but I will never vouch for a GLC Coupe or GLE Coupe. Did somebody say Envoy XUV?

Now I would put the new Pixel 3a/3aXL into serious consideration..

Even though I am also not a fan of the term “crossover coupe”, I technically fits and carries over from the sedan coupe trend that Benz started (for the most part) with the CLS. Now, regarding the Buick, it actually looks pretty sharp but until I see a production model (given GMs history of neutering nice designs like this), I will reserve judgment. Definitely some Blazer/Camaro cues on the front end, with a more polished look to it. Just my opinion. Much like the crossover coupe GLA?

This isn't really my "thing" but I do like it a lot. Offer a hybrid or EV to start and I could see it selling a lot.

This Benz diesel is supposed to be very clean... assuming they didn't cheat with software.

Yes, it was as ugly as the 2nd gen Durango.. To get something out quickly, they could just add a bed to the ProMaster cab and chassis version. That would give them the only cab-forward pickup in the US market..

Jay Leno has 1909 Baker Electric

First Hybrid Vehicle: Lohner-Porsche Mixed Hybrid. (1900-1905) "First prototypes were two-wheel drive, battery-powered electric vehicles with two front-wheel hub-mounted motors. A later version was a series hybrid using hub-mounted electric motors in each wheel, powered by batteries and a gasoline-engine generator." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohner-Porsche

Lee Petty, photo-finish winner of (first) 1959 Daytona 500 (in race pic, car # 48 was a lap down) ~

Jeep is rumored to be testing a Mercedes-Benz supplied 2.0 liter Turbo-Diesel in 14 test vehicles in the Detroit, Michigan area. However, it is unlikely that such a vehicle would be sold in the U.S. The most likely scenario is that this is testing for the European and Asian markets. The Compasses were converted by an independent supplier for FCA and the suspected engine of choice is the Mercedes-Benz OM654 2.0 diesel producing 192 HP and 295 lb-ft of torque. The engine was released in 2016 for the E-Class, but the engine was designed to be mounted in transverse applications as well. In the U.S., the Compass is only sold with a 2.4 liter gasoline engine. In Europe, the Compass comes with a two different 1.4-liter gasoline engines (140 hp an 170hp), two 2.0-liter diesel engines (140 hp and 170 hp), and a 1.6-liter diesel engine (120 hp). Which engine you can get largely depends on if the car is 4x4 or not. GM currently sells its compact crossovers with a 1.6-liter turbo diesel, and Mazda finally unveiled their diesel CX-5. We think that this diesel Compass would be a good fit in the U.S. and should FCA be reading this, please bring it here. View full article

Well at least it's 2 door. But we were talking about sedans raised over their regular sedan counterparts and having awd. AMC Eagle sedan and Subaru outback sedan sort of things.

Now now boys...make nice.. back on topic, it is interesting to see another US diesel variant from Jeep.

Well...you down voted a couple of posts without explanation (to other posters). Assuming you did not like their post for whatever reason. I did the same thing to yours. I did not like your post, so I down voted... .

It would be... even the Acura ZDX beat Mercedes to the punch.... but a certain Mercedes fanboi likes to think that Mercedes invented everything, so I was just nipping that in the bud.

Admittedly, it isn't as bad as the CLG Coupe, GLE Coupe, X4, or X6 but the whole lifted coupe thing is just asking for awkwardness and they all get it.If they keep the roofline up where it is, it'll be okay in my books. if they bring it down like they do on the others I listed, it'll look like total hell.

The rear is not bad...the back glass is not as sloped as other coupe CUVs...I like the sloped hatchback rears of some of the 'coupe' CUVs, like the Merc GLE and current X6..always wondered how a current Grand Cherokee 'coupe' version could look.

I glad I do have a decent amount sidewall w/ the 20 inch tires, but I still dodge the potholes..don't want to foul my alignment...

What's everyone think of the Enspire that is the article pic?

lol, well we got off topic really quick.

That was still an SUV. They're talking about something shaped like an Avalanche but with a sedan like trunk for the bed. There was the Lincoln Blackwood with a carpet lined bed.

The current Durango is a good looker, but I think it's on its way out.

So... an Avalanche.

Once it pops, deals are gonna be all over as dealers try to unload new product and CPO / used.

and claim to have invented it.

But they aren’t cool. Once Mercedes and Audi do it, the band wagon will start.

That's an ohio thing

I wonder if any of the production ones have been saved... .like that Pope Waverly

Makes a SMART look absolutely broughamy.

General Motors '69 XP-512 / '73 Citicar ~

A new bubble forming. It makes the GDP look good, but it's not a good sign for the economy.

Saw an article on Japlopnik today about there being almost a record high # of unsold new vehicles.

Chrysler needs product. Jeep and Ram are thriving because they actually have new product. Chrysler will too if given the chance.