G. David Felt
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@StewHow do they look alike?
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Heck we renamed French Fries to American Fries. PSA is Dead man walking, Opel or nothing at this point with DS as a store within a store at a higher level.
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Your welcome, I agree as an Engineer, it is a bit sad that reviews of EV auto's are missing out on the wonders of the EV powertrain as we want to know about them just as we like to know about ICE. You have your magnet versus induction and AC versus DC motors. There is much to learn about the powertrain and I think sites and especially reviews need to dive into this to help people better understand why you pay more for one over another. Power train tech in EV auto's does make s difference.
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Opel folks is what will give them an insight into the US consumer as right now nothing PSA makes is of any interest I bet to the bulk of the US buyers. PSA is like Fiat and can be left on road dead. No one wants their crapo products IMHO.
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AWESOME READ - The Secrets of Electric Cars and their motors, it's not all about the battery folks! http://www.thedrive.com/tech/17505/the-secrets-of-electric-cars-and-their-motors-its-not-all-about-the-battery-folks Have to say that while the first section is about how today's auto reviewers that review EV auto's can write thousands of words about the auto but nothing about the motor even though electric motor's have been around longer than ICE motor's. Yet once you get past that the rest is very informative and good to know such as the Tesla 3 and BOLT use permanent Magnet motors in comparison to the Tesla S and X which use AC induction motors that are far more costly due to their superior performance. Enjoy,
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Interesting, Jalopnik compares German leases to Cadillac and says that Cadillac January to end of March Lease specials are far superior to anything the Germans are offering as you get more auto due to higher trim, better motors for less monthly coin. Cadillac is finally hitting the last part that should allow them to win against Germany. https://jalopnik.com/here-is-how-cadillac-finally-figured-out-how-to-take-on-1822151999 Pretty impressive to see the comparisons and live lease ads from each company and how since the story was written the monthly prices have gone down even more. Go Cadillac Go! Other Interesting story at the J-Bone web site is they are saying BMW wants to make Apply Carplay a subscription service you have to pay for to allow your phone to access the BMW system. Imagen having to pay to allow your iPhone to connect to your car. https://jalopnik.com/bmw-wants-to-turn-apple-carplay-into-a-subscription-ser-1822167088
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I understand Niche Model, but they are clearly leaving money on the table I believe. 2017 sales based on most common pricing online. Take G-Wagon 4,188 sold * $120,000 = $502,560,000 Take Escalade Standard 22,994 * $85,000 = $1,954,490,000 ESV 14,700 * $90,000 = $1,323,000,000 Total Sales of Escalade = $3,277,490,000 So 3.2 billion in sales or 502 million in sales. Which would you want?
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Cubical I get the point that for a CAR, the S-Class Maybach is their top of the line. For SUV, that is their G-Wagon which for all of 2017 sold 4,188 units. I believe if they had a more modern version like the GLG I have posted pictures of that might or might not come out in 2019 as a saleable product but had the G wagon concept front end, it could probably sell 10-20,000 units as their top end SUV. MB might be thinking Retro, but that part has played out in today's society and I think this new with OLD SKIN G-Wagon will see sales diminish not rise. Just as Cadillac has the Escalade as their top end SUV/CUV and currently the CT6, MB has the G-Wagon and S-Class covering those and in that regards I question MB mgmt. decision about keeping the old body style. I also think Cadillac is missing the boat by not offering a V edition Escalade as well as a V Sport edition just like they do on the cars.
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But that is the point Balthazar and I are trying to make, the underside might be modern according to MB, but the look is severely dated and while they sell them at an overflated price for what you get IMHO, they could probably increase sales greatly if they used the GLG style of body as the new G-Wagon scaled to be larger. MB is missing a bigger sales potential by sticking with already built stamping in building and selling the G-Wagon.
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This is way too funny, good read! http://www.thedrive.com/opinion/16946/how-the-tesla-model-3-got-motortrended-and-lost-car-of-the-year
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Yea, I like that much better if it is close than the Chevy Mess.
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Horse should like the C-Clamps they go with his woodworking! Course why would you want to Clamp your Truck. I am looking forward to the GMC version hoping it is much better than this mess.
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So the LED Piping is the new Daytime running lights (DRL)?
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Funny thing is Seattle Police Department have this type of bar on the lower back of all their brand new Ford Explorer SUV cop auto's. Saw one as I got on the bus yesterday, looks really funny. Will have to grab a pic next time and post it.
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I totally agree that they should have pulled the trigger and I think I now know why. Nope not a photoshop at all, they showed this off in Frankfurt at their big show last year. The Red G is to become their new 3 row GLG SUV for MB. That has my attention and looks yards way better than the G-Wagon.
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LOL, I might dog that company but then I dog all companies and yes up till that concept they had nothing of interest. That concept and the Lovely Red one I posted have my interest, the rest of their product line sucks. People change their minds all the times depending on what a companies offers and you should know that ccap41. I loved the 2012 concept and have stated that in past posts if you are wanting to go look. The new concept I found in searching today just tells me that MB has yet to get it right and those of us that do spend money on expensive auto's will do so when the style / Design is right. 2019 G Wagon - Failure in my Book That Red Concept above - Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! Since you seem to have forgotten or never really paid attention, I do own a 100K SUV! Escalade ESV Platinum, fully loaded.
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That 2012 Bubbly Concept actually had me interested in a possible new SUV. But the re-warmed G-Wagon is a Failure! What they gave us was a Rewarmed worked over 40 year old product. 2019 G Wagon 2012 when they showed the G Wagon Concept it was exciting to the crowds and this shows just how much better it was than the current G Wagon. They could have at least give us this concept version of the G Wagon that they did in 2015 or 2016. That is a 6 figure Modern 21st century G Wagon at least, not what they released this year. Makes me think MB is not as flush with cash and just trying to keep ripping people off with old product till they can make money to support their EV initiative. Makes me think they see a short life for the G Wagon before People will demand an EV long range version.
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Motor1 has these great sliding windows comparing the old and new G wagon. This actually shows just how much has not changed on the SUV except for the interior shots. Like those. https://www.motor1.com/news/227089/2019-mercedes-g-class-comparison/
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Interesting buy 1988 Lincoln Mark VII LSC - $1995 FIRM Original Owner 121,000 https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/1988-lincoln-mark-vii-lsc/6450525645.html
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Seems the Grand Commander new 3 row Jeep Leaked out in China and Jalopnik has a story on it. Seems to have the same engines that the Cherokee and Wrangler has. https://jalopnik.com/heres-chinas-new-seven-seat-jeep-grand-commander-before-1822112915
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Why? I just do not get saving something like this.
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Guess MB lost their we have a 48 volt hybrid system with the way Ram rolled it out. Interesting as some reporters are going after hidden easter eggs. Jalopnik has a great story on all the cool stuff they found in the new Ram. https://jalopnik.com/here-are-the-2019-ram-1500s-easter-eggs-1822099947 Makes me want to go crawl all over the new rides to check out what cool easter eggs are hidden where.
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Thanks Drew, Misread that. OK, then that should last.
