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  1. smk4565
    Only if they make a CX-10 Grand Crossover coupe with 3 rows of seats, RX-8 style suicide doors and luxurious appointments. ?
  2. smk4565
    Should have used the 640 hp/ 630 lb-ft supercharged 6.2 V8 they already have on the shelf, much better than a new 6.6 liter with 401 hp and 464 lb-ft.
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    It is nice that the price has dropped, these were selling like crazy before the price cut, so I expect they will continue to sell fast. I think this shows too that EV costs will drop over time.
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    Mercedes Trucks do have a 155,000 mile powertrain warranty, a bit longer than what you get a Chevy or Ford, and Unimog has to hit the Euro VI emissions standards too, which probably play a role in engine tuning. But we are comparing commercial truck to retail/personal use truck here. The Merceds Actros has 3,000 lb-ft of torque, granted it is a 15.6 liter engine, but Mercedes has no problem making torque out of their engines. Daimler is also the #1 commercial truck seller on this side of the pond too, they know trucks better than anyone. Daimler invented the truck after all:
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    Diesel. My point is Ford made a new engine that will likely be weaker and thirstier than if they Ecoboosted the 5.0 V8. They spent more money for a worse engine, makes no sense. Unless the specs of this V8 are amazing which I doubt since they didn’t release them.
  6. smk4565
    Because they are turbocharged. Which is why Ford could have turbocharged their 5.0 V8 and had a better engine and saved development cost.
  7. smk4565
    Even a torque monster should put up big numbers. The Mercedes V12 is a torque monster and that makes over 100 hp per liter and was doing that 10 years ago. And a high rev engine should be more in the 200 hp per liter range. I bet this engine also makes peak torque at 3400 rpm, too high for a puller.
  8. smk4565
    I get the feeling that the 7.3 liter V8 will put out about 50 more hp and torque than the 3.5 liter V6 in the Navigator. I think it sad if any engine isn’t over 100 hp per liter so that V8 better make at least 730 hp and 730 lb-ft.
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    Me either. Why not just twin turbo the 5.0 V8 they already have? I don’t get why they still isn’t an ecoboost V8. And it can’t be fear of turbo in a pick up because the F150 is mostly turbo and the diesel in the heavy duty is turbo. I also thought that V10 died in 2010 that engine was old 10 years ago.
  10. smk4565
    Good for them to put some excitement and performance into a crossover. 340 would be more horsepower than any Acura, Cadillac or Infiniti crossover I believe, since those 3 brands feel like a 310 hp V6 is MAX power for a crossover.
  11. smk4565
    They probably couldn’t sell all 999 at the price they wanted and this would have been a money loser. The end must be near if an SUV coupe isn’t the hottest thing...
  12. smk4565
    The subscription service only works with autonomous cars that can drive themselves to another subscriber when you aren’t using it. Then you split the cost of that car up among 4 or 5 subscribers and it becomes much cheaper to do that than own a car.
  13. smk4565
    Cheap crossover = many, many sales units. Americans love crossovers and they love Wal-Mart pricing.
  14. smk4565
    Batteries will get better and so will the charge network. If there was a better charge network people wouldn't think they need 250-300 miles of range, which adds cost for a lot of battery you aren't using. 0% of buyers buy a gas powered car based on mileage range, because gas stations are all over the place. If there is more electric charging stations, people would probably be happy with 150-200 mile range electrics which would help get cost down. Also "electrified" could mean a hybrid Sierra. And really, why wouldn't you do some form of hybrid on every gas engine you have? Adding electric to any engine makes it better.
  15. smk4565
    Is the Land Cruiser better than a Yukon or Expedition or Navigator? If not, then time for Toyota to make an update. The G-wagen didn't really have completion other than maybe a top end Range Rover for all those years, and people still bought it over the Range Rover.
  16. smk4565
    Hey now, if Ghosn is found not guilty there is a job opening for him!
  17. smk4565
    It is not a matter of IF it is a matter of WHEN. One day batteries will be cheap, that is how technology works. I think one day an electric will cost the same as a similar horsepower gas car. We just don’t know when that day is.
  18. smk4565
    It looks better than the Silverado, but GM styling has been coming up with a lot of misses lately. Silverado doesn't look good, XT6 is pretty forgettable. I am not a truck person at all, but I think Ford and Ram have better trucks than GM right now, and probably 10-15 years ago I would have said GM has the best trucks.
  19. smk4565
    But Toyota leaves a lot of stuff out to rot on the vine, the Tacoma and Tundra had 10+ year model runs, ditto for 4Runner, Lexus GX, Lexus LX, etc. And also, G-wagen sales rose consistently from 2009 through 2017, the older it got the better it sold, LOL. Mercedes constantly put out other new product, with the G-wagen they were building what those buyers demanded.
  20. smk4565
    Maybe except the new G is about 3 inches wider so that old hood would not fit, the wheelbase is longer but I don’t think overall length is up more than an inch or two. The new one is 190 inches long I think the old was 187 or 188.
  21. smk4565
    The door handles/latches spare tire cover and headlight washer nozzles are the only carryover parts. Although the 4 liter V8 went in the old G550 a couple years ago but the AMG’s has the old 5.5 liter.
  22. smk4565
    Maybe the $50k price makes it a smarter buy, but the G-wagen is better off road, has more power, 9 gears, probably gets better fuel economy even though both suck in that regard, and the G is way more luxurious. Plus the G has a chassis developed in 2018, no more 1979 chassis. I have seen 2005-2006 G-wagens with over 200k miles even near 300k miles that sell for $20-25k still. The resale value is huge on those too. I wouldn’t buy either personally, I am a car person.
  23. smk4565
    Aren't they all the heritage edition? This version has been on sale since 2007, we are entering the 13th model year without an update. That is pathetic. Toyota isn't strapped for cash, update your vehicles.
  24. smk4565
    Daimler is the equivalent to GM as Daimler has vehicle brands under it and you can't buy a Daimler brand car or truck just like you can't buy a GM brand car. These 2 are actually quit similar and different from others such as Ford, Toyota, VW, where the parent company is also the brand name. Daimler brands are Mercedes cars, Mercedes Vans, Mercedes trucks, Mercedes bus, Freightliner, Western Star, Thomas Buses, Fuso and Smart. Mercedes-Benz cars sells about 2.3 million units per year, thus my original point was they don't really need BMW's help for economies of scale, they are bigger than BMW and they have enough economy of scale on their platforms. A CLA costs about the same as an A3, Q3, 1-series, S60, XC40, ATS, XT4, MKC, Lexus NX, Acura TLX, etc, so if none of that is a luxury car, then I guess a CLA isn't either. But for a lot of "luxury" brands a lot of their volume is from sub $45,000 product, Mercedes main volume comes from the middle of their line. As far as the AMG One goes, they will get it right, their goal is to get the car right, not put it on sale ASAP. And it will beat any Ferrari road car ever made, and any other road car for that matter. And if Ferrari was so great, they wouldn't have lost to Mercedes 5 years a row in Formula 1. Ferrari are supposed to be the racing experts, the most legendary racing team of all time, it is what their business revolves around, and yet Mercedes beats them every year.
  25. smk4565
    The Sierra Denali does not touch $100,000, nor does it have the tech wizardry of an S-class. If Exclusivity = luxury then Smart is the most luxurious vehicle in the world. If a million dollars or even a half million is the measuring stick for luxury then we are saying only top end Rolls and Ferraris and Bugattis, McLarens and the Mercedes-AMG One are luxury cars. So in that regard GM sells no luxury priced vehicles. It is windy considered by pretty much everyone that luxury brands are Infiniti, Acura, Lexus, Cadillac, Lincoln, Tesla, Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Porsche, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Jaguar/Land Rover, Rolls, Bentley and the other high end super car brands I already mentioned. Of this group Mercedes is #1 selling in the world. GM isn't a car brand, if you want to compare "luxury priced" vehicles that GM sells vs what Daimler sells, I am sure Daimler would win that easily.
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