G. David Felt

According to all the news outlets, the Suburban/Yukon XL and Escalade ESV plus their Tahoe/Yukon/Escalade will have IRS plus so much more. There is talk of a Hybrid coming back and a Diesel version. http://gmauthority.com/blog/2018/05/2020-suburban-independent-rear-suspension/ https://www.carscoops.com/2018/05/new-2020-chevy-suburban-prototype-tries-hide-independent-rear-suspension/ https://suvtrend.com/gmc/2020-gmc-yukon/ https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a20888486/2020-chevrolet-suburban-will-feature-independent-rear-suspension/

I agree that everyone should target for ZERO, but just too many people seem deluded by claiming more than they should and then complaining about a tax bill that this year seems to be even bigger.

Based on statistics we have the following: Top Fuel run record of 339.87 MPH https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/motor-sports/nhra-racer-robert-hight-sets-speed-mark-with-339-mph-run/ Top Fuel goes 0 to 100 mph in .8 seconds. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Fuel Which is faster, top fuel or funny cars? Winner is Top Fuel. https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/DavisChen.shtml Torque versus Horsepower? Top Fuel has broken the barrier with the top car that hit 339.87 mph had 10,000 plus HP and over 7,400 lb-ft of torque. http://sip-trunking.tmcnet.com/news/2014/08/02/7952726.htm How much fuel does a Top Fuel dragster burn in a run? Warmup, burnout, staging and the quarter-mile run, on average 22.75 US gallons or 86.1 liters of fuel. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Fuel Current manufacture built fastest 1/4 mile run? Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, 2018 9.65 @ 140mph https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fastest_production_cars_by_acceleration Fastest rocket car was a 3.58 sec 1/4 mile run @ 386 mph by Vanishing Point Funny Car 1984. Fastest electric car to date? Nov 2017 Tesla Roadster Concept with 200 kWh battery pack, 0-60 in 1.9 sec at over 250 mph, scheduled for on sale in 2020 at $200,000. https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-roadster-goes-0-60-mph-less-than-2-seconds-base-version-2017-11 Tesla P100D 0-60 in 2.5 seconds verified at a drag strip in 2016. 0 to 100 in 6.52 seconds and 1/4 mile in 10.78 seconds @ 124.5 mph. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1106320_how-fast-is-a-tesla-model-s-p100d-how-about-0-to-60-in-2-5-seconds Fastest Electric Dragster, verified on August 3rd 2017 has 5,000HP and 17,000 lb-ft of Torque from ZERO. They plan to have dragsters by 2020 at 380 MPH and have acknowledged that they can hit the limits of rubber tires which is 497 mph or 800 km/h. https://newatlas.com/top-ev-electric-drag-racing-top-fuel/50741/ Interesting is that world wide, dragracing has a limit of top speed of 328.8 MPH according to the NDRA, only place left with no limit top speed is Australia where they are pushing to hit 400 mph in a 1/4 mile with the 10,000 HP motors. The goal of the Australia National Electric Drag Racing Association is to beat every record set by ICE within the next couple years. Electric drag racing is just as dangerous as ICE drag racing. To Quote the NEDRA: Its 1,000-volt, 5,000-odd horsepower motor might fall short of the peak power figures of the Top Fuel cars, but it'll generate more than 17,000 pound-feet (23,049 Nm) of torque from zero RPM, has more "power strokes" per revolution, and should use its muscle in a far more controllable way than the combustion cars. We're talking about enough potential power, mounted within a foot behind my head, to run a whole suburb of houses with lights and appliances switched on. The electro-chemical energy density of the battery pack is equivalent to more than 18 kilos of TNT. If that's to short circuit and dissipate all the energy in the power pack, you're dealing with 18 kilos of TNT essentially, plus high speed and stability at those high speed you're pressing the boundary of.

Considering what MB has done with the G-Wagon for so long, I see no problem with ubber luxury and executive packaged Escalades along with a proper V edition.

Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade in short base form. Suburban, Yukon XL and Escalade ESV in long base form.

I am enjoying this updated Opera way better than any others so far. Gonna stick it out and see how long before they piss me off again. But for plug-ins I see lots of options for stuff here: https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/ @Drew Dowdell Seems your desire is what others have figured out. Follow this thread to get Grammarly plug-in installed on Opera. https://forums.opera.com/topic/26251/opera-grammarly-extension Use this one as the actual thread https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/install-chrome-extensions/ Let me know how it works for you.

Cadillac has that coming in the form of BEV3 EVs. Covered.

Yes for ICE it is a Slippery slop to the demise of old ways of doing things that have had their time. From Racing to drag racing everyone else can see the exciting future of electric's racing, driving and buzzing around. Enjoy my friend living in the past.

If the 310HP or 323HP in the Camaro can with a Turbo Package get up to 620HP, then the TTV6 should easily beat that and be more than enough for any auto as I am sure they could easily add on another 300HP to the default HP figure.

If it brings quality with tight fit n finish of new auto's that keeps the name plate alive and not just a cheap ass badge engineered job, I am fine with looking to the GM Buick group in China for inspiration. Hopefully this is BEV3 platform focused EVs for the US market place.

OMG, you found my weakness, Love to eat hot bread with soft melting butter, garlic butter, irish butter, YUMMY hot Bread with all kinds of Spreads. That is why working out is such a big deal to me. Gotta work out so I can afford eating what I love. My 3 top passions are Skiing, Working out and Wine! Course you will see my auto passion and photography passion on my Instagram account too. From my Wine Collection From my leg day workout From my Ski day

This is also how technology will change and keep racing alive as complexity goes away as simplification takes over for a level playing field. Hopefully we see more young people who can see the fun of racing with the lower cost of electric motors while still being safe enter into the sport.

Totally expected, I know I did my Son and Daughters Tax refund and it is next to nothing even with their student loan interest and other deductibles, they are only getting a few hundred dollars back. Both my kids have said they are putting it towards bills and will not be buying anything this year like in years past when they would put the bulk towards their debt and still buy something for themselves. I expect the Tax Refund Specials to fall on on their faces and we will not be seeing the spending of tax refunds like in years past. This will long term change the way people spend money and how they handle debt.

Very cool, we Know a few here will down vote it and bash it for how quiet it is, but the speed and torque is amazing.

Guess the few trips I made where I did get Euro's and did not use the company credit card, it was always accepted so I never thought about pounds sterling. Thanks, that is interesting. I still think UK is going to hurt long term from withdrawing from the European union. Especially the non-college educated will really hurt I think.

I think the Acadia Typhoon Edition TTV6 would help those looking for a sporty performance based CUV. This gives GMC some Pontiac EXCITEMENT! that would add to the Denali Excitement and AT4 Excitement. I think GM is missing packages that would have the hardcore auto enthusiast talking about their product line. Yes not many would buy a pricey Acadia Typhoon but knowing they have a performance version to go with the Off road version and their ubber on road luxury version would do them well.

It might be for many people but then when has performance freaks ever said no to HP / Torque even if they have problems getting the wheels to hook up. My point being is that you could take a New 2020 AT4 and with a new exhaust, cold air intake and ECU Tune, get a considerable bump in performance. Then you also have the Turbo kits that can add plenty of bang for the buck fun. GM just needs to offer a Syclone and Typhoon edition of the CUV and Trucks. As you and others have stated, the TT V6 in the CUV lineup and Trucks would do wonders for increased sales.

Brexit will be the death of jobs and stagnation in UK. People thought it was great to ditch the Euro Union and Euro Dollar and go back to stupid Pounds, stones, etc. history based crap. Welcome to the Global age of jobs and global commerce. UK is going to really hate their near term future as I expect many more manufacturing plants to shut down and move to Europe mainland. UK love of their history as the best way to live will be their death. Both Scotland and Ireland DO NOT want to leave the Union and yet will be forced by UK London stupidity.

This is awesome and I actually expect this to sell well for them. I see plenty of the ICE version on the roads, I expect people will scoop up the EV version especially here on the west coast.

This is awesome read and I totally agree with many things in this write up. Quote: "Electrification, you cannot stop it anymore — it's coming," says Elmer Kades, a managing director with the consulting firm AlixPartners. "We have fantastic growth rates, between 50 and 60 percent on a global level." Electric vehicles are currently a tiny fraction of the car market, which is dominated by internal combustion engines. But many more electric car models will hit showrooms in the next few years, and several factors have analysts convinced that is part of a major transition in the industry. I also totally agree that ICE will be here for some time even as we see a tripling to quadrupling of models available by 2025 and the technology that will bring charging on par with ICE fueling by 2025 to 2030. Quality of City air is becoming a big issue for cities world wide and more cities are looking to ban ICE auto's and delivery trucks and require EVs for the health of everyone and to help quiet down the noise in the cities. GREAT point made is even is 100% of electric auto's were sold today, it would still take 20-25yrs to totally replace all the ICE on the road and even then not everyone will want to give up or convert their old auto's especially among the collector crowd.

Crazy as I was curious about the 3.6L V6 performance modes and I see you can get for $5,200 a Turbo Kit that can be dialed up to 620HP giving you 11 second quarter mile runs. That is just crazy. http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/engines-drivetrain/1230-performance-mods-for-the-camaro-v6-engine-all-sixed-up/ Yes this is focused on the Camero with that V6, but it seems that tuning kits can get you the following 26HP / 29 lb-ft of torque at the wheels. http://www.kpe-products.com/shop/gm-ecu-tuning/gm-3-6l-di-ecu-tuning-with-module/ Considering that the Camaro is the Highest tuned at 323hp / 278 lb-ft of torque and the Impala is lowest at 300HP / 262 lb-ft of torque. http://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/gm-engines/lfx/ One can imagine that this engine is easily capable of 400hp in a V6 when my 1994 GMC Suburban had 210hp and 300 lb-ft of torque. We have come a long way.

Yes it was an awesome finish and still exciting as any ICE F1 race.

Thank you, yes this is the dash I was thinking of and to me very retro with the round dial knobs, the upright flat dash and the after thought nav screen. To me this is retro terrible for a modern 21st century auto.

Very cool, I do love how they can track how much energy each auto has left and far more driving skill involved to capitalize on position and finishing.

Just saw this on GMC Instagram story and love the black chrome grill. Best looking in a long time. AT4 Rocks!