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  1. smk4565
    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.
  2. smk4565
    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.
  3. smk4565
    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.
  4. smk4565
    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.
  5. smk4565
    How much would that weigh?
  6. smk4565
    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.
  7. smk4565
    Yes, more of this.
  8. smk4565
    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.
  9. smk4565
    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).
  10. smk4565
    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.
  12. smk4565
    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.
  13. smk4565
    Wow a 302 hp V6, how 2011 of them to offer that!
  14. 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.
  15. smk4565
    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...
  16. smk4565
    A Suburban is not a 3-box design. The Cadillac counter to this would be a 4 seat Escalade with a 63 Corvette inspired split rear window glass behind the 2nd row seats and a small trunk behind that.
  17. smk4565
    The interior is very nice and they can put a fine china tea service with heated trays in any car. Some of this is just stuff to put in a Maybach S-class or GLS for the Chinese market because that is where Maybach sells. I think there is a chance that they make a 3 box design SUV just to be different because when you look a Bentley Bentayga it has the shape of a Q7, the Escalade has the shape of a Tahoe, etc. This is unique and the Uber rich like having what no one else has.
  18. smk4565
    I read in addition to the Defender, Land Rover wants to add 3 more vehicles, so a pickup could be one. They make 4 or 5 Range Rovers, they could make 3 Defenders and 3 Discoveries and Freelander is supposed to come back.
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    Hyundai definitely needs to build this, I said that when the concept first came out. I am sure it won't look like the concept but they need a pickup. And I think a unibody design that has the same towing and weight hauling ability of a Santa Fe is fine, because for a lot of people that is all they need. I also think there are people that may want a pick up (and possibly a lot of females) but don't want something so truck like and high off the ground or with a 10,000 lb tow rating since they will never tow. The current pick up trucks are almost the SUV equivalent of the 3-row SUV, well not everyone needs a 3-row or can afford it, so all these small SUVs exploded onto the market. Small pickups can make a rise too, and I mean smaller than a Colorado or Tacoma.
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    I don't think they will build this, but I did get a 1930s vibe from it when I first saw it. They are going to do a Maybach trim of the GLS. If they do a standalone Maybach model, no way will it look like this.
  21. smk4565
    I am on board with the front half of this but I have no idea why an s-class coupe trunk is on an SUV. Mercedes needs to pass on this body style. However, if they built this, at least 5 other car makers will build an SUV with a trunk to copy this.
  22. smk4565
    Why don’t the use a turbo V6? Oooorrrrr, wait for it....... inline turbo 6 with electric assist. That would be much more refined and quiet.
  23. smk4565
    Exactly. This is a fancy Enclave/Traverse, with the corporate 3.6 V6 and transmission. I don't see them doing anything exciting here, at most an optional turbo on the V6, but Lincoln already does that, and to quote Kurt Angle "who did they ever beat, where are their gold medals?"
  24. smk4565
    Looks like a Toyota, which is another way of saying, it looks ugly.
  25. smk4565
    I think just Formula 1 now and next year they are doing Formula E. I think they gave up all the touring car racing stuff to focus on EV racing. But Formula 1 is the #1 Motorsport globally so that is where to be.
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