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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
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  2. Drew Dowdell
    My point is that you're comparing Cadillac's declared spend with Audi's clearly fictional declared spending plans. Cadillac get's their economies of scale from the rest of GM. The 3.6TT is a great engine and it gets much of its bones from other GM vehicles, but Cadillac has done a great job of making it special. Cadillac has Magnetic ride control which it shares with Corvette and GMC Denalis. Buick isn't even using MRC right now in their cars that have adjustable suspension, so it really has become predominantly a Cadillac exclusive. Cadillac gets their economies of scale from the parts you cannot see, and engines, and transmissions. That leaves Cadillac to worry about bodies, interiors, and chassis tuning. A3, A4, A6, A8 ATS, CTS, XTS, LTS TT, A5, A7, R8 Absent, ATS Coupe, Absent/New CTS coupe is a virtual certainty, Absent Q3, Q5, Q7 Absent/Buick Encore, SRX, Escalade, Escalade ESV Not really seeing the giant holes you are.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    The convertible I can understand because that is a fairly substantial redesign that could potentially compromise the lightweight and balanced character of the car. The turbo I'm less sympathetic to their reasoning on... it's not like they don't have a turbo flat-4 at their disposal. I don't think the FR-S must have a turbo, I enjoyed driving the current one, but I do think that a bit more power would be welcome.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    Look it another way, $30 billion is how many S Class development programs? Does it seem like a reasonable number for Audi to spend?
  5. Drew Dowdell
    Figure a billion per engine platform. No more than half a B on mimi. Electric drive will be in an existing platform, so just the cost of the power train, maybe maybe $1.5b. I'm just not seeing $30 billion. It's one thing to *say* your going to spend $XX billion dollars.... Its another thing to do it. How much of this is just Audi trying to out boast Mercedes?
  6. Drew Dowdell
    But not $30 billion worth...
  7. Drew Dowdell
    Actually, it really makes me wonder where all the money is going at Audi since practically everything is built on the MLB platform with a few MQB VW Broughams at the lower end. Of note, their only real sales gains are when they rebadge VWs. Audi is the king of "same sausage, different lengths"... so what are they blowing all this money on? The interiors aren't that far above and beyond equivalent Cadillacs and they fall apart.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    depends on how they tune the CVT and AWD. Hondas are FWD until they detect slip in the rear wheels (and then sometimes they still stay FWD), so it's not like it has to run the AWD system 99% of the time. Encore and the Trax have 138hp also, around town it feels quite zippy because the 1st and 2nd gear are really short, if Honda tunes the CVT the same way, it'll do okay. The only time I ever wish for more is highway ramp acceleration when already going a decent speed. The Encore runs in 50/50 AWD at take-off then switches to FWD after it decides everything is safe.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    Yeah but this will be the rare case where the Fiat is actually the heavier car.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    Don't forget the Renegade! It probably has the most powerful available engine in the lot with the 2.4 being available under the hood. Do you guys think the Subaru CrossTrek should be considered in this class as well?
  11. Drew Dowdell
    Well, he has PA tags, so he doesn't live in NYC.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    What would be on your truck load of whoop ass? Pick 7 cars.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    Or, like I said, it is high centered on the snow.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    Most likely. But this does point to the issue of where emissions originate from - a tail pipe or a powerplant chimney - and if the overall effect in the environment is greater, equal or smaller from the spread of EVs. It's an interesting debate... It is easier to make a power plant cleaner, even a coal one, than it is to make all cars zero tailpipe emissions. Also, because of the way the grid works, you may be getting green power at times even if you aren't subscribed to green programs. Even if your house is 100% coal powered, electric vehicles go further with fewer carbon emissions than pure petroleum powered vehicles do, simply by virtue of regenerative braking. Also with Teslas, I believe all charging done at a supercharger station is 100% renewable energy as they put up solar panels for them.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    I can haz Golf AllTrack TDI?
  16. Drew Dowdell
    I dunno, that Rover is high centered. In theory, he should have been able to set the air suspension to high...
  17. Drew Dowdell
    I can (and have) select green energy for my home through the energy choice program. It is no more expensive than brown energy and sometimes actually cheaper. Someone buying a Tesla in Pittsburgh will likely make the same choice I did.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    Honda will sell the bejezus out of these, but some of those sales will come at the expense of CR-V sales and possibly Fit sales. I'm sure Honda has accounted for that though.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Everyone is getting or expanding sub-brands these days. M is a brand now at BMW and one that doesn't always include the actual high performance stuff. Fiat has Abarth, Chrysler has SRT, etc
  20. Drew Dowdell

    Is this it?

    Drew Dowdell replied to ocnblu's topic in Chevrolet

    Credit unions typically have lower rates.
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    Is this it?

    Drew Dowdell replied to ocnblu's topic in Chevrolet

    Digital Credit Union will give you 1.49% for up to 60 months if you direct deposit your payment to their checking account and pay from there. 1.9% if you don't do that.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    Good luck with that.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    Eh, the S-class may not have presence... but it does have gravity... as it should for a 5,000lbs sedan. It is conservative, but has gravitas. I like the current one far more than the prior version.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    Can the cylinder walls handle it?
  25. Drew Dowdell
    Suburban / Escalade water fording depth = 20" Range Rover water fording depth = 21.6" Not a huge difference to the average buyer of either of these vehicles
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