smk4565
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Globally Acura doesn't have much going, they are pretty much a North American brand. They need a 3rd and perhaps 4th crossover, they need a bit higher performance and better handling. They can carve out a good niche in entry lux with the Honda reliability behind them, but they'll never be global, nor will they ever be a tier 1 luxury car company. Sort of like how Lincoln will never be global, and never be tier 1. Both are just too closely tied to the main brand. Cadillac is growing fast in China, but still a long way behind the German 3.
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Acura is outselling Cadillac in 2017. Acura needs an help, namely more crossovers and maybe a CL coupe/convertible revival, but things could be worse.
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Pretty sure the Rolls-Royce Phantom outsold the Dodge Avenger last year, and might outsell the Chrysler 200 this year!
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I think it is appropriately priced. My one question though is with the Avenir trim, and if that includes everything, or is there another $10,000 in options available on top of that $56,000. Because we are getting into Audi Q7 territory in the $50s, and $65k is an Audi Q7 Prestige package. And the Enclave isn't Q7 nice or Q7 fast. Avenir loaded at $56k I think is still worth it if 3-row crossovers is your thing, but over $60k, why wouldn't you buy the Audi? And to that point, this is why they need a Cadillac XT7 in a hurry.
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There are probably more Accords on the road than GM W-bodies. What will be interesting here is the Accord is a great mass market sedan but not a good luxury or sports sedan when Acura sells it. So if Accord is built for sub 2 liter 4 cylinder engines, what about Acura? Doesn't make sense to put in extra space under hood or to increase weight to support a V6 that won't be in the Accord. And Acura isn't going to use a 1.5 liter turbo.
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The Accord checks a lot of boxes for the average consumer. Reliable, check. Good gas mileage, check. Long lasting, check. Roomy interior, check. Inoffensive styling, check. Resale value, check. Honda knows what they are doing in the mid-size sedan segment.
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It is tired, but it is still the #2 luxury brand in the world. They need the 8-series to bring some mojo back, and I think the X7 will help because people want crossovers and with a $100,000 crossover, it gives them another status symbol. If they can get this crossover lineup revamped they'll be fine. They still have a pretty big sedan business compared to most luxury makers.
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By 2020 I'd expect V6s to only be in luxury/sports cars, full size crossover/SUV and full size trucks. Everyone will continue engine down sizing. And even then, full size trucks and crossovers will start going to 4-cylinder engines.
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I don't think X7 sales will be bad at all. The X5 is a strong seller for them, and some people will want to upsize it. And in the market the Infiniti QX80 and Lexus LX570 are not strong, BMW can beat the Navigator with ease, so then it gets down to Escalde and GLS and I think they can steal sales from both. Plus the X7 will top out pretty high and they can compete with the Range Rover LWB Autobiography. I think the X7 will outsell the 7-series sedan.
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I know some car makers cheated emissions, but it also opens the door for environmentalists to assume all car makers cheated. And once cars are all electric, then the emissions just got transferred to the tail pipe to the power plant. So people will complain about the pollution from the power plant. Until the power plants are all zero emission too.
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All fodder for the green movement to mandate electric cars. Even the car makers that don't cheat will get accused that they did cheat so they get pressured into making electric cars. once all the cars are running on electric, then people will complain about cheat software in power plants. And Porsche probably did cheat since VW and Audi did.
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It is a joke. because Toyota fans think their cars are maintenance free.
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The Si isn't the top model, so 205 hp is fine. They make a 300+ hp Civic type R. And a couple of Honda's trademarks are fuel economy and reliability, so it is good that they stick to their core values. And as I said they have a 300 hp version which way more than any Cruze, Elantra, Mazda 3, Corolla or Sentra.
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It is a joke. If you listen to any Toyota owner they think their car will never break and the Prius gets 150 mpg.
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First off, a 2008 Lexus could not break down, that is a Camry engine, so it can go 500,000 without an oil change or any service of any kind, they are that good. Seriously though, I think people are more willing to buy an American SUV than an American sedan. Not sure why people give one a stigma and not the other. I bet the Lexus driving neighbors wouldn't consider a LaCrosse or a CTS, partly because they would think a Lexus sedan is more reliable, yet they will buy an Acadia. This is a challenge Cadillac has to overcome to get sedan buyers back. And the fact that a lot of people continued to buy American SUVs long after they swore off sedans for the CamCords even going back to the 90s, is all the more reason Cadillac needs more crossovers.
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I get that cars cost more and incomes aren't going up for a lot of people, and that people can keep a car for 10 years or more. But if you have to go out to 75 or 84 months to get the payment where you want it, you are buying too much car. Especially when a lot of people buy the car and finance in the sales tax and dealer fees. Then they are underwater most of the loan. Interest rates are still low, so it isn't so much that some one is paying loads of interest on a 7 year loan (obviously its more than a 5 year) but someone would be much more financially healthy if they financed a car for 5 years and kept it for 10, rather than financing for 7 and keeping it for 10. Having those extra years of no payment frees up a lot of income to pay down other debt or save for retirement.
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The CLA isn't shoddy, it has a very proven and durable 2.0T and 7-speed transmission, and they still have build quality. They just don't have everything wrapped in leather or with a Bang and Olufsun stereo. The Sprinter has a spartan interior, but it has build quality that will let it last 300,000+ miles also. The sweep tail Rolls-Royce is awesome, it is the sort of thing that Cadillac could try to get into, building super luxury sedans. Mercedes can go against the Bentley Continental and Flying Spur with the Maybach S600 and the S65. They can match up with anything Porsche has, and they are about to go above the LaFerrari with Project One, so I do think Mercedes is capable of going against anyone at the high end. This is the game changer, no one will come close.
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I like the eAssist idea, and really it should be more widespread use, but I hope it is better executed than the last time they did it with the LaCrosse.
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Yes, but you don't get 50/50 weight balance with a fwd based car. I'm sure a GLA/CLA can throw toque at the rear wheels too, but it isn't going to drive like an E-class.
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GLA looks not tall enough to be a crossover. It looks like it got stepped on and squashed. I will never buy a crossover for one, and two, I only want rear drive or AWD with a rear bias out of a longitudinal mount engine.
