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Oh I just threw out a number of vehicles that still wouldn't make it super successful and unrealistic to obtain(50% market share across the board).

V2V sounds useless unless everybody got together to work on a system for every manufacturer. Even if all GM vehicles had it, it would still be useless as there aren't enough on the roads. (That's not some weird sales dig. There are just too many other manufacturers and nobody has even 50% total market share)

I think it looks good and that's it. Too small of a battery, range will be even worse when rated here, why'd they decide to cut it 6 inches short and make it hardly even SUV-sized. I would be ecstatic for my 91 miles or range in the winter!

Isn't this like a half-@ss "M" though? I guess I didn't realize it was a "Real" M.

Yep. Exactly that. I have a buddy who moved to TX a few years ago and he's always been into sporty cars and hes outdoorsy so he wanted/needed a little more utility and bought a GLA45. FWIW, before this he was cross shopping a Taco TRD Pro and a Focus RS.. went with the Pro. 45k is 45k. I know this likely isn't quite in that price range..maybe it is.. I also wouldn't put it past BMW to underrate that 302hp, like they do in pretty well everything. I wouldn't doubt if they were almost identical in a straight line. Obviously the R will be better once you need to stop and/or turn.

i definitely did not know their pumps/stations were open to the public. That really is a pretty big difference. I know there is a lot of R&D left before hydrogen can become financially feasible, but I've said it for about 10 years now, I believe hydrogen is the real future. I know it isn't some short 10-15 years away or anything but the unlimited fuel source is the difference maker. Until solar panels, wind, and water generators can 100% fuel the planet(which I don't think will be ever) I don't see electric-only being the forever fuel source.

What R&D do they do that seems better than anybody else? Also, it seems odd to not want a product because the CEO has an attitude. I get it but I don't at the same time. I do really like what they're doing with Amazon and Ford to get a guaranteed cash flow.

Yeah, that's such a small portion of the country. The biggest difference will be for the privately owned trucks and smaller companies. I think that is the biggest reason it will not be 25 years because they aren't going to be putting in their own infrastructure and they will need cross country stations. I did notice, for the first time, a UPS truck had a sticker near their tank that said it used "liquid compressed natural gas". I was on the interstate so I didn't notice if it was quieter or louder than diesel but it did catch my eye.

I find it funny how bought in to Rivian you are already. You're ready to throw them cash even though there's nothing out yet and we're yet to see their teething issues, like every new company.

I agree with all of that except the 25 years thing. That's a whole lot of infrastructure that would need to go up to eliminate diesel in 25 years. As of now, are there ANY hydrogen stations that a truck this size could fill up at? Green are current stations. Grey is planned stations.

I bet this is actually quite a bit of fun to daily. It's like a hot hatch but you don't have to fall into and climb out.

Massive displacement engine that only has to move ...ohhhh 80,000lbs... 12L engine is roughly 4.4 times the displacement of a 2.7L engine. 2.7L engine in a 5,000 lb truck 12L in a 20,000 lb truck The ratio isn't all that far off.

Yeah, turbos have never been designed for serious truck work, have they?

Um... no...

I hate these so got damn much.

I don't care about the displacement and fear of it blowing up on me or not being able to handle the duties it's designed for. I just love AMG V8's more than most anything else. If you were honest and simply said, "I just want to hear a V8" rather than trying to say the 2.7T can't do truck things, I'd understand.

Best time to get a great price though... Dealerships are slow all winter.

Not the whole 718 lineup is 4-cylinder-only. Only the two lowest trims.

I don't know. They're all going to be turbo 4's and turbo inline 6's, I believe. Every top model engine in this class is pretty spectacular from the TT3.6 in the former ATS-V to the TT4.0 V8 in the Mercedes.

Isn't BMW's M3/4 an inline 6 again? Just went to their site and yes, it is an I6 again. I'm not a huge fan of any 6 cylinder noise but it is worlds better than any I4. I6 isn't terrible but it is no V8.

THANK YOU! I hate hearing every single time a new vehicle comes out, people start picking it apart saying this and that are swiped straight from X brand or Y vehicle. No matter what the design is you'll be able to find it SOMEWHERE in the history of vehicle design and claim it was swiped from them.

You can see noise?!?!

Zero. AMG V8's are glorious.

Extreme disappointment.

In Mercedes defense, they're not the ones writing articles saying they created the first 4-door coupe.