G. David Felt
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I know our resident MB fan SMK will come up with a reason for having more AMG, but I feel like MB has lost their focus and way by watering down the AMG line with excessive models just like MB is more of a Toyota like company with luxury than the luxury company they used to be. Yes I know they always sold cheaper stuff in Europe, but for the US market, they are no longer the Luxury only auto company they used to be. Sad.
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G. David Felt replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)Totally agree that Bolts on the exterior like we see with the Wrangler, Hummer, Ford Troller is fine and a more butch off road type look. Interior, they should have cleaned that up 10+ years ago.
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I have to agree that I think VW is missing out on a bigger picture of allowing A La Carte choices. Taking a page from the US Truck lines with pretty much the ability to choose packages or individual components but at a higher cost is a good thing. This would allow people to get what they really want and ignore those things they do not. Clearly the LA Auto show had a CUV/SUV theme, I am surprised there was not more concepts of potential future products with alternative powertrains at this show. Hoping that Detroit has a bunch of this stuff. Looking for something special out of Cadillac as well as the whole GM family for EV CUV's as well as other OEMs.
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The Lexus SUVs really have me scratching my head! Stretch a mid size CUV for a 3rd seat that really is only good for little kids and then remove the 3rd row from your full size SUV that is more inline with the competition. What are they thinking as it just does not make sense. It leaves me thinking that someone at Lexus is a car fan only and really only cares about the CUV/SUV cause they have to have something in that category but does not want to spend time or investment in it. Very out of touch thinking as Toyota / Lexus is already playing catchup to the rest of the industry for EV/Hybrids. Why miss out on the way the market has changed away from cars?
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G. David Felt replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)Kinda like the Ford Troller in Brazil.
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While I do like the looks of the CUV, I am really coming to HATE the rear C pillar or D pillar depending on model as they are large blind spots and I truly believe that if they built the auto with incorporating a proper roll cage, you could keep full vision out the rear corners while having the strength to handle a rollover crash. -
Actually like the more traditional headlights on the MKC compared to this multi bug headlight that is a copy of what Acura has done for years it seems like. You could kill off the MKC and most people based on the almost identical body would think it was retired for replacement by the Nautilus. -
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G. David Felt replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)I really hope not, They could do so much better than the Angry Predator look.
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G. David Felt replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)Crazy as I did not see them but really appreciate you posting them here. Thank you. Good to know they had it.
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G. David Felt replied to William Maley's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)Nice looking coupe design sedan. I wonder how much this will hurt existing sales since multiple outlets say this is a more luxurious version compared to the existing Jetta.
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G. David Felt replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)Interesting love the change of design language from their current hideous design language. Sadly I hate that coupe back end and wish it was more true SUV style. To me such a waste of potential usable space and letting the sun in to the back of the auto with a coupe style rear hatch.
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G. David Felt replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)Warm coco brown was not on their pallet in the last few years, you could not get any color you wanted unless you went custom and paid a crazy price. Part of the standard colors available is what I was commenting on and that seems to now be part of their 2019 pallet. Interesting comparison of the 2018 Escalade interior dash to the 2019 G-Wagon dash.
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I will grant one thing to MB and that is the use of dual big screens to replace traditional switches. Yes a bigger cost if one fails or you break it, but also a nice change in having touch screen control and customizable interface. I like the single big screen in the Escalade, but would be nice to extend that over to the center stack I think. -
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True, yet many seem to have them there including my Trailblazer SS which is one of the small issues I have about it. Why put cup holders right in front of the center stack. Yet in looking over all the pictures, I can see no other place for cup holders on the dash or around the seats. I will grant one thing to MB and that is the use of dual big screens to replace traditional switches. Yes a bigger cost if one fails or you break it, but also a nice change in having touch screen control and customizable interface. I like the single big screen in the Escalade, but would be nice to extend that over to the center stack I think.
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I think the cup holders are here under the door.
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G. David Felt replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)Nice, about time they dumped that 40+ year old interior with the cheap net bags and net cup holders all in plastic. Love that they took a page from escalade with a warm decent two tone coco Brown interior. Very nice for using a car dash in the SUV.
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Wow, a decent interior, they clearly took a page from Escalade with that warm cocoa brown two tone interior. Very nice. Finally an upgrade after 40 plus years. Do not see those cheap ass net bags or plastic net cup holders, but then I see none at all, so I wonder if they are under the door in the center console.
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