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More recalls, more problems.
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The recall rate per 1000 is interesting.
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I'll never forget literally across the street from the Colleseum was a dark blue GC and a dark blue Tahoe parallel parked with Fiats in front and behind...strangers in a strange land. I did see plenty of Jeeps in the UK and Europe on various trips from '00-06, though...XJs, Wranglers, GCs, Libertys (ie. Cherokees in Europe). Mixed in w/ the occasional Voyager, Sebring convertible, Neon, Explorer, Chrysler 300... -
I remember how huge Grand Cherokees and Tahoes looked in Rome and Milan on my trips to Italy.
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Yeah, i definitely understand their place in Europe (and similarly Asia). I drove around southern Italy years ago in the original generation mouse-shaped A-class (which had no pretense of luxury--it was a functional subcompact). It's hard to wrap my head around fwd 4cyl economy cars being remotely 'luxury', but badge-chasers seem to view them that way. I'd rather have a Golf if I were going for a FWD 4cyl compact.
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Building LWB variants of compact and midsize models for China is pretty common.
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No idea about the frames, but here in salty Cleveland I've seen plenty of 10-15yr old GM pickups with serious cab and bed rust rolling around...
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The current A hatchback is like 169 inch length..I assume the new A regular length sedan is 2.4 inches shorter than the L, so 178.6 inches or thereabouts..
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2019 Lexus ES Grows In Size, Adds F-Sport : Comments
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I wonder what Toyota calls their current grille theme...'angry fish' would be appropriate. They use it on several models now. -
A bit pricey, but there is nothing 'luxury' about a compact FWD transverse 4cyl econobox w/ 134 or 161 hp--that's low, common, generic and fecal IMO.
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Not sure if I'd call it floating, but it's not an integrated design, just a flat tablet-like screen stuck against the dash. Boring I'd assume it's roomier w the longer wheelbase, that's the point of a longer wheelbase. China likes bigger rear seat areas since they often have drivers.
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Well, it's just a FWD 4cyl compact lease appliance...think Cruze/Jetta/Focus/etc w/ a fancier badge. Yeah, the 'coupe' roofline and decklid of the CLA makes the body longer...
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Where are you getting that it's the same length as the CLA? The article says the wheelbase is 2.4 inches longer than the regular A class (current CLA has the same wheelbase as the A class hatchback). The new A class hatchback has a wheelbase 1.1 inches longer than the current A class. No idea how the next CLA will be sized. 2.4 inches longer wheelbase. To clarify the realities--the new A-class hatchback and sedan have a 107.4 inch wheelbase, the China-only L has a 109.8 inch wheelbase. The current gen CLA has a 106.3 inch wheelbase. Presumably, there will be a 2nd gen CLA coming, and NA will get one of the A-class sedans.
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So it's M-Bs answer to the Corolla, Civic, Cruze, Fusion, Jetta, etc. 4cyl FWD appliance. So will NA get the regular wheelbase or the long wheelbase? Note the article said this is the long wheelbase 'L' model, so more rear leg room.
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Yes, but those people are imbeciles and should be ignored. The living in the past crowd will always bring up Chrysler's past issues, though.
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Yeah, some people are never able see beyond past issues.. it's like I know Chrysler made some absolutely dreadful cars in the late 70s and 80s, but that's long in the past and literally a different company than it is today.
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The screens look like a pair of phablets glued to the dash. Cheesy and weak. -
I'm sure if they do build this it will be toned down...normal rear window probably. I realized looking at the pics that in profile it kind of resembles the roof of one of the Bentley sedans set further back on a thicker body with larger wheels and ride height..
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Maybe they could move production to North Korea..probably a lot cheaper than the South.
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Well, I was talking in terms of reality. Old Suburbans are very basic trucks, not luxury vehicles. Albeit the Maybach is just a concept at this point, but I'm sure they will produce something pretty ritzy..
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The Maybach would be way more comfortable to ride in, though..those old Burbans were very, very plain inside.
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Those Suburbans were very basic and functional, though. Now imagine though a '50s Cadillac Escalade based off of them...that would be a cool custom to build. '50s Cadillac styling and amenities applied to a Suburban of that era.
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True, but that was an anomaly..I was thinking of the mass of CUVs and SUVs we have today, esp. the luxury ones. Yeah, those 40s DeSotos and Chrysler were hideous lumps, IMO..it wasn't until the 1955 Forward Look era that Chrysler Corp. had good looking cars, IMO...
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Well, there weren't SUVs as we know them today back then--American cars were tall, narrow lumpy blobs that all looked the same generally back then (think of the 42-48 GMs, the Chrysler products of that era, Fords). It's funny, but I do think (as we've talked about in other threads) a future niche will be the SUV-sedan or CUV-sedan...
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