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I'm confused as to what's true and not true here. First you say only a few companies had positive EV sales gains and the rest were negative. Then you say Ford's EV sales had increased by 15%, which would have been the second largest gain to Genesis at 20%.

No, but you can make plans and claim a plan to move things to the US. We all know it's just a bargaining tool. I don't know for what as I don't pay that much attention, but it's just trying to force somebody's hand.

That's weird, because aren't most on similar "platforms" these days? Shouldn't those alone make it much more flexible in that regard? Or is Mercedes not making one flexible platform for like 8 vehicles?

Makes sense then. They also won't sell enough of them to justify building them here either.

The car is built in Germany.

The interiors are the exact same... and they all kind of suck now. For somebody who used to really like Merc products, I pretty much hate their screen-centric interiors now. FWIW, I loved driving the EQE we had as a loaner for a couple weeks. It isn't what I'd choose simply because it's hideous, but it did everything perfectly fine.

Isn't there a Merc that's in this category now, too? There has to be some EQE or EQS that weights 6000lbs. Oh yeah, there sure is! https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2024-mercedes-benz-amg-eqe-suv-first-test-review/ Also, the EQE SUV AMG is only rated for 235 miles of range?

It's an SUV still. It's just here to do performance SUV things, which is straight line acceleration along with "okay" handling characteristics.

YES! An RS6 Avant is definitely dream car status. As much as I love the RS7, I'd take an RS6 Avant over it pretty easily.

I agree with the first part, people using speaker phone in public. I think most everybody sees/hears that and it drives the other 90% of us nuts. I don't know why it's so annoying, because it really is just like two peole talking and we wouldn't complain about two people in a waiting room talking, but it drives me nuts. I guess it's mostly because these people talk so loud as is they're trying to shout to each other and the microphone isn't picking up anything. The second part about people listening to loud music that you occasionally hear, just sounds like a grumpy old man. There's no way you hear their music for more than a minute or two at a stop light and then it's gone. There's nothing wrong with them listening to their music loud. That's not bad parenting, unless it's clearly done on purpose TO disturb people, but I highly doubt that. How often are you hearing music that's so loud that it's disturbing to you? I can't remember the last time I heard somebody's car system that loud. Come to the Midwest, we're quite the chill people!

It's been that way for like, what, 10 years..? That didn't happen overnight. Like what? I think @oldshurst442 has something to say about not caring...

I'll take lower gasoline prices... 🤷‍♂️

I've driven an SQ7 at a measly 500hp and that thing hauled. I can't imagine being a whole lot quicker, but a horsepower rating starting with a '6' sure does sound good.

Same *Olds* same *Olds* 🤣🤣

That's insane that they would cancel the auto transmission for the V6. I guess that was their way to force people into something more economical.

I didn't announce anything. You told me to leave and I said I likely would. You need to chill the fck out. The problem is, people aren't coming. They're just leaving. How many new regulars have showed up in the last year? Two years? Three years? How many have left or rarely post anything anymore? We know of a few.

I likely will be, if politics are continually brought up in every single post. I don't come to automotive sites to talk politics. If I wanted to do that, I'd be on political pages.

Whine, like everybody has been here about politics? No wonder there are only like 5 people routinely around here.

Nah, I find it really easy to not talk politics.

It's just lovely that politics are brought up in every single thread...

I guess, technically, it was more like 5 days.

50% is unrealistic. A regular half ton truck is well north of 4500lbs already.

it took 4 days to catch those guys. It wasn't immediate. 15th was the marathon attack and 19th was the firefight/arrests.

Thank you but, I'm not about to read anything about politicians or politics. Sorry, @oldshurst442, you can read this stuff for me and defend America for me, as well. Please and thank you.

I also don't believe religion should be "in" any part of government. Wait, I thought I was some right-wing Trump lover?!? 🙄