Drew Dowdell
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All, I'm looking for your feedback on the Generative AI policy and where I might make a modification. Do you/Would You have an issue with my using AI to retouch photos that I took? I would never modify the vehicle in a review (aside from adjusting exposure, contrast, and color intensity as I always have), but I might us AI to remove a trash can or pole in the background that make the photo ugly. Basically I want to pretty up the picture without altering the vehicle in the picture. These two are the same picture, after and before. Using AI in my photo editor, I removed the handicapped parking markings and a telephone pole in the background, lightened the car, and I enhanced the fogginess for effect.
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Largely, I agree, but some do it better than others. In this case, the VC isn't refine enough and doesn't have enough output. the 2.5 in the GM crossovers is more appropriate from a power output, though still not as refined as a V6. I recently drove the Explorer Platinum with the 2.3-Ecoboost and it doesn't have the NVH minimization befitting a $53k vehicle, but at least for another $4k you can get the 3.0V6 Ecoboost that should be smoother. Infiniti does have a 3.0 V6 V6 Turbo that they could have used here, but they chose not to. -
Red Alert. A buddy of mine recently acquired a 1998 BMW K1200RS from facebook marketplace that didn’t run. One fuel pump later and we took it on its first shakedown cruise today for a couple hours.
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I’m sure it only makes financial sense to lease one.
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They never served out of Pittsburgh in any meaningful price effective way. Sure, they didn't charge for bags, but their prices where as high as American was with bags. Then I was also frequently an Gold status member with American and got domestic bags free anyway.
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Exactly, it's just not enough engine for this size vehicle. That's reflected in the fuel economy which only increases by about 2mpg over the big 3.5 liter VQ.
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Correct. There's no way it's 150kw at those charge speeds. My guess is 40k - 50kw. The Chevy Bolt at 55kw can do slightly faster than a mile of range per minute when you're charging from 0-100% which is roughly the same as this RAV-4 PHEV speed at 10% - 80%.
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So, just to be clear. This new RAV4 can actually charge at 11kw, same as the new Toyota BZ and Toyota CH-R. The previous RAV-4 Prime was 6.6kw, which was the same AC charge rate as the BZ4x. So yeah, they did use the same AC charger.
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If they're built for off-roading, CVTs can actually do really well for low-speed crawling, but they have to be configured that way. Technically, you can get the equiv of 4LO that a proper 4WD would have if it's built for it. Will Toyota do that? I think it's unlikely.
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From the album: 2026 Infiniti QX60
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From the album: 2026 Infiniti QX60
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From the album: 2026 Infiniti QX60
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From the album: 2026 Infiniti QX60
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From the album: 2026 Infiniti QX60
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From the album: 2026 Infiniti QX60
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From the album: 2026 Infiniti QX60
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From the album: 2026 Infiniti QX60
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From the album: 2026 Infiniti QX60
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From the album: 2026 Infiniti QX60
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From the album: 2026 Infiniti QX60
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From the album: 2026 Infiniti QX60
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From the album: 2026 Infiniti QX60
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From the album: 2026 Infiniti QX60
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From the album: 2026 Infiniti QX60
