G. David Felt
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You clearly have never raced or built auto's that could go triple digits. GM 4 spd tranny's can and do go 150mph. You just do not want to even consider let alone accept that Americans can and do build fast auto's that used lesser geared transmission than the Germans.
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@ocnblu Thought of you today and know you will enjoy these two links. Top Ten Epic Electric Car Failures! https://jalopnik.com/5810307/the-ten-most-epic-electric-car-failures/ Histories most Awesome Failed Electric Car! https://jalopnik.com/5809904/whats-historys-most-awesome-failed-electric-car
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Custom chip, tune for the SS and no problem hitting that speed. My GMC Suburban has a custom built 402, 505 HP 551 ft-lbs torque with custom chip, 425 posi diff and custom suspension and tranny and yes it has trashed more performance cars than many thought possible. Never say never when it comes to engineers and our toys especially when I grew up building racers as my dad had his own repair shop business. Some of us still know how to turn a wrench and build things better than the OEM.
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Seems weird that there would not be a rollback option. In today's age of overair or over internet pushed updates, rollback feature should be a defacto standard to allow people who have issues to go back to their last stable build. Seems Auto Nav systems are in the heydays of Windows ME which was a nightmare for anyone that remembers that bloody OS.
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My Trailblazer SS and my custom GMC Suburban.
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Totally agree with this story on why Hydrogen makes Zero Sense! https://phys.org/news/2006-12-hydrogen-economy-doesnt.html Clearly the cost of making Hydrogen other than from 100% renewable power costs way more than all the other options out there.
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Many fun places on the highway system in Washington and yes while it is over the posted speed limit, it does not mean the auto cannot handle it.
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I think GM needs to use their Skateboard EV platform for an EV Escalade that optimizes interior space and refinement of the luxury category. I will be expecting this of the germans and Asian auto companies too.
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Cool Nissan Video
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I can totally see myself going 150 mph plus in this or many SUVs. Course already done it so no big deal.
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Yes and no, the GLS and X7 clearly compete on size and 3 rows with the Escalade and Navigator and today really outside of auto enthusiasts, who really cares if BOF or UniBody if it can both do the same thing. As some have pointed out over and over, the American products never really go off road any more than the MG or BMW products. I think the next luxury level will be when you get the EV versions of these SUV/CUV products.
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True, for the 450 that is a sharp monochromatic look with just a hint of chrome. I wish GM would offer in both the Escalade and Yukon a monochromatic look as well as a black chrome look. I know this is a custom job, but this Yukon all black chromed out is very sharp to me.
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I figured you would say that and yet the bottom GLS and the AMG is almost all Monochromatic and yet their luxury packages include all the chrome as I posted in the one picture from their web site above that shows chrome. Including link so others can quickly check it out. https://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/vehicles/class/class-GLS/bodystyle-SUV This one even includes a front chrome bumper in addition to the roof rails, around the windows, front grill and logo. Yes you can get Silver wheels, but they also offer chrome and of course the Aluminum rims with painted accents. Rear bumper even appears to have Chrome All pictures from their own web site. MB does have chrome on their SUV's. Just depends on the trim level. 550 seems to have much more than the 450 level.
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Size is almost identical, 2 inches different. From a comparison standpoint they seem to both hit the same check marks except one. Current GLS Chrome Points: Rims - Check Door Handles - Check Around the WIndows - Check Roof Rails - Check Front Grill - Check Current Escalade Chrome Points: Rims - Check Door Handles - Check Around the Windows - Check Roof Rails - Check Front Grill - Check Door bump strip - Brushed aluminum Only thing extra over the GLS.
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Nice, better looking than the standard G-Wagon.
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My Question to that is WHY? So many better things to do than that and I thought there was some rich guy in Australia that was building a 1:1 real life ship that he was planning to then do cruises with. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_II Seems the Eccentric Billionaire is in Dementia and his company is closed as is the web site so his vision of Titanic II is dead. China on the other hand has actually had a keel laying and is under construction. China loves the Titanic story and wants a ship for people to tour and check out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_replica_(Sichuan,_China) Crazy stuff that is all I can say.
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Yet the GLS has SubPar fuel economy per all the reviews and sorry SMK but the dash is a mess and not elegant or luxury at all. The GLS might out sell the Escalade due to Badge snobs and global sales, but the escalade says Luxury Visually and physically.
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This will help BMW, but not stop the flow of peeps going for the Navigator or Escalade. King and Queen of the road is about to get a Prince as competition!
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Cool, Very Cool! Time Capsule Cool on the Island of Malta.
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Pretty car color, that is about it as the style does nothing for me. -
IMHO, You have here an ugly minimalist dash that just does nothing for me. -
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Send some to washington state please, we could use it.
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This totally makes sense and while older folks that are used to going to the local autoshow to compare and check out models might miss the shows and all the vendors, technology has changed the way people shop. Perfect example is that in helping my sister buy her new Buick Enclave that she loves, I chatted with her on her must have versus wish list. Then assembled a list of auto's that met her requirements and the options above. She reviewed the links with reading the details and pictures and reviews I pointed at her. Once she did that, she picked the top 3 and then went to her local dealerships to test drive and check them out. Once the test drive was done, as is our families attitude, she went home and slept on it and thought about it for the following week. Then the next weekend went with her first choice and pulled the trigger getting all the end of year discounts plus additional discounts for being a Costco member, etc. $50K CUV for $38K is a great deal, Fully loaded and loves it in her second choice color. I have to wonder how long auto shows will last as more and more people ignore the show and research online and then go to those dealerships to test drive and possibly buy.
