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    Look again at the numbers and keep in mind platforms are not made of taffy. It shares hard points but still has to be fabricated independently. That costs money; money for 3/16ths of an inch difference.
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    Using a 117.9-in wheelbase platform for one SUV, then also using another 118.1-in wheelbase platform for another SUV shows they have a lot more work to do.
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    The platforms are 2/10th of an inch different in wheelbase. If VW can't engineer a 3rd row to fit the existing Q7, MAN are they finding new ways to blow money. Used to be model lines were separated by 6 inches (which BTW I always found ridiculous)- but here we have the same segment/type vehicle from the same brand with a 2 inch difference and a different name. Yikes.
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    Why not just offer 1 vehicle here, with an optional 3rd row? Instead of 2 vehicles fractions of an inch apart in dimensions?
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    VERY generic. I'm going to assume the grille texture is going to change...
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    So is it "behind" or "a wash"?
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    There ARE SAE standards for interior measurement... but I wonder if the methodology is where discrepancies show up. So when legroom is measured, how is the adjustability of the front seat accounted for? Are the numbers max measurements, whereas in reality everyone is less in normal useage?
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    ...and genesis, audi, lexus, fiat, mini, mercedes, Buick, Chevrolet, etc. Once EVERY vehicle front fascia went to 'angry' angled headlights, IE: angled inner edges, there's only so much you can do with the grille shape between them. Automotive design is 90 years old, in reality AND in human years.
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    Long read, but in-depth: http://www.thedrive.com/tech/17083/the-battle-for-best-semi-autonomous-system-tesla-autopilot-vs-gm-supercruise-head-to-head?xid=fbshare
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    Some people may well feel the interior is smaller, but it's not. Thusly, it seems Cadillac is using the interior space/packaging better if it's providing more dimensions in the same size package. Look, I'd have to see these side-by-side for myself, but it certainly seems to be a ridiculous sticking point for many. If one feels the car, somehow, is 'tight'.... that's the reason OEMs build multiple size sedans, right?
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    Of course- glaciers are also on land. I believe it's correct that there is no 'new' water, it just continually changes state & distribution. But this is a direct parallel to the average global temperature / climate change issue. Wrap your head around science declaring the ocean floor, ON AVERAGE, has dropped in elevation less than 1/16th of an inch over the last 20 years. THEN the reason is given as the weight of melted glaciers. Not erosion, currents, Teutonic Plate shift, subterranean magma changes, gravitational ebbs, the increasing worldwide obesity epidemic, no; melted ice adding weight to the estimated 333 MILLION CUBIC MILES of water on the planet in a meaningful enough percentage to crush the ocean floor that is ALREADY UNDER all that weight. [Waits for charges of "ocean floor deformation denier!!"]
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    A scientific journal has published a study that the Newsweek Science banner is summarizing as : Please stay tuned for upcoming information on the Central Jersey Ocean Floor Deformation Accord.
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    Every car in the ATS's class is 'too small for a lot of people'. Just like full-size trucks are "too large for a lot of people". ATS total legroom is within 1/2-in of the C-class, meanwhile having 3 more cubic feet interior room than the MB. How often have you read how the C-class is too small for a lot of people?? This is a segment of small cars for those that they AREN'T 'too small' for! Personally, I'm the type that an S-class is too small for me.
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    Lot of questions to ask first- square footage, exposed wall above grade, degree of 'semi-finish', type of current heat.
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    That'd certainly be catastrophic if it took 140 years to rise 1 degree, then it suddenly started rising 1 degree per YEAR.
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    If sources I saw were reliable, temps have gone up 1.4 degrees in the last 140 years. In order for desert temps to reach 130 vs. today's what- 110?, it would take 14 cycles of 140 years, or 1,960 years. Even if the rate was accelerated and it took only 10% of that time, it'd be 196 years. Got a secret to immortality you'd like to share? Because otherwise, you'll be out of everywhere.
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    Pffft- everybody knows the highest priced vehicle is the flagship. S-class is a boring, vanilla sedan that brings the same stylistic cues to the table as it has since 1998. Bo Ring. Besides, what kind of 'flagship' would do this to a customer: http://www.thedrive.com/sheetmetal/13355/this-1-owner-mercedes-benz-s65-amg-sold-for-2-percent-of-its-original-price
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    Anyone know of a source for monthly hybrid sales? These (hybrids) aren't on my radar, I would've thought the Volt was one but in that it's propelled by electric, charged by gas & plugs in, it falls under 'PHEV'.
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    Think how many MORE Daimler could sell if it was something from this century! GM matched Daimler in profit in '16, Daimler needs to step up their game! G should have a 12-spd trans, it's behind the Escalade with it's 10 gears. Should also have a stretched WB version, and a convertible- that would be unique. But it really just needs modernization where it can be seen/felt. With no visual link with the rest of the line, as the flagship it instills no cache to the rest of the brand. A proverbial 'red-headed step-child'. Maybe MB should brand the G separately and radically expand it; bring it in-house and add more models. And they REALLY need an emergency re-do on the balloon knot air vents.
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    Ram 1/2T has been the nicest of the Big 3 truck, as far as styling goes, IMO, for pretty much this past decade. Interesting to reflect, I believe sales were less than what the Tundra does now- back in '93, the year before the Big Rig look everyone has been doing since. Under 100K units. I believe last year the Ram did 500K units. I'm certainly intrigued by the Silverado tho- stepped outside the box it appears.
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    That's the problem- the G SHOULD change... into a modern equivalent. Also, the Wrangler is FAR more iconic and not the brand's flagship model; it can afford to remain truer to it's roots, esp for a brand like Jeep.
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    GLBGLAGLCGLEGLG - utterly exhausting. Then again, if they badged a GGG, Guy Fieri could drive one on DDD. Here's how. Assumedly, if the concept comes out as a 'xxB', it's a bottom feeder cheap model, whereas the flagship G lingers on in 1979 guise. Top-down, not bottom up - don't want your $30K SUV to look & feel 50 years newer than your $110K SUV.
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