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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.
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The new A-class has a pretty good interior, it is better than what the CLA has. I think this car looks better to, they should just kill the CLA all together and sell the A-class sedan. They don't need both.
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I still don't get the point of this car, other than the fact that they have X1 and X3 through X7 and had a hole to fill. An X1 with a lower roof? why?
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Will it have over 600 hp like other crossovers have?
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Because the CT6 is Cadillac's flagship full size car and the $10,000 cheaper XTS has a V6. The CT6 should have had the 3.0TT V6 standard because that is what you find in a base model A8 or Lexus LS, and they should have had a V8 option. At very least the 3.6 V6 could have been the rental/livery spec engine if they needed a value leader at $55k. This is the problem with Cadillac and has been for years, they undershoot the competition and they always make this play as the value choice and water down the car with cheap door handles, cheap trim pieces, Chevrolet engines, etc.
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Mercedez Benz News Mercedes-AMG to Launch 53 Line Next Year
smk4565 replied to William Maley's topic in Mercedes-Benz
Bottom line is in a couple years time, ever car magazine will compere the Mercedes E-class or GLE or GLS450, C43 AMG or whatever, to the competitors from Lexus, Cadillac, Jaguar, Audi and BMW, and they will all knock the V6s for how they aren't as refined, and say how the BMW doesn't have the fuel economy of the Benz. -
Mercedes could sell flaming bags of dog poo as long as they have a 3-point star on them. The ATS isn't that good of a car, and more importantly Cadillac is a damaged brand that they haven't been able to fix 30 years of damage to. C-class, 3-series and Q50 are the top sellers of their brand and Lexus IS is #2 seller at theirs, I think the A4 is the #2 selling Audi. ATS is in the biggest segment of the luxury market and can't move metal. Keeping the ATS Coupe around a model year makes sense, they can probably build a model year's worth of them in about 2 months and have them so there is a 2 door option until something else comes along. Who knows on CT4, Cadillac seems to be giving up on cars, and just rebadging Chevy/Buick SUVs. Dropping the CTS makes 100% sense, there should have never been a 2.0T CT6 just like there never should have been a 2.5 ATS.
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Mercedez Benz News Mercedes-AMG to Launch 53 Line Next Year
smk4565 replied to William Maley's topic in Mercedes-Benz
Well....... We know what the engine does in the Euro S-class, but that isn't an AMG car either. And I think the overall NVH, gas mileage, power output, etc, all together will make it the best 6 cylinder out there. Aside from the Mercedes-AMG 1.6 liter bi-turbo V6 with 750 hp. -
On exterior dimensions the Passat is smaller than the Malibu, Fusion or Accord. There is no reason to make it Impala size so sales tank. The Impala, Avalon and Taurus won’t even be in production in 10 years. VW should build 10 crossovers before they consider another sedan.
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94.6 cubic feet interior passenger volume in a Cruze, 94.1 cubic feet in a Jetta. The Jetta has the largest trunk out of the Cruze, Focus, Civic and Corolla. The Jetta only gives up .3 cubic feet to the Malibu's trunk. The Jetta doesn't need to be any bigger. It is right there with every other small car. And there is for sure no reason to make a Passat bigger or to put a model i the large sedan graveyard.
