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    They still sell the 5.7 liter as the option in the 300C, which is why I compared an S500 then to an S560 today, same model. The Mercedes 6.3 is 10 years old and has been out of production for years, no point to compare it to a engine introduced in 2017. Mercedes can win any HP/liter argument too because they have a 700 hp 1.6 liter V6, but never mind that, not the point. The Demon and Hellcat make a ton of power, no doubt. Terrible fuel economy but nonetheless huge power. Problem is Chrysler's mainstream engines are bad. And they haven't seen increases in fuel economy and power as others have.
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    With displacement increases. Chrysler should have a 3 liter V6 making more power than the 2005 5.7 liter Hemi V8. Alfa does, so it is doable. The Pentastar should be turbo to 370 hp as the upgrade from the myster horsepower turbo 4. CAFE also goes up like 10% per year in the 2020-2025 time frame. They are paying fines now, they need massive gains. And all this stuff should be electrified in some way post 2020. AMG has 603 hp, 627 lb-ft from a 4.0 liter V8, 485 hp out of a 6.4 liter is a joke, even the 2007 Mercedes 6.3 had 510 hp. And they replaced that engine twice already.
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    Not a fan of this, I don't think it will gain any traction. The problem with this model is car utilization. Some pays $2,000 a month for a Porsche they drive 1 hour a day maybe 2. And the car sits in a garage for 22 hours. Once you have autonomous cars they can go to multiple people per day, offering rides to multiple users, and being used say 12 hours per day, then that $2,000 cost drops to $350 a month. And when happens people stop buying a cars.
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    The turbo 4 replaced the V6 in almost every sedan, from Sonata to Malibu to CTS to E-class. And the turbo V6 replaced the V8 in the F150, replaced it on the Audi RS4, E43, etc. The Wrangler has 285 hp and gets 17/21 mpg, a Turbo 4 can get near that power and beat that MPG. A turbo V6 can be the upgrade. GM has the same problem with their 3.6 V6 in a lot of vehicles, mainly Cadillacs. It doesn't offer much difference in acceleration or fuel economy of the 2.0T and it is way outgunned by German V6s. For fun: 2005 Chrysler 300C 340 hp, 390 lb-ft 17/25mpg (5-speed) 2017 Chrysler 300C Hemi 363 hp, 396 lb-ft 16/25 mpg (8-speed) That is what 12 yeas of advancement got? By comparison, progress being made in Stuttgart: 2005 Mercedes S500 4Matic 302 hp, 339 lb-ft, 16/22 mpg (5.0 liter V8) 2018 Mercedes S450 4Matic 362 hp, 369 lb-ft, 18/28 mpg (3.0 liter V6) 2018 Mercedes S560 4Matic 463 hp, 516 lb-ft, 17/27 mpg (4.0 liter V8)
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    The Alfa 2.9 liter V6 makes more horsepower than a 6.4 liter Hemi V8 also. Hemi is even more dated than the Pentastar with barely any power increase since 2005.
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    Alfa Romeo makes a smaller displacement V6 than the Pentastar with 213 more horsepower. Ford makes a two 3-liter or less V6's with more horsepower and torque than the Pentastar.
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    Once it comes out it will be the most desired SUV on the planet. Just watch. My guess is they will only make 500 a year, but they could get $400,000 easy for it.
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    Any car maker that isn't 100% turbo by 2020 is way behind the times. The Pentastar V6 should be turbo only. The one place the turbo 4 makes most sense is over seas where the Pentastar will get hit with displacement tax.
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    Agreed. Although if it makes 268 hp and 280 lb-ft, what is the point of the Pentastar that is like 290 hp, 260 lb-ft? Now you have 2 powertrains with the same power output.
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    They can drop the diesel and put the Wrangler's new 4 cylinder in the Ram. That will yield more horsepower and probably better gas mileage. Problem solved.
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    They will probably charge $450,00 for it, thus that will limit how many there are, and at the same time make a lot of profit. If you take Ferrari's total profit, dived buy number of cars they sell, it works out to like $97,000 per car. Someone skewed since they have some merchandise an licensing deals that bring revenue, but still, crazy profit per car.
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    Option 1 is build them in Mexico, at least until Trump tears up NAFTA, which I don't really think will ever happen. "all talk, no action" The other option is dumping stuff like XTS, LaCrosse, Impala, which will happen, and convert those plants to build crossovers. They can cut the Sonic too, and either import them from Mexico and South Korea or where ever else they make them, or just cut it from the US market all together. Ford is going is only going to have 3 cars in a few years and the Focus will be built in China, and Fusion in Mexico I think is the plan.
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    Fuel cell is going no where, waste of money to even bother with it. Developing better batteries is the break through. Toshiba says they will have a battery in 2022 that can get 300 miles of range in 5 minutes of charge. That is the stuff to work towards. Even most gasoline cars don't have 300 miles of range in 5 minutes of pumping gas.
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    It doesn't matter what kind of radio or streaming music is in it if the production line isn't running. This is the problem Tesla has to solve, they can design the car, they have to produce the car.
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    Well, really any engine FCA makes is going to be unreliable.
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    AMG's 2.0 liter makes 375 hp and 350 lb-ft and that has been around like 3-4 years. So it is possible, but I wonder if they have tied a hybrid system to it and the electric motor with the gas is making 368 hp, although FCA and hybrid/electric don't really mix either. It is possible to get 368 hp from a 2 liter, Alfa Romeo gets 505 hp from a 2.9 liter V6. So the numbers match up.
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    I actually quite like that. It is a retro throwback type sedan that you envision world leaders of the 80s being driven around in. I do wonder how they only got 276 hp from a V12, and how do they only get 438 from a V8 hybrid? And why is their carpeting on the door panels? But I like the car.
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    Good car, but you have to get it to consumers for it to matter.
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    Agreed. Will people buy them? Yes. Will car companies make money on them? Yes.
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    I had to add a quart of oil in between oil changes on my Aurora, and I changed the oil about every 3-5,000 miles with a high mileage. I think every Northstar and Aurora V8 burn oil. I have never added oil to the Mercedes and I change the oil once a year (about every 8,000 miles) but that is Mobil One, never leaks or burns oil. My mom had an Audi 2.0 TSFI, she bought quarts of oil by the case after 100k miles because it did go through about 1 quart every month.
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    Used Lincolns are crazy cheap compared to even Camrys of the same year. I am not looking for one, but I have seen 2013 MKZ's under $15k. If it were me I would get a used Mercedes because they run forever and the look good over time, and there are probably 2010 E-classes for $15k by now. I think a Subaru is a good car too for the awd and safety for a young driver or an 80 year old driver.
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    122k miles isn't a lot, perhaps high mileage oil or just adding a quart in between changes could help the problem. But if I had one Chevy on shaky ground at 122k miles, I wouldn't be looking at another Chevy. Or give the Malibu to your son, who probably won't worry about adding a quart of oil every 2 months, let the wife get a new car. Lincoln MKZ's are going cheap!
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    They will have more range, but these are just stop gaps or stepping stones as Drew says to EV's. Mercedes is going to have an all electric SUV with 400 hp and 300 mile range on sale in 2019. At that point, why buy the plug in hybrid? In this case though with the Range Rover, I think they worry about CAFE, and displacement taxes and everything else, one day the 5 liter V8 will be gone in the Rang Rover, and this engine will be the only option, or this and a six cylinder hybrid. These V8s are going to be mostly done by 2025.
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    Sounds like a good powertrain and a lot of torque. I am curious as to the gas mileage. The Electric range is pretty good, the Mercedes GLE plugin only does 12-18 miles on electric, but the new S-class does 25 so I imagine that will carry over to all. I feel like by the time they get worthwhile range in these plug ins, there will just be electric cars with 400 hp and 300 mile range for the same price.
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    Except if you want a $140k SUV there is basically one option. There are a dozen sedans for $30k.
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