G. David Felt

No... it's lazily retro.... Mercedes has left it to age like an old gym sock tossed on the side of the street yet... they're sales have been on the rise the past 10 years.. Remember, it is built based on militaty vehicles(it's original intent). They're very badass vehicles off road and there are very few vehlicles that could touch it off road, let alone with heated and cooled seats. Throw in the AMG version and you'll also be able to out run some pretty tough cars at the drag strip as well. I get a superior ride in the Escalade which has the heated and cooled seats before MB ever did them plus it goes off road just fine and you want performance, then just add the GM Supercharger performance kit and you have a V edition of the escalade. Yet even without it, I have not seen sales slow down for the escalade. You're comparing two completely different vehicles. The GL and Escalade compete. Escalade off road? That's a joke right? The front diffuser is like 6 inches off the ground. Yes you could take things off and lift things and add lockers and all sorts of jazz if you're going to go that route. The G has that all already. You don't need to "add a supercharger" or "take off the front diffuser". That is what makes the G what it is. It doesn't really make sense. Escalade has far more than 6 inches of ground clearance and you do not get an AMG G wagon by default. So as an owner of a Platinum Escalade ESV that does go off-road and handles just fine if I want to compete with the G Wagon AMG version I could add the Supercharge Performance package GM has and have what in essence would be a V edition and kick the AMG butt.

Interesting read, Thanks for posting.

In building teaching material or a course, the mgr should be supplying a list of Learning objectives garnered from the stakeholders, not asking the development team to figure them out and build an outline for the new course from it. Why do some people seem incapable of such common sense!

Next Major auto industry correction will be from everyone jumping into the Luxury segment and the CUV/SUV segment.

We could just do with killing many federal agencies and stop the wasting of tax payer dollars. Next waste will be a new agency to regulate the agencies that are supposed to regulate the agencies that are supposed to protect Americans. So sad and pathetic.

I have to totally disagree with you. The conti is a Fat Pig with a big barrel belly, very traditional Obese American car. The CT6 realized it needs to compete in more than just america and has gone on a workout to be more competitive. It has an Athletes defined body with lines. If you want a Lazy Boy Jelly Bean, then fine go for your Cont, I would rather have a Thoroughbred which is the CT6.

I still think Ram would do right to bring back a compact Ram 50 Pickup Truck!

So MSN hosted Car & Drivers Truck Rankings from Worst to Best and I find much the information as expected but have to question their #1 Truck. http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autos-trucks/every-full-size-truck-ranked-from-worst-to-first/ss-BBkumMw?ocid=UP94DHP#image=1 When they even state that the Porky F150 now is close to competing with the Silverado on weight, does an Aluminum body really qualify it as the #1 best truck in comparison to the Chevy or GMC? Read the Rankings and stated info, then state your own judgement and let the public decide if this is right!

Good news, Your future mother in-law forgave you for the carpet and understands your getting a new one. Better yet, FBI, SEC and IRS arrested your hellish old boss and closed the books on your company. Bad news, You still have to figure out how to get the rug from the truck trapped in the tunnel between Washington and Michigan.

Ram would do well to ignore the mid size market and go with compact. The compact market is just waiting to explode with solid high mileage trucks. Perfect example is the Chevy Luv / Isuzu Pup trucks with diesel and they did outstanding on gas mileage and met most suburban and inner city owners needs. Not everything needs to be Crewcab size. I truly believe they could rule the compact market by taking the Cherokee platform or the Wrangler and build a compact truck that would be very successful. Ford left their compact ranger to rot and yet still sold a ton of them showing a market for a compact truck does exist. America could get their butts kicked if China brings in a cheap Compact truck that does what most inner city and suburban people want. bed capacity of 1000lbs, towing of 2000lbs and no more. 1982 Chevy Luv Diesel was 30 City/ 36 highway. http://www.aboutautomobile.com/Fuel/1982/Chevrolet/LUV Just think how a compact truck with a modern diesel or CNG engine would rock in the High 30's low 40's or better.

AWD with the proper tire combo for the weather I would take over any FWD or RWD. Just love the extra grip and pull of AWD.

Good News: The company asks you to review all the fired boss info with the FBI, SEC and IRS to help clean up the mess you inherited and they are giving you a bonus for cleaning up a dark moment for the company. Bad News: Your future mother in laws Persian rug is a total loss. Nothing like blending two stories into one!

I will pass on both the MuTang and the Miata. Give me a New Typhoon any day over these cars.

Be interesting to see who the last man standing is once all these high end over priced SUV's are for sale and if they recover the R&D cost.

Toshiki Kadomatsu Awesome Jazz, guy came to america and studied here before going back home and blending US style with Japan. Great listening while working.

I have had those and I always use water from the inside of the filter to push the dirt back out the incoming side. I first vacumed it and then hosed it out. After a good run and what looks like clean water, I then let it dry in the sun and put it back on. Mine have worked really well for me so far. Thanks for the response! No soap? Any idea as to why they don't suggest a more thorough cleaning method, or are they just trying to get you to buy a replacement every few years? I be honest that mine has almost 100K miles on it and I suspect they do not want a better cleaning as they want you to continue to buy them every so many years. Thinking about it I did use spray n wash 1 time on it and another time I used Downy as they both removed the dirt / grease that had gotten on it and after drying it was good as new. Thanks for bringing this up as I have not checked mine in a while. Will do it tonight.

So MB needs to replace the current garbage SUV with their concept. Much better than the current model. Course you could say we had our G Wagon day also. 1965 Ford Squire!

Saw a New tagged Cadillac CTS-V Station Wagon. They had just bought it. Only had their paper tag in the rear window. Less than a 1000 miles on the auto, clearly been sitting for a long while on the dealer lot.

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The future speaks to Hybrids becoming the standard power train with an electric motor moving the auto and a small 2, 3 or 4 cylinder engine being a generator. Just a mater of time till the current small auto engines are replaced with true small tiny generators and a step up transformer to give the current needed to the battery pack and electric motor. The days of V12, V10 and even V8's are numbered. Sad but true.

We'll since we changed the style of flow from a single good to bad on the next post to good and went with good and bad on the same post, I will adjust to the new flow. Good News, your outgoing Director who was paid $300,000 a year gets a bit tipsy at her going away party and is telling you interesting tidbits about the dynamics of others so you know what to expect. Bad News, she also let slip that she feared not finding a decent replacement for you at your last appraisal and when they wanted to promote you and she torpedoed you on purpose to keep you from leaving.

Wonder when Canada, US and Mexico will become the United North American Union. Just one big happy family of workers.

I have had those and I always use water from the inside of the filter to push the dirt back out the incoming side. I first vacumed it and then hosed it out. After a good run and what looks like clean water, I then let it dry in the sun and put it back on. Mine have worked really well for me so far.

When will Term Limits be instituted for all the Morons in DC?

Mustard (Grey Poupon) Brand name.