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  1. smk4565
    It has a bit of a Mazda RX-8 look to it. I am not impressed by this car because I know it will be over priced. You can get a 3-series with these engines for $40k on the 4 cylinder and $50k on the six cylinder and the 3-Series is a much more luxurious car. They’ll probably price the Supra in the same territory when it should be priced like a Mustang.
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    Corvette is not a brand though it is a model. I don’t see any calls for an Escalde brand with sports coupes and sedans. Porsche was always a brand with multiple models. I question why Cadillac isn’t getting this mid engine super car, or performance SUVs or the stuff you need to challenge Porsche, Aston Martin, Maserati, Ferrari or whoever you want to throw in there. Cadillac is GM’s top brand (or at least it is supposed to be). Cadillac should have the super cars, hyper cars, Tesla Model S fighter, Bentley Bentayga or Aston Martin SUV fighter etc.
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    The Genesis launch has also been a total botch job by Hyundai. I don’t see the crowd that is considering a Porsche, AMG or Alfa Romeo/Maserati walking into a Chevy dealer to check out a Corvette sedan or Corvette SUV.
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    Because Chevy dealers are equipped to provide a sales and service experience similar to Porsche dealers? Although you could argue that all 4 GM brands should offer a dealership experience to rival Porsche, customer service doesn't really need to be reserved for just a luxury brand.
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    Chinese Auto sales were down big last month, that market is cooling fast. That is why they will drop the tariffs.
  6. smk4565
    Chevy dealers would never allow a Corvette brand to happen, because it would mean they lose the Corvette and that "Corvette" brand would then get pushed to the Cadillac dealer channel. I can't see them doing stand alone Corvette dealers. The Detroit auto show has also lost a lot of luster, so I think they'll put this car out at another time.
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    An E-class has a 48 volt hybrid and 6 cylinder under the hood, if it fits there, I am sure it would fit in a Jeep. They have a turbo 4 in the Silverado, so how can they make it work and not overheat but Jeep can not?
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    Not going to happen.
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    I am sure the GLE and X5 are more than up to the task. Just as the GLS at the end of the life cycle outclasses, out performance and outsells the Navigator. And the X7 will outsell the Navigator too.
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    So what will it cost?
  11. smk4565
    So, Mustang GT and Aviator GT? I do give credit to Lincoln for trying here, with a rear drive chassis, big power and torque. This shows the guts that Cadillac, Acura and Lexus lack. Question is what will a Aviator GT cost? We've seen Kia or Hyundai/Genesis try tho sell an expensive vehicle, and no one showed up to buy it.
  12. smk4565
    But will Lincoln get it right?
  13. smk4565
    I thought the previous Mazda 3 had the best interior in segment, this looks even better. And I think the Mazda 6 has the best interior in the next segment up. These guys know what they are doing when it comes to cars. I hope everyone that used to buy a Ford, Chevy or FCA sedan heads over to Mazda because they have good product.
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    I think it looks good from the back and side, although something about the front seems a bit off to me. It almost reminds me of a Kia. The inside looks nice in pictures, I wonder how the actual materials and build quality are. I also wonder how it will drive, because I feel like all these Lincolns at the end of the day are a Ford underneath and Fords don't drive very well.
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    The R and Pro models should have more power, I don't know why they limit torque to 516, when this car could be 600 hp and 627 lb-ft like the S63, unless there is crazy wheel spin, but I think they could up the torque on those top models. It is cool though that they have a near race version of the car for the track enthusiasts. 7:04 Nurburgring time on the Pro, but maybe it could break the 7 minute barrier with more torque!
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    So Mercedes should sell the Unimog here? It has 8 forward gears and 8 reverse gears, what's this HD truck have, 6 forward, 1 reverse?
  17. smk4565
    Same way Tesla has stolen a ton of business away from the luxury sedan market. If Rivian can build that truck and not have a 1 year back log of orders and the production problems Tesla had, then I think they would do well.
  18. smk4565
    If Rivian can get off the ground they will steal a lot of pick up truck sales for sure. It is hard for a start up in the auto industry though. Really Toyota should just buy Rivian out and use that truck design with their manufacturing capability.
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    Tesla needs to get into the pickup truck game and put these people in their place. I feel like the full size truck market, which is rather large, is just ignored by a lot of other companies.
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    I think this will do well. It looks better than a Traverse or Pilot or Explorer, appears to have a better interior and Hyundai usually prices pretty aggressive plus a big warranty. This will have a lot of appeal.
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    That's really ugly, and why is the hood so tall?
  22. smk4565
    They should put the V8 in the CT4-V. No holding back, if you have it, then use it. GM should also make an inline six and kill all these V6's because any over 300 hp vehicle should be sending power to the rear wheels, and any sedan or crossover at Buick or Chevy can use a 4-cylinder/turbo/electric combo powertrain like Volvo does on their line, so no need for a transverse V6. Also XT5 and XT6 should switch to Omega and get the V8. This is the V8's last hurrah before electric takes over, I say V8 all things.
  23. smk4565
    A Volt SUV would be $40k base, look at what other SUV’s cost. Most car makers don’t care about the entry level, they want to sell high margin SUV’s only. Then they can cut the workforce that builds the cheap cars and save even more money.
  24. smk4565
    MB should scrap the SLC. The only other low sellers globally are the SL and AMG GT and those aren’t going anywhere. They have to do something with the SL to improve sales which is hard when 2 seat convertibles have very low demand.
  25. smk4565
    The A8 with V6 mild hybrid is about 900k to 1.2 million Yuan in China. It looks like China only has the turbo 4 and the 3 liter V6 CT6 for China, which do run much cheaper than the A8 in the 400-800k range. But the A8 is a better car also. I feel like the CT6 will exit the American market, unless they import Chinese made ones, but maybe they cancel it over there too. I suspect GM made a decent amount of investment on CT6 because it was a new platform, that 3.0 V6 is only used there also, this 4.2 V8 is only there for now. This isn't a good economies of scale car, they could be losing money on it, and even if it turns a small profit, I can see GM just scraping it.
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