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  1. smk4565
    S-classes don't depreciate that fast. Lincoln has probably the worst resale value of any luxury brand. You can get a 2012 MKZ for under $20k. I am just saying that if you were looking for a crossover in a few years, the MKX will probably be $5-10,000 less than a used Lexus and about the price of a new CR-V. You'd have to be a fool to buy a Lincoln new, but they make a great deal when used.
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    Without any google help, my guesses are: 1. Dodge Monaco 2. Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Chrysler 3. Springfield, Illinois 4. 1953 Bell Air 5. Dodge and Ferrari Daytona
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    If you watch a lot of Top Gear it helps. I suspect the people that made the quiz did.
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    The Avenir looks more like the Model S or almost Panamera shape at the back. I like the car overall but would prefer more trunk. The CLS I think looks good, but my favorite Mercedes designs have always been E and S class which are more 3 box design.
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    Ugly outside, looks like an old F150 with Japanese styling cues. The interior looks fine, it is what you'd expect. Cummings diesel is nice, they got the engine right, but they got the body wrong.
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    The best thing about Lincoln is all their products after 3 years cost about half what they were new. So you can score a used one of these for under $25k in 3 years. That is good value.
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    The Ford GT has always been awesome, this is way cooler than an NSX.
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    The inside looks like what you'd expect from a Malibu, it is a little nicer than a Cruze. The back end looks like a Civic and the front looks like a Toyota with an Acura beak. This looks like a Japanese car, gen 1 had a better front end I think.
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    What do we want? Diesels! When do we want them? Now!
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    My car has more torque than this thing. Lexus performance cars are a joke. This engine would have been good for a GS500, something to compete with the 550i or E550 (if it comes back, otherwise CLS550). Plus it is ugly. How Lexus sells so many cars is still a mystery to me. Awful torque rating, 389 @ 4800 rpm, mine is 391 @ 2800 rpm and Mercedes made that engine 7 years ago.
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    Agreed, it doesn't quite look like a Buick. And the dash and center stack has a ridiculous amount of buttons, it looks cluttered.
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    I actually quite like it, although from the side it looks a bit like a Tesla Model S with a longer hood. I don't like short rear decklids or a Panamera style rear end, this isn't too bad, but from behind the C-pillar I think it could be better. They did well in front of the C-pillar, I question if there is a market for it, I think sales numbers would be like Kia K900 or Hyundai Equus.
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    Skylark
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    Johan changed his mind awfully fast too, what happened to German level pricing? A C-class is $40k now, the E-class is $52k. I will list a complaint on Mercedes pricing though, the E400 is $62,350 (granted the premium and sport packages are included) but the E550 used to be about that price and you got Airmatic, now the E550 is gone.
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    I think they should have added more content rather than cut prices. And simplify the option packages, there are so many levels of standard, luxury, performance and premium, plus individual options on top of that. Maybe they should just dump the standard car, and start with luxury, then they wouldn't have to drop the price. Although the price drop is somewhat irrelevant, dealers are probably discounting anyway, and if you go on Cadillac's website it says you can get $6,000 off a 2014 CTS, they don't list a 2015 yet.
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    weeeelll... the LFX has only been around since 2012. It is so different from the prior LLT that it is basically all new. It just shares a displacement. The Mercedes 3.5 liter V6 with direct injection came out in 2012, and they are phasing it out now for the 3.0 bi-turbo V6, which itself will be replaced in 2017 by the new inline engines. So things can change fast. The market has moved to boosted sixes, Cadillac needs a 350 hp/torque V6 with an 8 speed.
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    Would be a good idea, convertibles bring a youthful appeal to a brand. Plus GM only has the Camaro and Corvette as convertibles, and not everyone wants a muscle car. And outside of luxury and sports cars there aren't many convertibles, the old Chrysler Sebring/200 (we'll see if they do another) and the Eos are really it. There is the Beetle and the Mini Cooper, but they are sort of quirky and impractical.
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    The model by model sales chart is awesome, that must have taken some time and research to put together. I love that level of analysis. The Escalade and the GL are competitors, similar size and price, both 3 rows, most GLs are V8s, etc. The G-wagen is a rather unique vehicle, even more so when you look at an AMG version or the 6x6.
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    Probably aero dynamics would prevent a symetrical design. Most Mercedes sedans are in the .23-.27 drag coefficient range, my guess is they are shooting lower here to like .20 for max efficiency. This thing is almost as big as an S-class too, this is a large vehicle.
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    The C pillar looks odd, but I think the front looks really good and overall the shape is good, it sort of has Aston Marting V8 Vantage proportions which is a good thing. How long are they going to milk that 3.7 liter V6? The Euros have all moved on the 3 liter turbos wit more power and torque and better fuel economy. Unless they hope to sell on the merits of a naturally aspirated engine, but most people don't know the difference, they will just look at the horsepower number and the fuel economy number.
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    Given Cadillac's lack of overall product, I don't think they need 2 sedans that cost the same. The CT6 will give them the higher priced sedan, but rather than design an XTS replacement, how about making a CTS coupe and another crossover. Expanding the body styles of ATS and CTS helps, more crossover or sports car offerings will help.
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    Looks odd, but perhaps that is the future of motoring. It drives itself so that is cool.
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    I thought the C-class could get to 10,000 per month, perhaps in spring when car buying picks up, and they have AMG and a diesel on the way. I do think it will close the gap a bit more with the 3-series. I can see near 100,000 C-class sales for 2015. S-class dominates its segment. The E-class is their oldest car (and oldest in the segment), even with the refresh, that chassis has been on sale since 2010 model year, but they still sell a decent number of them. A new one comes in spring 2016 which will address that. When you look at the Mercedes sales in 2008 compared to now, they have had solid growth.
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    Another stellar month for the Cadillac sedans.
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    We agree here. All those sedans overlap, and there are hardly any other body styles. The old days of BMW did it well when you had a 3 series sedan, coupe, wagon and convertible. 4 body styles of one model. They muddied it up now, but I think fewer model lines with more body styles would help Chevy, rather than all these similar vehicles overlapping.
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