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I don't follow college basketball much, but am a fan of the U of M since I went there for grad school. It's weird, my high school, college, and grad school all have the same colors--blue and gold/yellow (or maize as they call it at the U of M).
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Speaking of CUVs w/ manuals, my local Jeep dealer has 116 new Compasses listed as in stock. 2 have manuals (both Sport trim). Oddly, some of the automatics are listed as 6-spd and some as 9-spd. -
Looks like the newest generations of Volvos have figured out how to hide the radar behind the grille.
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Another for Chevy could be a mid engined Corvette crossover sports car.
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Looks like most domestic brands will have between 5 and 7 CUVs and SUVs in the near term. Will we hit peak CUV/SUV in 2020 or thereabouts? Will the US automakers hop on the CUV coupe bandwagon? From the bottom to the top for each brand: Ford: Ecosport, Escape, Edge, Explorer, Expedition SWB and LWB. With the Bronco in there somewhere. Lincoln: MKC, Nautilus, Aviator, Navigator SWB and LWB. (I wonder what the MKC will be renamed to? Capri would be good, was a long ago Lincoln name). Chevy: Trax, Equinox, Traverse, Tahoe, Suburban. With the rumored Blazer in there somewhere. GMC: Terrain, Acacia, Yukon, Yukon XL Buick: Encore, Envision, Enclave Cadillac: XT4, XT5, Escalade SWB and LWB. With maybe an XT3 and XT7 coming? Dodge: Journey and Durango. Will be interesting to see what comes for Dodge in the future...maybe a Ram based full-size? A Journey replacement? Jeep: Renegade, Compass, Cherokee, Grand Cherokee. Plus the Wrangler in it's own niche, and maybe a smaller model for Europe, and the rumored Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer full sizers?
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Though it's not as bad as the weird trend of mixing normal front door handles with odd rear door handles, IMO...that I really don't like..the first 4dr Pathfinder in the 80s was the first I recall doing that, several cars and CUVs do it today..just seems like being different for the sake of being different... I love those '70s Continentals...
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Reminds of the door handle placement on the '70-71 Continental. Having the rear door handle above the front one always looks awkward from some angles.
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Yeah, it's one of my go-to local Italian places. Also went to their clam bake last fall and Thanksgiving brunch. Very tasty food. Their pasta sauces are available in the local groceries also.
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I'll be doing a dinner buffet at Stancato's in Parma on Sunday. Turkey and gravy sage stuffing mashed potatoes honey glazed ham portobello mushroom ravioli in tomato basil lobster creme sauce baked lemon herb cod creamed spinach florintine meatballs veggies chicken marsala lots of pastas to chose from etc https://www.stancatos.com/easter-ad/
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Toyota News: 2019 Toyota Yaris Sedan Drops the iA
Robert Hall replied to William Maley's topic in Toyota
The story for creating Scion IIRC was to have a brand to appeal to 20-somethings...the young buyers weren't really going for Toyotas in the early oughts. -
The Forester isn't bad in profile, but the front end is so dull.
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I hope we see more Sport Utility Coupes and Sport Utility Convertibles. Perhaps AWD versions of the Mustang and Camaro. Not under the radar like the Challenger GT, but lifted like the Volvo Cross Country, like modern Eagle coupes. An AWD Challenger w/ Jeep-like ground clearance would be cool. Not going to happen, but I'd like to see more bold, out-there ideas come to fruition rather than the same old, same old..
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Item: 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4x4
Robert Hall replied to Robert Hall's topic in Member's Rides Showcase
One year mark on the Jeep coming up this Saturday. Took it in for an oil + filter change, air filter, cabin air filter, tire rotation. Did a UConnect update at home last week. I've put slightly over 10k miles on it in the first year--working from home it sits a lot, and 2000 miles of that was done in 2 days last June. Very happy with my second Jeep. -
At the dealer for service, saw this Trackhawk in the showroom. Sharp. They also have probably 100 Compasses on the lot, a few of the new Wranglers also. On the used section, saw a black Acura TSX wagon. Haven't seen one of those in ages.
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That's show vehicle pizzaz...and I'm sure the funky rear door shape/cab/bed join would be normalized for production...it's a neat concept otherwise.
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There is no correlation between body length and cabin size. PDF attached. 2019-Cadillac-XT4-Order-Guide-Revised-March-24-2018.pdf
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The Navigator has the larger three-row RWD BOF SUV niche covered. This is smaller, replaces the MKT. The Nautilus (MKX rebadge) is the two row CUV. It's like how GM has 3 row CUVs (Traverse, Enclave) and 3 row BOF SUVs (Tahoe, Suburban, Yukon, Escalade). Ford will have the new Explorer, then two lengths of Expedition. Same with Lincoln.
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Arby's is my lunch guilty pleasure, since there is one about 1/4 mile from home--I can dart out, grab something and get back quickly between my India team call at 11:30 and my Scottsdale team call at 12...I go there probably once a week for lunch, sometimes twice a week if I feel uninspired. I do avoid the curly fries, though...I like the sliders and turnovers.
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I haven't seen any photos of the XT4 cargo area inside, but looking at the exterior pics there is very little bodywork behind the rear door and rear axle..not much overhang...so the inside area behind the rear seat is pretty small I would surmise...
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Yeah, sounds like the interior volume maximizes passenger space over cargo space. From the photos, it looks like there is a lot of rear legroom.
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Looks good, really good. The Adventure front fascia is nice--truck like, the other fascias are too overwrought, IMO.
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The photos of the black/dark gray interior are uninspiring. The design is anonymous, without the Cadillac steering wheel, I'd be hard pressed to identify the marque. Lincoln is using interior color much better, IMO.
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It's kind of a tweener. Bigger than the MKC, smaller than the Nautilus.
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Mini News: Dealers to Mini: Do You Have A Vision?
Robert Hall replied to William Maley's topic in MINI
In today's market, it sounds like Mini needs a Maxi--a 3 row crossover above the Countryman. -
The XT4 is sized between the MKC and Nautilus, while the Aviator is larger than the XT5. I thought the XT4 and XT5 were both 2 row.. seems like Lincoln is going to have 4 CUVs, while Cadillac only 2 at this point...room for an XT3 and XT7 looks like. Anyway, the Aviator concept looks great, very close to a production version...great interior and lines. I don't see a thread about it here yet. Glad to see Lincoln going with actual names instead of more pointless acronyms...wonder when the MKC will get a name.
