G. David Felt

Agree comfort should always be in Luxury Auto's foremost, but sadly brand name bragging has made things less so. I have no problem with the thinner seats that are made in the Escalade as long as they offer comfort, sadly the thinner seats are hard as a rock limiting road trip comfort.

Pretty much since the start of the Pandemic, I have always believed that the Commercial Property market was headed for a major crash with adjustments needed. In some cases, businesses such as Amazon have realized this and converted their 88 Story HQ building in Seattle to all Apartments keeping their HQ where it is as they reduce commercial property needs due to WFH ability for employees to perform the same as in an Office. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/05/mortage-interest-rates-property-values-00094969 This is a good read as it focuses on the $1.5 Trillion in debt due over the coming 24 months and with commercial property only at 56% occupancy the ability to raise rents and especially for those in REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) to gain consistent income is dropping like a rock. Time for a mind change for these folks. Real estate will always be a good investment long term but how one uses that property will and always does change.

LOL, I find it funny that the Hemi V8 in the Ram truck makes the same MPG as the all new Turbocharged V6 that Toyota is pushing into all their autos saying it is more efficient. https://www.motorbiscuit.com/small-engine-scam-ram-1500s-final-v8-and-tundras-first-turbocharged-v6-get-identical-mpg/ This video I find interesting as it proves that going smaller is not always better.

Very cool that GM is still investing in ICE while heavily investing in the future of EVs. GM Furthers Flint Commitment with $1B+ Manufacturing Investment Details of today's announcements include: Flint Assembly – GM will invest $788 million to prepare the plant to assemble GM’s next-generation ICE HD trucks. Plant updates will include a body shop building expansion, general assembly conveyor expansion, and new tooling and equipment. Flint Metal Center – GM will invest $233 million for new stamping dies to support production of GM’s next-generation ICE HD trucks, as well as press refurbishments and new equipment.

Totally agree about the firm seats. I am back from my week of PTO having driven 545 miles in one day to Fairmont Hot Springs BC. Summer Family Trip - Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Reservations I will confirm that the comfort level on the seat is of BIG BIG IMPORTANCE for road trips. My 2006 Cadillac Escalade ESV has the following seats: Totally comfortable and had no problems driving for hours and hours without stopping. Solid adjustable support and yet comfort that makes it easy on the body. Today's Escalade 2023 seat, website sucks as they no longer allow all the views you used to get, but the seats are hard as a rock having personally tried them, no comfort and would not make a road trip comfy SUV. Good thing for online reviews. Current Cadillac seats are not road trip worthy even in the cars.

Very cool to see the Bolt/Bolt EUV doing so well. Chevy Bolt Family Gains Massive Market Share During Q1 2023 (gmauthority.com) Almost 20,000 Bolts sold in the US compared to January-March 2023: Tesla Model Y - 93,294 (up 79%) Tesla Model 3 - 52,885 (up 11%) Yes small but growing which is good.

Thank you @trinacriabob for the review, interesting to see how GM just kept this going when it truly needed a major refresh. Sad for the end of ICE cars for GM, but hoping they get more options in EV format.

So excited for you Robert on your new place and all the exciting things that come with a new place. Just got back from PTO at Fairmont Hot springs and already miss the twice day soaking in them. I can feel the difference in my body and I know you and your sister will love it for making the body feel better. Looking forward to updated pictures when you get a chance. Exciting to think that you will be moved in next weekend.

Just like Tesla and Mercedes, Selling out can mean many things and VW is not stating how many they are going to produce for this year, so it can be many things of German Deception, no different than Tesla Deception.

This so deserves a FAILURE emoji as there is NO camper. Musk had a one and done custom built unit to show off, but there is no company building or even offering to build yet a camper, trailer, etc. for the Cybertruck. There is a company that has exclusive rights to sell you a limited space bed tent. There website and name is a deceptive name as it is NOT a CAMPER. Homepage - Space Campers

It will be exciting to see how this goes. I like the look, be interesting to see how roomy it is inside.

I hope they prosecute that You Tuber for her stupidity. She deserves to have to pay big time for that stunt.

Will be interesting to see as it is selling out for the current production year in Europe at a starting price of $64,581 Euros which is $69,133.96 U.S. dollars in today's exchange rate 6-2-2023.

Will be interesting to see how GM/Cadillac if they do bring it here will make it a Performance SUV as the current numbers for China with Hybrid is nothing spectacular.

Interesting read. https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/06/heres-how-to-reboot-your-gm-vehicles-infotainment-system/

I can see this being a hit and will force Chrysler to move forward with a modern EV update to their Minivan as will the asian brands that still build minivans.

Not bad looking, I have to assume the interior will be the same as the current trucks which would be a shame as they could have taken it next level. At least they have given a decent suspension system.

Kicking off the June spotting thread with an Imperial Crown that has a 1963 license plate.

How do you explain that the Pryamid angle of the truck and especially the bed means there is NOTHING out there from a bed camper to a 5th wheel that can work with this truck as it is NOT standard in anyway. On top of this, basic uses of a truck require a flat bed area which this does not have. Then you also have the same problem as the Rivian, a Unibody bed which means unlike the Ford, you cannot just simply replace the bed when it has damage. Cybertruck will have the same extreme costs to repair as Rivian. Damage can be small, but repair of this Unibody truck will be expensive. Rear-Ended Rivian Gets $42,000 Repair Bill | Rivian Forum – Rivian R1T & R1S News, Pricing & Order... (rivianownersforum.com)

A few statements from both Tesla and Tesla Fan sites. These Cybertruck buyers have never owned a pickup truck. The bulk are new to the pickup truck market. Those that had Cybertruck reservations have become Ford or Rivian Pickup buyers as they got there first. Course we the public have no real knowledge of how many refunds have been made to date against the Cybertruck nor how many actual reservations Tesla has. Tesla on their investment day and battery day have clearly stated that they will start with top end fully equipped Cybertruck orders first, so 6 figure trucks that are no different than a GMC Hummer Pickup or the F150 Lighting Launch edition or what is know as the Launch Edition for the Chevrolet Silverado or GMC Sierra Launch Edition. All 6 figure trucks. GM and Ford like Rivian will get to 5 figure trucks far faster than Tesla which has proven they truly have NO INTEREST in building cheap EVs. I doubt you will see a Cybertruck below 70-80 thousand dollars before 2026 when GM and Ford as well as Ram will be shipping their commercial EV editions. On top of this, the Cybertruck will be a FAILURE as it is not a Real Truck but a Unibody Honda Ridgeline competitor that will not be able to haul the bulk of todays 5th wheels and other trailers as it was never designed or intended to support the real truck market. Yes Tesla Fans will buy it, but the bulk of the truck market will not buy Tesla.

@oldshurst442 @ccap41 @surreal1272 @trinacriabob @NINETY EIGHT REGENCY @Drew Dowdell Seems Hyundai has decided to move forward with the 2 door Pony car concept as an actual street car. https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/hyundai-n-vision-74-is-go-for-launch-report/ https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2023050808323469185 Seems facial recognition is a go for Genesis EVs plus much more tech for security and more. https://electrek.co/2023/05/31/genesis-brings-facial-recognition-cool-new-features-evs/

Good read: https://moparinsiders.com/dodge-charger-daytona-srt-banshee-continues-to-push-forward/ Also released by Chevrolet, the ZR2 Bison ? extreme off-road truck. https://media.chevrolet.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/vehicles/colorado-zr2/2024.html New standard safety for GM EVs. https://pressroom.gm.com/gmbx/us/en/pressroom/home/news.detail.html/Pages/news/us/en/2023/may/0531-safety.html SRT Banshee is refined and being shown to the public again.

This study has some valid thoughts, but is wrong saying it applies to the whole nation. Being a California influenced study, yes in southern states it makes sense to probably recharge during the day. PNW it does not as hydro and wind is the big power source and here power consumption during the day is higher than at night. https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/stanford-study-warns-against-overnight-charging-of-electric-cars-at-home

Lovely wagon, amazing most old autos here in Canada are rusted out, but this is sexy wagon.

Very good read for those interested in batterybtech. https://ts2.space/en/solid-state-battery-technology/ Damn, this is close for the Rivian pickup.