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  1. smk4565
    I really like how these look actually, and I like that they offer 2 different battery pack levels, although it would be nice to get the 200 hp motor on the smaller battery pack if you didn't need long range because you just went to work and back in it.
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    The ones they quit selling in the USA 2 years ago? And they only have them in Europe because it is so diesel heavy, they won't develop a new diesel.
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    Once the Toyota CHR went on sale you knew this was coming. They want their X1/GLA competitor. This thing is really ugly though.
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    The GLB will have the new A-class interior. The GLE and GLS will get an E-class looking interior.
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    Well, the E-class and S-class always had an integrated screen, I hate "floating NAV screens. But the Lexus RX has it, BMW I think was actually first, but Audi does it, Mazda, Kia, the list goes on, just like everyone wants a 4-door coupe (a Mercedes idea) and everyone wants silver color aluminum speaker covers, another Mercedes idea.
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    GLB would be larger than an Encore, roomier, more luxurious, more powerful, better looking even without seeing it. Car and driver tested the Navigator this month and said how it is much better than the Escalade, and that Cadillac would not provide and Escalade for a comparison. But then they mentioned how the GLS rides and handles and brakes better than the Navigator, and the GLS/GLE are the oldest models in the Mercedes line. I'm pretty confident that the new GLS will mop the floor with the Navigator, the current GLS won Car and Driver best large SUV for 2018, Navigator did not.
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    Right, which is why they are fixing it. And floating NAV will be gone so all the people that copied their floating Nav will have to go back.
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    The GLA and GLB will have metal buttons, even the Cadillac XT4 has plastic, so if Cadillac made the thing you touch all the time from cheap plastic, what is the rest of the car made of? And the GLB is more of an X1, Q3, XC40 sort of competitor, but if it looks like a mini G-wagen I think they will steal a lot of sales off Terrain and Jeep too.
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    I think a turbo 4 is a great idea, and 275 hp is a good amount but it isn' like it is going to turn a Tuscon into a sports car, any top trim Cam-Cord has that much power. So I think a decent number of people would want that much power, but I don't how how that makes it an "N" performance car. I still don't know what "N" means, why can't it just be called Sport or Turbo or something.
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    For the set of entry lux crossover market you probably want the 2.0T anyway. At that $35-40k price you have turbo Ford Edge, a low trim MKC which is turbo, I think even the Subaru Forester has a turbo 4 at that price, as does Mazda, etc. I think most Envision buyers would go for the turbo 4 anyway, but you do lose some sales without the low price AWD car. I have sat in every Dodge before, they haven't put out a new product in years, so it isn't like there is anything new to see. I thought the new Nissan Rogue was pretty good for the small crossover segment, compared to a Rav4 or Chevy counterpart. The new Accord is just as nice as any Acura, although that being said Acuras are like the worst luxury car there is. I think the GLB will turn the entry-lux SUV market upside down, none of these Lincoln, Buick, Acura, Volvo, Jaguar, etc interiors are on par with Mercedes, and they give you a 2.0T standard. Actually, the GLB should be your next car, it checks all the boxes.
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    Considers? Volvo just announced that they aren’t going to develop another internal combustion engine, that the one in cars now is the last they will make. You can’t put money into diesel it is yesterday’s technology.
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    They had to lower the price on the Envision because they need to put the XT4 in at $34,990, just watch. I also went to the auto show, I found the interior on the regular Terrain and Terrain Denali to be the same and the Denali was $44k. The Avenir Lacrosse and Enclave also seemed like nothing special on the inside. Regal I wasn’t a fan of, it felt cheap inside. Probably a LaCrosse has big discounts that if you stay away from the top trim you can get a good deal. I didn’t sit in any Dodges, sat in the Pacifica, 300, Ram, Compass, Renegade, and Grand Cherokee and I just find nothing appealing about anything at FCA.
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    Could be collector, these rare Ferraris go up in value.
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    I would imagine most people that own a Ferrari have 3-5 other cars, so they buy this for the track or for going fast on some rural road in the middle of nowhere. They probably have a Bentley for their commuter car.
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    I think the front looks good, the rest of it looks like any other crossover. The inside seems nice for the segment, "floating" NAV screen seems to be the trend among car makers because Mercedes did it 4 years ago, but not Mercedes has dumped it almost across the board, so probably everyone else will go back. I am surprised they got a 3rd row in this car, it isn't that big of a vehicle, I imagine leg room is cramped back there. But it is there and the Edge doesn't have a 3rd row. I wonder how long that diesel sticks around before the emissions police come calling, but 320 lb-ft sounds pretty tasty.
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    The Corvette Z06 which is the fastest accelerating GM car, until they get the 2019 ZR1 tested, does 0-124 mph in 10.2 seconds, and that was the best number I could find, some tests are closer to 11 seconds. A Tesla Model S with Ludicris mode takes 10.8 seconds to hit 124 mph. This Ferrari is flying and I bet in the corners it is wicked too because it has race tech and weighs under 3,000 lbs, where a lot of these high powered super cars like an Aventator weigh 4,000 lbs.
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    Physical buttons are s good thing.
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    I think diesel will be no more at every car brand within a few years.
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    This thing sounds pretty crazy, I didn't think they could get that much hp or that kind of top speed out of the 488. This thing is going to be a track monster and I think stomp on the Huracan Performante and McLaren 720S.
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    I mostly wonder how many households with 2 luxury brand cars have a pick up as a 3rd vehicle though. Because a household with a 328i and a F150 is more middle class America, than reason for Mercedes or Lexus to build a pickup to cater to them. The reason Rolls-Royce and Bentley have SUVs, is because they found the majority of their owners also own an SUV and they didn't want them spending that money on a G-wagen or a Cayenne or Range Rover. I think if Lexus or Mercedes were going to jump into pickups it would be for similar reason, demand from their own customers for it.
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    Perhaps Chevrolet should take over the CTS, CT6 and XT5 since they are so good at luxury sales then. What I’d be curious to know is what percentage of Lexus/BMW/Mercedes/etc households also have a pick up truck in them. Because if these households are buying trucks then Lexus and Mercedes should jump in rather than lose sales. If 2% of their households buy a truck then don’t bother.
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    Well, the Rolls-Royce Phantom is 79 inches wide, 227 inches long and 65 inches tall (1 inch less than an XT5 crossover). And that is the short model, the LWB is 236 inches long, a full foot longer than a Suburban. But unless you are buying one of those, then you are out of luck for a "full size" car.
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    Correct, and that was sort of a payback for the Infiniti Q30/QX30 being built on the A-class platform. Bt to dfelt's point, yes Daimler knows how to build certain types of trucks, but they have Freightliner, Western Star, Mercedes heavy duty trucks, off road trucks like the Unimog, etc. They do have a pretty broad portfolio.
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    Mercedes isn't losing anything though. Just making up numbers but if 7 years ago there were 1 million cars sold that were over $60,000 and Mercedes had 20%, and now there are 2 million cars sold that cost over $60,000 and Mercedes had 15%, they still sold 300k cars vs 200k. All this shows is people that were buying pickups in 2010 are still buying pickups and now they pay more for them, part due to inflation, part due to these high trim options. And the luxury brands aren't losing to Ford or Chevy, I don't see a $65,000 Fusion or Malibu on sale. Ford and Chevy can barely give sedans away. With pick up trucks though, buyers have 5 choices, GM ,Ford, Ram, Toyota, Nissan, and that is about it, in full size or mid-size. I feel like if Lexus, Mercedes, Infiniti, Tesla, etc all entered the luxury pick up market, then they would steal a whole lot of sales. Because why buy a Ford, when you can have a Tesla with 600 hp (assuming they can build it). Mercedes probably should dress up the X-class and use the twin turbo V6 and bring it here. I think they could take the G-wagon's frame and make a pickup if they wanted, and with the 450 hp and 603 hp V8s they have, that would squash an F150 Raptor. Daimler knows how to build trucks, they are probably the #1 truck maker in the world, but pickup hasn't been a focus.
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    Not sure why they even bother, don't they sell like 48 of these per month? They'll make it look like an S-class because they think people that want an S-class will buy this instead, which is wrong, and why they sell 48 per month.
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