smk4565
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Plastic on the rear bumper yeah, not all over the place. The Q5 has way less plastic on it than an XT4. And if Cadillac has an exclusive 4 cylinder (which is sort of a waste of R&D dollars unless it runs super quiet or something) why does it make less power than an Chevy 4-cylinder? Cadillac has 258 lb-ft at 1,500 rpm? Mercedes GLC makes 273 lb-ft at 1,300 - 4,000 rpm BMW X3 makes 258 lb- ft at 1,450 - 4,800 rpm Audi Q5 273 lb-ft at 1,600 - 4,500 rpm Not surprised by who has the most torque at the lowest RPM
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Cadillac needs at least XT1, XT2, XT3, XT4, XT5, XT6, XT7, XT8 to compete with BMW's X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7 and likely future X8, and Audi's Q1, Q2, Q3, Q5, Q7, Q8 and rumored future Q4 and potential Q6. Buick should add the Rainier, a Tahoe based SUV plus a Bolt based crossover called Rendezvous. And then turn the Lacrosse into a 4-door crossover coupe called the Lacrossover CC, and then do a convertible crossover based on the Equinox called the Velite. That would give Buick 7 crossovers. GMC needs a sub Terrain crossover, a Wrangler competitor, Bronco competitor, and at 2 crossover coupes and a 2-door sweeping roofline Yukon. Chevy is adding the Blazer, they cancel the Spark, Volt and Bolt and replace all 3 with crossovers of equal size and powertrain. The Impala can be turned into Chevy's crossover 4-coupe with retro styling, turn the Camaro into a performance crossover with a 500 hp V8 to take on the Alfa Romeo Stelvio. That would add 6 more crossovers to the Chevy line. Dodge and Chrysler it is too late for, Give Jeep a sub-Renegade SUV, rebabage the Journey and Durango to Jeep as the Liberty and Wagoneer, then add a Grand Wagoneer lux model, add a Jeep Commander sports crossover coupe based on the Stelvio or Levante.
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I think Ridgeline and this VW would do well with an exceeded cab version that either wasn't as big or gave a longer bed. Because not everyone needs a 4 door pickup. I am sure since the Ridgeline is built off a 4 door SUV platform there are some things that are hard to change, but VW builds a Golf and Jetta off the Atlas platform so it is pretty freaking flexible. I am sure they don't want to build 10 different body styles, but I think 2 body styles a 4-door and a 2 door would make sense. and on a 2 door with just 1 row of seats and maybe a little storage area behind them, you can get the price nice and low to attract value buyers.
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The XT4 has Pontiac Montana level plastic body cladding on it, I don't know what GM's obsession with this stuff is. Someone asked before why did they detune the engine to 237 hp. My thoughts are that in a year or 2 we'll see a 265 hp turbo 4 on the Platinum models, as a way to persuade you to spend more money to get the extra 28 hp that should have been there in the first place.
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Looks like a nice interior, Nissan has been doing nice interiors lately, sort of like a knockoff Infiniti but at price you think it is a good deal where as with Infiniti's I feel like you don't get what you pay for with the interior. I like the all wheel drive, that might steal some would be crossover buyers back to sedan world to enjoy better handling, acceleration, braking and gas mileage than they would get in a Murano. -
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This is true. The Explorer is a big mid-size, it is near a full size SUV, I don't think they gave the specs, but my guess is this Aviator is pushing 200 inches long, but so is the Q7. We have to see the final version to see if it can compete with a German, but yes a year ago Lincoln was barely above Honda and probably if you put an MKX in a comparo test vs a Pilot it would have lost. Huge win for Lincoln if they can even get in the same sentence with the Germans, but I also like that Lincoln doesn't even mention the Germans and just focuses on "American luxury." A lot of marketers try to compare their product to the Germans (Kia Stinger) and they are almost dead on arrival because they aren't going to be a good as a German car so why oversell and under deliver.
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If the production version interior is 90% then they have a strong case against Infiniti QX70, MDX and anything Lexus has, I think they beat all them. Cadillac has their work cut out for them for an XT7. Range Rover can go off road in a serious way, the Aviator is no match for that but probably for the Velar which I don’t see that interior being that good. GLE and Q7 are a tall mountain to climb, the Q7 is already better inside than the Navigator and Ford will cut corners somewhere with this vehicle.
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I think this is really well done. It looks like a Navigator (which makes sense) and it looks even better because it doesn’t have that slab sided pick up truck look that the Navigator is stuck with. Interior looks nice, I like the different colors, you have to sit in it to know what the quality is like but from the pictures it looks good. I read the turbo V6 would be “mightier than super cars.” Lincoln lost me at that point unless this thing has 600 hp in it which I doubt. They should put the 2.7 liter turbo V6 base and the Navigator’s 450 hp V6 as the optional engine to go along with whatever plug in they do. I rarely think Lincoln gets much right but it looks like they got this right unless they really dumb down the production version.
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I think it will sell average, maybe better than an MKC since it is newer but not better than an NX or RDX that have that Honda/Toyota loyalty built in. Being a small crossover and the price point will get it sales but I don’t think anything has enough wow factor to really light up a sales chart.
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I wonder if people will complain about same sausage and different lengths since it has the same face as the XT5 and CT6, hmm... I think it looks good from the front, it has a bold, sharp look to it that should stand out. With the rear end, I don't get these hockey stick shaped tail lights, the CT6 did that sideways jut out too with the taillights, what happened to classic Cadillac vertical tail lights? This car from the rear looks like a CR-V: On the inside, I like the idea behind the clean, modern, minimalist look, it is Tesla-like, the gauge cluster looks good. So I like it in one way, but it looks rather spartan also. The door trim looks like it belongs in a Chevy, there is a lot of plastic around the shift lever. I'd have to sit in and and look around to be sure, but the pictures make me wonder if the people that designed it ever sat in an Audi. Engine is fine, 2.0T is pretty much standard operating procedure for every small lux crossover. My prediction is they made it too small, and it will get compared to the X3, Q5, and GLC and the Cadillac will get criticized for having less interior room by all the car magazines and reviewers. Forgot to say, the price I think is a very good starting point. They got the pricing part right, because I assume it is $34,995 with a $795 destination fee.
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This looks quite good, very sharp. I like the hybrid electric motor set up, although I imagine if they make this 80% of them will be a turbo 4 of standard V6 drivetrain. But the 355 hp and electric only ability I like. They are bordering on the SUV-Coupe look, watch that craze catch on more than "4-door coupe" cars, ugh.
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I mean the Level 3 autonomous driving system on the A8 isn't helping to sell A8s. The AMG GT outsold the A8 last month, a 2 seat sports car that is $130,000 shouldn't outsell a sedan that costs $80,000. I assume there is a model change over or supply issue with the A8, it shouldn't sell that poorly, but the A8 isn't interesting enough for me to look up what it's issues are.
