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  1. smk4565
    The AT4 dash is a more cohesive design with a better layout. Although I would prefer that design in more than just all black.
  2. smk4565
    It looks good and I think the inside looks better than the Aviator. The MDX and XT6 look like yesterday’s news compared to this and forget about Infiniti.
  3. smk4565
    More room is good. Seems like they have a lot of updates to a formula that works well. Really big grille, I am not a fan of the super size grilles that Audi and Lexus started, and now BMW and others are moving to.
  4. smk4565
    They will sell a ton of them because look at how the RAV4 and Highlander well. They need another vehicle in between.
  5. smk4565
    I would not be surprised if post 2025 the Silverado HD and Ford Super Duty have base engines that are 4-cylinder engines. Back to the Lexus 33 mpg combined is nice, but 169 hp is not how to "Experience Amazing"
  6. smk4565
    That Mercedes has over 200 lb-ft of torque and weighs less. Although I think that A220 is sad, they should make the 221 hp turbo 4 in the CLA 250 standard. Mercedes also makes a vehicle the size of the UX with 400 hp.
  7. smk4565
    169 hp in a Lexus, much less a car that is $41k. They must be outside their minds! This car should have a turbo 4 standard at that price, CVT’s are awful, it is awful in a Corolla’s segment, it is more awful here. I think FWD only isn’t terrible for the segment because no one is going off road and in light snow, FWD is plenty fine.
  8. smk4565
    Off roaders are popular so makes sense to do a GMC Hummer targeted against Wrangler, Bronco, and 4Runner. Also makes sense to make it a GMC rather than spending the money to launch a brand, which when you look at something like Genesis, it costs loads of money for very little gain.
  9. smk4565
    Infiniti, which is a dead in the water brand, outsold Lincoln in 2019. That's where Lincoln is. I think Lincoln will beat Infiniti in 2020 but even that makes Lincoln the 7th best selling luxury brand in their own market, and Lincoln has very little impact outside of North America.
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    I said Lincolns are mechanical twins to Ford, although with some suspension and engine upgrades. I think Lincoln has done a good job on their interiors differentiating them and upgrading them from the Ford counter parts. They do a better job than Acura, Cadillac or Infiniti do with their SUVs. Lexus does a good job making theirs not look like Toyotas either. Lincoln interiors are also distinct, they aren't a copy off someone else, like what Genesis usually does.
  11. smk4565
    I am actually shocked the QX80 sells that well, I hardly ever see those, and that thing is ancient. I thought it was selling like 500 a month. QX80 might outsell the Navigator this year when Ford's numbers come out.
  12. smk4565
    Well they aren't priced against Fords.
  13. smk4565
    The S-class was on sale first, both ride on the MRA platform, but I wouldn’t call the S-class a dressed up anything. The Corsair, Aviator and Navigator are mechanical twins to Fords, they also get clobbered in sales by X3/X5/X7 and GLC/GLE/GLS.
  14. smk4565
    Lincoln has revived themselves off Ford SUVs, although Lincoln did a good job dressing them up. Infiniti should do the sane but Nissan has no new product either. Cadillac is also using the same sausage different length strategy with their trio of FWD crossovers and It is why their sales don’t look like Infiniti’s.
  15. smk4565
    Infiniti is dead is it is, what is the difference? And what have Cadillac, Lincoln, Acura and Lexus done? Gotten sales of crossover versions of Escape, Equinox, Rav4, etc. I'd be surprised if there wasn't a Cadillac XT3 within 3 years based on the Trailblazer/Encore GX. The Q50/Q60 are basically fleet luxury and lease specials for people that don't want to pay Lexus or BMW prices. The QX80 will never compete with Escalade, Navigator or the big German SUVs there are far superior and the QX-Pathfinder isn't competitive since the Pathfinder isn't any good. Only place Infiniti can compete is in the $30-50k crossover segment, where there are a ton of entries but it is a big space.
  16. smk4565
    Infiniti’s turn around will come in the form of a badge job Kicks and Rogue. Slap some leather and wood trim and a big touch screen in there with a VC turbo and you have Infiniti QX20 and QX40 that they can sell for $29,900 and $34,900 respectively and they can fleet them out to rental car companies.
  17. smk4565
    So could they use the same battery and make it 0-60 in 5 seconds and get 325 mile range?
  18. smk4565
    Carlos Ghosn is on his way back to save Nissan, Mitsubishi and Renault, he can run all 3 out of a bunker in Lebanon. Turn around expected!
  19. smk4565
    Nissan and Infiniti can't stop the bleeding. That company is in big trouble because they don't even have new stuff coming or any desirable product. FCA outside of Ram is looking pretty weak too, I imagine PSA will make changes.
  20. smk4565
    Is it their #1 volume engine?
  21. smk4565
    But a hybrid V8 is still a lot of emissions. Something like a Corvette, M5, or an AMG needs a 4 cylinder and 1 or 2 electric motors. Sure for really expensive you could do a V8 but the V8 in a few years is going to be like a V12 of the 2010s, reserved for quarter million dollar cars. AMG does have a plan for a 2 liter turbo 4 hybrid with over 500 hp. And I suspect they could easily get over 500 hp from the inline six if they wanted, and add an electric motor to that. But this is all low volume cars, the key really is to get the mainstream stuff down.
  22. smk4565
    AMG is not dying, big loud V8s are dying. AMG will always find a way to make performance. I'd trust them more than others given how tough some regulations are because they are committed to "Driving Performance" and have the engineering and racing know now. Keep in mind a Ford Focus 1.5 Ecoboost emits 122 g/km of CO2 so even that would fail Europe's 2021 standards and lead to fines. So AMG is basically tasked with delivering today's performance at Ford Focus level emissions. And so is everyone else, no Camaro or Corvette in Europe because they can't meet emissions, BMW M5 puts out 245 g/km of CO2, so how do you get that to 100? Of course these are going to be fleet average fines, the quicker Mercedes and flood Europe with EV's the easier it is to save AMG's 6 and 8 cylinder engines, but AMG has already said the current V8 is the last one they will have.
  23. smk4565
    33 of those will be crossover coupes
  24. smk4565
    Climate change is real, regulations are going to come hard to combat it. I am not worried about AMG’s ability to rise to a challenge. Everyone has the same rules to follow.
  25. smk4565
    RWD hybrid everything, outside of A-class based cars like GLA/GLB. Technically, the E-class, GLE and GLS are hybrids now, plug-ing hybrid AMG GT, GLS, S-class are likely coming. They have stated all 275 AMG Ones will be delivered in 2021. Rumor is the next C63 is going to use a turbo 4 with an electric motor. They will hybrid everything in the short term, post 2030 I think they want to be all electric.
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