G. David Felt
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I see at the landrover dealership by my house they take people on their fake rock, wood and cement bump trail but that is the extent of ever seeing Land Rover any place other than in the city. You do not find them in the PNW 4x4 club that is for sure, but I see plenty of Tahoes, Suburbans, Especially Wranglers, trailblazers, Cherokees First generation. If it is body on frame, you find it on the mountain ski pass and off road clubs.
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WOW Thought you were joking till I read the press release! https://www.hyundaiusa.com/about-hyundai/news/Corporate_HYUNDAI_REVEALS_THE_WALKING_DEAD_SPECIAL_EDITION_TUCSON-20131120.aspx http://www.thewalkingdead.com/hyundai-reveals-the-walking-dead-special-edition-tucson/ http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2014-hyundai-tucson-the-walking-dead-special-edition-starts-at-29775.html Too funny it has a cyclops Dash from what I see in this video.
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A V edition Escalade I would love. Just tighten up the suspension and tune it for throwing around 10K pounds of weight. I know it can be done as I did this with my 94 suburban that runs a 402 with 505hp 551lbs of Torque. It drive amazing. Would love the Escalade to have the Supercharged LT4 V8
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I have never considered Land Rover a true SUV since they left Body on Frame. I also never see them off road around here or even on the mountain passes at ski resorts. They seem to be stuck in Seattle and the suburbs and along the highway as I always see them broken down. So Landrover is CUV's to me also.
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All the flash, a decent rep and good warranty...but...you drive and if you appreciate cars in any way, or compare, you go..."but..." Hyundai and Toyota buyers are similar, once they are in, they are in and don't really care. Summed up perfect, these buyers could care less about the driving and only about point a to b transportation that is reliable and cheap.
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It is interesting but in Seattle, if you are rather tiny, then you tend to buy Asian auto's, Big American people tend to buy American or German. Yet the whole youth market who has money buys performance so you see plenty of AMG, M's, V's, Porcheses, etc. Old folks are the ones buying BMW, MB and Cadillac cars. Young affluent families are buying the CUV's and SUV's from the Luxury makers here as they live a far more active life style. Over all I think Cadillac is fine with the SRX and Escalade. If they feel they need something between these two fine, but I see no reason to take the Encore and rebadge it a luxury version. Waste of R&D money. Encore is perfect where it is in Buick. Those that are willing to spend money are going to buy Compact or bigger. Not Subcompact for Luxury.
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This should be interesting. I am excited to see the car and learn more about the engine family.
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Grand Cherokee has always been unibody. Now, unless we're going to retroactively add to the generally accepted crossover meaning of "an SUV built on a car platform with less SUV capability...." Showing my age as Jeep used to make true SUV's that were Body on Frame. With the Grand Cherokee, it became from the very first generation a CUV. I think the only SUV Jeep makes is the Wrangler now.
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I can see the Tubro V6 Diesel would be a smart move for the world market and the US. I see no real value gained with the twin turbo V6 gas engine in the Escalade. I also do not see any real fuel gain. Would be smarter to add cyclinder deactivation on the v8 for Highway cruising than to go with the over weight TT V6.
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Based on what I can find searching the internet, MB has only 2 SUV platforms. Their military version mad consumer overpriced dino G-Class and the 4 model family GLA, GLK, GL and M-class suv. How is this any different than Cadillac with their 2 SUV platforms? They have their Escalade, Escalade ESV and SRX. I expect a second model off the SRX line but with Buick, Cadillac does not need to have a model in compact, Mid class and Full size. More then enough with what they have. Mercedes does have 2 SUV platforms but they have more than 2 SUVs. The GLA is on the A-class platform, the GLK is built on the C-class platform. The ML and GL share a platform but in different size similar to ATS and CTS on Alpha, and the G-wagen is their 2nd SUV only platform. So 2 of Mercedes SUVs are built on car platforms. I'd like to see Cadillac build an SUV off Alpha, maybe to slot in between the SRX and Escalade and they can help them keep the price of the SRX down to keep it in the entry-lux suv sweet spot. So then you propose either a 3rd platform to add or move SRX to Alpha and build the SRX as the entry level and a new mid level CUV on alpha between SRX and Escalade. Right now MB and BMW have nothing that really competes against the Escalade. The G-Wagon is the closet body on frame that MB has but no one else out there makes a full size Luxury SUV today.
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Good to know, it was kinda white and just a puff of smoke but I just was not expecting to see it as I never saw it on other diesels.
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While the IDx is a cool concept, I see the hard time building a case for this car at such low production numbers. My question is the 50-60,000 units a year just what you see for the US or the global market?
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Awesome 40s style version of Womanizer
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Funny to hear this review of the I8 and it's technology to say "Just like the CHEVY VOLT!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8x-9JVhE3wY
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GM's Video is freakin awesome as they talk about all the features and details. The new 2015 Z06 is equal to the old Z01 or so they say but the new supercharged v8 has no connection to the old LS9 Supercharged V8. So does this make this an LS10 engine?
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G. David Felt Alternative Fuels & Propulsion writer www.CheersandGears.com Carbon Fibre Production to Triple SGL an American Company and BMW of Germany have announced a $200 million dollar investment to expand Carbon Fibre production at their Moses Lake Washington state production plant. This comes on top of their commitment last year to double capacity in 2013. Soaring demand from the auto industry and airplane industry for carbon fibre caused the joint venture production plant to double capacity from the current 3000 tones a year to 6000 tones by the end of this year with the addition of production line 3 and 4. This expansion announced last year was due to the perceived larger than expected sales of the BMW i cars. Now the joint venture between SGL and BMW will bring online a 5th and 6th production line by the end of 2015 at the Moses Lake Washington plant. This $200 million additional investment will make this carbon fiber production plant the largest in the world producing 9000 tones of Carbon fiber. Currently the plants productions is a 100% for the BMW i auto's. Quoting the SGL / BMW companies say "that applications involving carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) are projected to grow in future vehicle concepts and believe the material offers new opportunities in lightweight construction for an eco-friendly mobility." The spools of carbon fibre material is then shipped and processed at the second joint venture site in Germany. Here they are then turned into textile carbon fiber layers, the starting point for the production of CFRP body parts at the BMW plants.
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LMAO, Yee! At least it is one of the best toothpastes out there!
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Saw a newly sold TDI Jetta Wagon that was spouting smoke from the tailpipe. Made me think the rings were bad on the engine. Sad to see a new car already smoking.
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What once made Cadillac tick no longer applies in the luxury segment. It's no longer about huge space, cloud smooth ride, and the most glitz... it's about aggressive looks and driving acumen that makes the most mundane morning commute a trip around the Nürburgring. Agreed, we are past the Baby Boomers desires for a Laz-e-boy chair ride. The buyers are wanting what you stated, a driving experience to make their commute fun.
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Based on what I can find searching the internet, MB has only 2 SUV platforms. Their military version mad consumer overpriced dino G-Class and the 4 model family GLA, GLK, GL and M-class suv. How is this any different than Cadillac with their 2 SUV platforms? They have their Escalade, Escalade ESV and SRX. I expect a second model off the SRX line but with Buick, Cadillac does not need to have a model in compact, Mid class and Full size. More then enough with what they have.
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Audi has built a marketing buzz around a very expensive Ala cart style of car purchasing with proprietary technology that is just stupid in today's day and age. You should NOT have to buy a special cable to plug in your ipod or mp3 player. You should not have to upgrade the sound system to just use what is already common place in the market. Crazy Nickel and diming the consumer to death. Seems this would be a short term gain but at long term loss of customer satisfaction equaling long term loss of customers.
