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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    That is one BAD ASS RIde! Bum, gotta wait till fall 2018. http://www.gmc.com/gmc-life/trucks/introducing-the-2019-gmc-sierra-elevation-edition
  2. G. David Felt
    Seems VW is all in, in setting a new EV auto record for the fastest time up Pikes Peek.
  3. G. David Felt
    Twin Turbo I6 needs more cooling!
  4. G. David Felt
    Interesting, says the mods have gotten old, really just speakers and extended battery packs. Wonder how their camera stacks up to the current camera on a Note 8.? Does it really do better with a real zoom lense compared to the dual lense camera setup?
  5. G. David Felt
    Reminds me of a few movies where all the cars are taken control off and driven to attack others. This is how I can see Vehicle to everything (V2X) if a hacker gets in. Wonder if you can turn it off or just limit it to your cell phone? ?
  6. G. David Felt
    Agree, interesting comparison of the 2018 to the 2019.
  7. G. David Felt
    All interesting smoke and mirrors stuff. I want Tesla to survive, but I have to question if they can deliver profitably at a time that costs have gone up so fast.
  8. G. David Felt
    But it is German and top of the line for Audi. So they can charge $100,000 easily because it is not American.
  9. G. David Felt
    Just think of all the steel sitting around the country that could be recycled.
  10. G. David Felt
    Not bad looking and at least real exhaust ports out the bumper but a much better color matched cover. This is way nicer looking than the Audi. Audi reminds me of Lincoln trying to play luxury.
  11. G. David Felt
    Atlas is 6 inches shorter than the Tahoe, 4inches lower in height, 2 inches narrower. Only available with a V6 that is 80hp less, 120lbs ft of torque less, interior dimensions are way smaller and gets the same gas mileage as Chevy V8. Not sure I would consider it a Full size as much as a tweener and I think it is struggling to be a true full size on the golf platform. Yet with that said, VW made their module platform to be stretchable as they wanted to use it for compact to full size in the US market. https://www.edmunds.com/car-comparisons/?veh1=401732710&veh2=401709867 Sergio the Idiot did not do that with the Alfa platform. It will never be a full size car or SUV platform without some major re-engineering.
  12. G. David Felt
    That must be why Hawaii is vomiting so much lava!
  13. G. David Felt
    They had 3 colors, Grey, Black and Tan.Most of the ones around here are tan or black, yet I saw many Grey in Texas when I lived in that hell hole for a year. Weird
  14. G. David Felt
    I have to doubt this as much of what Idiot Sergio has stated in the pass has not happened and you cannot take a platform designed from the beginning for small to medium auto's and just magically make it fit full size or bigger. You can only stretch engineering so far before you break something due to it not originally being designed that way.
  15. G. David Felt
    Kinda like coal country, if they try to force people to buy power at higher costs to just keep a few plants open, the current administration is going to loose out. Cost out weigh the profits from retiring nuclear plants and switching over to Natural gas, solar and wind. or in those areas that can support it like here in the PNW, hydro.
  16. G. David Felt
    I suck at photoshop but after playing around with it, Audi should have gone the Monochromatic route than the fake exhaust tips in the lower bumper with black / grey plastic insert.
  17. G. David Felt
    I really doubt people will pay the subscription rate price to drive various models over a couple of months and then buy. Seems over priced to me.
  18. G. David Felt
    https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1117054_nature-study-shows-its-cheaper-to-reduce-global-warming-than-to-adapt-to-it Seems scientist are taking aim at those that say climate change is fake news. The latest study in the Journal of Nature shows it will cost about $20 trillion less to adapt by changing to green energy and EV auto's than it will to adapt to a changing planet of rising sea levels, hotter temps, etc. To quote the study: "The study modeled the impact of historical temperature changes on GDP in 165 countries from 1960 to 2010, and extrapolated the results out to 2100, and found that the more temperature changes can be limited, the greater the economic benefits will be." Good read if you care about helping the planet.
  19. G. David Felt
    Stupidity knows no boundaries, US isolated at the G7 Summit over the tradewar. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade/u-s-isolated-at-g7-meeting-as-tariffs-prompt-retaliation-idUSKCN1IX478
  20. G. David Felt
    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-electromobility-jobs/switch-to-electric-cars-threatens-75000-german-auto-industry-jobs-idUSKCN1J115L According to Reuters news, EV auto's are more reliable, require less powertrain parts, require less maintenance and depending on how you look at it cleaner for the planet especially when using green sources of power. The auto industry in Germany accounts for 840,000 jobs of which 210,000 are tied to powertrain production. Electric auto's by germany's own reconning will cost 75,000 jobs by 2030 based on the assumption that 25 percent of auto's will be electric, 15 percent hybrids leaving only 60 percent as petrol / diesel variants. With the governments push to also remove all diesel other than commercial versions of auto's from the roads, this further reduces the complex powertrains of ICE from the road reducing the needs of jobs. Germany says a more rapid adoption of jobs could cost the auto industry up to 100,000 jobs by 2030. The job loss is based on the work VW, BMW and Mercedes-benz has done that shows EV auto powertrains only have a sixth of the components when compared to ICE powertrains which means EV auto's can be assembled much faster. EV auto's also take 30 percent less time to assemble. The battery factories only require a fifth of the workforce compared to an ICE plant. EV auto's also better align with robotic automation over ICE powertrain auto's. What this means is that the need for blue collar workers will further reduce requiring people to get better educated for other forms of work.
  21. G. David Felt
    According to Rueters that GM today in China anounced a dedicated 10 models for China market added to the 10 they are already working on bringing to 20 models of EV auto's they are working on. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autoshow-detroit-gm-china/big-portion-of-future-gm-electric-vehicles-for-china-market-executive-idUSKBN1F702M GM has stated that the plan is 1 million EV auto's a year by 2026. China is the heart of GMs EV spearheaded efforts. In China, GM sold 4 million auto's in China or 40% of GM's global tally. 11,000 of them in China were pure EV. GM expects that Plug-in Hybrids and EVs will make up 20% of the Industry projected 35 million annual auto sales in China by 2025 or 7 million Plug-in Hybrids and EVs. GM is expected to sell in 2019 alone in China 300,000 EV's or plug-in Hybrids to meet China's government mandate. End result is hate it or love it, but EV's & Plug-in Hybrids are the future for GM and just about everyone else.
  22. G. David Felt
    Yup it was sharp. Pictures never did the color justice IMHO. This was a nice Full Size sedan. Would have loved it if they had offered this interior on the Impala SS Maroon.
  23. G. David Felt
    Nice looking for what it is, nothing really stands out as Awesome, OMG I gotta have it. I hate one part, the FAKE EXHAUST on the rear bumper. You can clearly see the plastic black center and it just detracts, might as well make it all color matched which would be better looking IMHO. Yawn, pass for me.
  24. G. David Felt
    Another Interesting read on Auto things that need to die and stop polluting our driving enjoyment. https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/car-performance-fads-that-need-to-go-away/ss-AAy1GAd?li=BBnb7Kz Four Door Coupes - Coupes are 2 doors, not 4. German brands biggest offense of it. Touch Screen Infotainment systems. Knobs are OK Fake Exhaust Tips, Audi SQ5 biggest offense of this. Endless Driving Modes, Electronically controlled automatic shifters Fake Carbon Fiber Trim Auto Rev-matching Electronic Dipsticks Unnecessarily Big Wheels and Low-profile tires Fake Engine Sounds - Example is the fake sound of a Honda Civic Type R Electric Parking Brakes Have to say I agree with a good amount of this list and a few I could care less about. Guess you can add the Audi Q8 to the list of Fake Exhaust in the bumper crap now.
  25. G. David Felt
    Interesting Read on Forbes top 12 auto's to avoid for 2018. https://www3.forbes.com/business/steer-clear-new-cars-to-avoid-for-2018/?utm_campaign=Steer-Clear-New-Cars-To-Avoid-For-2018-auto&utm_source=Outbrain&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=00711c0c785914931f6fac419f7c06b527&utm_term=msn.com+[36] Acura ILX - The Top Worst Auto on the list based on Poor Reliability, below average overall rating by Consumer Reports and JD Power Surveys. Dodge Grand Caravan Dodge Journey Fiat 500 Fiat 500L Fiat 500X Ford Focus Ford Fiesta Ford Taurus Jeep Wrangler JK Maserati Ghibli Mitsubishi Mirage
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