smk4565
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AMG's 2.0 liter makes 375 hp and 350 lb-ft and that has been around like 3-4 years. So it is possible, but I wonder if they have tied a hybrid system to it and the electric motor with the gas is making 368 hp, although FCA and hybrid/electric don't really mix either. It is possible to get 368 hp from a 2 liter, Alfa Romeo gets 505 hp from a 2.9 liter V6. So the numbers match up.
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I actually quite like that. It is a retro throwback type sedan that you envision world leaders of the 80s being driven around in. I do wonder how they only got 276 hp from a V12, and how do they only get 438 from a V8 hybrid? And why is their carpeting on the door panels? But I like the car.
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I had to add a quart of oil in between oil changes on my Aurora, and I changed the oil about every 3-5,000 miles with a high mileage. I think every Northstar and Aurora V8 burn oil. I have never added oil to the Mercedes and I change the oil once a year (about every 8,000 miles) but that is Mobil One, never leaks or burns oil. My mom had an Audi 2.0 TSFI, she bought quarts of oil by the case after 100k miles because it did go through about 1 quart every month.
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Used Lincolns are crazy cheap compared to even Camrys of the same year. I am not looking for one, but I have seen 2013 MKZ's under $15k. If it were me I would get a used Mercedes because they run forever and the look good over time, and there are probably 2010 E-classes for $15k by now. I think a Subaru is a good car too for the awd and safety for a young driver or an 80 year old driver.
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122k miles isn't a lot, perhaps high mileage oil or just adding a quart in between changes could help the problem. But if I had one Chevy on shaky ground at 122k miles, I wouldn't be looking at another Chevy. Or give the Malibu to your son, who probably won't worry about adding a quart of oil every 2 months, let the wife get a new car. Lincoln MKZ's are going cheap!
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They will have more range, but these are just stop gaps or stepping stones as Drew says to EV's. Mercedes is going to have an all electric SUV with 400 hp and 300 mile range on sale in 2019. At that point, why buy the plug in hybrid? In this case though with the Range Rover, I think they worry about CAFE, and displacement taxes and everything else, one day the 5 liter V8 will be gone in the Rang Rover, and this engine will be the only option, or this and a six cylinder hybrid. These V8s are going to be mostly done by 2025.
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Sounds like a good powertrain and a lot of torque. I am curious as to the gas mileage. The Electric range is pretty good, the Mercedes GLE plugin only does 12-18 miles on electric, but the new S-class does 25 so I imagine that will carry over to all. I feel like by the time they get worthwhile range in these plug ins, there will just be electric cars with 400 hp and 300 mile range for the same price.
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It for sure is due to lack of choices. I think the shape of the Bolt and Leaf hurt sales. If they were conventional sedans or crossovers they would sell better. I think that is why there is huge demand for the Model 3, it is a normal sedan, plus Tesla is gotta have brand. Plug in hybrids are a stop gap product, in 10 years the batteries will have 300 mile range and recharge in 10 minutes and weigh less than they do now, and at that point why bother with a plug in.
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On an A8, they might be okay with 300 a month, Mercedes is probably okay with 250 SL's per month because of the price point. On a $50k sedan like the RLX or Q70, they should just kill them off, 200 a month of those can't be very profitable. If these segments start to go away, the Mercedes and BMW sedans will be the last ones standing. They are 1 and 2 in all 3 segments.
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How on earth do they still make the Sequoia? I feel like it hasn't been updated since 2005 and even more surprising is they got 900 people to buy one. That is what I don't get about Toyota. They have crazy money, probably more cash than any other auto maker, they are relentless with updates to the Camry and Rav4, then you have the Sequioa that was born on the same day as dirt and even the Tundra and Tacomoa should be more competitive than they are. They can dominate in cars, but they can't upgrade the engines in their pickups, or put class leading interiors in there? And how did they con 3,000 people into a Lexus GX? That thing has a 301 hp 4.7 liter V8 or something like that, from a 2007 Tundra. Do those 3,000 people now have a Mercedes or BMW dealer near them?
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Yes the S-class was #1 seller in it's segment, and E-class was #1 in its segment. So what does that say for the rest of cars? The S and E class will be here for the long haul. Audi A6 too since they sell 200,000 a year in China, but when you look at global output of RLX, Q70, Lexus GS, CTS, Continental, those are some piss poor numbers, and a lot of those will go away, just as cars like the Monte Carlo, Solara, Avenger, and Sebring/200 went away when the market shifted.
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Those are real stats, E-class wagon buyers are loaded, which is a primary reason that they still make it. These are people that don't want a crossover, but want space and probably own wineries in California or are professors at Princeton and wear tweed jackets. A base Silverado is $28k but a High Country is $58k, so $40 seemed liked a reasonable middle to me. Since you brought it up I went to TrueCar, and it defaulted to a Silverado double cab LT 4x4 which an average price of $39,231. The F150 defaulted to an XLT SuperCrew with a 5.5 foot box for $34,911 with an MSRP of $42,350, there is a fire sale on those I guess.
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Either Renegade and Compass are stealing the Cherokee's thunder or the Cherokee is massively outclassed by the Rav4, CRV and Equinox, maybe both. I am surprised they still sell that many Chargers, even if a lot are fleet sales, 9,000 a month is still a lot for an old dated car, the Impala, Avalon and Taurus combined are probably selling that many.
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The average household income for an S-class buyer is $325,000 a year ($371,000 according to Motor Trend 2013), $375,000 for an E-class wagon buyer and about $200,000 a year for E-class sedan buyer. And I found some numbers from 2012, average Silverado buyer had household income of $64,000 and $72,000 for the F150. The average full size pick up could easily be over $40k, so you are talking 2/3 the price of the truck is their annual salary. And on the HD and Super Duty with higher price that would go up even more.
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I think in general a pick up truck buyer will over extend themselves to buy a truck more so than a luxury car buyer will. I would guess the 6-7 year loan is more common on pickups than luxury cars and the average home value of a pick up buyer way lower than a luxury car buyer and a big income difference. I am sure there are some that will spend more on a top end truck but I imagine 99% of F150 owners aren't going to trade up to a $85,000 truck it will be way out of their range. And these trucks still have solid rear axels, top speed of 110 mph, there isn't much engineering that needed done like there is on the big luxury sedans.
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