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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    Refusal to accept automation as coming will result in the same thing happening.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    That's actually a phenomenal performance for Tesla. 145,846 Model 3 is just about equal to what Mercedes Benz will sell of CLA, C-Class, E-Class, and CLS combined this year. (They were at 135k YTD for those 4 models back in November)
  3. Drew Dowdell
    Starting at 4:30 you can see the differences in power management.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    There was also the 7.0
  5. Drew Dowdell
    I think 2 is the minimum and everything else depends on how you count. That is, a cycle could fire 3 times, but it might skip 1 or 2 or 3 cylinders before that third cylinder fires. There was a youtube video that showed it. I'll try and find it. That said, I've driven the Sierra Denali with it and the system is absolutely seamless. Even less noticeable than the V8/4 of Active Displacement.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    Supposedly, they figured it out and yes they can indeed do exactly that.
  7. Drew Dowdell
    My point is that any cylinder can be shut off... not just half the cylinders. From GM's press release:
  8. Drew Dowdell
    No, DFM definitely operates on all 16 valves.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    GVWR is 6300. He's referring to a specific part of the tax code that lets businesses depreciate a business vehicle faster if they are over the 6,000 lbs requirement.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    #1 Your costs are out of date. Solar costs about $3,100 per KW (before tax credits) these days and it continues to fall at a rapid pace. I'd also want to see a link to your natural gas assertion... NG is cheap, but not that cheap, and you're not figuring in the cost of the equipment and the maintenance to keep it running. #2 I'm fine with a nuclear future, however, a wind future is not outside the realm of possibilities. For what we've spent on the Iraq and Afganistan wars, we could have blanketed the mid-west (the Saudi Arabia of wind power) with enough wind turbines to power the entire US with quintuple redundancy. (Not saying that we would build to 5-times required capacity, just that for that amount of money, we could have). There is more to the cost of fossil fuels than just the number on the pump. While autos have become remarkably cleaner, ships, trains, and factories have lagged behind. There are external costs that never get priced into that gallon you pump into your car. Dynamic fuel management is just a more advanced Active fuel management that can shut down a greater number of cylinders.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    I think all of the deallocations are being used as leverage against the union, but nothing is final yet.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    ^^ This. As long as there are still base models for people to buy, a $60k version is fine also. Nothing wrong with selection. Still, they may need to put some cash on the hood to get the lower models to move.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    That motor is "just enough" for the Ascent, so it should be plenty spiffy for the Outback.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    It's not a matter of easy or not. It just doesn't seem to be something GM is interested in. They could have done it years ago if they felt it was needed to get the results they wanted. I assume this new engine will have their new Dynamic Fuel Management system too. But this leads to another question... with that power output, why not just go with the Cadillac Blackwing V8? It certainly has the pedigree, and it's not like they'll need it for CT6 production much longer.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    They've stayed mostly the same or grown. I'd be interested in an Outback if I was allowed to get a wagon.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    This is one of the finest products to come out of FCA in years. They really should have made plans from the start to make additional vehicles off this platform.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    Thank you @bobo. Happy New Year to you too!
  18. Drew Dowdell
    Why 6.8 liter specifically? You've been talking about concentric cams for years now with the General not going that route. Why do you think they'll go that way now?
  19. Drew Dowdell
    That's big enough you could have put a whole double DIN full NAV system in there.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    I thought the Saudi Prince thing never happened. They have an interesting enough concept. I like the idea of some competition among the EV startups. Rivian seems to have the best shot at survival outside of Tesla. This issue being solves for Faraday might let them survive also.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    Do they even have a production line somewhere yet?
  22. Drew Dowdell
    Just the Wrangler I think. The Compass, Cherokee, and Renegade still seem reasonably priced. The Cherokee is probably the last compact crossover with a V6 aside from the Journey..... I can't think of any others, can you?
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  24. Drew Dowdell
    ^^ I actually like the G70 the best of those 4. For a new vehicle though, the infotainment system is oddly out of date.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    Some of the mix will swing to Gladiators in a few months time and then the Wrangler supply will go back down. Weren't they going to build a third vehicle in Toldeo too? I can't remember.
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