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  1. Drew Dowdell

    phones

    Drew Dowdell replied to balthazar's topic in The Lounge

    Voice control is also bad in an open office setting. I don't want to talk to my phone to change tracks or if I need to check my Grindr messages.
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    horsepower
  3. Drew Dowdell
    You have a hint on who it might be? Feel free to PM me.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    A $40k A220 is still a $40k sub-compact that even I at 5'10" 170lbs have to squeeze into. Not worth it.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    The saying goes there is no replacement for displacement, but at Cadillac that is no longer the case when it comes to the trunk badges. Starting in 2020 on the XT6, Cadillac will drop the engine displacement badge from their vehicles. Instead, they will use a number that represents torque in newton-meters and rounded up to the next number that ends in 00 or 50. Turbo models will get a T, while V-series models will retain their V in place of the number. For the XT6, that means its 271 lb-ft of torque converts to 373 newton-meters and then gets rounded up to 400. Once the scheme rolls out to other models it could look like this: XT4 2.0T - 350T XT5/XT6 3.6 - 400 Escalade 6.2 - 600 (current model, future model could be different) ATS/CTS/CT6 2.0T - 400T (current model, future CT4 and CT5 could be different) ATS/CTS/CT6 3.6 - 400 CTS 3.6TT - 600T CT6 3.0T - 550T If the V-series cars used the numbers, it would look like this: ATS 3.6 TT - 600T CTS-V 6.2 - 900(S?) CT6-V 4.2T - 850T Cadillac President Steve Carlisle said "We're not talking about displacements anymore. [The new badging's] purpose is to communicate power and performance, not just for internal combustion engines, but also for other propulsion." This is a nod to Cadillac's first all-electric model coming in 2022. Cadillac has not yet revealed what letter the electric vehicles will use. The CT6 PHEV still sold in China could potentially wear a 600 badge. This move by Cadillac resembles Audi's move to a horsepower based naming scheme used in Europe. The 2020 Cadillac XT6 will be built in Spring Hill TN and will go on sale later this year. Related: Detroit 2019: 2020 Cadillac XT6 Cadillac XT6 Gets $53,690 Starting Price View full article
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    More information about "A Replacement for Displacement - Cadillac to Adopt New Engine Numbering Scheme"
    The saying goes there is no replacement for displacement, but at Cadillac that is no longer the case when it comes to the trunk badges. Starting in 2020 on the XT6, Cadillac will drop the engine displacement badge from their vehicles. Instead, they will use a number that represents torque in newton-meters and rounded up to the next number that ends in 00 or 50. Turbo models will get a T, while V-series models will retain their V in place of the number. For the XT6, that means its 271 lb-ft of torque converts to 373 newton-meters and then gets rounded up to 400. Once the scheme rolls out to other models it could look like this: XT4 2.0T - 350T XT5/XT6 3.6 - 400 Escalade 6.2 - 600 (current model, future model could be different) ATS/CTS/CT6 2.0T - 400T (current model, future CT4 and CT5 could be different) ATS/CTS/CT6 3.6 - 400 CTS 3.6TT - 600T CT6 3.0T - 550T If the V-series cars used the numbers, it would look like this: ATS 3.6 TT - 600T CTS-V 6.2 - 900(S?) CT6-V 4.2T - 850T Cadillac President Steve Carlisle said "We're not talking about displacements anymore. [The new badging's] purpose is to communicate power and performance, not just for internal combustion engines, but also for other propulsion." This is a nod to Cadillac's first all-electric model coming in 2022. Cadillac has not yet revealed what letter the electric vehicles will use. The CT6 PHEV still sold in China could potentially wear a 600 badge. This move by Cadillac resembles Audi's move to a horsepower based naming scheme used in Europe. The 2020 Cadillac XT6 will be built in Spring Hill TN and will go on sale later this year. Related: Detroit 2019: 2020 Cadillac XT6 Cadillac XT6 Gets $53,690 Starting Price
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    The midsize classification of the CT6
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    They have made a mistake.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    Proactive? On 2011 model year vehicles??
  10. Drew Dowdell
    Last week, Hyundai released images of the 2020 Hyundai Sonata sedan, but was scant with the technical details. Today, Hyundai revealed that the 2020 Sonata will ride on a new Third-Generation platform designed to enhance safety, efficiency, and driving performance. The platform underpinning the 2020 Sonata will eventually find its way into other products. On the safety front, the platform uses super high tensile steel, hot stamping, and a multi-load path structure. The Multi-load path helps in a collision by increasing the amount of energy absorbed by the structure and reduces intrusions into the passenger cabin. In a small frontal overlap crash, the tires are designed to move outward to prevent spinning and possible secondary collisions. To make the Sonata more efficient, the platform directs the flow of air to optimize cooling and heat dissipation. Stability and performance is enhanced by lowering the position of the engine and transmission to lower the overall center of gravity. Dramatically increased lateral stiffness helps with handling agility. Noise reduction is improved via reinforced sound-absorbing systems. Additionally, Hyundai has teamed up with Bose to create a specially tuned premium sound system with 12 channels. The system will use Bose Centerpoint technology to take a stereo signal and convert it to multiple channels. Powertrain information still has not been released. The formal U.S. unveiling of the 2020 Hyundai Sonata is expected at the New York Auto Show next month. View full article
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    More information about "2020 Hyundai Sonata Gets a New Platform"
    Last week, Hyundai released images of the 2020 Hyundai Sonata sedan, but was scant with the technical details. Today, Hyundai revealed that the 2020 Sonata will ride on a new Third-Generation platform designed to enhance safety, efficiency, and driving performance. The platform underpinning the 2020 Sonata will eventually find its way into other products. On the safety front, the platform uses super high tensile steel, hot stamping, and a multi-load path structure. The Multi-load path helps in a collision by increasing the amount of energy absorbed by the structure and reduces intrusions into the passenger cabin. In a small frontal overlap crash, the tires are designed to move outward to prevent spinning and possible secondary collisions. To make the Sonata more efficient, the platform directs the flow of air to optimize cooling and heat dissipation. Stability and performance is enhanced by lowering the position of the engine and transmission to lower the overall center of gravity. Dramatically increased lateral stiffness helps with handling agility. Noise reduction is improved via reinforced sound-absorbing systems. Additionally, Hyundai has teamed up with Bose to create a specially tuned premium sound system with 12 channels. The system will use Bose Centerpoint technology to take a stereo signal and convert it to multiple channels. Powertrain information still has not been released. The formal U.S. unveiling of the 2020 Hyundai Sonata is expected at the New York Auto Show next month.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    Yeah, but they don't have a place to build the Model-Y just yet.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    Those numbers are from Chevrolet.com... but yes manufacturer numbers are often fudged. @mkaresh has done some stories on them.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    erm... no it's not?
  15. Drew Dowdell
    There are going to be fewer mechanical variations between vehicles. A company like VW could have power units in Small, Medium, and Large.... three variants to replace all of the gasoline/diesel/hybrid power train combinations they currently have. And the only thing making them different will be the software. You can see why manufacturers see the potential cost savings to them for switching to EVs.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    It's remarkably hard to be a GM fanboy these days. GM doesn't take risks anymore and even their conservative stuff is too conservative and plain.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    The CT6 isn't going anywhere... it will continue in production in China and then possibly again back in the US for the next generation.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    Does the UAW come with the property? Mitsubishi
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Equinox: Cargo behind 2nd row - 29.90 ft3 Cargo with 2nd row folded - 63.90 ft3 Blazer: Cargo behind 2nd row - 30.50 ft3 Cargo with 2nd row folded - 64.20 ft3 Blazer is about .7 cubic foot bigger, which is nothing. Only one China made GM these days... Buick Envision. There were two, but the CT6 Plug-In was withdrawn from the US market. It remains on sale in China.
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    Volkswagen has announced it will cut between 5,000 to 7,000 jobs through attrition and early retirement at its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany. Most of the job cuts will be administrative staff. While cutting those job, VW will be creating 2,000 new software and electronics jobs. The cuts are part of a cost savings plan to drive 3€ Billion in annual savings by 2020 and 5.9€ billion by 2023. The move comes the day after the company announced it will increase its EV plans to build 22 million units over the next decade. Electric vehicles are less complex to build and require fewer workers. Volkswagen is building a new EV platform and the first vehicle to arrive on the market will be the I.D. Neo, expected sometime in 2020. The I.D. Neo will be built at a plant in Zwickau, Germany. Future electric vehicles will be built in 7 additional factories including Chattanooga, Tennessee. View full article
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    More information about "VW To Downsize About 7,000 Jobs"
    Volkswagen has announced it will cut between 5,000 to 7,000 jobs through attrition and early retirement at its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany. Most of the job cuts will be administrative staff. While cutting those job, VW will be creating 2,000 new software and electronics jobs. The cuts are part of a cost savings plan to drive 3€ Billion in annual savings by 2020 and 5.9€ billion by 2023. The move comes the day after the company announced it will increase its EV plans to build 22 million units over the next decade. Electric vehicles are less complex to build and require fewer workers. Volkswagen is building a new EV platform and the first vehicle to arrive on the market will be the I.D. Neo, expected sometime in 2020. The I.D. Neo will be built at a plant in Zwickau, Germany. Future electric vehicles will be built in 7 additional factories including Chattanooga, Tennessee.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    I don't believe it saves it. It is a fuel saving measure... you always start out in 2wd mode.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    The EPA has announced that FCA will be issuing a voluntary recall of 862,520 gasoline vehicles in the United States that do not meet emissions standards. The vehicles covered are the 2011-2016 Dodge Journey, 2011-2014 Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger, 2011-2016 Jeep Patriot and Compass (with CVT and FWD), and 2011-2012 Dodge Caliber. Due to the scope of the recall, the fixes will be issued in stages starting with the oldest vehicles. The fix involves replacing the catalytic converter. FCA has stated there are no safety concerns and no fines will be issued by the EPA. The issue was discovered during routing in-use emissions testing by FCA and subsequently reported to the EPA. FCA just settled a claim by the EPA that FCA used a cheat device in its diesel trucks and SUVS. View full article
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    More information about "FCA to Recall over 860k Vehicles for Emissions Fix"
    The EPA has announced that FCA will be issuing a voluntary recall of 862,520 gasoline vehicles in the United States that do not meet emissions standards. The vehicles covered are the 2011-2016 Dodge Journey, 2011-2014 Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger, 2011-2016 Jeep Patriot and Compass (with CVT and FWD), and 2011-2012 Dodge Caliber. Due to the scope of the recall, the fixes will be issued in stages starting with the oldest vehicles. The fix involves replacing the catalytic converter. FCA has stated there are no safety concerns and no fines will be issued by the EPA. The issue was discovered during routing in-use emissions testing by FCA and subsequently reported to the EPA. FCA just settled a claim by the EPA that FCA used a cheat device in its diesel trucks and SUVS.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    I think the key words are "up to". That much torque would rip apart a Renegade.
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