Drew Dowdell

Something is up because those should not be the same part number. I did some more research @Paolino and yes you can swap it without an ECU change. It looks like it would cost $600 to $800 to do.

I know really? Trump faking some news? It had me like...

Exactly. I think it requires an ECU swap. At that point you're better off paying slightly more for a '16.

I don't think it is possible.

I"m not saying they have the same presence as the '72... only that they have the best you'll get in 2019.

On the Cadillac or the Kia?

My kinda car. Only the CT6 and the K900 (oddly) get this kind of image of presence in my eyes in modern cars.

Happy Pride! ?️‍? My song for the season.

A Rubicon even... someone spent $$$

The tariffs that Trump had threatened to impose on Mexico starting June 10th will not be going on to effect. Trump tweeted out that Mexico had made concessions to deploy their newly formed Nation Guard to their own southern border and that it only took two days for Mexico to bend to Trump's demands. This is false. The truth, according to a report in the New York Times is that Mexico had already agreed to do that back in March 2019 during secret talks between the (at the time) Director of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and the Mexican Secretary of Interior Olga Sanchez. Further, Trump claimed a victory via his tariff efforts saying that he had reached an agreement that Mexico would hold more asylum-seekers on the Mexican side of the border while the U.S. processes their cases. The timing of this is also false. The agreement was already reached at the same meeting in March. Where Trump failed was in getting Mexico to accept a "Safe Third Country" treaty that would have given the U.S. the ability to reject asylum seekers if they had not first sought asylum in Mexico. In opposition to the tariffs was many Senators from Trump's own party, including the Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell who said, "There is not much support in my conference for tariffs, that's for sure". Many in the GOP were whispering that the Senate was going to pass a resolution disapproving of the tariffs, causing embarrassment for Trump and making him look weak. Most likely that whispering got to Trump himself and so then he laid claim to the previously agreed "concessions" from Mexico in order to save face and drop the tariff while claiming victory. Many business leaders too were calling for relief from the tariffs, the auto industry would have been hit especially hard with a significant number of components passing over the border multiple times. Below is a list of vehicles that are currently assembled in Mexico for U.S. consumption: Audi Q5 BMW 3-series Chevrolet Blazer Chevrolet Cruze Chevrolet Equinox Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab Chevrolet Trax Dodge Journey Fiat 500 Ford Fusion Ford Transit Connect GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab GMC Terrain (certain models) Honda Fit Honda HR-V Hyundai Accent Infiniti QX50 Jeep Compass Kia Forte Kia Rio Lincoln MKZ Mazda 3 Mercedes-Benz A-class Nissan Frontier (certain models) Nissan Kicks Nissan Sentra Nissan Versa Nissan Versa Note Nissan NV200 Cargo Ram 1500 Regular Cab Ram 2500/3500/4500/5500 Ram ProMaster Toyota Tacoma Toyota Yaris Volkswagen Beetle Volkswagen Golf Volkswagen Golf SportWagen Volkswagen Jetta Volkswagen Tiguan View full article

What I really want to see is the torque curve.... what's the torque output at say 1,500 rpm? That will say a lot about drivability.

The torque doesn't sound weak, but it is pretty high up in the power band. It is more usable when it hits low in the RPM range.

I wonder if they'll make a longitudinal version.

No, the hardware is not backwards compatible apparently. 2016 Is the earliest you can go and get those.

Mercedes-AMG has unvieled their newest and most powerful 4-cylinder engine. Clocking in at 416 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque for the S version, it is the most powerful 4-cylinder engine currently in production. There is also a "base" model of this engine that produces 382 HP and 354 lb-ft of torque. Peak torque for the S Model is available from 5000 - 5250 rpm while the base version's torque peak comes in at 4,750 rpm and continues to 5,000 rpm. Mercedes says that putting the torque peak higher in the RPM band makes the engine more free revving. Maximum engine speed for both versions is 7,200 rpm. The engine, while still transverse, is rotated 180 degrees to put the turbo in the back up against the firewall and the intake system is positioned up front to make for a lower design with fewer air restrictions. The turbo itself is a twin-scroll unit and has roller bearings to reduce friction and quicken turbo response. The engines are hand built by a single craftsman in Affalterbach Germany. No word yet on which vehicles these engines will go in, but its a safe bet to look for them to show up in the Mercedes A-Class, CLA-Class, and probably the GLB-Class. Technical data at a glance Mercedes-AMG M 139 2.0 liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine Displacement 1991 cc Bore x stroke 83.0 x 92.0 mm Output 416 hp at 6750 rpm (S-model) 382 hp at 6500 rpm (base version) Peak torque 369 lb-ft at 5000-5250 rpm (S-model) 354 lb-ft at 4750-5000 rpm (base version) Max. engine speed 7200 rpm Compression ratio 9.0:1 Turbocharging One twinscroll turbocharger with roller-bearing compressor and turbine wheels Max. charge pressure 2.1 bar (S-model) 1.9 bar (base version) Mixture formation Combined direct and manifold injection. 1.) Third-generation multiple direct injection. Fast and precise piezo injectors spray the fuel into the combustion chambers at high pressure 2.) Additional intake manifold injection with solenoid valves Cylinder head Two overhead camshafts, 16 valves, adjustable intake and exhaust camshafts, CAMTRONIC valve timing adjustment for the exhaust camshaft Max. air mass throughput 2,645 lb/h (S-model) 2,425 lb/h (base version) Engine weight (wet) 353.8 lbs View full article

Try again, S-Class has only been since 1993. Yes, they had cars in those segments prior to those years, but they were not Sxxx until that point.

Trump’s China Tariffs Could Cost 400,000 Manufacturing Jobs

Knock it off with the political posts in this thread. I allowed it in the tariffs thread because they are inherently political. This topic is not.

@dwightlooi but what if they come up with the goods and use the blackwing as is rumored to be the case?

We used to have a politics section here.... technically it still is, but I keep it on lockdown. Too many people couldn't handle it.

You're in the wrong country in the wrong era.

My dad had shoulder done and then later his knees done.... makes driving a manual shift F150 a challenge.

I agree, I think it's about done.