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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Tesla does it better than this and that is pure electric. Over rated, over sold from a marketing stand point and now 3 years too late. FAILURE on many fronts. Auto Blog has a video of them driving this new NSX. http://www.autoblog.com/2015/12/18/2017-acura-nsx-pricing-info-official/ The video shows more interior harmonic noise than a proper burble of a powerful engine. Externally you get that tinny Asian can sound that just sucks. That is the Sport+ mode, Sport is even more Tinny and Quiet mode goes EV. Some cool technology including the Brake by Wire. You have electronic brakes and they simulate a brake pulse feel but there really is none. Good video and now I really see that car as an interesting technology study, but not inspired as a performance auto.
  2. G. David Felt
    YAWNNNNNNNN So what will it do in HP, Torque and MPG. Lets get to the specifics. The body design is generic like all the rest.
  3. G. David Felt
    So is the Grand Wagoneer supposed to compete against the Escalade, Land Rover, etc?
  4. G. David Felt
    Winter Storm Warning for Washington state, piling up the lovely snow in the mountains for skiing and now xmas eve and day could be white in seattle
  5. G. David Felt
    But my Trailblazer SS AWD is body on frame and rocks in being driven hard through the corners as well as straight line and I do not have the so called body roll and swagger of what some like to accuse the BOF auto's of. The right product with the right tuning, suspension, rims, tires, etc can make all the difference in the world.
  6. G. David Felt
    That is exactly what I wanted to say...but I figured I did not want to waste my energy trying to explain what the Phaeton was/is...This car debuted in 2002...You know...13 years have passed...if people havent learned what this car was all about in 13 years, there is no sense in me wasting my time and energy trying to teach. I was ignorant about this car in 2002. I hated it. I hated VW for it. But sometime between 2002 and 2015, I read up on it and learned about it and soon, my hatred disappeared at the same rate as my ignorance... For what the Phaeton can do and was engineered to do, I respect it. I admire them as cars, and as a big lux sedan lover, I've looked into them on the used market. However, I cannot get around the extremely expensive care and feeding of them... even by German Uber Sedan standards. A luxury car for people under 5' 10" tall. Had some great engineering but over all was over rated.
  7. G. David Felt
    So here are two stories that cover saying that SUV's and CUV's surpassed Sedans. http://www.carscoops.com/2014/07/suvs-and-crossovers-surpass-sedans-in.html http://jacksonville.com/autos/2014-07-18/story/suv-crossover-surpass-sedan-vehicle-registrations We even had our own coverage of SUVs/CUVs surpassing sedan registration / sales in 2014. http://www.cheersandgears.com/_/news/industry/suvs-and-crossovers-pass-sedans-in-sales-r2305 Interesting figures. Wonder who is right?
  8. G. David Felt
    579HP cool, but what is the torque, I have to imagine this is one of those over rated dual overhead cam engines with 300+ torque and 579HP. Pathetic.
  9. G. David Felt
    WOW, another butt ugly euro van. What is up with bringing in Euro designed and built butt ugly vans. I am impressed with the interior space for a small mini van but why could they not give it a better nose than one that looks pinched at the A pillar. I know it is just paint but it really is distracting.
  10. G. David Felt
    So is that dirt marks on those black rims or are they actually marked up already? The picture makes it look like someone hit a curb already. Great pictures of details, but surprised it is not polished more and super clean. I would expect a floor room auto to sparkle.
  11. G. David Felt
    For an expensive auto, the air vents looks cheap plastic cheesy just like the ones in almost all ford products.
  12. G. David Felt
    Nice Ride, So reminds me of Matrix!
  13. G. David Felt
    So I have my tickets all ready for tomorrow night, IMAX 3D version. Are you going to see the Movie this weekend and if so, which version?
  14. G. David Felt
    Go ahead and drink your coolaid. While they might use their old dinosaur V12 engines a few more years even the germancar4um and other places are debating just how much longer the v12, v10 engines stick around. Many expect over the next 2-3 years these engines to be killed off in favor of TT V8 and some even think that you will see electric with small motor generator be the new top line performance and luxury motor. Oil prices might be heading lower in the short term with Iran coming on but things are going to change and with so much of Europe and now the US joining the climate change agenda, big fuel thirsty engines like this will have a short life. On the cadillac front I expect to see the Escalade get a TTV6 as a V Sport Model and if they can push it through the supercharged V8 as a pure V edition. Long range, you have electric motors that put out equal or more HP and Torque than those engines and I can see with a full SUV like the Escalade and 450A batteries having a pure electric Escalade AWD ESV Platinum with a 300-400 mile range since you have no exhaust. You can use both sides of the under carriage to have two massive light weight battery trays.
  15. G. David Felt
    Loved Gekko, Greed is good!
  16. G. David Felt
    That for sure is a Truck.
  17. G. David Felt
    That rocks about the Encore, Thanks for posting Drew!
  18. G. David Felt
    This will always be a leapfrog event. I am surprised they did not have the Challenger there also.
  19. G. David Felt
    WOW, be interesting to see if he can keep claims to the Billions already set aside or if it ends up being much bigger.
  20. G. David Felt
    I think this is great as GM is wanting to make sure the Diesel versions are perfect and no mistakes in them having to have a recall. I would rather wait an extra couple months and get a perfect auto than have to take it back after a week or so for some repairs.
  21. G. David Felt
    Agreed, the BOLT will destroy and leaf the Datsun, 500 and all other EVs in the dust.
  22. G. David Felt
    The Phaeton was VW version of the Cadillac Catera. The car was too small for most Americans, no rear room and a funky weird layout of the dash. Only thing interesting was the engineering feet with the motor. Other wise this auto was a failure like the Catera.
  23. G. David Felt
    At least the original peeps are nice and quiet this time of year.
  24. G. David Felt
    Very true, but they are a cheap ride if you can get someone to buy it for you on a fleet purchase with said discounts. But is the $11K dollar price worth a car that goes about 60-65 miles per charge? Nisan Leaf range is 80 - 100 miles per charge. My partner could drive to and from work twice before needing a recharge. I could go four times and I have chargers in my work garage. For a daily commuter with a predictable route, the leaf would make a great second car. Yes Nissan says the battery depending on auto use, electronics, etc gets 80 to 100 miles. Sadly in farther north states, 60-65 miles seems to be the average being talked in northern states and Canada. So it really depends on where you are at I think on how many miles you actually get. Rather be conservative than to promise 80 and the car is dead at 69.
  25. G. David Felt
    #nailedit So is that not an Audi? Ford coping Audi?
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