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  1. ccap41
    10,000 miles per year really isn't too bad for that lease. I would have expected one of the "ultra low" 8,000 miles per year, kind of leases.
  2. ccap41
    Understandable, I don't think I've ever seen one in person and yet Raptors are pretty common. I think a SuperCap is still "only" 57k.
  3. ccap41
    This is a fantastic looking vehicle.
  4. ccap41
    Maybe they finally said "screw it" and "EcoBoosted" the 5.0!?! Haha I doubt it but there's still a chance until there's an official reveal.
  5. ccap41
    I think Ford would be smart to continue a lesser Raptor with the 3.5 at a more reasonable price and then the s/c 5.2 for a 5-10k premium. The current Raptor starts at 54k in SuperCab without extra options and the TRX starts at 72k. There is definitely room to keep a lesser Raptor around the 55k range and then something pricier to compete with the TRX.
  6. ccap41
    I believe you're the first/only person I've talked to that doesn't like it and I talk to plenty of fanboys of their respective brands. I thought it was quite unanimous that they hit it out of the ballpark outside of the IFS for those serious off-roaders.
  7. ccap41
    Personally, if they said not to use it and VW went ahead and used it, that's not on them. Should they have told on them, I guess... ??‍♂️I don't hold them responsible for what VW did.
  8. ccap41
    Not a fan of the Bronco?
  9. ccap41
    There was a VW documentary I watched and I believe there was an email exchange that they stated the part was not to be used in consumer vehicles and obviously VW did what they wanted with the part(s). I think they covered their own backside with the scandal. The buying public who's spending tens of thousands of dollars on their vehicle just want the product they want. I think very few people actually care about what goes on behind closed doors, they just want the best product(in their eyes).
  10. ccap41
    I mean I understand what you're talking about but at the same time, the high trims are typically easy cash for them. The next Ranger will be on the Bronco's platform so they could just plug and play with whatever they do to the Bronco. It should be relatively easy cash. I can't imagine them doing NOTHING to the next Ranger that would be exciting off-road.
  11. ccap41
    People who buy Mercedes will never even know. You could extend that to almost any manufacturer because the public doesn't care.
  12. ccap41
    I'm not sure if they would put a front locker in the Ranger and it'll always be behind in that regard. Hopefully they do because the Bronco has one so it could very well be the same exact part number. Do you think they'd just turn the wick up on the 2.7T or something more like the 3.5T? I think it would be awesome if they dropped in a retuned S/C 5.2 but I'm just not sure if they will have the balls to do that. I can't imagine how stressful that much power and torque is on the off-road components and that's a lot of re-engineering.
  13. ccap41
    Do you guys think that after VW was flying high and passing the diesel tests that the other manufacturers all bought TDI's and found the cheating software and essentially copied it? I find it a little tough that they all made cheating software because isn't this like the 3rd or 4th company to get busted?
  14. ccap41
    I do like that they tried to keep it somewhat squared off instead of all coupe-like to maximize aerodynamic efficiency. The windshield has a crazy rake to it but he rest is pretty square and I appreciate that. I don't like the wheels but that's relatively minor and "easy" to change(assuming they're smart enough to use the same lug pattern as some other manufacturer).
  15. ccap41
    What's everybody's thoughts on Ford or GM's(mostly Ford because GM doesn't seem to have the nuts to enter the segment...?) rebuttal to the TRX?
  16. ccap41
    The Durango is not a body on frame SUV. It is a uni-body architecture, like the othe CUVs. It is just RWD based instead of FWD based.
  17. ccap41
    I don't factually know this, but, I have to assume crash standards have changed quite a bit in the last 10 years. i also think the exact 5.3 from the Silverado would be one bada$$ engine in the Colorado. 355hp/375tq(or so..I don't remember the exact numbers).
  18. ccap41
    I mean, almost everything is at this point. The only ones I can think of that aren't are the V8's and 3.3 V6(base F-150 engine). I think the last n/a 4-banger is the hybrid engine in the Escape and I think everything else has turbos.
  19. ccap41
    I think there have been a few overvalued companies go under in the past.. *cough* Enron *cough*. I think Tesla is going to survive but they're definitely a future-prediction based stock price still. I don't think Chevy even needs to put a V8 in the Colorado(not sure if they can with those dang crumple zones). They already have turbo v6's(3.0 & 3.6) in-house they could drop in there. Oh yeah, and the new 2.7T that needs to be in there ASAP! I'm genuinely curious what Ford is thinking upon this release. I wonder if they're going to go all diesel-one-upping each other and actually throw something bada$$ under the hood or are they doing to try and keep the same formula and cross their fingers. They certainly have some time as the 2021 F150 won't have a new Raptor anyway but I bet they're scrambling to figure something out. I can't imagine them having the balls to use the supercharged 5.2 but, ya never know. They don't like to be behind in their bread and butter segment, trucks. I wonder how much they can turn the wick up on the 3.5. Either way, even if they did pump 800hp out of it, it'll still sound like a wet fart. Raptors have possibly the most disappointing exhaust note on the market. If you put aftermarket exhaust on them they sound absolutely terrible(and any 3.5T in the F150 and I'm going to safely assume the 2.7T as well).
  20. ccap41
    This is so BAD-A$$. If you don't love this, you don't love America. I mean they've had the Powerwagon 2500 if you want gnarly crawling capabilities. They don't even need the ZR1's engine. The ZL1/Z06/CTS-V's ~650hp would suffice. The Ram is only like 2 years old.
  21. ccap41
    Well, something to fit David "comfortably", to him, we're talking FEET longer, FEET wider and FEET taller. ? I get what you're saying but something he considers comfortable(which would be more along the Grand Touring-style cars, imo) would certainly be a good amount larger and I can't imagine it being a comparable weight. But, that's just my point of view.
  22. ccap41
    We are so far beyond that though. We're already talking about vehicles weighing virtually as light as possible already..and then making them larger. I'm not saying something larger would weigh 1000 lbs. more. But, 50 lbs. is 50 lbs and engineers don't want that.
  23. ccap41
    All things being equal, because we're talking about the highest of high performing road cars, yes, it'll weigh more. We're talking about million dollar cars with carbon fiber everywhere already.
  24. ccap41
    if it's larger, it weighs more. It HAS to weigh more. You know the struggles of high performance with additional weight. All three hyper cars I posted are hybrids, if you didn't know.
  25. ccap41
    I gotta ask, what's funny about this @David?
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