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Companies all the time put out higher trim or at least mostly middle trim first. The first year the Buick Envision was on sale it was only the premium trim with a base around $42k. Now they have one for $34k or whatever the base car is. Tesla is doing nothing different, year one they build all technology pack or extended range cars, and year 2 they will have the base.
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Sounds like a good idea, they should push the limit to 10,000 lbs or even 12,000 lbs so these HD trucks have to be EPA rated. I also think for as long as we have a gas guzzler tax, it should be applied to all vehicles. If they hit a Maserati that gets 14/20 mpg with a $2000 gas guzzler tax, then a Ram HD that gets 14/20 mpg should get a $2000 gas guzzler tax, a Suburban should get one, Toyota Land Cruiser, etc. Even playing field. Then you'll see a push for high fuel economy in trucks.
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The price of the Model 3 I don't think will slow down sales at all. They will sell as fast as they can make them, actually they sell faster than they can make them since you have to order your car up front from Tesla, there is no dealer supply of 100 days sitting on lots. What is funny though is that if I mention the Cadillac XT5 starts at $39,395, GM fans quickly point out that they usually sell over $50,000 or even $60,000 in Platinum Super Trim. But if the Model 3 starts at $35,00 and transacts at $45-50k, that is a bad thing.
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Right, they lose money now, but we don't know how many Model 3's they have to sell to turn a profit.
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We don't really know where Tesla's profit point is at. If the Model 3 gets the company profitable look out. And another thing to consider is Tesla has the badge not he front to get people to buy their cars. This is something that Nissan, Chevy, Ford, VW, etc don't have. A car that costs $40k to build, Chevy would have to sell at $40k, Tesla could sell that same car for $50k because it says Tesla on the front, and Tesla is the gotta have product to use a Bob Lutz term.
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A smart man. That era 7 series was a terrible car, look at how ugly it is. The 90s 7-series actually looks newer if you put those 2 side bye side.
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The Rimac weighs 4200 lbs and has regular car suspension; the AMG weighs 2700 and has F1 car suspension. Which do you think will be better in the corners?
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Volvo News: 2018 Volvo XC40 Shows How Sweden Does Small
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This looks like a better buy than the GLA or X1 unless they price the T5 really high. I'd imagine the T4 should still be 220 hp at least since it is still a turbo 4. -
Except that Lewis Hamilton has driven it and his F1 car does 0-124 mph in 4.6 seconds with the same engine. The 2 electric motors and all wheel drive will help make up for the 1,000 lb weigh difference. The Rimac is on season 2 of The Grand Tour which I think comes out in November. The successor to Project One will be all electric around 2025, Mercedes already said they are going to take Formula E technology to put to a road car but they are a year away from racing Formula E.
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New rumor says Hyundai is interested in buying FCA. No way they want Chrysler or Dodge. They will want the Jeeps, Ram trucks, and the Pacifica can be the Sedona/Entourage, so that saves them money on developing a new van. I could see them wanting Alfa Romeo as a sport luxury brand and Genesis can be a comfort luxury brand, Maserati seems worthless. If Hyundai is interested, Sergio needs to trim the fat fast to make FCA appealing.
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The AMG Project One (which is getting a new name for production thankfully) will beat the Rimac, and it isn't made by a man in a shed, it is made by Mercedes so you know it will work. Even though Richard Hammond did roll a Rimac and survive with little injury so perhaps it is safe. The AMG will stomp these cars in handling, it weighs nearly 1,500 lbs less than the Rimac. A Tesla Model S P100 D does 0-125 mph in 10.5 seconds (and won Motor Trend's World's greatest drag race), Project One can do that in under 6 seconds.
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Good price and good that at least someone remembers this market, even though it is sort of a small segment. But there are people that want new and can't afford a $26,000 Cruze or Corolla, or they can, and think it is insane to spend $26k on a Cruze or Corolla, which it is.
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Volvo News: 2018 Volvo XC40 Shows How Sweden Does Small
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Looks pretty good inside and out, and has a fairly potent motor in T5 trim for a little SUV. I think it should sell pretty well. It has a unique look that is rugged, but modern, almost art deco too with that color. The XC40 should stand out against some of the homogenous looking crossovers out there. -
Genesis News: Hyundai Exec Says Luxury Brands Focus Way Too Much On Tech
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"The G90 doesn't have twin turbos like an S-class" "The G90 doesn't have cameras to read the road or air suspension" "The G90 doesn't have a hybrid power train" "The G90 doesn't have autonomous drive technology" Translation is the G90 is slower, less powerful, less fuel efficient, and has worse ride quality than an S-class. Beirmann is trying to say technology and power and interior materials don't matter, because his car has none of those things. Probably why his car doesn't sell very well. -
Chrysler sales as a brand are down 24% this year and mostly due to the 200 being gone but the 300 is down year to date. Pacifica is still new, I imagine in 2019 the sales will decline from where they are now. Minivan and Full size sedan are shrinking segments and those are the only 2 segments Chrysler is in. Not a good business model
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Oh yeah, They will be lined up out the door to buy a Concorde. I mean this was a car that even rental car agencies didn't want. The market doesn't need another near luxury brand or car even because all the mainstream cars are offering electronic everything, driver assist tech, leather, moonroof, heated steering wheel etc. I don't see a place for Chrysler in the market, they have 2 products both of which are in sales decline.
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There is also rumor that the 300 will move to the Pacifica platform and be a front drive sedan. Although I wonder if the 300 even survives, Pacifica sales should slide off by 2019, I can easily see them closing down the Chrysler brand. That will make this mess easier to sell, which is the end goal by those in charge.
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Genesis News: Genesis G70 is Korea's 3-Series Challenger
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I don't get it really, why not make performance models that are hybrids? You can have performance EV's too. I think what it really comes down to, is a performance model G70 at $60-70,000 or a G80 N-performance at $85,000 isn't going to sell. I don't see the Genesis brand as having the bandwidth to get that top dollar price, and they don't really have the hardware readily available to do it either, so that is a lot of money to spend to get there too.
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Not moving to Giorgio means they want to kill these cars off or sell the band and not let the buyer get that platform. No doubt they'll do a Hellcat 300 to milk in some sales at the end. To move the Charger to the Ghibli platform that is a car that came out in 2012 or 2013 in 2021 means it is 8 years old to start with. You can tell FCA wants to get rid of Chrysler and Dodge.
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Genesis News: Genesis G70 is Korea's 3-Series Challenger
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Hopefully it is a good car, and a fun to drive car. It doesn't have the interior as good as the Germans though, you can already tell from the photos it is closer to a Mazda 6 interior than a C-class or A4. As if they know they have to sell at a discount so they will cut corners somewhere. If they price this car aggressively I think it could do well, if that turbo V6 is $40k and it comes down to a G70 or a 4 cylinder ATS, C-class or A4, that is a compelling argument for Genesis. And since it is G-wagen day, I'll say that the GLE is no doubt better daily driver and probably has more cargo room too. But you aren't a baller in Beverly Hills without that G-wagen. -
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G-wagen is a good vehicle. Probably the most capable off road SUV on sale right now, for sure it is on the 4x4 squared model. I think it is one of two 12 cylinder SUVs for sale also if you want that. The G-wagen had its best sales year ever in 2016 and is up in 2017, so they are building what the people want. -
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Exactly and over half of G-wagons sold are AMG so that is a $140k starting price before options. On a vehicle that has been paid off long ago. This is the easiest money in the whole auto industry. And this because Mercedes is a desirable brand and the G is a highly desirable product. -
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Right and the G-wagon is going to the MHA platform I think, it is getting a new chassis for the first time in 40 years with the 2019 model. There is a 5th platform for electric cars that will carry 10 models on it. -
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I don't know how many BMW has, but the 7-seires platform is shared with Rolls, and a cut down version is used for the 5-series. Plus their inline 4 and inline six share a ton of parts. Mercedes has the MFA platform for A-class/B-class, which is also shared with Renault and the Infiniti QX-whatever the small one is. The MRA platform is under the C-class, GLC, E-class and S-class, the GLE/GLS are on another platform, G-wagen on a platform, SL, SLC and AMG GT are each on their own platform, but SLC is dying and SL and GT I think are merging to one platform in the next gen. They also are switching to inline six because it will share 70% of the parts with the inline 4. The Mercedes V12 is about a $60,000 option over an AMG V8 car, I would say the profit margin is sick on those. I think every VW, Audi, and Bentley share one platform. Well maybe not, but the VW Atlas full size SUV is built on a Golf platform. And that is true, I am not making that up.