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  1. smk4565
    People in the snow belt buy all wheel drive in the form of a crossover. I have heard multiple people they say they bought a crossover for the snow, and they probably didn't even consider an all wheel drive car. Also remember back when the Regal GS had a supercharged V6 it had 240 hp. A turbo 4 easily beats that. And back then a Cadillac had a V8, now they even have turbo 4's and V6s. And the large car segment everywhere is down, as every brand made their mid size car bigger and more luxurious it made the large sedan pointless. Plus a mid size crossover replaces a large sedan just as a small crossover is replacing mid size sedans.
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    Not to mention the 3.6 has no torque unless you wind it up to 5,000 RPM. But in a Regal or any other front wheel driver car, over 300 hp is pointless. Which is going to make front drive V6 cars obsolete around 2022 (maybe sooner) because turbo 4s will be able to max out what a front drive car can handle very soon. Now if they want to make a Buick on Alpha or Omega, then different story and bring on the turbo V6. I think Cadillac should drop the 3.6 like a sack of dirt, and go with all turbos. And really they should have e-turbos on the way.
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    Yes, all true. And that was back when sedans sold, and now sedans are like 25% of the total market.
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    Probably going after the Acura TLX and Maxima that offer a V6. Eventually I bet they merge Regal and Lacrosse into one sedan, they are awfully close to each other at this point and the sales of either won't be that high. Especially when they lose input from Opel, Buick might just go with 1 sedan and 3-4 crossovers post 2020, or maybe add a version of the Volt as their 2nd car.
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    Not sure that would fit under the hood of an E-class or AMG GT.
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    Basically all of Mercedes gas cars will be light hybrids with a 15 or 20 hp electric motor and no more alternator or tradional starter motor. I am not sure how it is all going to work but the 2018 S-class is supposed to be the first car with it.
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    Every car maker will go to 48 volt eventually because they will need the gains to hit CAFE. They will have to do it to get over that 50 mpg number, gas engines alone will never do it and the EV take rate is too slow to pull the average up fast enough. Mercedes spends over $1 million per hour on R&D. It is costing a fortune but if they are ahead of the game in 2020 it will pay off.
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    Well, they could probably sell 5 Maseratis a month and Sergio would keep the brand around.
  9. smk4565
    Yes, inline 4, inline 6, V8 gas, and inline 4 diesel which looks like it won't make it here. Four engines, all with 48 volt system. Which will clean up the number of engine offerings and get fuel economy up about 15% across the board.
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    Because 48 volt is for gas engines, replacing the 12 volt system that ever other car has. And they have other plans for Tesla.
  11. smk4565
    This car is dead man walking. The S-class owns this segment, and to try to keep up with it, would cost Jaguar or anyone else too many R&D dollars. The 7-series has enough global volume and platform share with Rolls to stay profitable for years to come, but you wonder how Jaguar or Maserati last much longer.
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    Mercedes had integrated screens before because my 08 has one, then they want to the floating screen which looks stupid and BMW and Audi jumped on board or BMW may have been first, but it became common. I prefer a built in screen, and Mercedes doesn't use touch screens so if it is far to reach it doesn't matter in their case. no one mentioned how the 3.5 liter Navigator has more power than the 6.2 liter Escalade and here is a fun fact, the original Navigator had a 5.4 liter V8 making 230 hp. Progress.
  13. smk4565
    Diesel isn't worth it for 3% of sales, especially when electric is the future. Might as well just invest in the future, work on the 48 volt system and new inline engines and hybrids.
  14. smk4565
    Every car has a pentagonal grill now. That front end could be on a Ford or Subaru and no one would even question it. No originality on the design, but the inside looks nice.
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    The 300SL dragster is surely a kit car because an original SL even in bad shape is a million dollars. The restored or original ones go for over $2 million. No one is hacking up a 2 million dollar car. I also saw the Jaguar F-Type 2.0, which is interesting, that is a great looking car and with a 2 liter probably really light and would handle great. I won't be fast but it should still do 60 in 6 seconds I'd imagine, it isn't that big a car.
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    The Hellcat is more all around yes, though it isn't going to beat an M5 or CTS-V in handling. But the Demon really is a 1 trick pony, it is made for drag strips, which it is awesome at, but it isn't really made to do anything else. AMG did used to just put a big engine in a 4500 lb sedan but they seem to have evolved over the past 10 years, putting more focus on handling and braking too.
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    Agreed. Even Dodge says this car is basically just for the drag strip. And that they weren't trying to make a sports car or track car or pony car. They just wanted a beast on the drag strip and they succeeded at that.
  18. smk4565
    AMG doesn't build one trick ponies that only work on a drag strip though. They build cars for the road and for race tracks with corners. That being said AMG may take the 0-60 and 1/4 mile records next year. Their little 1.6 V6 makes more power than the Demon and in a car weighing half as much. I didn't know you had a P100D, you need to find a dragstrip with a Demon next year and race it and report the results.
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    Mercedes is integrating the screens into the dash now and since every just copies Mercedes then in a few years the others will too. This is a big upgrade over the current Navigator which I feel is 10 years old at this point, I am surprised they only got 200 lbs out of it.
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    I thought the Model S was like 2.4 or 2.5 on 0-60 time. On 1/4 mile the Model S starts to lose a little bit, because it is so amazing off the line, but runs out of steam a little over 100 mph. I think the Model S still runs a 11 second and change quarter mile though. And excellent point that the Model S has actually seats and interior trim, and they will probably charge Model S money for this Dodge.
  21. smk4565
    While all that above sounds awesome, I have to imagine that Dodge might go bankrupt with warranty claims. Their 300 hp cars aren't reliable, I can't imagine that with 800+ hp and repeated drag runs that the engine, drivetrain and transmission won't be shot after like 20,000 miles, let alone 60,000. I give credit to FCA for creativity on how to keep a a 10 or 12 year old model going, but at some point they have to make a regular car too, or replace the LX cars, and it seems like they have nothing in the pipeline. This will help pad the profit margins for another year, which makes them more attractive to a potential buyer. It is hard to run a mass market car company on limited editions SRT's and Alfa Romeos that don't sell and Fiats that don't sell and don't make money. But if they go down, good to go down swinging.
  22. smk4565
    The weight is down over 300 lbs, so with that and the 9-speed it should be a little quicker, it is rated at 15/22 mpg with all wheel drive which is pretty thirsty. I don't like the grille, looks like the Mercedes diamond grille (which I don't like as much as their classic grille) and the logo looks like a Chrysler logo. They copied the Lexus/Nissan/Mazda "floating roof" D pillar effect, not a fan of that anywhere. Overall, the outside looks alright, it looks a bit Asian, but I think a lot of people looking for a premium, family hauler crossover will like that look. Inside looks better than a Lincoln, or Acura, looks the part of a $45-50k crossover.
  23. smk4565
    They are like Lincoln with the new face every 3 years. Keep throwing things against the wall and see what sticks product design. Maybe if their top end engine had over 290 hp, they would actually get car enthusiasts to look at their product. As it is, they are just fancy Accords, or fancy Accord Euros.
  24. smk4565
    Agreed that all cars are expensive but $29k for a Cruze is crazy. You can get a decently equipped Camry for that and the Camry will hold value like crazy, even if it drives like crap. I guess they have the Sonic and Spark for cheap cars, but as they push Cruz up market, then you have to push Malibu up, and then Impala gets squeezed and eliminated.
  25. smk4565
    Shouldn't the car detect the incapacitated driver and drive itself to the nearest hospital?
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