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  1. smk4565
    If a V6 is better, why don't the Escalade and Corvette have a V6? Mercedes inline 6 is a mild hybrid, the 4 and V8 will be soon I imagine. I the TT V8 will be a plug-in hybrid for AMG cars to get over 800 hp. They make a full hybrid C-class and GLC yet I have never seen one. So I think mild hybrid makes sense on gas cars for now. They also make a 6-cylinder S-class now, so if that is the future, they already have that covered.
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    Who won Formula 1 the past 5 years? Because Ferrari was 2nd place all those years. They did make an SL73 with a 7.3 liter V12 in the 90s, limited edition sort of car. So they have used 73 before, I imagine since the S73 will be more powerful than S65 was, that is the thinking. Why they ever started to do AMG with 2 numbers when regular cars have 3, who knows.
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    A V8 plus electric motors is better than a V6 with electric motors. And they have a mild hybrid I-6 now. And they are making a full size EV sedan to sell along side the S-class. So all bases covered. $250k for a V12, but the prestige will remain via cars like AMG One, and the S73. That V12 helped make Mercedes the prestige brand for 30 years, but the next 10 will be hybrid power, then probably all EV after that.
  4. smk4565
    I imagine 2020 or 2021 will be the final Maybach V12. A new S-class is coming in 2021 and why bother making the car capable of fitting a V12 at this point. They have shown a plug in hybrid bi-turbo V8, that seems like the path forward and S73 is already trademarked.
  5. smk4565
    VW builds the A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Q5, Q7, Q8, Macan, Cayenne, Bentayga and Urus off one platform I think. That is some ridiculous scalability right there.
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    Makes sense, they can probably build enough 2020 model year CT6 in the fall to last them all of calendar 2020. Impala probably has enough volume and enough fleet buyers that likewise they can build enough to last calendar 2020 before they run out. Then it staggers the sedan deaths over a couple years rather than all at once.
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    Uber and Lyft are profitable business models if they don’t have drivers and can deploy autonomous cars to do all the work. But they need those cars, BMW and Mercedes might be able to beat them to the punch. Even if not, there isn’t a lot of profit margin in car manufacturing but there is a lot of profit in selling rides or charging a monthly fee for rides. Car makers know this, that is why they are all chasing it.
  8. smk4565
    Maybe they will make their own app that can interface with the others. Or buy those 5 and merge them.
  9. smk4565
    The unholy alliance! Probably will be the best car share autonomous vehicle service ever though.
  10. smk4565
    They need a gas SQ5 for the rest of us.
  11. smk4565
    It could be to have surplus during a plant shut down. The other factor is Corvette isn't high volume so it isn't like having 232 days of Malibus. 232 days of Corvettes might be 5-10,000 cars, they can move those in a hurry if they ever had to.
  12. smk4565
    If Corvette sales always do that, shouldn't GM know that and produce less of them? 2019 A8.
  13. smk4565
    That doesn't look as good as an Audi A8, but anything is better than a Tahoe based interior.
  14. smk4565
    If they made a convertible version then they can call it the Corsair Open Air. ?
  15. smk4565
    Yes it was a joke, I don't think 100% of cars will be crossover coupes. Maybe just 99% ?
  16. smk4565
    That looks a lot like this: When it should be more in line with this: 232 day supply of Corvettes. Although that could be more do do with sports cars dying than any product shortcomings.
  17. smk4565
    I finally sat in one of these, the interior is a joke for the price point, and it is a cramped interior too, a C-class or A4 has more interior space and they are smaller cars. The interior isn't any better than what you get in an Optima, it just has a different layout. The big mistake of this car is it should have been priced on par with a Mustang, upper $20s for the for the turbo 4 and $35k for the turbo V6. The Stinger I sat in had a sticker over $54k, and in mid to high 50s you are talking 340i or C43 money, neither of which say Kia on them.
  18. smk4565
    I hope it is a 2 seater crossover coupe. I predict by 2025 100% of vehicles sales will be crossover coupes.
  19. smk4565
    The Escalade has gear shifter, window switch controls, center arm rest, etc basically out of a Silverado/Tahoe. 2nd and 3rd row seats are pretty similar too, a lot of Tahoe bits carry over to the Escalade on the inside, not just the chassis and engine. Escalade still sells so much of that doesn't matter not, but the X7 is way nicer than an Escalade, the Navigator is nicer, the GLS is nicer and getting redone in 2020, and now Rolls, Bentley and Lamborghini have SUVs, Aston Martin/Lagonda and Ferrari are getting them. All of a sudden Escalade could be falling from grace. And if I had to build an SUV to compete with that list, I'd rather base it off a CT6-V than a Tahoe.
  20. smk4565
    It is nice that they are going out with the same color it came in with, and paying homage to the original. It is time for this car to go though, the world has moved on and left 2-seat compact roadsters behind. I suspect there will be fewer and fewer sports car options as time goes on. Mercedes does still make 5 convertibles even without the SLC, so no worries on that.
  21. smk4565
    I sat in a Blazer, it didn't seem roomy at all, it was like a Rav4 size interior and the Rav4 is a class smaller. The Blazer took the Camaro's cramped interior to the SUV world it seems. Also the version I sat in was $51,000 and they are dreaming, maybe $41,000 but not $51,000.
  22. smk4565
    I think Brexit is a big reason.
  23. smk4565
    I like the sound of this. Great tech, will save on fuel too optimizing speed.
  24. smk4565
    The G-wagen isn't Mercedes best performing or most luxury SUV though. It is the best off road, but when the Maybach GLS arrives that will be the luxury king. The GLC63 has the Nurburgring record for an SUV, the GLE63 I could see challenging it. The Escalade being large that back seat executive experience possible, but will they put independent rear suspension on an Escalade if a Tahoe doesn't have it? Will they get a glass roof in there, which they have said isn't possible on the current chassis, will they not recycle gear shifters, window switchgear, etc. Time will tell, but you can only go so far when you start with a Tahoe, I'd rather start with a CT6-V and upgrade that to an SUV.
  25. smk4565
    I wonder how far they can push the Escalade with the Tahoe underpinnings and whether or not an Omega SUV could go above Escalade and be more luxurious (and better performing). I do think they should make an Executive package for the Escalade that is a 4-seater with lay flat rear seats, refrigerator, tray tables, etc. With the 3rd row seats gone you can move the 2nd row back a foot and have massive leg room.
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