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  1. smk4565
    No I am not, it could be a fwd or rwd platform it just has to have 3 rows and interior like a base Grand Cherokee or higher trim Cherokee. The Renegade, Compass and Cherokee are on fwd car platforms so I don’t see what the difference is on platform when that is what they do now.
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    I meant Escape and Edge. Oops. Flex is about dead anyway.
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    The rest of the line is, but the GLE/GLS came out in 2011 or 2012, they are by far the oldest things in Merc's line up, the GLE still uses the 3.5 V6 that the E-class dumped 2-3 years ago and they are also to heavy. They are moving to an all new platform.
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    Jeep Grand Cherokee doesn't have a 3rd row, so it is already off the radar of about 500,000 buyers or more. VW, Subaru, Honda, Toyota, Mazda, GMC, Ford, Chevy, Buick all make a 3 row SUV. Jeep does not. What happens when the Chrysler brand dies and Dodge might also? And they don't sell Chrysler and Dodge in international markets or at least not in any measurable volume.
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    Maybe it will have a 500 mile EV range with 1,000 lb-ft of torque. Cost and weight aren't really issues. But neither is range on a Mulsanne as most of these people have a private jet, they aren't driving far.
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    I think they should do a Comander or Wagoneer 3 row SUV that is like a Traverse/Explorer competitor, that doesn't matter if it is it front drive the a turbo 4. But they should also have a Grand Wagoneer that is like a 3-row more luxurious version of the Grand Cherokee. More like a Yukon Denali competitor on the latter.
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    Instead of these car companies worrying about how to have nicer showrooms or facilities why don’t they worry about figuring a way for people to buy a car in less than 5 hours? And as far as service goes for Genesis, just have a drop off location, give people a loaner car for the day and call/text them when their car is done and they come pick it up. That is no brainer then what the service area looks like doesn’t matter. These car companies over think things.
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    J-LR dealers only have 10 SUVs now, must build MORE!!!!
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    If there was ever a poster child for what should be electric it is the Mulsanne. This thing is made for all electric powertrain with 800 lb-ft of low end torque that can move around with no noise.
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    That is pretty good price for a Cayenne Hybrid.
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    Terrible month for them, how do you have crossovers down 30-50% ??? How can't they sell Titans? I think they didn't do a good enough job on that truck, especially with the dated powertrains.
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    They need that new GLE/GLS soon, the age is showing on those two. C-class has a refresh coming this summer, so I don't think much cause for worry there.
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    All Ford's SUVs are down. Now that they have given up on cars, they better hope those SUVs sell because down 16%, down 19% for the 2 hottest segments in Flex and Edge is pretty bad.
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    The S-class in Europe has the 48 Volt in-line 6 on sale already, we got the old engine here and the CLS is on sale already in Europe with it too. So we will have it soon, the E53 is coming this fall to replace the already best in class E43. Good calculation on the fuel economy numbers, even 2 mpg is a nice little boost on a car.
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    How much would that weigh?
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    I predict the "all new" Zephyr Luxury Cross Tourer based on the Focus Active Crossfit thing. MKZ is so dead, they might keep the Continental around because of China, but that platform will get even more dated and sales will dwindle and then they'll kill it anyway.
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    Yes, more of this.
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    Those vehicles are all good examples of how the turbo didn’t help turn it around. I still feel like a Lexus should have something better than what you get in the Camry but I will concede the argument because the people that buy an ES are clueless probably as to what is under the hood.
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    Lexus ES sales were down 10.4% in 2015, down 10.5% in 2016, down 11.8% in 2017 and down 14.9% YTD 2018. Things are surely working for them with 4 consecutive years of double digit declines (in a growing luxury market no less).
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    Toyota isn't strapped for cash and I am not saying overnight, but the Toyota 3.5 V6 originally came out in 2004, I had to look it up because the earliest I remember it was the 2006 Lexus GS redesign. And sure they added some VVT or direct injection over the years, but this is the same bones as the engine in this:
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    The Camry V6 gets 22/32 mpg, the 4 cylinder gets 28/39 mpg. They could add a turbo to the 2.5 liter get the same power and acceleration as the V6 and if they lose 2 mpg with a turbo add they are still at 26/37 mpg, that is a 4.5 mpg gain, that is the benefit to the customer. I can see the age 75+ crowd that buys this thing wanting a V6 because their old ES had one, and their 90s Camry had one and their 80s Buick had one, and buy gosh they are a V6 man. But then why not make an all new small displacement V6 with a turbo that makes 300 hp/300 lb-ft that gets better gas mileage than this 3.5 liter unit from 2008.
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    Why not use a turbo 4 with or without electric assist with gets better gas mileage and makes the same power and torque? I think a 2008 CTS had a 304 hp V6 if memory serves me correctly, that is 10 years ago, and Lexus hasn't gone past that yet.
  23. smk4565
    Wow a 302 hp V6, how 2011 of them to offer that!
  24. smk4565
    Now they are onto something. The i3 is an ugly looking car with odd proportions and that combined with the small range is why it doesn't sell. This looks like a legit BMW, this will sell. These quirky, goofy EV's were never going to sell, I think car makers though EV buyers wanted something different. What people want is a BMW crossover, and BMW is giving them a BMW crossover.
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    I think this new A-class looks quite sharp, the inside looks good too compared to others in the segment. I think this will do well in China and in Europe with the small streets as others have mentioned. Doesn't look like an S-class...
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