Drew Dowdell

It's a lot of fun! I've tried the dual clutch AWD in the Acadia All-Terrain. It's unremarkable. It's mostly there to save fuel, so the only time you'd really see any difference is fueling up after a long trip.

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As with all things, DSGs have good models and bad models. The Focus you mentioned was recalled and had an extended warranty on it. CVTs tend to last longer on vehicles with less torque, that's why you see them in little cars like the Venue and Kicks and not big vehicles like Explorer or trucks. I think the Nissan Pathfinder is the largest production vehicle with a CVT. Some CVTs are reliable, some aren't.

It was at a drive event that Ford was one of the sponsors. They probably brought vehicles that have been gone over. I'll be driving the XT6 on Thursday along with the Enclave Sport Touring

He did have a Maserati though

The wagons are fantastic. I'd love a V90 CC

Big difference in size there.

Since you've all had time to cool your heals, I've reopened the thread.

I drove the Aviator and Explorer back to back last week (reviews to come)…. and aside from dimensions they have very very different personalities.

Can't let it sit and be a garage queen.

This.

Quarters are better for mid-year checkups.

All of the manufacturers make good money on CPO stuff.

Toronto? It would have to be someplace with some panache, but still irrelevant to the auto industry. Will all VW's get renamed to letternumber?

I don't know what GM is doing these days, there are no deals on anything except trucks.

Yeah, but they're not continuing with Continental in a few years and the MKZ will probably go when the Fusion dies. That makes Lincoln an all SUV brand. I drove a C 43 AMG Cabrio last week and the exhaust note on that thing is fantastic when the helm gets the "all ahead full" command.

Apparently UPS is using self driving tractor trailers on a fixed route in the southwest.

You mean dump from the US used market into India? Are cars are too big unless you're sending Sparks, Sonics, and Fiestas.

Probably not going to happen for Aero and weight reasons.

A DSG is a different animal than an automatic. It would be more accurate to describe it as an "Automatically shifting manual transmission". They're good for sports cars, but they have their faults in situations like stop and go traffic where they can get grabby and jittery.

"Ran when parked" So some of you know I'm driving my FiL's Cruze from time to time. I took it on a trip to Virginia today and it's not a bad car for long distance cruising. It's the base LS with a 1.8 liter, but it still cruised at 75 - 85mph and returned 34 mpg

The C8 is supposed to be SuperCruise capable.

I think it looks good for a dedicated off-roader.

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