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  1. smk4565
    A car of CT6 size should have more like 500 hp for a V-sport. Or even 600 hp. CT6 isn't a fast car even with the TT V6 engine.
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    Why don't they make a CT6 V-sport and utilize that rear drive chassis, rather than cramming power into an overweight front drive car?
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    Because they don't do rear wheel drive.
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    They might as well move the 3-series sedan to the 4-series, they moved everything else already. I like the 300 mile range EV3/4 series idea.
  5. smk4565
    Headlights look terrible, like it is crying because it knows its production will end in 3 years. Which is probably 3 more years than it needs to be around.
  6. smk4565
    Corvette is not a brand. A Brand has in many cases a stand alone dealership (unless it is FCA) and a Brand has usually 4 or more different car lines. Suggesting that the Corvette is a brand, means the Mercedes E-class is a brand. It has 4 body styles and 2-3 models within each body style. And it is not a brand. For Corvette to be a brand it can't be sold at Chevy dealers and that will never happen.
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    If Corvette were to become it's own brand, with stand alone dealerships, then different story. Then you could have the $55-100k front engine/rear drive coupe/convertible that we know. Then there could be a mid-engine, a crossover, a hybrid, a pure EV, etc. They could have 4 or 5 models and cover a wide price range. But as it is, the Corvette is a single model, and it is a Chevy, which is the value brand of GM. And when Porsche wanted a hyper car, they didn't see how far they could push the 911, they just put a 918 above it. Mercedes didn't see how much extra they could ring out of a GT, they know the GT is in the $120-170k range and won't ever compete with a hyper car. So they will make a new car to beat the hypercars. If Corvette wants to be the top performance car, then they need to achieve 1000+ hp, sub 3,000 lbs, all wheel drive and hybrid, that all has to be there. And you can't do that for anything under a million dollars.
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    I think they could make the Corvette $49,900 as a base model. The Corvette has a low weight now, but if they added all wheel drive and/or a hybrid system the weight would go up. Then you need carbon fiber to get it back down, and then cost sky rockets. I think a ZR1 Corvette should be $100,000 at 600 hp max. If GM wants to build sports cars above that, go to Cadillac and make Cadillac a credible performance brand.
  9. smk4565
    The Corvette should be a $50-100k car, I think they could go base V6 maybe turbo V6. Maybe a V6 hybrid set up to get 400 hp and keep weight manageable. The C7R does well in its race league but it isn't a top tier league. A stock LaFerrari could beat those GT class racers or a NASCAR for that matter. Let's look at real lap times form the Red Bull Ring, 4.3 km circuit Ferrari LaFerrari 1:38.9 Lamborghini Hurcan 1:45.4 Nissan GT-R Nismo 1:45.5 Mercedes-AMG GT S 1:48.9 Corvette Z07 1:49 Porsche Cayman GT4 1:50.9 And the Hurcan on down were the same driver. The Corvette would give up 10 seconds a lap to the LaFerrari, that is a big gap, the LaFerrari would lap it every 10 laps. And the LaFerrari gives up over 30 seconds a lap to an F1 car, think about that. So my point is the performance level that is possible is way, way above even a Corvette Z07, way above a 911 turbo (which is why they have the 918) and I think a road car can go way above that which Mercedes will prove this fall.
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    Wait, the Corvette competes with a LaFerrari and P1? They aren't even close. If a Corvette Z07 and a LaFerrari were in a 50 lap race on just about any race track in the world, the LaFerrari would lap it several times over. Corvette should also not be its own brand, in fact I would say that Cadillac should have sports cars, rather than try to spin Corvette into a brand with crossovers like Porsche and multiple sports cars. I think Corvette will not offer a hybrid in the next 15 years and maybe never, because they like to keep the powertrain cheap and the car light. That being said I think GM should look into performance hybrids, I'd rather see it on Cadillac, but I'd be in favor of a hybrid Camaro or Corvette, I just doubt they could sell many of either.
  11. smk4565
    No worries, AMG will offer hybrids, they will figure out what Porsche failed to do.
  12. smk4565
    In a big way the Stelvio is competition for the E-class, CTS, A6 and 5-series. Buyers have been trading out of mid size sedans into small SUVs for years, now comes along an SUV that will set The Nurburgring lap time record for an SUV if it hasn't already and he capable of sub 4 second 0-60 times. You are getting SUV practicality and space with E43 or ATS-V performance. Sedans are hurting now sadly, I imagine they will more so as more performance crossovers come along. And I prefer a sedan, luckily the one I like isn't going away but I bet the RLX and GS go away.
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    An RX fighter that can lay waste to a Lexus GS F. I think the Stelvio Quadrifoglio is faster than a Corvette, which is crazy for an SUV.
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    Pretty competitive pricing for the performance that you get. It will probably win every comparison test also. Question is will anyone buy it? Most crossover buyers will have no idea what it is and think a Lexus RX is sporty. I can't wait for the 500 hp compact SUV showdown between the Quadrifoglio and GLC 63 and Macan Turbo S. Edit: never mind on the Macan Turbo, even with the performance package it is only 440 hp, weak!
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    I think diesel is a hard sell even though they have great torque and mpg. My guess is they will push hybrids plus they have a 48 volt system coming in 2018 that should boost mpg 15% over the current gas engines.
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    There is a valid argument for clean diesels. Mercedes just announced they are not selling diesel in the USA in 2017, which makes me think they won't ever again. But a diesel GLC could get 35 mpg highway vs 27 or 28 for a gas version. So that forces us to use more fuel. Look at a Cruze diesel that can top 50 mpg compared to 40 for gas, a 20% difference. Diesel is cheaper than premium fuel also. So the consumer gets hurt by forcing out diesels and we have to drill up more oil which isn't really environmentally friendly either. And these companies will have a hard time hitting CAFE without diesel unles they have a ton of hybrids.
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    Because they introduced the 4-series to be a coupe and it turns out the sales all went to a sedan anyway. What is the point of that? And some hardcore BMW fan will say the 4-series Grand coupe has an inch wider track than a 3-series sedan so the handling is better but that is just rubbish. Makes no sense to come up with a 4-series line if all you are going to do is sell 3-series sedans with new badges.
  18. smk4565
    Interestingly enough, the 4-series Grand Coupe outsells the 4-series 2 door. So in reality the best selling 4-series is a sedan. Which is why they might as well just make a 3-series sedan and 3-series coupe like the old days.
  19. smk4565
    Well they still have the 6-series sedan, errr Grand Coupe, which has a higher base price than a 7-series I think, it used to, which made no sense. Journalists are probably hoping for some sort of M860i with a 600 hp V12, but if Mercedes questions whether the S-class coupe will have enough buyers to survive, no way a BMW version will find enough. BMW just said a week or two ago that they would not jump into the hyper car game because even though their engineers would love to, they don't have the resources or money to do it. So makes you wonder why jump into an 8-series? That ties up resources and money as well for a slow seller. And at a time when the 3-series is losing sales fast, and the market wants SUVs. Hell make an X8 crossover coupe, as stupid as that sounds it would outsell any $100k coupe they come up with.
  20. smk4565
    More sales for the E-class coupe. BMW might as well can the 8-series now, no one is going to buy that, even though I liked the 90s 850csi.
  21. smk4565
    Cadenza is both of those things but the Azera is irrelevant, Taurus is in its swan song and will be dead by 2020 and Imapala and Avalon sales are dropping 20-30% each year. There just isn't much reason to stay in this segment unless you are a top 3 or 4 seller.
  22. smk4565
    Stringer could work because it would be a lower price point and a sporty car that they don't have. But Stinger could make the Cadenza irrelevant also.
  23. smk4565
    They can drop the K900 now, that has been a flop.
  24. smk4565
    I'd like it if Lincoln made a great Continental but they didn't. The last Lincoln product that was a hit was the Navigator in 1998 and then fumbled that after about 5 years and haven't done anything since. So back to Tesla this is a reason I think they will surpass Lincoln around 2020, or when ever Tesla gets their 2nd SUV out. Once they have 2 sedans and 2 SUV they will beat Lincoln and never look back.
  25. smk4565
    Agreed, if someone wants a large car they don't going to buy an A4 or C-class. But the Continental is supposed to sell based on interior, ride quality and being quiet. It isn't that quite and it rides on a Fusion chassis. So the interior better be amazing, and it isn't. The XTS is just as nice and well made as a Continental, and the XTS is dated and has one wheel in the grave.
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