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What is the price limit for this vehicle? And is a V6 or V8 preferred? Because there are some big gas mileage differences between something like a Hylander Hybrid and a Tahoe.
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Porsche News: Porsche Could Offer Three Variants of Mission E
smk4565 replied to William Maley's topic in Porsche
Ugly car but that is a lot of electric horsepower and nice to have 3 power levels. 2 speed transmission is interesting because Tesla only has one. -
Nissan News: Nissan Says A V6 is Coming for Titan, Hints Return of XTerra
smk4565 replied to William Maley's topic in Nissan
They need a good V6, not some dinosaur V6 with 240 hp like what the Frontier has or had, not even sure what engine is in it now. What would be interesting is the 3.0 turbo V6 Infiniti has, that makes 400 hp which is probably pretty close to the V8 they have since the Nissan/Infiniti 5.6 liter V8 was born on the same day as dirt. -
A 2002 G500 was $72,000 new, $22,000 used. I was suggesting a 2007 G500 that would be about $39k. Because almost no car holds 50% value when it is 10 years old.
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Mercedes-AMG only has one V8 now, the 4.0 liter bi-turbo, makes anywhere from 479 hp to 603 hp and 627 lb-ft depending on the car. The Ferrari 488 has a 3.9 liter V8 with 660 hp and 560 lb-ft. The McLaren 720S has a 4.0 liter V8 with 710 hp and 568 lb-ft You have the Bentley with over 810 lb-ft of torque from their V8, who's to say what is best.
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I read the whole thread, my first thought was Kia Boreggo V8, because I knew they would be dirt cheap, and after looking on Auto Trader, they indeed are sub $10,000, but there are very few with the V8 and the V8 only made 337 hp, not the 375 hp the Genesis had, so that was a bust. Why not just get a G-class? They don't go down in value so it doesn't really cost anything other than gas to own it. 10 year old models go for about $38,000. I found a 2003 with 270,439 miles for $22,000, I can't think of any other car that old with that many miles that still holds nearly 1/3 of its original $72,000 sticker price.
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I'd imagine when the Chevy SS is 17 years old it will either be rusted out in a junk yard or also costing a fortune to maintain. I've driven the E39 540i, really good driving car, but it was years ago. I don't think the E39 would make a good daily driver being near 20 years old now, but if it could be somewhat of a collectible or weekend type car.
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So what if the A-class is small? There are lots of cars smaller than the A-class in the market and especially in Europe. Mercedes is looking to take care of this segment just as they have taken care of small-medium-large sedans.
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Fleet sales help profit margin? And the Mercedes website does say the CLA is front wheel drive, on the features section, under performance and handling which is the very first feature group listed it says it is front drive and has a whole paragraph about it.
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If the 2.0T costs the same to build, then why doesn't Chevy make a 2.0T standard in all Cruze, Malibu and Equinox and blow away the Ford, Toyota and Hyundai competition? If you want a 2.0T in a Malibu you have to spend $31,850 on the Premier model. And even if the 1.5T and 2.0T cost GM the same to make, once you go to the 250 hp engine you have to beef up the transmission, beef up the engine mounts and engine cradle, enhance the suspension, better differential to limit toque steer, etc. Cost, cost, cost. And as far as cost to build goes, I'd image the profit margin on a CLA is the worst of any Mercedes. They probably only make $1-2,000 per car on CLA/GLA's vs about $5-6,000 on every E-class sold.
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The CLA may not have that nice of an interior but look at the Cruze. The CLA also has an extra 55 hp on the Cruze, which is a lot when you talk about 153 vs 208. That is like a 300 hp car vs a 400 hp car, you are going to feel it. All wheel drive offered on the CLA also. And really this is an irrelevant comparison, I doubt these two ever get cross shopped.
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$44k for a Cherokee is a joke, even $38k is too much. Why not get a Grand Cherokee Limited for $38k and get a few options at that point? Or if you want a small SUV there are probably 8 better options than a Cherokee. You could argue the Compass is better than the Cherokee probably and would cost less too.
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I never looked at the Cruze LT standard equipment list, but the Mercedes has better interior materials, a dual clutch transmission, and 208 hp which is better than a Cruze, it has automatic braking and attention assist which a Cruze doesn’t. The new A-class has dual 10.25 inch screens. I’d imagine the safety ratings are higher on the CLA, 96% of Mercedes have automatic emergency braking, only 4 car brands are over 50%, safety is in Mercedes DNA.
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The CLA or A-class has more tech and better interior materials than a Cruze does, all wheel drive option, etc, There is still a lot of cost differential there.
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All the A/B cars like CLA, GLA, B-class, A-class hatch, etc sell over 400,000 units worldwide per year and Renault and Infiniti use that platform too, so they have economies of scale to make it profitable. Plus Mercédès has one of the highest owner loyalty ratings, the more people they can get in early the better.
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I find the CLA too small, I think the C-class which is roomy enough car, for me at 6'2" lacks some width in the footwells and I wish it had a narrower center console. So I even find the C-class a little cramped more so from a width standpoint, not length. But not everyone wants a big car as I said, and women who are 5'4" will probably find the A-class large enough. I think this 2nd effort will be a hit, where the CLA fell short.
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Generic, forgettable styling. Build an EV, and put this to rest. The original Insight could hit 70 mpg, I bet this new one can't with 15 year newer battery tech.
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Carl Benz invented the automobile. Here is the patent from January 29, 1886 to prove it.
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Maserati Stops Production Due to Slow Sales :Comments
smk4565 replied to William Maley's topic in Maserati
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It is bigger than an Encore, it is as big as an E36 3-series and those sold well. A lot of people will think the car is too small, but some people won't mind or will want a small car if they live in a city. This car has outstanding value I think. I'd rather see the CLA die and the hatchback replace it also.
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How could Mercedes benchmark Cadillac or BMW when Mercedes invented the car in the first place?
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The X1 and GLA are $500 apart in base price and base price with all wheel drive. Direct competition. The X2 is the answer to a question no one asked. This is as bad as the 4-Series 4 door coupe which was just a 3-Series sedan with a 1 inch wider track. No wonder Mercedes beats them all the time.
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But they have an X1 to do that. They need 2 products to compete with the GLA? Plus the X2 is $5k more than a GLA, what a ripoff that is.
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Yes, the problem with CT6 to E-class comparison is there is no 600 hp CT6, and why is Cadillac trying to build a full size car at E-class prices when the CTS isn't a mid-size car for 3-series prices at $36k. The CT6 coming out at $56k immediately was Cadillac admitting that their full size car wasn't as good as a Lexus LS, 7-series, A8 or S-class. And then they got 3 sedans within $10k price of each other which is pointless.
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Agreed. The names aren't the problem the cars are, or were in case of the 2000 Catera. I actually think if you had 2 identical cars, one named CT4 and one named Catera, the Catera would sell better. Look around global luxury, Phantom, Ghost, Aventador, Hurcan, Panamera, Cayenne, Bentayga, Urus, Vantage, Rapide, Ghibli, Stelvio, just to name a few. Loads of names on global luxury cars.
