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Gray cladding = Off Road.
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Yet another crossover coupe vehicle. Problem is all these companies already have 3-4 SUVs, so now they have to make crossover coupe vehicles because there is nothing left as they kill all regular coupes and sedans. Plus once BMW and Mercedes did it, the other 30 brands needed to copy that idea.
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Not only should the UK kill Brexit, they should drop the Pound and join the Euro. Whoever thought this isolationist strategy was a good idea was horribly mistaken. All these companies can just go into the EU where they don't have to worry about the currency fluctuations and trade deals, etc.
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Pontiac thinks that is too much body cladding. I imagine the regular Crosstrek will be pretty tamed down, Subaru doesn't really make bold vehicles, they play it pretty safe.
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I like how the Model S looks. Polestar doesn't just have to worry about Tesla, they also have to worry about Audi and Mercedes. And I imagine most buyers will want one of the German luxury EV's over a Chinese made Polestar. We've seen how brands like Genesis and Alfa Romeo snuggle to get going, and Alfa is an old brand.
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Limit of 112 mph sounds boring. I get that you'd almost never see triple digit speed on public roads outside of an autobahn type setting but still. I also suspect there are very few accidents where speeding is the cause, 90% of the time it is people not paying attention. You probably see as many accidents in 25 mph zones as you do on the autobahn with people doing 125.
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I think it is a nice refresh, it wasn’t stale before so some engine and styling tweaks are good to keep it fresh. MBUX is pretty cool. The important thing overall is all new G-Class for 2019, new GLE is in dealer’s now, refreshed GLC coming soon, and all new GLS should hit in the fall/winter and new GLA and GLB coming in 2020. That is 5 new and 1 refreshed SUV over 2 years for all these dopes they buy SUVs to never go off road in.
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Will Peugeot be bringing this? If so I am all for it.
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What is better, Purgot or Citroen? I think they’ll sell okay because people will want an import or something different.
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That is a diesel with 297 lb-ft of torque. But also sold in non-American markets where that sort of power is common. If they did an American X-class it would have more power. And perhaps X-class generation 1 is a testing ground to then do generation 2 on their own without Nissan/Renault and expand to the USA. The A-class started as dopey hatchback in Europe, how it is a nice looking little sedan.
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Right, but why is the base engine so bad. The Tacoma isn't a lightweight, they start at 4,000 lbs, if you have payload or towing, that is even more. Toyota could put a turbo 4 as the base with 220 hp and a 310 hp V6 optional. Or at least use the 2.5 liter four form the Camry that makes 200 hp, rather than some 159 hp unit from forever ago. Thats 120 hp per liter, vs the Tacoma that makes only 64 hp per liter.
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For me it would not be an every day car but more of a bargain used car in the Jeremy Clarkson road trip style. I like the 2007 era Jaguar XJR and XK, mid 90s Riviera, 2001 STS or Pontiac Aztek. If I were on a car show needing a car to like that was sort of a joke too, it would be one of those.
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Yet Cadillac is launching a new TT V8 this year, and the mid-engine Corvette which is a year or 2 away will have a V8. The V8 still has a future. And Mercedes V8 is under the top displacement tax tier in China, where as none of GM's are because they refuse to downsize, same goes with Ford and FCA. The S550 went from a 5.5 liter engine in 2007 to 4.7 liter in 2012 and 4.0 liter in 2014, the S63 went from 6.2 liters in 2008 to 5.5 liter in 2012 and 4.0 liter in 2014. That is a pretty aggressive downsizing plan.
