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    If it had a 400 hp twin turbo V6 for the same price it gets more reasonable.
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    They don't have a pick up truck chassis. They could turn a unibody SUV into a pick up like Honda did with the Ridgeline. I actually think Mercedes shouldn't even build a pickup truck. I think this is a waste of time, when they have a huge car line to manage and they want to build 10 EV's. Any resources spend on the X-class could have gone elsewhere. This might be an easy money grab, they gave Nissan the GLA platform so Infiniti could have a small crossover, this was what they got in return.
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    This could be a way to test the waters with little cost or investment. They probably want to see how the market reacts to this. If it is positive then Mercedes can do a ground up design from scratch with the GLE/GLS chassis and make a mid-size truck on their own.
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    Isn't that what the Colorado, Tacomoa and Ranger ride on too? I am sure what Daimler-Renault-Nissan came up with here is as good as those. Once a comparison test happens by a European car mag, I guess we will find out.
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    The Camry is lighter, has 3 more on-ft of torque and 9 less hp. And they share the same dimensions. Seems pretty close to be and the Camry XSE V6 is $5k cheaper. They can't sell Cadillac ATS's for $40k, yet they want to sell a Buick Regal for that price? This Regal won't sell just like the last one didn't sell. I think at $33,750 this Regal looks like a decent buy, which is probably why after 6 months they'll give $5,000 off and 0% for 72 months to sell them.
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    #1 in global luxury sales #1 in American market luxury sales #1 European market luxury sales #2 in Chinese market luxury sales #1 selling full size luxury car in USA #1 selling mid luxury car in USA #1 selling small luxury sedan in USA #1 selling mid luxury SUV #2 selling full size luxury SUV #1 selling SUV over $100k #1 selling performance brand in AMG Highest ATP of any full line luxury brand Formula 1 Champion 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 F1 points leader How are they losing? It is a new platform from the 2015-present Navara. No relation to the current Frontier which is ancient.
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    This think looks like a Kia from the front and a Honda Accord side/rear shape. You will be able to get a Kia Stinger V6 for this kind of money, and that car has like 370 hp, and correct-wheel-drive. Really a V6 Camry has just as much power and as good an interior and Toyota reliability and resale and it costs less.
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    This is a 2018 Frontier chassis, This is based on the Nissan Navara or whatever it is called that the 2018 Frontier will be based on. And yes this is is the same as the Escalade/Tahoe, but the Escalade doesn't have a Cadillac engine, at least the Mercedes truck gets a Mercedes engine and transmission. And the Escalade is Cadillac's best money maker maybe Mercedes should go down that road.
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    Wait, "digital instrument cluster" in a Rolls-Royce? That might cause the buyers to revolt. What is next, a "sport" button?
  10. smk4565
    They aren't selling it in the USA. So clearly they aren't interested in the pick up market here. My point was IF they were interested, they could do it. What if the next-gen Nissan Frontier is class leading? We don't even know how good or bad it is because it isn't out yet. If Mercedes ever decided to do a pickup for the USA, it would be the best one. Because an American market truck would be an actual luxury vehicle, and have class leading power, hell, they'd probably put a 500 hp AMG V8 in it just because that is how they roll. Keep in mind that Ford and FCA don't make a mid-size truck for America right now either. Where are they at? That is their business. Mercedes business is luxury cars, which they are winning at.
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    They could compete if they want to. They compete just fine in commercial vans. They could do a commercial pickup if they wanted to, I donttthink they want to. They could build a luxury pickup if they want to, and again, I don't think they want to. They can't do it all though. They have probably the largest luxury line up of any car maker, plus a commercial van business, plus they are bringing out 10 electric cars by 2022, which should give them the biggest EV line in the world.
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    It would need an interior upgrade to make it in the USA. Because they would have to make a luxury play. They could use 241 hp turbo 4 as a base here, use the new 408 hp inline six as an option, no mid-size truck can touch that kind of power. I just don't think they are interested in the pick up business. This looks kind of half assed to sell in markets like Germany and Eastern Europe and Africa where they need a low price point and don't have much competition.
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    Interior looks lackluster for Mercedes. I know it isn't a luxury truck but they could have done a Metris looking interior and door trim. The diesels probably make good torque, but they should use the Metris inline 4 with 208 hp and 258 lb-ft as a base engine. I am still not sure of the point of this. If they wanted to build a luxury pick up to sell in the USA they could. And I am not sure what the demand is in Europe and Africa for this truck.
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    The recession that caused GM to file bankruptcy? If the economy down turned like it did in 2008, sales would get hit across the board, gas guzzlers probably at the top of the list. The cars that don't suffer in recession are things like Ferraris and Bentleys because the super wealthy seem to never lose out. The other 99% take the loss.
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    Seems pretty pricey.
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    They could do a coupe, if it is in the $30-45k range. Make it nicer than a Camaro or Mustang, but cheap than the German sport coupes. I hate their naming scheme though, it is so boring, so generic, so copy cat, it sparks no emotion. At least Kia called their car the "Stinger" that sounds aggressive and interesting. GT60 is snooze button all day long. This brand needs at least 3 crossovers to have any chance at survival.
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    Mercedes-AMG E63 (daily driver sedan) Mercedes-AMG SL63 (convertible) Mercedes 600 Grosser Laundelet Mercedes-McLaren SLR (probably coupe, not roadster) Ferrari F40
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    A lot of these crossovers get mileage like a sedan. A Rav4 gets 23/30 mpg, a CHR gets 27/31 mpg. People are comparing these crossovers to the mid-seize sedan they have not that gets that. So they see it as no sacrifice in fuel economy but more space, more safety, better in snow, etc. Even at $5 a gallon, the big Tahoe type SUVs would get crushed, but the RAV4 and CR-V would see zero slow down, I think they would actually go up in sales with increasing gas prices.
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    It would not make sense for Porsche to make a 4 liter V8 then Audi to make a different 4 liter V8 then Bentley make a 4 liter V8, etc. Of course they should all use the same, Audi and Bentley shared V8 and W12 before, Audi gets their V10 from Lamborghini. If Porsche designs the V8s Audi-Lambo-Bentley which I think share one manager can provide the hybrids and the 12s.
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    Right. The coupe market is only shrinking, no reason to go into as a new entrant. My question here is why launch an "electric" car brand with a gasoline burning hybrid? That makes no sense and would kill the brand mission from day one. And I still think Volvo has trouble selling cars, no one knows what Polestar is, they will sell 1/10th what Volvo does or even less.
  21. smk4565
    More 4-door coupe like styling, I think no sedan designer has any originality, they just copy what is out there. I think the engine choices are good. The 1.5 liter makes similar power to the 3 liter V6 of 15 or so years ago and the 2.0 makes as much torque as the 3.5 V6. What is a bit interesting is the 10 speed because there is hardly any fuel economy gain after 8 or 9 gears.
  22. smk4565
    J-Pace would have to be the full size crossover since the XJ is the full size sedan. Rumor is the XJ will be dropped due to poor sales. Jaguar will probably have more crossovers than cars in a couple years, interesting since they are the car division and Land Rover is the SUV side, but it goes to show how much people want crossovers.
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    But if Cadillac is only going to have 6 models, then 4 need to be SUV/Crossover. I would be fine with Cadillac having 10 models. I'd put money there before Buick or GMC, because Cadillac is the biggest margin brand, or should be.
  24. smk4565
    I think they wanted to tie it to the XE sedan, since this is the small crossover. There is an i-Pace electric crossover too.
  25. smk4565
    This will be the #1 selling Jaguar.
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