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    I think we can end this right now with a trip to Ohio. Auto Trader C300
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    Looks like a strong contender for 2nd best German midsize sedan. Diesel engine? You aren't going to catch any fish with that bait, I imagine that is Europe only. And I would think the 2.0 TSFI engine will be standard in Europe, USA and China, they sell a ton of these in China. I am curious what kind of gas mileage they get with the 48 volt system.
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    Volt doesn’t make sense if you aren’t charging it, might as well get a Cruze or Verano at that point. I still like a Subaru Legacy that can handle the NY winters with all wheel drive for this scenario. 2011 era Regals are pretty cheap too. Maybe a Fusion.
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    Diesel? You aren’t going to catch any fish with that bait. That I bet is Europe only, they sell tons of these in China so I imagine the 2.0T will be used here and there. I am curious about the gas mileage of these 48 volt cars.
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    I came across a 2013 33k mile Verano for under $11,000. Cheap ones are out there. Toyota unreliable? They and Lexus have pretty much been the gold standard of reliability for the past 25 years. I don’t care for their styling or lack of performance cars but I would put Toyota reliability over anyone.
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    Could be that the big motor just won't mesh well with the smaller battery and in most cases, people that buy the upgraded engine on a car, buy the ungraded interior trim too, so probably most people that want the 200 hp will want the big battery and the leather interior, etc. I can charge a car in my garage, so range I don't care about. I'd like an EV if I had the money to get a good one.
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    I would imagine about half of 200's on the market began life as a rental car, and I don't trust FCA reliability, the Volt is a decent idea unless the battery needs replaced. Buick Veranos are around the $10,000 mark that could be a good way to go. 2011 era Regals and LaCrosse are down there too, but those are bigger cars. A wild card idea is a Pontiac Vibe, I think 2009 was the last year, but they are under 10k and they have the Toyota Camry 2.4 liter engine so they will run forever.
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    Even if the 200 hp motor eats up the smaller battery and you get 140 miles of range vs 180 miles, some people wouldn't care. This whole range concept is kind of odd since no one goes to buy a Camry and asks how many miles can I drive it before it needs gas.
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    Why is a sports car brand making a diesel anyway? Give it up and move on.
  10. smk4565
    I really like how these look actually, and I like that they offer 2 different battery pack levels, although it would be nice to get the 200 hp motor on the smaller battery pack if you didn't need long range because you just went to work and back in it.
  11. smk4565
    The ones they quit selling in the USA 2 years ago? And they only have them in Europe because it is so diesel heavy, they won't develop a new diesel.
  12. smk4565
    Once the Toyota CHR went on sale you knew this was coming. They want their X1/GLA competitor. This thing is really ugly though.
  13. smk4565
    The GLB will have the new A-class interior. The GLE and GLS will get an E-class looking interior.
  14. smk4565
    Well, the E-class and S-class always had an integrated screen, I hate "floating NAV screens. But the Lexus RX has it, BMW I think was actually first, but Audi does it, Mazda, Kia, the list goes on, just like everyone wants a 4-door coupe (a Mercedes idea) and everyone wants silver color aluminum speaker covers, another Mercedes idea.
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    GLB would be larger than an Encore, roomier, more luxurious, more powerful, better looking even without seeing it. Car and driver tested the Navigator this month and said how it is much better than the Escalade, and that Cadillac would not provide and Escalade for a comparison. But then they mentioned how the GLS rides and handles and brakes better than the Navigator, and the GLS/GLE are the oldest models in the Mercedes line. I'm pretty confident that the new GLS will mop the floor with the Navigator, the current GLS won Car and Driver best large SUV for 2018, Navigator did not.
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    Right, which is why they are fixing it. And floating NAV will be gone so all the people that copied their floating Nav will have to go back.
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    The GLA and GLB will have metal buttons, even the Cadillac XT4 has plastic, so if Cadillac made the thing you touch all the time from cheap plastic, what is the rest of the car made of? And the GLB is more of an X1, Q3, XC40 sort of competitor, but if it looks like a mini G-wagen I think they will steal a lot of sales off Terrain and Jeep too.
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    I think a turbo 4 is a great idea, and 275 hp is a good amount but it isn' like it is going to turn a Tuscon into a sports car, any top trim Cam-Cord has that much power. So I think a decent number of people would want that much power, but I don't how how that makes it an "N" performance car. I still don't know what "N" means, why can't it just be called Sport or Turbo or something.
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    For the set of entry lux crossover market you probably want the 2.0T anyway. At that $35-40k price you have turbo Ford Edge, a low trim MKC which is turbo, I think even the Subaru Forester has a turbo 4 at that price, as does Mazda, etc. I think most Envision buyers would go for the turbo 4 anyway, but you do lose some sales without the low price AWD car. I have sat in every Dodge before, they haven't put out a new product in years, so it isn't like there is anything new to see. I thought the new Nissan Rogue was pretty good for the small crossover segment, compared to a Rav4 or Chevy counterpart. The new Accord is just as nice as any Acura, although that being said Acuras are like the worst luxury car there is. I think the GLB will turn the entry-lux SUV market upside down, none of these Lincoln, Buick, Acura, Volvo, Jaguar, etc interiors are on par with Mercedes, and they give you a 2.0T standard. Actually, the GLB should be your next car, it checks all the boxes.
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    Considers? Volvo just announced that they aren’t going to develop another internal combustion engine, that the one in cars now is the last they will make. You can’t put money into diesel it is yesterday’s technology.
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    They had to lower the price on the Envision because they need to put the XT4 in at $34,990, just watch. I also went to the auto show, I found the interior on the regular Terrain and Terrain Denali to be the same and the Denali was $44k. The Avenir Lacrosse and Enclave also seemed like nothing special on the inside. Regal I wasn’t a fan of, it felt cheap inside. Probably a LaCrosse has big discounts that if you stay away from the top trim you can get a good deal. I didn’t sit in any Dodges, sat in the Pacifica, 300, Ram, Compass, Renegade, and Grand Cherokee and I just find nothing appealing about anything at FCA.
  22. smk4565
    Could be collector, these rare Ferraris go up in value.
  23. smk4565
    I would imagine most people that own a Ferrari have 3-5 other cars, so they buy this for the track or for going fast on some rural road in the middle of nowhere. They probably have a Bentley for their commuter car.
  24. smk4565
    I think the front looks good, the rest of it looks like any other crossover. The inside seems nice for the segment, "floating" NAV screen seems to be the trend among car makers because Mercedes did it 4 years ago, but not Mercedes has dumped it almost across the board, so probably everyone else will go back. I am surprised they got a 3rd row in this car, it isn't that big of a vehicle, I imagine leg room is cramped back there. But it is there and the Edge doesn't have a 3rd row. I wonder how long that diesel sticks around before the emissions police come calling, but 320 lb-ft sounds pretty tasty.
  25. smk4565
    The Corvette Z06 which is the fastest accelerating GM car, until they get the 2019 ZR1 tested, does 0-124 mph in 10.2 seconds, and that was the best number I could find, some tests are closer to 11 seconds. A Tesla Model S with Ludicris mode takes 10.8 seconds to hit 124 mph. This Ferrari is flying and I bet in the corners it is wicked too because it has race tech and weighs under 3,000 lbs, where a lot of these high powered super cars like an Aventator weigh 4,000 lbs.
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