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    It does look too much like a Q7, they need a more squared off rear end to make it look like a Range Rover if they want a variant of it. I would think a hybrid or electric powertrain should come into play. I wonder if they could do a convertible version. They probably need a long wheel base because Maybach is coming and so is Rolls Royce.
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    Price Sells Cars!!!
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    They don't, the 400 hp twin turbo V6 does 0-60 in 5.4 seconds. The base V6 must be lethargic. The E-class V6 does 0-60 in 4.2 seconds. Gets better gas mileage too. And I know, the Continental isn't about performance, it is about "quiet luxury" but an E-class is quieter than it (63 DBA at 70 mph vs 67 in the Lincoln), and has air suspension. Give the Continental another year and it will be a fleet car like the MKS or Town Car were. The Continental should be priced like a Lexus ES, more like $38k base and $55k for a loaded 400 hp Black Label with free maintenance. Then maybe it is a worthwhile buy.
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    A C-class has a better interior than a Continental though, unless you are talking rear seat room. CTS does have a bad center stack, Continental has a bit more in luxury than CTS, but CTS has it in chassis and transmission, call the engines a tie without the V. You can run a Continental up to $70k, that is a well equipped E-class. I'd still take the A6 which is from 2012 I think over a Continental interior. Plus the Fusion underpinnings and 6-speed auto from 2010 are huge down grades to the Continental. With how little they spent on the mechanicals, the Continental should have an A8 level interior because they $25k sedan under pinnings.
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    Excellent point. You have to review cars for intended purpose. A Lucerne should be reviewed for how well does it haul old folks to bingo. It isn't a performance car. It should be compared to handling and ride of an Avalon. For the Continental though, it can't match performance with any other $50-70k luxury car, so it better smoke them in interior and it does not. To comment on your later post, I'll give you that Continental better lines up price wise with CTS, G80 and A6, S90 also, but I think the only one it beats in that group is G80, it is maybe equal to a CTS, it isn't better than the A6 which is old.
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    100% correct. When Audi and Mercedes are selling EV's and get them to production quicker than Tesla, and have better interiors than Tesla, then Tesla has a fight on their hands. So it will be interesting to see how they respond to direct competition.
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    A Model S interior is on par with a Corvette or CTS, if you like technology and touchscreens it is better, if you like wood trim on doors, maybe a nod to the CTS, so to each their own. Model S isn't a $100k sedan interior, but it selling performance and quietness and no gasoline, so they can get by with a $60k car interior. Continental's interior isn't better than any of the German 3, it isn't better than the CT6, not better than a Genesis G90, not better than an S90. So it is like the worst interior of the $50-70k segment. It is better than a Lexus GS, so maybe 2nd worst interior in the segment. Worst chassis for sure.
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    I have sat in a Model S, I thought it was like a nice Volvo or almost a Saab-like in the way that it is modern and simplistic. But it feels more like a $50-60k car interior, I don't think it is as nice as some Audis, or the E-class or 5-series. A Model S P100D starts at $140,000 and runs up to $160,00 if you check all the option boxes. Cadillac isn't there. Look at a CT6, base price like $54k and that is their top car. If you max out the options list on an Escalade you get to $100k, but most luxury brands maxed out are nearing or above $200k.
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    I don't think Tesla has $100k car interiors, or even $65k car interiors, but it isn't like the glorified Fusions and Escapes that Lincoln has are setting any new standard. Even the Continental is pretty weak inside. The CT6 is nicer than a Model S on the inside. I do think Tesla needs to improve their interiors, but they are competitive with other American luxury car interiors, maybe just not the top Cadillacs, but the lower Cadillacs.
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    Telsa sells $100k sedans, something Lincoln or Cadillac are not capable of. Tesla also makes a car much faster than any Lincoln or Cadillac. Based on performance and price point, and brand image, they mop the floor with Lincoln or Cadillac. I don't think Tesla interiors are the end all be all, but they are on par or better than any Lincoln for sure, and I'd say better than most at Cadillac.
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    Even if Tesla sells 200k cars and not 500k they are the top American luxury brand.
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    I think the pricing is good, it is a little more than a Toyota, Chevy or Mazda, but you expect that, GMC is positioned a little higher. GMC needs a vehicle below the Terrain like in the Jeep Renegade segment.
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    I just read a survey that 30 million people say their next car will be electric. Might take years for those 30 million to buy cars but they are coming. It is actually very possible that Tesla overtakes Lincoln and Cadillac in 2022 to become the top selling American luxury brand.
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    Except for the gas mileage part of it.
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    I think Chevy could get a crossover in between Trax and Equinox, and another in between Equinox and Traverse. Not sure if they could go below the Trax with a Spark based crossover. They could give Buick a 4th crossover. There seems to be no saturation point with these things.
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    Lots of people. They could sell an ADX below the CDX if they wanted. Lexus is building a crossover below the NX. The Rav4 and CRV have grown, they need vehicles a size class below that which opens the door to smaller than NX and smaller than RDX crossovers. And they could probably go a size below that to what the Encore is. I bet Lincoln has a version of the Ford Ecosport within 2 years for $29,900.
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    XT5 had a great month, anything over 5,000 in that $40-50k lux SUV segment is strong as most sell more like 3500 a month. The Q5 topped 5,000 last month, that is where you want to be in this segment. CTS is supposed to be a direct competitor to the 5 series and it has an $8000 price advantage that is a fair sales comparison. Cadillac's sedans just don't get the job done in sales and I think they will only consolidate them as times goes on. Will be interesting to see what happens to XT5 sales when a cheaper XT4 is available.
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    Reanault-Nissan-Mitsu is larger than GM. If they centralize EV production to Mitsu and make it the discount Tesla they could sell enough volume to make It work. I thought this brand should have closed years ago but if they are looking for a way to stay relevant then EV is about all they can do since that is the next wave.
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    Nissan sedan sales are down, coupe sales nearly non-existent. Putting 2 sedans and a coupe on sale as Mitsubishi's is sales suicide. They won't sell a thing. Nissan (and Toyota, Honda, and Chevy) should be offering all wheel drive on sedans, that is an easy $2,000 option to sell. If not the EV path, then the only other viable path for Mitsubishi is to be a commercial truck brand. They have commercial trucks already (in medium duty), they could move the Nissan NV vans to Mitsu, give them a pick up for fleet sales to Comcast, give them a fleet version of the Titan even. Too small of a car. Needs to be a Lancer size and look but EV at $25k to work. And I would do an Outlander crossover EV at $30k.
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    The Bolt is a $38,000 compact, if Mitsu undercut them by $13,000 it would sell.
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    $35k for a mid-size crossover, and that still undercuts the Bolt which is a compact car. I think Mitsubishi could do a small electric sedan/crossover for $25k. Mitsubishi's current products have pretty basic interiors, they aren't really well equipped cars. If you kept the interiors plain jane basic, and put the money into a 150 mile range battery and a 200 hp electric motor they could undercut the Leaf and Bolt easily. Putting more money into gas powered Mitsubishi's is a waste of money, the brand will close on their current path, might as well close it now if that is their plan to keep the Lancer and Outlander going as is, and to spend money turing a Rogue or Murano into an Eclipse crossover coupe that won't sell. More valuable than GM or Ford. Tesla I think has some potential weaknesses, namely making zero profit, but they are ahead of the game on where the industry is going. If someone can leap frog them, that is the risk they have.
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    Ouch on the Impala, that segment is dying fast, by 2020 we won't have large sedans, other than the luxury ones. The S-class outsold every Cadillac sedan despite costing double. I wouldn't celebrate Cadillac's success just yet. Plus Cadillac is going to bring cheaper stuff than the X1 and CLA and A3 type cars. interesting that the big SUVs were down a lot seems like crossovers sales are going smaller too.
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    Still #1 selling luxury brand, but the GLC's sales surprise me. Not only is it down it gets outsold by the dated and more expensive GLE. GLC with all 3 engines and the coupe online now should do a little better I think. Their sedans are holding on when most are disappearing.
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    Cutting CAFE won't matter when Europe and China are ramping up their standards. Most of these cars are engineered to sell in 100 countries. So they have to meet all these standards anyway, and consumers want more and more, and Trump floated the idea of a $1 a gallon national gas tax. I prefer a gas tax to CAFE, that is a better way to cut fuel consumption or motivate people to buy more fuel efficient cars, but I doubt they will ever pass that. Ride Sharing is what is going to change things in 5-10 years. People won't buy cars, they will share them, that cuts their cost and still gets them from point A to point B, especially when autonomy arrives.
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    The current ES shares platform and wheelbase with the Avalon, shares powertrain too. So they are now more closely related than it is to the Camry, even though it shared all that with the Camry V6 from the 90s until 2012. The Camry platform underpins the Avalon, Highlander, Sienna, ES, and RX, and Venza which I think is now dead. So they get a lot out of that one platform. I hadn't looked at Lexus sales recently so I just did, the ES is their number 1 selling sedan and outsells the Avalon. So actually they could dump the Avalon and just push more sales to the ES350. And the Avalon isn't much bigger than a Camry, anyone Avalon shopping that doesn't want to pay Lexus money can get a Camry.
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