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  1. Robert Hall
    Since Genesis is it's own brand, they probably wouldn't use Hyundai's 'N' sub-brand but their own, maybe 'P' for performance...
  2. Robert Hall
    Good review..nice car. I had a silver 2011 as a rental (first year after redesign), it had a cloth interior IIRC...also had a gray '13 Charger as a rental...both in the SF Bay Area from the San Jose airport. I liked them both, prefer the styling of both before the '15 MCEs. Steering wheel switch gear looks familiar from my Jeep, as does the gauge cluster surround.
  3. Robert Hall
    Saw a sharp gold-beige mid 60s Corvette convertible being cleaned in a driveway..
  4. Robert Hall
    It would have to be restyled for the US, though...the Asian Colorado-based Trailblazer is hideous in side profile, IMO...would need new rear doors and side quarter windows..
  5. Robert Hall
    ...and keep in mind the Merc GLE (formerly ML) is based off of the WK2 Grand Cherokee platform...I'm not sure what all is in common--presumably floorplan, firewall, various dirty bits... there appear to be interior hard point similarities I've noticed as well (position of door releases, dash vents, light switch, etc)...I know MB has it's own engines and transmissions.... Don't know about the suspension, though. The GLS (formerly GL) is on a stretched version of this platform, I think?
  6. Robert Hall
    As an aside, looking at photos of the new Camry, the basic shape is decent, but there are some weird details...the higher trim versions have those weird Lexus-like chrome 'tears' angling downward from the taillights, and why are their black (plastic?) trim pieces on each side of the rear window? The overall shape is pleasant enough but the detailing is overwrought, IMO...
  7. Robert Hall
    It's definitely distinctive...as far as hot hatches go, I prefer the more serious styling of the Golf and it's variations. As an aside, it would be interesting to see Toyota do something in the hot hatch space again...for conventional powertrains, maybe something based off the Corolla iM....or if they want to be more radical, a performance version of the Prius or the Mirai (now those two are distinctly styled)..
  8. Robert Hall
    They haven't made an El Camino in 30 years, so who cares? Your external dimension approach doesn't account for downsizing..what is full size today isn't the same size it was 40 years ago and definitely not 50 years ago...length and width is one measure of size, but it's too simplistic. What is more important is how the automakers themselves define the cars and the standard, commonly accepted categories they fit in...
  9. Robert Hall
    I like both generations... a beautiful car, IMO..esp. in profile..love the arched roofline. very dramatic..and they've been available in brown.
  10. Robert Hall
    Thursday evening randomness...been full time in NE Ohio a little over two weeks...after 20+ years away, forgot how nice June can be here..some rain, a bit of humidity, blue skies and sunshine...walked out on my back patio a few min ago, deer in the back yard, fireflies...out front, deer strolling through the front yard and down the street...everything very green...such a different reality from the dusty hell of Phoenix in June. Gets dark pretty late here also. 60 degrees at 6 am while driving w/ the sunroof open and windows down is such a novel idea.. I'm adjusted to the 3hr time difference; working remotely is a bit strange the last couple weeks w/ my Scottsdale client--I was off for a week, came back to find out a major go live date has been pushed out 3 weeks and my department is in chaos because the development manager--my manager--abruptly quit last week--went to work for one of the vendors. So I really don't report to anyone right now but have a number of tasks I'm working on...pretty low key, couple daily status calls.
  11. Robert Hall
    Interesting...I assumed the CLA's average age was about 30 at most. It seems like an entry level youth model, like the BMW 2 series, Audi A3, etc.
  12. Robert Hall
    Both of us are way too old for the CLA--it's aimed clearly at Millenials... the only current Mercedes I really like strongly is the CLS---out of my price range new, and I wouldn't seriously consider one as a CPO without a really long, full warranty...
  13. Robert Hall
    ^ 'your book' though is your opinion--your 'facts', not commonly accepted reality. In the reality I'm aware of, a Taurus today is full size, a Fusion is midsize; an Impala is full size, a Malibu is midsize...(though rental car companies fudge the definitions and routinely push cars up one size class).
  14. Robert Hall
    Those are 2 seaters, I'd consider the Mustang, Camaro and Challenger also as coupes....I think the loose definition of coupes today (2dr or 4dr) seems to be frameless door glass with a lower/sleeker roofline than regular 'sedans'... The Olds Aurora would have been likely been labeled a 4dr coupe today, as it had frameless door glass and was sleeker than the Olds 88/98 sedans of it's time..
  15. Robert Hall
    It is funny that up until the current generation Wranglers (and their CJ predecessors) were all 2drs...I assume the 4dr outsells the 2dr?
  16. Robert Hall
    I suppose by using old-time designations it could be called a 2dr sedan.
  17. Robert Hall
    ?? Where do you get those arbitrary numbers from? It's not 1977... mid-size, full-size, etc designations are made based on interior volume, not arbitrary length...
  18. Robert Hall
    Saw this pale blue '71-72 GMC pickup at the Post Office this afternoon...had rust on the doors and rockers, but looked straight overall...
  19. Robert Hall
    Yeah, the Thunderbolt is a good analogy for the Demon.. the Challenger I'd like to have would be like this---SRT 392 Scat Pack. One of the few cars I like in white. The gray is great also, esp. w/ the red and black interior. I'd really like one in a 70s olive green or brown, though..cue the wachika-wachika music..
  20. Robert Hall
    The Foxes are the generation of Mustangs I grew up with and have driven the most...still my favorites. Though of the oldies I do love the '69-70, esp. the fastbacks (Sportsroof in Ford lingo). My sister and I inherited the '69 that my Dad bought new, stored at the farm, hope to drive it some in the future...
  21. Robert Hall
    My college car from '88-94 was a dark gray '86 Mustang LX notchback, 4cyl..got around NE Ohio fine in the winter (my '87 GT stayed in the barn during the winter, same barn it is in now down on the farm). After the LX was totaled 2 weeks after I moved to Michigan, I then drove an '88 Bronco II 4x4 from '94-00--took all over Mi and Colorado, replaced w/ my '00 JGC... I do like the looks of the 2nd gen Edge and updated Explorer, haven't driven them though or have any experience with them...
  22. Robert Hall
    My personal experience with Fords is so dated (the newest I've owned was a 1988, and my Mom, brother and sister have all had Explorers, the newest being 1999) that I have a pretty neutral view of the company. I've driven a '16 Escape and Fusion as rentals for a week each...their current products seem decent to me, but I probably wouldn't choose an Edge or Explorer over a Jeep...
  23. Robert Hall
    Heheh...love it..the Local Motors Rally Fighter (built in Chandler, AZ) photographed with Tempe Town Lake and the Hayden Ferry Lakeside office complex in the background...I used to work in the tall building in the right center...
  24. Robert Hall
    A 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk...the practical, daily driver off-roader A Ford Bronco Stroppe Baja edition. Love the old Broncos An early '80s Audi Coupe Quattro--remember being impressed by these as a kid reading Car & Driver, built the Tamiya model kit as a teenager A 1979 Dodge Macho Power Wagon (a tricked out version of the truck I learned to drive in) A Unimog Camper for camping off-road. Very cool beast.
  25. Robert Hall
    Stonic. Hmmm...stoic + iconic? sonic + iconic? stoic + laconic? Another made-up car name...
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