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  1. smk4565
    This isn't hard to figure out, build electric sedans in small and medium size that look like any other 3 or 5 series. Build compact, small and medium size electric crossovers. The i3 is hideous looking, the i8 only looks remotely good because it is a mid engine super car, but compared to other mid-engine super cars it is ugly too. You know why the Electric Mercedes SUV looks like a GLC body with a LED grille vs some weird spaceship lookin car? Because people buy GLC's and GLE's and they don't buy i3's or i8's.
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    They have an RS Q7 in Europe, so that would be easy, they probably figure and RS6 would eat away at RS7 sales.
  3. smk4565
    I guess the RS6 is the missing vehicle. Unless they go with an RS Q7 or RS version of the new Q8.
  4. smk4565
    I did wonder why not put the navy seats in front because those will get used more, and put the white seats in back where they will get less abuse.
  5. smk4565
    But Acura’s commercials and tag line say “Precision Crafted Performance”. They are stating Performance is their #1 attribute. If they want to play that game then back it up, the RDX’s German competition has a 500 hp twin turbo V8. And they don’t have rear drive so whatever horsepower they put in a TLX is pointless it will just be an over powered Accord.
  6. smk4565
    I think the interior looks great, I like that it is different, who says the front and rear seats have to be the same color. Not sure about this coupe Range Rover idea and that sort of defeats the purpose of a fancy back seat of you can’t get to it.
  7. smk4565
    So at best, Acura is going to have the equivalent of a 2013 XTS V-Sport. Way to move the needle Acura. I bet the press release about SH-AWD and PAWS will leave out the 60/40 weight distribution. Everyone has AWD, the difference with Lincoln or Acura is the chassis and weigh bias.
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    I can't wait for a twin-turbo V6 in a front wheel drive sedan, that will be exiting, they will put the Lincoln MKZ on notice! Because nothing screams performance more than front wheel drive. Here is how sad Acura is at performance, the fastest version of the TLX, has the same 0-60 time as the slowest Mercedes GLS.
  9. smk4565
    But an electric XJ is probably 3 years away, the Porsche Mission E will be on sale before that and the other guys will probably have one in 3 years also.
  10. smk4565
    This all comes down to Jaguar building a better mouse trap. Because the German trio are all making electric sedans too. Tesla is doing well because they are the only game in town right now. When there are 5 full size EV sedans on market, then it gets back to who does it best.
  11. smk4565
    Diesel is the past, electricity is the future.
  12. smk4565
    "Electrified" is a loose term, when a mild hybrid could count as electrified. I imagine 100% of cars sold by 2025 will have some sort of electrification.
  13. smk4565
    It is all new platform, and yes it should have way more space since it is basically like what Tesla has with the flat floor and all that. Rumor is 400ish hp and 500ish lb-ft of torque. What is interesting is I read the EQ C crossover is the size of a GLE which looks to be the case based on the size of the vehicle in the spy photo but then wouldn't it be an EQ E? or EQ GLE? A lot of speculation still on this thing. At some point these model lines will have to merge, because every Mercedes will be electric one day, not til the 2030s I imagine, but eventually.
  14. smk4565
    I believe the C3 and C5 Aircross would sell well here, the rest of their merry band of hatchbacks I don't think so, but these 2 would sell for sure.
  15. smk4565
    I thought Fiat had a pickup, good work on uncovering it. The Fiat Fullback: So they already make one, I don't see how Sergio can claim they can't find resources to do it.
  16. smk4565
    I would skip a midsize pick up and do a small pickup of which there are none on market. And couldn’t the Promaster city or some Fiat platform work for a pick up? Or use the Pacifica platform for a pick up like Honda does with Ridgeline.
  17. smk4565
    I think Citroen could do well. They focus on ride quality rather than Nurburgring cornering which makes them different than Germans and should appeal to the aging baby boomer population we have. Opel could do okay but I don’t know if they would have anything better or different than GM or Ford already sell here. And if you want to break into a new market you have to have something much better than what is already there.
  18. smk4565
    To boost sales every car should come with a free Sweater from Sergio’s Sweater Shack, offering the finest Italian made sweaters that are made in Italy.
  19. smk4565
    The base Mazda 3 has 150 lb-ft with a 184 lb-ft option and the base Jetta has 184 lb-ft. They might cost a little more but they are the same segment of car. Maybe they will put an optional engine in still.
  20. smk4565
    But it still has 132 lb-ft when others in the segment have 155-175.
  21. smk4565
    Why is the V6 here? The Turbo 4 has the same HP and more torque and better gas mileage.
  22. smk4565
    The inside looks nice for the class, it looks like a Mazda on the inside but that being said I would rather just have a Mazda interior. The engine here just seems way too lame. No torque tied to a CVT means this car will feel like driving a bucket of paste. Again the Mazda 3 has has more go and still gets great mileage.
  23. smk4565
    What does N stand for and how does it relate to performance?
  24. smk4565
    The grille is way too big and the whole car looks like a busy mess of lines and angles, you don’t need to crease and style every square inch of the car. I think the inside looks high quality, however it looks way too techy with that big screen and Lexus mouse pad thing. This whole car inside and out is way off the target market for this car, and they aren’t going to get younger buyers so they might as well satisfy the 70+ crowd.
  25. smk4565
    What new design language? It looks like the same Acura grille they have had and the back just looks like any other Mazda or Nissan with floating roof. Yawn, more generic styling.
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