G. David Felt

In this while it is personal choice, I have to again disagree with you as you are looking at it from too much of an American only attitude. Volvo is moving production to China since they are owned by Chinese. The Chinese, 1/5th of the worlds population reads top to bottom, left to right, much the same way Japan, Korea and so many other asian countries read their language. This is also why when you look at the asian rim you find so many cell phones much larger than the small phones you find in the US. Their characters and approach to reading is very much vertical. I think Volvo did a smart thing, they are going after a much larger market and giving the end users what they want. With large screens taking off worldwide, much of your 40 and younger crowd look at things in a portrait mode not a landscape mode which is very baby boomerish. The only exception to this is movies that everyone watches in the 16x9 format. Again what Lincoln has done here is nice, but they were too conservative and I think bailed on pushing the edge for redefining luxury sedans. By the way wings, I do agree with you that the S class implementation of the dual large landscape screens comes across very much buickish in nature which is surprising that they would fashion after a mid level luxury auto, but power to them if they sell well.

I agree to disagree. A screen that can be found in the Ford Escape, Explorer, etc. is not luxury to me. I expect luxury especially when you are in the upper end of 5 figures and especially hitting 6 figures to be much better than this. I work everyday as a computer engineer on multiple screens and they are not that bright in auto's, yet I do understand that for some that are not used to it, then they can be. In all this is what I work on daily! Otherwise, I like this boat of a car and do think it will do well for them. Much better than what Lincoln has had in the past.

Your MB has one long large screen Volvo V90 had dual large screens Tesla of course has dual large screens So why not have large easy to read screens. I do not find them bright or a distraction like others but I do think it gives you a better way to customize the info you want to see and still access basic auto functions / features.

Hey has anyone else seen this, in the report bill just posted about the update on the V6 TDI, it says 71 post, and my response is on page 3 but nothing else shows. I clicked on page 1 as my screen capture shows but nothing shows up. Very weird this upgrade is.

True, not everyone can be pleased, but for those in the high tech crowd, screen size is important and considered luxury. Tesla has set this trend and auto's with screens that are smaller than 10" really are considered dated. I listen to the peeps around me here in seattle and they bash the heck out of auto's with small screens all the time.

Plus do not forget that while being a interesting technology, they are torqueless! Why would anyone want an S class with a TT4 banger. Ya got to be crazy to spend 6 figures on a car with such an engine!

Agree, if we could do Certified used, then a CTS-V would be my choice over the ATS.

Very true as no one can sit behind me at 6'6" tall but it does meet the guidelines of what one would pick. Personally I will never own a car, always will be SUVs. Yet playing this game of what would you pick.

2017 ATS Sport

Maybe VW will leave the segment. They can afford too.

Very cool, did not know they had things like that. I grew up with black labs that were trained as bird dogs and I never had a dog take off like that. Yet it does make sense to me. Thanks,

What is the big black box on the collar around the dog's throat?

Very Cool, Love the Dog, Mans best friend! This is how one unwinds from the craziness of the world.

With all the electric motors MB is also doing, they have gone back to their early 1900's roots of smooth ultra quiet cars.

The start of China finally moving all Volvo manufacturing to China. Just wait and they will probably anounce another auto being moved to China for assembly for the local market and to export world wide.

Be interesting to see with GM having a Global EV auto, Bolt. Who is next to actually deliver a global EV auto. Yes we have lots of options that are announced but actually delivering is another thing. I am actually surprised to not see Ford here with a diverse Global Hybrid lineup.

Black label should have had at least a 10 or 12 inch screen but also they should have had a default Black Chrome option too. I think folks in marketing got lost in the Bling of regular chrome every where for the baby boomer crowd and forgot about the bigger growing market of the X Y Z groups.

G. David Felt Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.CheersandGears.com Kaiyun Motor Co. China Wants to take on Ford with EV Pickup! CEO and founder Wang Chao believes the China market can easily support 200,000 to 300,000 EV pickups and believes his Pickman EV truck is the answer. Since the founding of his company and production at the end of last year, he has built 5000 of his pickman EV trucks and says he has 100,000 more on order. The Pickman EV truck gets 120 Kilometers / 75 miles on a single charge and sells for 23,800 yuan or about $3,500. Investment to date in Kaiyun Motor is about $300 million and he is working on a second round of about $200 million that should allow him to ramp production and turn a profit. How this all plays out with other Chinease companies that are invested with a billion or more to build full size EV auto's is yet to be seen. Wang believes there is not only room for his compact truck, but also for him to grow it into a full size line as well. Bloomberg Story - Here China Daily News Story - Here Kaiyun Motor Co. Facebook site - Here

In the first picture you can see what I would assume is Kelly K in the background walking towards the house. Dish water Blonde in sweats. Cracks me up at an ad like this. Wonder how many offers she got. That would be one sore mouth.

Naw, just use the same batteries Samsung did for the note 7, I am sure there are plenty of extras laying around!

Intersting, funny that they talk about the new battery tech which was released onto the world in 2012. http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/48881 Hong Kong is where this idea comes from and clearly it needed time and testing, so maybe they are finally making it work. In 2013 other scientist found that this had great potential for super capacitors, but more research was needed. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/521651/graphene-supercapacitors-ready-for-electric-vehicle-energy-storage-say-korean-engineers/ In 2014 Tesla was working on what they hoped would be a 500 mile battery pack based on this tech, but still nothing yet. http://gas2.org/2014/08/21/tesla-developing-500-mile-graphene-battery/ Companies seem to see a long term use for batteries based on this tech, seems it would allow much smaller, denser and long range power supply. http://graphenebatteries.no/technology.html Over all, I could see graphene batteries finally making the EV a long range no fear auto with super fast charging as the batteries unlike regular or NiCad or Li can take super fast rapid charging with no problem. Gonna have to watch this and see what comes of it. Further cool info: USES FOR GRAPHENE Green technology: Sir Andre and PhD student Lozada-Hidalgo hope that graphene could one day be used in proton-conducting membranes, which are a crucial component of fuel cells, used to power 'green' cars. They found that graphene membranes could be used to extract hydrogen from the atmosphere, suggesting the possibility of combining them with fuel cells to make mobile electric generators powered just by tiny amounts of hydrogen in the air. Medicine: Experts say that graphene could be used as a vehicle for delivering drugs to specific sites in the body, which could one day mean new treatments for people with brain conditions, for example. Transport: Graphene’s strength and lightness makes it an ideal material to incorporate into cars and aeroplanes in a bid to make them safer and more fuel efficient. Thin coatings: The thin and strong material could also be used to make corrosion-proof coatings, packaging and even super-thin condoms Electronics: The material conducts electricity efficiently so it could be used to make new types of smartphones and as well as flexible wearable technology. Purifying water: Scientists are working on using the material as a membrane to separate liquids, so it could one day be used to purify water in areas of the world that do not have access to the essential liquid. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2851571/Graphene-breakthrough-trigger-electric-car-revolution-Proton-discovery-paves-way-super-efficient-batteries.html#ixzz4Oljfr9aA Samsung seems to think by 2019 they can use Graphene to double if not triple their battery density for super long life on electronic appliances like smartphones. http://www.techtimes.com/packsize/183247/20161025/eco-friendly-packaging-on-demand-technology-changes-the-way-retailers-think-about-shipping-packages.htm

Racer fan boy meets F1 racing dream and builds crapola fiberglass nightmare!

Wonder if this is an American take on the Chevy Niva they did?