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What superior hypercar? How about all the ones currently running said roads and not part of Daimler’s imagination right now, which is all the AMG One is right now.

Again with the damn emissions comparisons. Let me say for you one more time. The Vette and Camaro don’t have $h! to worry about because they only need to meet US emissions guidelines. They have so little presence in Europe, that is does not matter that they don’t meet WLTP standards. The simple fact is that the One has more issues than just simple emissions of Benz is delaying it for two years (which by that time will make it old news). All of your fanboy defensive nonsense will not change those facts. See above post and stop deflecting. “Hey everyone! My vaporware car will run circles around any other car on the planet! Mercedes told me so it must be true! Fanboys rejoice!” Thats pretty much your defense and deflection in a nutshell. Yeah, I realized the autocorrect error a little too late to correct it to “cuts” instead of “cute” but it does make it funnier.

Your fandom is strong but your excuse is weak. Really? You use a standard that the C7 clearly doesn’t have to use as your excuse? Guess all those emission legal Vettes in US are just a sham huh? The new Vette certainly doesn’t have an emission problem so maybe it’s just Benz that can’t quite figure it out or maybe your comparison is bunk to begin with since Benz has to use EU standards to get on the road while the Vette does not since it originates here and sells the bulk of its cars here. Again that fandom clashes with simple logic.

Figure it out? Really? Billions in fines for lying about diesels, model cute coming, billions lost in the past year, and you think they’ll just “figure it out”? Man you take blind fanboyism to the next level. In fairness the MB One can’t do corners right now either, at least not legally on the street unlike that Dodge you want to criticize. Don’t you get it ccap? If Mercedes can’t do it then no one can! All hail the mighty TriStar hood ornament!

You may want to make sure you compare apples to oranges next time before you deflect from the fact that Benz, along with all the other German makes, lied to everyone.

Gee, maybe the best or nothing just can’t do it. Vaporware waste.

I will never have a three cylinder anything and sure as hell not one with a supposed premium badge on it. Between that and the CVT, it just ruins an otherwise nice looking little CUV.

These engine choices and numbers are just weak sauce on what is supposed to be a premium level CUV. Congrats Buick, You gave it as much power as the average Kia Soul (which is actually offered with more power if one chooses).

Most of those clueless folks end up trading those in for a CUV with a real transmission, I’m willing to bet, when they realize that merging on the freeway or trying to pass someone is an exercise in futility. @Drew Dowdell-I’m thinking that it’s the opposite and that FWD models are the bigger sellers because they are far cheaper than their AWD models. Cheaper is the reason for the existence of the CVT anyway.

If only it hadn’t been ruined by the CVT in it. Just an absolute deal killer.

Never mind the overpriced nature of the Gladiator.

You really need to seek help and take some context and comprehension classes. There is only one rabid Benz fanboy and sure as hell isn’t you. You think way too highly of yourself to think that I was talking about you when the obvious fanboy already posted and that’s what started this whole discussion. Good lord man. Pay attention next time.

The fact is that sales are clearly in a state of flux and, rabid fanboy logic aside, no one in those companies should feel very comfortable about their situations. Month to mont for a lot of them have been just a roller coaster ride of instability. Up 19% one month, down 12% the next. Who knows right now?

And continuing to prove my point about his reign as a drama queen.

Cue pointless GIF response when he gets called out on his drama.

We all argue ccap. Pick a thread, any thread. *ccap takes things completely out of context and acts like a drama queen* meanwhile dfelt has not made one EV mention on this thread.

Tell it to ccap Drew. I said what I had to say.

Drama much? You cherry picked one blurb from dfelt and you think I’m arguing just to argue? Must suck to feel so victimized.

Actually it seems like it is all you by cherry picking dfelts one remake while ignoring the context of his entire statement. I stated the line of events brought on by SMKs “boomin” remark. If you don’t understand that, then maybe you need step back and read all of this again before accusing me of something I’m not doing. Good grief.

Never said you did. The original remark was made by SMK in regards to that 19% jump in an otherwise down year which was pointed out by multiple people. Again, context.

Context is your friend. One good month on top of six bad months does not mean business is “boomin”. Again, it looks more like an anomaly like FCAs past months of double digit sales growth.

Still down 4.0% for the year making this one month an anomaly in an otherwise $h! year for Benz. He sure as hell didn’t offer that kind of rosy observation when FCA had their double digit growth months but fanboys will always be fanboys. Hyundai was up 12% for the month while being up 3% for the year. If business is “boomin” at Benz, then it exploded at Hyundai.

So one good month out of a down year is “boomin’“? Boomin so much that they are slashing everything, cancelling vaporware projects (X Class) and lost money last quarter. You must have gotten a really sweet deal on those rose colored glasses if you’re able see that.

Yeah, I’m with the others here. It takes far more hand/foot to eye coordination to sling a manual around the track than literally any other transmission currently made. Paddle shifters are literally child’s play compared to manuals and I also have driven both while literally being raised on a manual.