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  1. ykX
    Compete with whom? Lexus, BMW? They are entry level luxury, and they are probably fine with that position. In a recent Motor Trend comparison between XT4, QX50 and RDX, RDX won. So applying what they did in RDX should work for them.
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    He has many make believe new weapon systems advertised to waste money on.
  3. ykX
    It is a Russian company, this car will NEVER happen.
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    I am 44, I am fine driving a sedan. I drove Mustang on vacation, I was ok with it too. I am 6'1" not super tall but not short either. I think it is more personal than age related. But I do understand that taller sitting position is more comfortable. I enjoy driving my wife's crossover when we go on long trips.
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    True regarding the aging population. Both my parents and my in-laws switched to crossovers because easier to get in, easier to access and more useful trunk and perceived advantage of AWD in the winter. Even my friend who is only 40 but used to a taller vehicles, complained how hard was to get into a Mustang when he rented one in Florida. And Mustang is not harder to get into more than any other sedan, it is not like it is a Corvette or MIata.
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    I think with EVs having AWD will be easier and less expensive than with ICE vehicles. And even now when the AWD optional, it is about a $2k option on regular cars. With EV, it is probably only extra couple motors on the front and different software.
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    Makes sense. However, most people are used by now to FWD driving dynamics. First heavy rain or snow storm, and there will be a lot crashes and people in the ditch with the new RWD electric vehicles.
  8. ykX
    That's actually funny and somewhat true While they don't have anything rugged like trucks or real SUVs they still can get dirty (in a suburban way, not true country stile)
  9. ykX
    I have to say while I am not into large cars but CT6 looks awesome. It is a real shame GM is killing it.
  10. ykX
    2.5L engine is more powerful than most of the competition. 3 will be hoot to drive with it.
  11. ykX
    I test drove current and previous Cruze. It is a good car but there was nothing "awesome" about it. It wasn't the worst in the segment and it was by far not the best in the segment. I drove a number of other cars in the segment as well so I have a decent enough idea. Just my personal opinion of course that seems most publications agree with it, Also, only you can call it "sexy"
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    The fact that you guys talk about last "good" GM small cars from 60s and 70s says a lot. At least Ford had Focus, Fiesta, Mondeo in Europe.
  13. ykX
    I think I would prefer this grocery getter
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    That estimation was around since 90's which was 20 years ago. By that calculation we have only 30 years left. I think they full of crap. However, I am all for electrics because they are much more efficient than ICE and capable of great power. The two biggest problems are the batteries and the electricity supply. It is been said many times that current batteries use rare earth elements that are produced with great pollution and damage to environment, and they have very limited life span and long recharge cycle. The second issue is that our power grid is not capable to support at the moment a great increase in electric power consumption if the electric vehicles will explode and become truly mass market.
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    I really like it as well. I think it is done pretty tastefully.
  16. ykX
    Trump says GM should repay U.S. taxpayers for bailout The bill: $11.2 billion in taxpayer money lost saving the company "The U.S. government lost $11.2 billion on its bailout of General Motors, according to a 2014 government report. The government invested about $50 billion to bail out GM as a result of the company's 2009 bankruptcy, and at one time held a 61 percent equity stake in the Detroit-based automaker. Treasury whittled down its GM stake through a series of stock sales starting in November 2010, with the remaining shares sold in December 2013 at a $11.2 billion loss." Autoblog
  17. ykX
    Looks great outside and inside, but I like the front a little less than current generation. Would be really interesting what kind of power and gas mileage Skyactive-X will achieve.
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    Got to love stock market, thousands of people will end up on the street jobless, but stocks went up. Question is for how long? People without jobs = bad economy = recession.
  19. ykX
    I use a bigger size filter. The OEM size filter is kind of small for the engine size and amount of oil. I realize that manufacturer probably engineered engine and filter with that size in mind but I change oil about every 10k miles (a lot of highway driving) and I think a little more surface area in the filter for extra cleaning is not going to hurt. Plus, the extra size filter I use in my car is the OEM size in my wife's car that has same engine displacement.
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    I have to say $36k is way too much for this. Regular Crosstrek gets 29mpg combined and hybrid is 35mpg with almost $10k premium price.
  21. ykX
    Look at these wonderfully engineered German sedans and crossovers ...
  22. ykX
    Yes, took me last night 2 hours and 15 minutes for what usually takes about an hour commute. It was extremely slippery in the Eastern PA and Central NJ last night, but I managed fine with my RWD car on all-season tires. Most people were driving 5 miles an hour in their CUVs. Speaking of tires, my new Michelin Pilot Sport A/S so far have been excellent. Great dry grip, almost like summer tire, great in hard rain and yesterday in the snow storm they did very good for a UHP all season tire.
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    "CEO for Panasonic North America Tom Gebhardt said in an interview that solid-state batteries for electric vehicles are at least a decade out for mass-market electric vehicles. Known commonly as solid-state batteries, solid-electrolyte batteries are believed to be the next major step in battery technology. They offer superior safety to liquid-electrolyte batteries because of their lesser chance of a fire when their cases are punctured, and offer better energy density, which could translate into smaller, lighter batteries. Gebhardt told Business Insider that like all technologies, the industry loves to hype up the next major development in the battery field, no matter how far out. He expects current lithium-ion battery technology to undergo gradual refinement, improving energy density, charge rate, safety, and cost-effectiveness." TheDrive
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    Rokon Scout and Ranger, amazingly they have front wheel powered.
  25. ykX
    In the original Ural there a link from the bike's rear wheel to the sidecar's wheel, making it a 2WD bike. This makes it to handle off-road (or bad unpaved roads) very well, something that is important in rural Russia.
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