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G. David Felt

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  1. Exciting options that I think will be warmly received.
  2. I would not be surprised to see the Diesel replaced with a Hybrid based on the VOLT system.
  3. I have been showing this to coworkers who have come to me asking about AWD CUVs and I have to say this is being received very warmly. There is plenty of interest in these auto's and being built in China is not an issue it would seem.
  4. I agree that I think Hydrogen is a very inefficient power source. Much better and simpler to go with EV autos.
  5. Awesome, the Beast is looking better and better. Nice Job!
  6. That is one piss poor sewing job. My grandma can do better. What lazy quality from the assembly line.
  7. The days of graduating high school and getting a job on an assembly line are DEAD! You either need to focus your kids to trade school or college. Automation will need service and with that is a variety of trade schools that train on servicing / repairing this equipment. This is the best way to go for those that just do not want 4 years of College. College skill set from the sciences and not liberal arts crap but actual science skills that allow them to work in today's society. The other issue is unless you can afford to give your kid everything, today's college student needs to accept living on a tight budget and being frugal. These kids graduating with 6 figures in Debt with stupid master of Medieval studies, AKA liberal art crap is a waste of time unless you were born with a gold spoon in your mouth and will inherit wealth so you are not a burden on society. Kids need to understand they cannot have a comfort life unless their parents want worthless kids for life. Wake up to the 21st century and if you are not willing to get a proper education then plan to have it taken by someone in the asian rim.
  8. While I hope it performs like all Porsche should, the style is just stale, blah, bland, they have done this for the last 30 years so what else is really new?
  9. Then why is GM partnering with Honda for hydrogen? The hydrogen vehicles will be a Golden State special. Or just another way to get the billions in dollars being offered for R&D by the feds. This then ends up with some tweaks for the autos while they still say they are working on the Hydrogen stuff.
  10. Very cool, wonder if this will have more, same or less than the Durango Hellcat?
  11. Not if the quality of materials, fit n finish is not there and it does not scream luxury. In your opinion, have you detected anything through either picture or a journalist's remark (someone who has experienced it in person) that would suggest that this new Lincoln will not have quality materials, fit or finish? What I see, is continuous improvement in a brand that is delivering on product, but is a step or two behind in perception. I bet this Continental will immensely help on the latter. In watching the black video above, it is a nice auto, but does not wow me as a Luxury and if you look at the lines, there is clear differences on the hood in the door panels and dash inside. This is a nice Buick competitor. Yes it has improved and that is great for Lincoln, but this is no Cadillac, BMW or MB competitor.
  12. OUCH and Diesel will take another big hit, Expect billions more to be spent by the Euro auto companies to deal with this mess. I think we will see a decline in Diesel even in Europe as auto companies look to Hybrid and long term to EVs to meet government regulations.
  13. Very interesting story Balthazar, Thank you for posting the link. Seems MB needs to clean up it's own house for emission testing. How a company does not know or can respond quickly to a request on how it tested to meet emissions is beyond me. This is not black magic, but straightforward QA Engineering.
  14. So Honda is taking a page from GM with a VOLT and BOLT twins to sell. I bet the Hydrogen never actually gets here. All the facts show that the amount of energy needed to create the hydrogen fuel is counter productive to what can be done with plug-in hybrids and EVs.
  15. This will be interesting to see how much compensation they do for the owners. The lease folks at least can get out of the auto now. See how VW handles this marketing. Hmmmmmm
  16. Awesome Job GM, Keep the focus and drive. I would love to see this finally flip to break even or profit for all operating regions at the end of Q2.
  17. Not if the quality of materials, fit n finish is not there and it does not scream luxury.
  18. If I'm not mistaken the e-Golf is the same way. I tried to shop around for one just for the heck of it to see prices and they are nowhere near me. The e-Golf is a true compliance auto for sale in only select states that have mandated an EV. As such like the Leaf it has a limited 83 mile battery range based on average 60 degree temp. Be interesting to see if VW follows BOLT and Tesla 3 with a 200+ mile version. I think it would be a great upgrade, but they do need to add HP and Torque. I see on the web site it is about 1/3 less than the BOLT.
  19. I would agree that Cadillac should be larger than life when you see it but does not have to be physically large. It is the right balance of Style with attention to details that brings peoples eyes to the auto and everything else around it becomes a blur in the background. Cadillac needs to get all auto's into that portfolio. I do think Escalade, SRX / XT5, ATS and CTS V have it, not sure what it is about the CTS, but it is missing something be it very small, it is very close. Not having seen a CT6 yet in the wild only pictures, I hope it has it also. An understated elegance that will capture peoples wow factor. I aspire to have one!
  20. Remember those of us who think outside the box is what drive innovation. Too many places around this country are happy to stay with status quo and just live on old money. Why just like there are plenty of companies that build replacement engines for current petro cars would there not also be a desire for performance parts and upgrades for EVs? I can see offering performance EV motors, batteries, etc. all kinds of performance upgrades that people would buy to improve or change their EV to meet their personal desire. After all those thinking outside the box is why we have the tech industry today.
  21. Sergio is destroying FCA with his piss pore Alfa crap and Fiat crap and so at least Dodge is getting another auto that can make money and hopefully give cash to update other dodge products. One can only hope that Sergio will stop raping the American name plates to steal all the money. I do think you have a point, they could very well be spending that money to update other products, but then maybe this is all they can afford, drop in the engine and a nose clip plus brakes and let it go.
  22. One benefit of EVs is you do not need a driveline between back and front, so why not have an option for a second motor in back, I can see a 3rd party building that option. Then like Tesla has done add 300HP and Torque to the rear, flash the computer and have a 500hp 566 lb-ft of torque BOLT.
  23. This makes me wonder if due to the size, if 3rd party companies will start to build upgrade PERFORMANCE motors for the BOLT or others? After all, unlike a petro engine, this is much smaller and should be able to handle an easy change out.
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