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  1. regfootball
    ^^^^ all of what you just said is why its great VW has the Alltrack Golf....
  2. regfootball
    i do see your point. i think though the 3.6 should be replaced with like a 2.7 or 3.0t v6 smoothness plus turbo lunge.
  3. regfootball
    Does it look as good on a tow truck?
  4. regfootball
    Tesla sells because they are rich guy toys and tech toys. Until we find out if they can actually make cars in volume with average quality and deliver on time and at price, tesla is teetering on failure. My feeling is GM is laying in the weeds on EV's. They realize they could assault the market with EV's and no matter what they do they will get battered in the press because of Tesla. Real truth is if GM set their mind to it they could own the EV world with a few product releases. It is probably true as well that making and supplying batteries that the supply chain needs to ramp up to keep quality at a high level. There is still a place for diesels in the market for the next 15 years etc. at a minimum.
  5. regfootball
    How about selling to people who don't want to lower their standards and buy a vW ?
  6. regfootball
    Great write up. The first 'ever' Cruze diesel was a good car but had lots of teething issues mechanically here in the US. But it ushered in the awareness for this version. I'd be very interested in a Cruze diesel and I wish the regal or Malibu had a diesel option. The gas models are being heavily discounted right now so it makes the diesel price tough to consider but at the same time I think the msrp's are ok. I'd recommend to anyone and this may finally give GM diesel car cred in the us. Lots of people drive long distances to work and there is a market for high mpg high mile cars.
  7. regfootball
    GM is as bad as any for what you just described. Cx-5 drive decently when I tested one long time ago but the Mazda power trains are always lame to me. They redid some of the cx-5 now and the interior is nicer but still no amazing engines. I think Tiguan is disappointing because we always set ourselves up to think vw's may drive better. I think they had a huge chance here but probably went 'the safe route'
  8. regfootball
    Like cheers and gears? i can agree in principle with what you speak of here. I think in the case of this rig the Pacifica though, it seems what I have read on that forum site about both the gas model and hybrid model (and the hybrid issue being repeated on other more generic sites ) having some very concerning issues, well, concerns me. I find a lot of the stories in the case of the Pacifica to be believable because they seem the same and I doubt that many people collude to defame a mfr like that.
  9. regfootball
    Ugh! You beat me to the first one! I was hunting these down the last few weeks! disappointing that the power train sucks! I thought the last Tiguan was a bad drive. Was hoping with the big new size the power train would be good!! Guess not. Size and bonus third row with 2.0t at a low price were the draw here. For example I considered this vs a new equinox for someone like my mom. But maybe in this case the base ford edges are getting cheaper and cheaper and sans third row might be a better buy if the mpg sucks on the small Tiguan. Vw just never gets 100% of it right at one time. I really disliked the last Tiguan so I guess even if it's greatly improved, that is a good thing. Side note. Car and driver had an equinox 2.0 test and they actually complimented the power train. Maybe that's the rav replacement ? Or what about a 2.0 atlas?
  10. regfootball
    Jeep really does miss out on the three row business. This is essentially the lucrative family sedan market of the olden days. Old compass was a fleet whore so less to fleets makes sense. Maybe Chrysler quality is catching up with them and word is getting around.
  11. regfootball
    V sports problem market wise is it's RWD only. V sport should have been made available with AWD
  12. regfootball
    http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/06/fiat-chrysler-shuts-pacifica-hybrid-production-amid-safety-recall-report/
  13. regfootball
    It's a little wider than the Acadia also I think
  14. regfootball
    I didn't get inside of it. But the interior look and design and plastics are in line with equinox Malibu and Cruze. I.e. Not flashy but not old days cheap glossy GM plastic. Overall the vehicle looks like a stretched and pulled Acadia. Which it is. I think it's a better size than the Acadia. The back seat 'looks' tighter than the previous traverse but the cargo area behind the third row looks longer. Looks like maybe there is less volume / height in the cargo area.
  15. regfootball
    is it the same as the Camaro's too? I know the numbers are not the same, but its got to he highly similar.
  16. regfootball
    Just sayin, didn't think it would be out so soon
  17. regfootball
    it should be noted that the v6 in the GS, even if it is non turbo, is the newly updated v6 that the Cadillacs first got a year ago. So the comment was made its ten years old, but actually it is the newest design and manufacture of the 3.6.
  18. regfootball
    Volt should have become Malibu sized. They can do that by changing the Malibu hybrid to plug in and problem solved. Maybe make it a Malibu hatch with plug in.
  19. regfootball
    i've been tracking the response to the Pachy on the pacfica forums, and there has been a lot of interest in the Pacifica hybrid. The frustration right now is part of the electrics of the drive system are problematic so very very few actually hit market and Chrysler stopped sale and has a recall. Its still fuzzy on when the availability for the 2018's will happen. So, there is real interest in the Pacfica hybrid and its got bugs out of the gate that Chrysler is trying to address as fast as they can in addition to the various bugs and problems with the regular gas models. The ones who have the PacHy absolutely loved it when they could use it and specifically the hybrid availability was what drew them in (they may have otherwise bought a Honda etc.) if i thought i could afford it, and was brazen enough to deal with quality issues I would absoutely consider one to replace our T&C soon.
  20. regfootball
    actually it would make more sense to replace the Sonic with a made in Korea piece and get rid of the Spark. I still don't get the anti-Impala ness. It sells very well here and many folks want a v6 sedan. I get that sedans are decreasing but i would actually enlarge the Impala and make it v6 unique. Believe me, I drive a Malibu and there is still room for a plush, more solid larger sedan like the Impala. As long as Buick has the chinese Lacrosse there is no point to not offer it here. the problem is they screwed the pooch on the design. The opportunity here is for the next Impala and 'Avenir' to be on a better platform. I don't think they will get rid of the CT6 but i think they may repackage it and rename it. Cadillac still badly needs a king size car. They are dragging out the XTS because its cheaper to build, but there will be some point where it does become obsolete. What's at work here is 3 things. one is stupid unbearable govt and its noose tightening CAFE keeps putting pressure on weeding out large vehicles with bigger engines. Two, for plant manufacturing planning, and to make anything here, the costs keep going up and they have to find vehicle configs and pricing that allow us to keep making SOME of our vehicles here. They have to be vehicles that have big margins and not very small production numbers. Third is I think they are trying to kill off a large sedan platform to save development costs. But that doesn't wash for me because the LaCrosse is a stretched Regal / malibu now anyways.
  21. regfootball
    and they made a small block v8 fit in W bodies. they just haven't figured out the turbo plumbing to fit, even if the block does. or they have and just not ready to go with it. http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2017-buick-lacrosse-awd-test-review Zero to 60 mph: 5.8 sec Zero to 100 mph: 14.8 sec Zero to 130 mph: 32.6 sec Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 6.3 sec Top gear, 30-50 mph: 3.3 sec Top gear, 50-70 mph: 4.5 sec Standing ¼-mile: 14.4 sec @ 98 mph Below are a couple of roll on numbers for the 2016 Malibu 2.0t. I think that demonstrates how a turbo can help with roll on numbers. Top gear, 30-50 mph: 3.0 sec Top gear, 50-70 mph: 4.0 sec
  22. regfootball
    he autocrosses his. i think that was why he liked the last gen mazda3, they sort of had cred for that.
  23. regfootball
    plus the hatchback and all wheel drive ^^^^^ win win for you both
  24. regfootball
    sweet ass Mecedes Benz wazuki! just throw a three pointed star on da NISSANZ
  25. regfootball
    An excoworker bought a new previous gen Mazda3 with the new skyactivs when they came out, and all while knowing and seeing the new 3 design. He said he didn't like the new Mazda3 design. I think the previous M3 design was a big market hit and i think the new one is underwhelming in comparison, even if the interior trimmings are nicer. Part of it i think for him was he liked the size and packaging and silhouette of the previous hatch design.
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