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    It doesn't do anything new because it doesn't have to in order to be competitive. We can't blame GM for extracting the returns here to atleast continue to make excellent Camaro's and Corvettes for those that want real drivers cars, and if you want something truly baller you can get Denali and Escalade (till they still make'em CT6 and VSeries cars) which have a cachet far above the product itself offers
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    Because the next step up for Cadillac in size and what they want to offer the customer is not a longer Acadilade, but the Escalade EXT. We replied at the same time LOL👌
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    Hey you can also pay XT5 money to get this engine in the Blazer! That means it has to be a luxury engine! Trickle down! Just like the Camaro getting the Alpha chassis!
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    HBD!
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    Well optioned but not fully loaded XT6 or Denali Acadia? I'll take the nicer interior, standard V6, better looks, better ride and more room every time. XT6 there for sure. I don't like the Buick aesthetic, but the Enclave needed to be the hauler like the Traverse so no wrong move by GM there. This will be better than the RX-L, will match up well against the MDX and style wise above the GLE by a small margin. XC90 stomps the XT6 tho, and I agree with @Cmicasa the Great, that the Aviator being from a lower cachet Lincoln brand needs to be the better technical product to make a splash. Exactly how the CT6 is better than the Continental in terms of a more finished, developed car. Though I think a Black Label Aviator vs Platinum XT6 will walk away the winner every single damn time. Cadillac could throw in the LF3 even...
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    I think it looks better than the XT5, I just didn't mesh with the really stubby proportions of that car. I tried an experiment where I looked at the photo here that is front head -on 3/4 of it... I covered the light blade with my finger and then I realized... where have I seen this before? I think this car will sell pretty well, and I think this is what Cadillac purchasers (not customers) ultimately want. This is the XTS replacement. The interior is nice, the outside isn't ugly, and I almost think that Cadillac has realized that their crossover buyers don't cross shop with the Germans, as Cadilllac doesn't offer anything except the Escalade that can get into really high price ranges and engines bigger than a V6.
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    I remember the 'belt in oil' drive pump for the oil pump for the new ecoblue diesel by Ford.... It's a sealed unit with 'maintenance free' lifetime oil..... HAHAHAHHAH
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    And what if you rock chip the glass? Windshield replacement? This tech stuff is gone too far. Do they even want to take away the human ability to perceive the rotsiton, entry, apex and departure of every curve in the road? Seems really video-gamey and not very driver friendly. If the car does all the work, are you really ever a driver?
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    I would drive that. This car to me is more Japanese and therefore more valuable than the NSX. This car is also sized for Japan itself... This is trying to be a peronsal luxury auto, why would Toyota make a carbon copy of something German and then have that thing fall apart after warranty because of overcomplicated engineering?
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    I looks good, though it looks kinda like a good old home that you always walked past while going to school. Yeah over the decade they repainted, maybe changes the porch, but it's the same theme. The screen looks like a tablet you can take with you anywhere. Explore America! With a tablet everywhere! I wondered why no automaker just bought at wholesale supplier price iPads or like Android tablets and just have a sturdy mount for them in the cabin, and then have an app run the infotainment.... you have a tablet you can take out of the car and use too....🤔
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    Dude!!!!... welcome back, happy belated new year, hope you had a good holiday!!!! How's the Magnum? Is my memory correct?
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    Of course the last time the Fed did not do quantitative easing....what a beautiful way to say print money and then charge us interest in the inflation....we were not really globalized to the same degree and America was showing the beginning of the potential to one day or one decade later rather be an economic superpower.
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    There was a market crash in 1921. That was the most recent time that the Fed did not get involved. There were M&A's, bankruptcies and a lot of businesses went under. But within about 12 months, the economy had recovered and in 18 months everybody forgot it, and people only remember the great depression as the significant economic downturn of the early to mid 20th century.
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    I saw the new Edge and Blazer in person, I didn't snap pics cause they're that ugly. Spare you the eye strain. The Edge looks exactly like the EcoSnooze...EcoFlail...The UNEconomicalSport... Not a good look. And the Blazer is a Frankenstein. Why...just whyzzz... Even my brother - he's into SUVs with X6 and Merc crossover coupe style because I qoute he 'likes their fat asses' WTF... The two domestic automakers, they cancel their best looking stuff left and right and leave behind in exchange really questionable looking crossovers....BUTT that is the reason...
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    Bout time rates went up and the senseless cycle of financialization ended. When rates go up people save rather than spend. Why does that need such a negative media spot light? Saving is good! Pay off debt! Damn media is unhinged...
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    That's it. How does Toyota make an electric Corolla, and not raise the price by $10000? These companies are stuck in their old ways. Telsa may not have build quality or reliability down but even their innovative approach to have a flat pancake battery down low is what every electric car or hybrid make will do to package it without intrusion into the passenger room.
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    I don’t really want a faster Bolt as much as I want maybe better interior materials, maybe a lower but wider body...like a true compact hatch not this class of FWD boxoids , and the infrastructure now to be able to charge in a reasonable time like 20 minutes to full, not 85%, full and more wide spread. Price be damned anyone doing the math knows that as long as electricity rates are cheap enough and public charge point have reasonable markup rates, the Bolt and others like it will sell like lightning.
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    There's something really odd with this design. It looks really bland. The camo hides barely any features, this will be a dull looking CUV.
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    Yeah, that thing looks about right.
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    I don't really want to make a thread, but I'm posting a pic here. Someone else can make a thread for further discussion. If this is what's supposed to be the Focus buyer's option for a 'compact' in the form of crossover, this won't cut it. It's awful looking to me. The Escape used to be trucky and capable looking in its first gen, and I still like that look over this.
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    The switch from oil can happen quite quickly if there was dire national security interest. Faraday future had a great concept, but maybe they're really in it for a far future day.
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    Probably the $35,000 model will never arrive and Tesla will go halfway and start at $40,000. As well I think depending on timing, they're never make the smallest battery pack. Instead they'll offer a longer range standard. And you know? People will be upset at the bait and switch, but there will be no uproar. Cancellations are not a problem anymore - Tesla now has cash flow because they finally make enough cars. They're not out of the woods yet, but they just gotta start making more cars.
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    Yeah, government incentives should end as intended makes reach 200,000 unit sales. I was always skeptical of EVs in that regard. Yes it does say much about incentives, but these affordable EVs, is a problem for GM. This puts even higher pricing pressure on say, a Cadillac EV. Audi, Porsche, Mercedes can have a higher income bracket demographic buy their new EVs and they get the tax rebate at tax time. Hyundai, Kia eating you from the bottom, Ford and FCA yet to dip into EVs, Toyota and Honda into the hybrid incremental game.. I think there's a real chance that if the Bolt doesn't get a price cut in 2019 or another refresh it might see a big drop. We've seen GM make incredibly competent cars, heck all of Detroit, and they've just cancelled them left and right. What is the secret sauce that makes GM electric cars immune from short-term product cycles? Maybe they're just leaders, I'm seeing Lexus for example killing the IS and GS, for example...
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    They stopped producing the Focus last year, so there's whatever sales the Focus will have over the next months will be what's left of the Focus that were made when the Wayne line was still running.
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    So that’s why Waymo bought so many Pacificas! Of course!
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