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  1. smk4565
    That is a diesel with 297 lb-ft of torque. But also sold in non-American markets where that sort of power is common. If they did an American X-class it would have more power. And perhaps X-class generation 1 is a testing ground to then do generation 2 on their own without Nissan/Renault and expand to the USA. The A-class started as dopey hatchback in Europe, how it is a nice looking little sedan.
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    Right, but why is the base engine so bad. The Tacoma isn't a lightweight, they start at 4,000 lbs, if you have payload or towing, that is even more. Toyota could put a turbo 4 as the base with 220 hp and a 310 hp V6 optional. Or at least use the 2.5 liter four form the Camry that makes 200 hp, rather than some 159 hp unit from forever ago. Thats 120 hp per liter, vs the Tacoma that makes only 64 hp per liter.
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    A 159 hp 2.5 liter engine is better?
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    Looks cool so far.
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    For me it would not be an every day car but more of a bargain used car in the Jeremy Clarkson road trip style. I like the 2007 era Jaguar XJR and XK, mid 90s Riviera, 2001 STS or Pontiac Aztek. If I were on a car show needing a car to like that was sort of a joke too, it would be one of those.
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    Yet Cadillac is launching a new TT V8 this year, and the mid-engine Corvette which is a year or 2 away will have a V8. The V8 still has a future. And Mercedes V8 is under the top displacement tax tier in China, where as none of GM's are because they refuse to downsize, same goes with Ford and FCA. The S550 went from a 5.5 liter engine in 2007 to 4.7 liter in 2012 and 4.0 liter in 2014, the S63 went from 6.2 liters in 2008 to 5.5 liter in 2012 and 4.0 liter in 2014. That is a pretty aggressive downsizing plan.
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    They have never beat Mercedes. Mercedes beat them in 1954 and 1955 then Mercedes left racing. Ferrari hasn't won an F1 championship since 2008, Mercedes returned as part owner of Braun supplying the engine in 2009 (and won the championship), before launching their own team in 2010. Ferrari better enjoy the old trophies on the shelf because it could be a long time before they get any more.
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    If a V6 is better, why don't the Escalade and Corvette have a V6? Mercedes inline 6 is a mild hybrid, the 4 and V8 will be soon I imagine. I the TT V8 will be a plug-in hybrid for AMG cars to get over 800 hp. They make a full hybrid C-class and GLC yet I have never seen one. So I think mild hybrid makes sense on gas cars for now. They also make a 6-cylinder S-class now, so if that is the future, they already have that covered.
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    Who won Formula 1 the past 5 years? Because Ferrari was 2nd place all those years. They did make an SL73 with a 7.3 liter V12 in the 90s, limited edition sort of car. So they have used 73 before, I imagine since the S73 will be more powerful than S65 was, that is the thinking. Why they ever started to do AMG with 2 numbers when regular cars have 3, who knows.
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    A V8 plus electric motors is better than a V6 with electric motors. And they have a mild hybrid I-6 now. And they are making a full size EV sedan to sell along side the S-class. So all bases covered. $250k for a V12, but the prestige will remain via cars like AMG One, and the S73. That V12 helped make Mercedes the prestige brand for 30 years, but the next 10 will be hybrid power, then probably all EV after that.
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    I imagine 2020 or 2021 will be the final Maybach V12. A new S-class is coming in 2021 and why bother making the car capable of fitting a V12 at this point. They have shown a plug in hybrid bi-turbo V8, that seems like the path forward and S73 is already trademarked.
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    VW builds the A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Q5, Q7, Q8, Macan, Cayenne, Bentayga and Urus off one platform I think. That is some ridiculous scalability right there.
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    Makes sense, they can probably build enough 2020 model year CT6 in the fall to last them all of calendar 2020. Impala probably has enough volume and enough fleet buyers that likewise they can build enough to last calendar 2020 before they run out. Then it staggers the sedan deaths over a couple years rather than all at once.
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    Uber and Lyft are profitable business models if they don’t have drivers and can deploy autonomous cars to do all the work. But they need those cars, BMW and Mercedes might be able to beat them to the punch. Even if not, there isn’t a lot of profit margin in car manufacturing but there is a lot of profit in selling rides or charging a monthly fee for rides. Car makers know this, that is why they are all chasing it.
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    Maybe they will make their own app that can interface with the others. Or buy those 5 and merge them.
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    The unholy alliance! Probably will be the best car share autonomous vehicle service ever though.
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    They need a gas SQ5 for the rest of us.
  18. smk4565
    It could be to have surplus during a plant shut down. The other factor is Corvette isn't high volume so it isn't like having 232 days of Malibus. 232 days of Corvettes might be 5-10,000 cars, they can move those in a hurry if they ever had to.
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    If Corvette sales always do that, shouldn't GM know that and produce less of them? 2019 A8.
  20. smk4565
    That doesn't look as good as an Audi A8, but anything is better than a Tahoe based interior.
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    If they made a convertible version then they can call it the Corsair Open Air. ?
  22. smk4565
    Yes it was a joke, I don't think 100% of cars will be crossover coupes. Maybe just 99% ?
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    That looks a lot like this: When it should be more in line with this: 232 day supply of Corvettes. Although that could be more do do with sports cars dying than any product shortcomings.
  24. smk4565
    I finally sat in one of these, the interior is a joke for the price point, and it is a cramped interior too, a C-class or A4 has more interior space and they are smaller cars. The interior isn't any better than what you get in an Optima, it just has a different layout. The big mistake of this car is it should have been priced on par with a Mustang, upper $20s for the for the turbo 4 and $35k for the turbo V6. The Stinger I sat in had a sticker over $54k, and in mid to high 50s you are talking 340i or C43 money, neither of which say Kia on them.
  25. smk4565
    I hope it is a 2 seater crossover coupe. I predict by 2025 100% of vehicles sales will be crossover coupes.
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