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Upon reading this story, I have to agree that the Mach-e will allow the Mustang name to live on as sales have been dropping on a rate of 10% a year. https://www.autonews.com/blogs/mach-e-ford-ensures-mustang-badge-will-live#adunit_path=opinion/blogs That kind of drop means that the hard core fans are not buying enough to keep the ICE Mustange alive as is and that active people who want performance but in more of a CUV form will be the buyers not just now but in the future. IMHO

Seems MB lost the Luxury Sales Crown for 2019 to BMW.

Appears that Ford is bringing out their own 4 wheel steering option for their full size pickups and I would not be surprised to see this go to the full size SUVs. https://www.autonews.com/video/autonews-now-ford-files-patent-4-wheel-steering-f-series If Ford is successful with this unlike the over priced option GM made it, will prove GM was not looking big enough or long term. Having driven a GM 4 Wheel Steering Pickup, they are amazing and it should have been a default standard option on all full size trucks/SUVs from GM. The video even states that GM packaged it as part of a $7,500 option package with leather, sun roof, etc. stuff that had nothing to do with the 4 wheel steering. Reporter believes if packaged right by Ford, it will be a huge success due to the very large increased size of the trucks today and the need to get the turning circle down below 3 1/2 lanes of room needed to turn.

Seems Jeep Hybrid SUV/CUVs will be called 4xe https://www.autoblog.com/2020/01/02/jeep-hybrid-4xe-plug-in-compass-renegade-wrangler/

Fisker shows off their new CUV EV, $29,999 including the Federal Tax credit. AWESOME DEAL https://ww.electrek.co/2020/01/05/fisker-ocean-unveiled-29999-base-w-credits-performance-0-60-in-2-9/ Like the Looks of this! ? The story above seems to miss the point that Fisker is already saying you can reserve one for Lease @ $379.00 per month. This is for the 200 mile range EV version. Not bad. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/fisker-ocean-pricing-ces-2020/

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1126602_why-the-toyota-rav4-is-the-best-hybrid-for-the-us-market Great read and I have to say that many will find the Hybrid superior over a traditional ICE CUV. Smoother and riding better, why bother with ICE only CUVs, might as well make all CUVs Hybrid or Pure EV.

Disagree, no need for a luxury brand to enter the Toyota / Chevrolet realm much like MB has done. Cheapens the status of the brand.

OUCH, the blood is gonna flow I think for a good while longer.

Yes, I could not get the auto numbering to go in reverse order. #34 is actually #1 for the least reliable auto they expect of the 2020 model years. A score of 100 is perfect and means you will probably not have any problems with the auto. This was CR's top 34 least reliable auto's, they have not released their top 34 most reliable auto's yet.

Consumers Reports of the 2020 Models likely to have the highest potential to break down posted by MSN. https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/these-new-cars-are-most-likely-to-break-down/ss-AAK4SZK?li=BBnb7Kz#image=1 Audi A8 – CR score = 67 Audi A6 – CR score = 65 Chevrolet Traverse – CR score = 65 BMW 3 Series – CR score = 63 Lincoln Nautilus – CR score = 63 Acura RDX – CR score = 61 Toyota C-HR – CR score = 61 Volkswagen Atlas – CR score = 61 Volkswagen Tiguan – CR score = 61 Chrysler Pacifica – CR score = 59 Honda Passport – CR score = 59 Acura MDX – CR score = 58 Ram 1500 – CR score = 58 Ford F-150 – CR score = 57 Tesla Model X – CR score = 57 Cadillac XT6 - – CR score = 56 Chevrolet Silverado – CR score = 54 GMC Sierra 1500 – CR score = 54 Land Rover Range Rover – CR score = 54 Land Rover Range Rover Sport – CR score = 54 Land Rover Range Rover Velar – CR score = 54 Chevrolet Camaro – CR score = 53 Cadillac XT4 – CR score = 52 Lexus LS – CR score = 52 Alfa Romeo Giulia – CR score = 51 Land Rover Discovery – CR score = 51 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque – CR score = 45 Land Rover Discovery Sport – CR score = 44 Cadillac Escalade – CR score = 41 Chevrolet Colorado – CR score = 37 GMC Canyon – CR score = 37 Fiat 500X – CR score = 35 Fiat 500L – CR score = 29 Jeep Wrangler – CR score = 28 Consumers Report is surprised by the popular sales of Wranglers with such a poor reliability as the #1 auto to avoid in the US.

Be interesting to see how fast the auto industry changes over to PHEV as a standard auto with EV as the normal auto choices as ICE gets reduced more and more.

Weird, way too small for the US market, reminds me of the 1996 Golf Harlequin Edition

Interior is interesting and not bad the exterior leaves much to be desired, just not pushing the design edge enough to stand out as Special / Luxury.

I like what I see, very stylish and clean both exterior and interior. Take this over anything the Germans are building right now based on the pictures.

Last 20 years blurred into 10

Or just being more specific in the names / terms used to find what you want.

Happy New Years all! Celebration of the day with our traditional Korean New Years day soup. This is a one month love affair that my wife and I do. Over the course of the month of December, hand made mundo aka pot stickers, hand made rice cakes, home made beef broth made with 3 types of beef and beef bones. Seasonings as it cooks, strained to be a clear rich flavorful broth that has rice cakes, mundo, egg, near fat free well seasoned shredded flank steak, sesame seeds on top. Love this soup.

Amazing to read that those of us with similar love of the auto industry also have similar career tracks. I went and graduated from Medical school, had a close friend die in my arms and with the help of my Grandfather went to Osaka Japan to do an internship at Minolta Corporation. Was asked to stay as long as I went back to school, so got a degree from Kobe University in International Marketing and sales and fell in Love. Was denied as I was not Japanese, came home met the woman who became my wife via an introduction from my parents. Yes arranged marriage for this white guy to a Korean who has two amazing kids. Alex my son was 4 and Amy my daughter was 8. We are now 28 years and a few days later of marriage as we got married on Dec 24th. Had my own business that went strong till the state changed the laws about CNG and sold it to a bigger company that could deal with the politics. Been part of multiple startups in the tech industry that have failed and been sold to bigger companies. Been at Dell Tech now for 9 years but via mergers as I went to Isilon Storage which was bought by EMC and merged with Dell to become Dell Tech. Longest place I have ever worked but love my job. We all find out path in life with many interesting bumps and detours. HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE! Wishing you all a very exciting and prosperous year full of adventure. Looking forward to the next 50 years. Yup that would make be 102 since I am just now Mid Life.

DOHHHHHHHH ? Where did the time fly again? Wow, sad that I cannot find more auto's to love in the last 10 years. I am very excited about the EVs that are going to launch over the next 2 years and hopefully will have a new group of auto's to love and own.

Totally agree, This is probably one of the best well sourced Wiki pages about the history and the relevant digital version today of Encyclopedias. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia I love the clear factual sources on this wiki page. If I was to have kids today, as my son is 32 and Daughter is 36, I would sign up for the digital Britannica access as you constantly have the latest valid sources for school use. Makes a great gift to Nieces and nephews too.

@balthazar Totally agree +1,000,000,000,000 times on the abuse of campaign donations. I honestly think 180 days is plenty of time for re-election and election campaigns and not what Potus 45 has turned into almost 4yr constant campaign donation / spending. In regards to Wiki, @balthazar @Robert Hall @oldshurst442 I love the fact that we have NOT lost our encyclopedia sources. https://www.britannica.com/

Colleges make it very clear that WIKI is NOT a reliable source of info though many use it for such and I believe not all but most is valid information. Sadly, Wiki really needs to find a better way to become a valid source of Info for the masses.

2006 Escalade ESV Platinum, yes I still like it better than any newer version due to the type of seats it has. 2008 Trailblazer SS, still love it like the day I bought it. 2017 Trackhawk, son went with a different configuration, but love it. 2017 Buick Envision Premium 2019 Corvette ZR1, Yup love the car, even though I can barely fit.

Yes always cool to hear V8's but this is just nothing special compared to the Supercharger whirl of the GM V8. NO German brand has ever done that. This is mostly Exhaust noise. Pass on that and take as Pointed out to me the Modern LT5 Supercharged V8 in an Escalade V. @ 2:13 you can hear the LT5 Supercharger wine before the exhuast takes over the noise output.

BREAKING NEWS: Carlos Ghosn has fled Japan and shown up in Lebanon his original birth Country and will hold news Conferences next week to balance out the injustice system of Japan. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/ex-nissan-boss-carlos-ghosn-flees-to-lebanon-slams-japans-justice-system/2019/12/30/61e89258-2b7c-11ea-bffe-020c88b3f120_story.html