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    Don't a lot of high end luxury vehicles do that though? I thought a 50% drop in only a few years wasn't uncommon when the owner actually puts a few miles on it(22k in this case). Like Range Rovers, Audis, Porsches, anything that could fetch 150k. Here's an example.. 2 years old(okay, 3 now that it's 2016) 22k miles S8(starting price is about 115k) listed for 74k. Definitely not 50% but that is a MASSIVE drop off. Plus, we can all cherry pick autotrader cars for what we're looking for all day long. http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?zip=62249&endYear=2015&modelCode1=S8&showcaseOwnerId=69754049&startYear=2013&makeCode1=AUDI&firstRecord=0&searchRadius=0&mmt=%5BAUDI%5BS8%5B%5D%5D%5B%5D%5D&listingId=413918297&Log=0 2014 RR Supercharged. STARTS at 103k and I had to find a VIN decoder to find the winder sticker, and 26,730 in options = ~130k. Listed for...$72,180 and only 17,550 miles on it. http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?zip=98133&endYear=2015&modelCode1=RANGE&sortBy=derivedpriceASC&showcaseOwnerId=10617495&startYear=2013&makeCode1=ROV&firstRecord=0&searchRadius=0&showcaseListingId=417096181&mmt=%5BROV%5BRANGE%5B%5D%5D%5B%5D%5D&listingId=412665993&Log=0 Also, to all Why does anybody give a crap about how much a dealer marks a car down as a push against said company? Let's just be honest here, in the S Class's sake, it's by far and away the best vehicle in its respective class of car and if the dealer mark downs is the largest gripe about the car I'd say it is extremely successful. If the company is making money off the car and not closing the doors.. then they must be doing something right by offering the dealer markdowns. It's always been one argument I've never understood and there are a handful of people I've been on forums with that LOVE to push the "incentive" argument as if it makes the car/truck and less of a vehicle. Yeah I guess an S Class is all of a sudden some peasant car now that it is makred for from 118k to 108k...
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    Does Mazda even want a V6 anymore though? If they are the most efficient lineup, like Drew said, then they're probably content with a family of 4's. They'd probably prefer to boost a 4 banger rather than throw in a heavier V6 because they put so much emphasis on driving dynamics. Afterthought: I completely forgot about the CX-9. To me, that would be the only application for a V6 in their lineup. Everything else can be done with an I4, boost or n/a. The CX-9 is getting a boosted 2.5 liter 4-cylinder with 250 horsepower and 310 lb-ft of torque. No need for a Pentastar. Well, there ya go then! lol Also, How large is the CX-9? Is it Explorer side? or more like an Edge? It's a 3-row SUV, right? So I assume it's larger, more Explorer-like. Between Edge and Explorer in length, but narrower. Yes it's a 3-row, but I think the 3rd row is rather tight. The advantage of building the platform to only use 4-cylinder engines is that the engine cradle can be smaller and lighter. Making the decision early on to say "no V6 ever" allows them to save weight. They say that the platform itself dropped 287 lbs, but I don't know if that includes the switch from a 3.7 liter V6 to a Turbo-4 or not. If that weight loss is just in the structure, then total weight loss should be over 300lbs, putting it under 4,000 lbs in FWD form. That's a good bit of torque, and at a low RPM, for a CUV under 4k lbs. It should move along smartly. First, Thanks both you and dfelt! Second, a sub 4000lb suv of that size even in "just" FWD form is fantastic! My Escape, I believe, tips the scales just a tad over 3800 with AWD and the damn panorama sunroof. So for something to grow in size that much and gain less than 200lbs is a job very well done, yet again, my the Mazda crew. I like everything Mazda has done in the past 3ish years. They're the "drivers cars" of the common folk and put up fantastic economy numbers while doing so. Oh, and they are all the best looking in their respective classes, IMO. I don't know about the interior comparisons as I haven't been in one, let alone all of the competition for a comparison.
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    Speaking of awesome shades of greens. http://www.motortrend.com/news/jeep-celebrates-75th-birthday-with-special-edition-models/ The one on the Wrangler looks PERFECT for a truck or a jeep. The "champagne" colored accents match perfectly, imo.
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    Does Mazda even want a V6 anymore though? If they are the most efficient lineup, like Drew said, then they're probably content with a family of 4's. They'd probably prefer to boost a 4 banger rather than throw in a heavier V6 because they put so much emphasis on driving dynamics. Afterthought: I completely forgot about the CX-9. To me, that would be the only application for a V6 in their lineup. Everything else can be done with an I4, boost or n/a. Why waste R&D dollars on a V6 wen you can go Hybrid for the CX-9 and use a turbo 4 plus a decent electric motor. Better yet, use their I4 N/A as a generator and go with a pure electric AWD power train. Make the CX-9 like the Volt. Pure EV for the first 80 miles and then generator driven. I like it. Sounds pricey, but I like it.
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    Does Mazda even want a V6 anymore though? If they are the most efficient lineup, like Drew said, then they're probably content with a family of 4's. They'd probably prefer to boost a 4 banger rather than throw in a heavier V6 because they put so much emphasis on driving dynamics. Afterthought: I completely forgot about the CX-9. To me, that would be the only application for a V6 in their lineup. Everything else can be done with an I4, boost or n/a. The CX-9 is getting a boosted 2.5 liter 4-cylinder with 250 horsepower and 310 lb-ft of torque. No need for a Pentastar. Well, there ya go then! lol Also, How large is the CX-9? Is it Explorer side? or more like an Edge? It's a 3-row SUV, right? So I assume it's larger, more Explorer-like.
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    No doubt about it. Are U going to Detroit?? I think I'm gonna stay East Coast this year and do New York again. OH.. PM sent Oh of course. I travel to all 4 major auto shows each year. daaaaang.. I wish I could do that. How is Chicago's? That's within driving range for me for a little weekend trip. As a member of the press it's the least important to attend. If my day job didn't pay for the trip to get there, I probably wouldn't go, and may skip it this year. As a member of the public, it's the largest and nicest facility, but there will be fewer concepts shown there on the floor. Dang, you make it sound crappy! lol Well, If you've ever attended the one in STL you'd think differently about Chicago. I've gone to STL's many times and I'm disappointed every. single. year. It's basically a new car dealer showroom. There isn't much rare, NOTHING exotic(if you want to you have to pay and stand in a line to see the "million dollar mile" ). I'm not sure if any of the German 3 luxury makers were there at all, pretty sure they weren't. This weekend there is a motorcycle show.. I'm intrigued but I'm scared I'll go and then just want to sell what I have to buy whatever bike I want, lol.
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    According to testing, the 1.5T hits 60 in well under 9 seconds and runs the 1/4 mile in mid 16s. I think we're all being jaded if we start calling that borderline insufficient acceleration. From the 60s-80s that required a V8 or hi-po V6. Most of us have owned cars significantly slower. Maybe it's not brisk or fun, but you're never in danger unless you do something unreasonable to begin with. As far as personal preference, I fully admit I won't own a car that slow, though I will say that 1.5T can easily be tuned aftermarket for an extra 10-20% power. The previous gen 1.4T (port injected) from the Cruze and Sonic can make 160 hp/180 tq like it's nothing, the 2.0T can make 300 hp/330 tq, so I'm sure this engine is capable of 190 hp/210 tq safely. That's a decent benefit of a turbocharged engine and a company that doesn't take counter measures on the ECU like Hyundai/Kia. Yeah Ford's ECU in their Escapes pretty much needs a tune for any atermarket parts because it will still try and default to the factory settings whether you add an intake or exhaust. I just assumed most OEM ECUs were like that on these smaller and more fuel economy-minded cars. The 1.5T already has aftermarket goodies???? I guess I didn't realize this wasn't its first application. Or are you talking about a custom tune for the 10-20% gains?
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    Does Mazda even want a V6 anymore though? If they are the most efficient lineup, like Drew said, then they're probably content with a family of 4's. They'd probably prefer to boost a 4 banger rather than throw in a heavier V6 because they put so much emphasis on driving dynamics. Afterthought: I completely forgot about the CX-9. To me, that would be the only application for a V6 in their lineup. Everything else can be done with an I4, boost or n/a.
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    Sweet "little" truck! The capabilities of the "mid-sized" truck meets the requirements of probably 70% of truck owners. Most don't tow, most don't max the load capacity regularly, and most aren't doing any racing. They have 4 door versions, 2 door versions, 2 and 4 wheel drive. There isn't a reason for MOST truck buyers to not buy a mid-sized truck. I guess the biggest thing that may hold people up is the high end trucks(Limited/High Country) for the maximum amount of options and leathers, At least until the Denali comes out. I don't think the 28mpg was up a grade. I think it was just with the weight in the back. Let's be honest, they weren't getting 28mpg while doing the Davis Damn Frustration Test so I feel it is safe to assume that 28mpg was possibly cruising with the 500 additional pounds. “Efficiency is great as well, though if I’m honest, I was expecting slightly better numbers—then again, I can’t believe that I’m complaining about an indicated 28 mpg while carrying 500 pounds.” I know it's probably being a little picky but a 16.8 sprint through the quarter is pretty slow. I know it isn't a race truck and it's built around efficiency rather than speed, I understand that, but I'd like it closer to the 16.0 mark than the 17.0 mark. Also, I've said it a few times about this color already, but, I love it! I'm really digging the OEM dark greens right now. This, the Ram and my favorite is Guard on the F150...all look gorgeous.
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    Wasn't the 21% year over year? Or did I just read it wrong? Ooops, sorry, you are correct. My baaaad.
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    No doubt about it. Are U going to Detroit?? I think I'm gonna stay East Coast this year and do New York again. OH.. PM sent Oh of course. I travel to all 4 major auto shows each year. daaaaang.. I wish I could do that. How is Chicago's? That's within driving range for me for a little weekend trip.
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    I think there have been a few Porsche's recalled from burning to the ground the last year or two.. That's what happens when "Amateurs building cars." happens.
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    I think you're yearly total for Lincoln is off.. I didn't look it up but at ~11k last month it's highly unlikely that they mustered ~2,500,935 the previous 11 months. It's all the 200. They probably pulled back incentives. They must have pulled them back hard or people don't find it worth paying full price for it.. either/or/and.. I think it's a good looking car. I haven't really looked into them much and I've only heard negative things about the trans in the I4.
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    Please.. that POS. It backseat is slightly smaller than the M3 despite the rest of it being superior in every imaginable way. I won't touch it until its backseat ca accommodate a line-backer, or at the very least.. a loser of a friend who has to ride in the back because they can't buy their own ride. Lol ..I feel like I've read that before.. Well luckily I'm short enough and I sit close enough even a linebacker could fit behind me, even if he's only in middle school.. A linebacker is a linebacker, RIGHT?!?
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    The bland un-motivational look is just that, many have pointed out the dated look of the tail lights, over all body shape and the big mouth billy bass front end. If you are to be the luxury leader that is elegant and understated but stands out, then you need to be that and not just a knock off of your older S series or other more generic jelly bean shapes. MB and BMW both have gotten very bland in their design language. Nothing inspirational here. Maybe if you start with the flow on top of the windshield and flow over the super raked windshield you get .23 CD. But looking at that blunt nose, there is no way this auto is a .23 CD. I gotcha I gotcha. I like the designs of BMW and MB but I could see how people wouldn't like the "one design fits all" type of thing. With just exterior pictures we don't know where or how the air is traveling over, under, and through the car. The upright grill looks terrible but for all we know the air is cleanly directed through the hood to either under the car or out the back side of the hood. Airflow is a weird thing and what makes something high or low drag. I'm no aerospace engineer but for all we/I know that upright grill and the way things are around it, it might not be as detrimental to a low cd as we think or as it looks to an untrained eye.
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    Choices does not make a car's built and feel quality higher. Extreme example: You could offer a million colors of interiors and exterior colors(even materials) on a Geo Metro, but that doesn't make it a car that is built any better than the $h!bucket that it is. Unless, when you say "not cheap" you're referring to the purchase price in which you are spot on. A Mercedes E Class is not a cheap car to purchase.
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    A CTS-VSport.. no.. CTS-V is more mine Aren't those different classes of cars? Smaller vs mid size(or something like that). Couldn't a C400 be more comparable to..nothing Caddy has - yet. What could Cadillac throw in the ATS to make a V-Sport? Or is the 335hp in the ATS comparable? Honestly, I don't know. That's why I'm asking. Yup.. He did say "C." I was somehow still thinking we were in "E" segment.. my bad. Then I should have said ATS 3.6L or ATS-V... Ahhh gotcha gotcha.. Understandable, as this is about the E Class. That ATS-V that you looked at a little while back that was a matte pearl white.. I'd do naughty things for that car.
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    Aren't most truly luxury items relatively bland and subtle for the price you pay for them? What about this is cheap in your eyes? The styling? Or have you sat in and gotten a chance to fiddle with the pieces that you actually feel? I guess I'm just confused how it can be cheap *at this stage of the game*. The point I am making is that Cadillac hit their ultimate stride of top quality materials and then they started to cheapen things up internally and externally. I am seeing MB do this as they expand their product line and once you grow too a certain point it seems executives then look for ways to cheapen up the auto to increase profits. The models they had at the Seattle Auto Show in Nov 2015 made me shake my head, as much as they did things right they also clearly went cheap in other areas. Alright, I understand what you're talking about with the cheapening. I cannot agree nor disagree as I haven't been in one in person(any of the new gen E-Classes). What about the "bland un-motivational look" part? (not trying to be a prick and start and argument, I'm genuinely curious about your opinion on that aspect of the car.)
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    Ouch, Chrysler... In a market that is booming with low fuel costs...to be down at all, let alone 21%, is rough news for them.
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    Allow me to ask for clarification on the above quoted portion. If the '16 e-class fits these superlatives, in your opinion is this random '16 model below, any different or lesser so? The hard angles and lines around the grill appear more aggressive, to me. Also, chrome around the fog lights, and grill are asking for attention. The body lines on the MB are much softer and "rounder". Whereas the above are more straight lines coming to sharper points and less bends. Neither is right or wrong, but in my opinions I find the MB to be classier looking and more subtle with the body lines, less chrome, less angles, and even the head lights are much more aggressive on the above car(which I think looks sharp BTW). To me, the best way to "clean up" the above car is just to ditch the tacky chrome around the fog lights and lower grill. I think that would make a huuuuge difference on that car. Make it body color or black.. but I think body color would look best. Also, in all fairness, I cannot tell from the pictures if the MB has chrome in the grill or if that is brushed/matte. It looks matte or brushed but, if I'm being honesty, it's difficult to tell.
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    Aren't most truly luxury items relatively bland and subtle for the price you pay for them? What about this is cheap in your eyes? The styling? Or have you sat in and gotten a chance to fiddle with the pieces that you actually feel? I guess I'm just confused how it can be cheap *at this stage of the game*.
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    A CTS-VSport.. no.. CTS-V is more mine Aren't those different classes of cars? Smaller vs mid size(or something like that). Couldn't a C400 be more comparable to..nothing Caddy has - yet. What could Cadillac throw in the ATS to make a V-Sport? Or is the 335hp in the ATS comparable? Honestly, I don't know. That's why I'm asking.
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    This is another example of why I've liked MB for awhile now. They do their non-AMG cars with very subtle-ness and high class. Not flashy or offensive in any way, just classy and simple. I dig it. I'd drive something like this every day. I'd definitely have to have the largest boosted engine though. I'd want it to seem sleeper-ish while holstering 400ish hp.
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    Me. Want.
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    And the same goes for the electronic device you are typing on here. There are options but that's not the bigger point here. Again, it's a world economy when it comes to vehicles. I am really not sure how to make this any clearer. I want a Mac I don't have a choice. I want a vehicle I have many choices.As for the world economy, when a country doesn't trade fairly with my country I don't like it. I don't know how to make that any clearer. That's a terrible comparison. You named a specific brand of computer and then just "vehicle" as broad as it gets. If you want a Mac you have one choice, if you want a Ferrari you have one choice as well(brand for brand). I do understand you wanting countries to trade FAIRLY with us, that makes sense. I can agree with that.
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