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  1. smk4565
    I would imagine a V8 remains in FCA, but who knows. They can get 400 to 500 hp out of a six cylinder, and with CAFE, displacement taxes, emissions, etc, that may just kill the V8 because how many cars over 500 hp is FCA really going to sell, and will that justify the development cost of a V8 engine line. If you had a pair of electric motors to a six cylinder then you have a 600+ hp engine with off the line torque, then you don't need a V8. Or you go with pure EV's that can make whatever power you want. Pinanfirina has an electric sports car coming with 1,700 hp and 1,900 lb-ft of torque or something crazy like that. You can never do that with a gas engine.
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    Sounds like an excellent idea, they can replace the Pentastar and Hemi with this new engine in any of their rear drive vehicles. I imagine they will use the e-torque system from the Ram with this.
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    Ford and GM give more choice as they eliminate the Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, Taurus, Cruze, Impala, LaCrosse, Volt, XTS and CT6? They are combined killing off 10 models in one year.
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    The GLS is made in America, I am sure this is it’s best sales country with China 2nd. The smaller SUVs do better in the EU.
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    GLS probably outsells every big luxury SUV globally. The GL outsold the Escalade in the USA for a few years around 2012 and 2013. The Escalde is no doubt a successful product, I am just saying they can’t rest on their laurels and expect it will stay there with an Audi Q8 and BMW X7 now I’m the mix. Cadillac can’t be complacent.
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    Everything I read says the Mercedes V8 is the lightest in its segment but they may be comparing it to Audi, BMW and Porsche, the Audi V8 is 494 lbs. Rhe Mercedes V8 is relative compact too so they can fit it in a C-class or low under the hood of a GT. Things that don’t matter on a GLS though.
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    The Mercedes/AMG M178 (4.0 bi-turbo) is 461 lbs. The LT1 V8 is 465 lbs but the LT4 with the Supercharger is 529 lbs. When you compare boosted to boosted the AMG engine is lighter more fuel efficient too. But Cadillac could care less about Escalde weight, so why not put the CT6-V engine in there? Do something.
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    I imagine a 500 hp mid engine Corvette will be faster around a race track than a 755 hp ZR1 that just spins it’s tires. And yes to an EV Escalde or Cadillacs SUV. The Escalde is not the biggest, baddest, wealthiest SUV anymore. Rolls-Royce has a much bigger much more luxurious much more powerful SUV, Bentley and Lambhave them, ther is the G-wagen that starts $25k higher than the Escalde stops and there are more $200k plus SUVs on the way. I actually think Cadillac needs an SUV that starts $50k above the Escalade Platinum and operates in the $150-200,000 price range.
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    The 755 hp Corvette ZR1 is slower around the Nurburgring than a 577 hp AMG GT, because the Corvette can't put the power on the ground, it has useless power. That goes back to chassis, suspension, lack of all wheel drive, etc on the Corvette. Although the AMG GT doesn't have all wheel drive either, nor does the 911 GT2 RS, but they have enough tricks up their sleeve to use all their power. And GM has these supercharged V8s, why didn't they put one in an Escalade yet? Makes no sense. Bentley, Rolls, Porsche, Mercedes, Range Rover, Lamborghini, etc all have 550+ hp SUVs, Ferrari and Aston Martin are coming, Maserati has over 500 hp, it might be 550, I forget, but it has a lot too.
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    It needs a 6.2 liter V8 to make 420 hp? There are 3 liter engines that make more that. Something is wrong with your engineering department if you can't make over 100 hp per liter. And Cadillac makes a 550 hp V8, why on earth would you give the Escalade a weaker Chevy engine compared to the more powerful Cadillac engine?
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    Except the Mercedes and Porsche will work, while the Maserati will break down all the time. The Gran Turismo is also a 2 door car and slower 0-60 than a C43, yikes!
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    Seems reasonable, it is faster than an E63, so it should cost more than that, and it is the fastest 4-door car ever around the Nurburgring. Priced similar to an S63 which isn't quite as fast but is more luxurious. And cheaper than a Panamera, which is an ugly car.
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    They didn’t, they considered 10 gears and ran 81 billion computer simulations to find the ideal gear count and 9 speed was better than 10. More gears add weight and complexity and there was no fuel economy gain from 9 to 10. Thus they went with 9. The 9-speed transmission also only has 1 reverse gear where as the old 7G-tronic transmissions had 2 reverse gears. I thought 2 reverse gears was cool but I guess they found it not necessary.
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    Well that is a 2015 GL450, the resfreshed model has a 9-speed transmission and is tested at 5.7 seconds 0-60. But if you drove them both side by side I bet people couldn’t tell a difference in speed between an Escalde and GLS450. And Mercedes is dropping that engine after this year they will have all new stuff in 2020, if the Escalde plans to soldier on with the same power train as today’s model that is good news for Mercedes.
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    The CTS has 4 different engine choices, the CT6 has 3, even the Cruze had 3 engine choices at one point. How can the Escalde only have 1 engine choice? It doesn’t cost much more to throw a couple more options in there.
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    I thought 2 years ago Brexit was a terrible idea. I don’t understand how separating yourself from the EU is better for business than being in the EU. This is like the tariff war we are in, that doesn’t help businesses. I think the next recession could knock out another 5-10 auto brands globally and these guys along with a couple of FCA’s are at the top of the list.
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    The GLS450 and the Escalade have the same 0-60 time, and the Navigator beats the Escalade in acceleration and fuel economy. And the GLS offers 2 V8’s that out power either. And Cadillac has a V8 better than the 6.2, so that 6.2 should be no where to be found. I think there should be a 3 liter V6 Escalade (preferably with e-assist or hybrid) because of two reasons: China displacement taxes and livery/fleet sales that shop mpg over performance.
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    The GLS with the V6 gets better mpg than the Escalade, and that new inline 6 with the EQ boost is better than the V6. And that 4.7 liter V8 is in it's last year, the 2020 GLS will have the 4.0 liter. Mercedes is replacing all the GLS engines. They also trademarked GLS73 which makes one wonder if something above the GLS63 is coming as they do have a plug-in hybrid V8 with over 800 hp in the works.
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    Fuel economy, NVH, out power a German V8, etc. That engine is as old as Toyota's V8. I'd actually like to see the 3.0 twin turbo V6 with an e-assist as the standard Escalade engine, that opens the door to China sales to skirt some displacement taxes and the 4.2 DOHC V8 optional.
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    They have had the 6.2 V8 for about 12 years now, time for something new. Independent rear suspension will help with 3rd row room, which currently lags behind its competitors that do have IRS.
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    At least Rolls Royce is still around to be a purveyor of suicide doors on sedans and SUVs.
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    I think it is awesome that they brought back the suicide doors, but it should have been on all Continentals, not just a long wheel base special edition. And at over $100k, they are going to sell about 50 of these to some die hard enthusiasts while the rest of the Continental line will continue the sales decline. At least if the suicide doors were on the base $45k model it would create some excitement for that car, but maybe Ford just wants to kill it off anyway and doesn't care.
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    Acura needs to kill off the RLX, that car is hopeless and in a shrinking segment. Double Whammy. TLX and ILX need big upgrades, really that RLX interior is about what they should be putting in an ILX. 2 SUVs is not enough for this brand, they need a 3rd, or they'll just lose customers because you can't just ignore the segment below RDX especially as their sedan sales shrink away.
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    Better to release late and to get it right, than to release a problem filled car too early. Plus, they never had given a release date anyway, so the car can't be "late" to market.
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    Toyota can join Formula E since they seem to be all about electric and sustainability, or at least claim to be. Audi, BMW, Nissan, and Jaguar are already there and Mercedes and Porsche are joining next year.
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