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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    More information about "Tesla Model 3 11th Best Selling Vehicle In Europe"
    The Tesla Model 3 nearly broke into the top 10 best selling vehicles in Europe for September 2019, missing the mark by just 217 units. Overall, sales growth in the EU is strong with 14 markets reporting positive numbers. Germany came in at 9.1 percent and Italy came in at 6.5 percent. Battery electric vehicles were up sharply, increasing 119 percent, of which Tesla controlled nearly 50% of that number. Total Tesla registrations were 19,500 out of the 40,700 BEVs registered. That put the Tesla Model 3 as the best selling BEV in Europe. For September, the Volkwagen Golf was the best selling vehicle in Europe with 32,398 units registered. Tesla shares jumped 18 percent yesterday after a surprise profit for Q3 of $1.86 per share, up from an expected loss of 42 cents per share.
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    I like the look of it at least. That's about as nice as I can be about it. Maybe with a rotary generator it will be more impressive.
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    Every car would need it for it to be successful
  4. Drew Dowdell
    Well, it's M "tuned". It's not a full M. I didn't have it on a track of course, but it felt really firm and the steering was great. Given that it is AWD like the Golf R, I would expect handling to be within the margin of "operator error" in difference.
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    Well the problem was that it could only talk to other CTSes because they were the only model with it, so unless you were about to rear end another CTS in your CTS, the system didn't do a whole lot.
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    Mazda rolled the new MX-30 electric vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show today. The MX-30 is a new take on the Kodo design language and one of its most interesting features is the clamshell doors. This vehicle will be the brand's first battery electric vehicle, but it is unlikely to make it to the U.S. in this form. What we're looking at here is a European model. The MX-30 is powered by a single motor driving the front wheels and a 35.5 kWh battery pack under the floorboards. That battery size is rather small compared to some other EVs (The Chevy Bolt EV is 60 kWh for example) and range is limited to about 130 miles. Power rings up a 141 horsepower and 195 lb.-ft of torque. Mazda has tuned the MX-30 differently than other EVs. Rather than strong torque off the line, power builds more gradually and regenerative braking is less grabby than others. Mazda even pipes artificial engine noise into the cabin to give the sensory effect of acceleration. Mazda called the new powertrain e-Skyactive. There are rumors that an MX-30 will appear at the Los Angeles Auto Show with a rotary powered regenerator, a vehicle much more interesting to the North American buying public, but for now, we just sit and wait for pricing to be announced to this European model. View full article
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    More information about "Mazda Rolls Out The MX-30 EV"
    Mazda rolled the new MX-30 electric vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show today. The MX-30 is a new take on the Kodo design language and one of its most interesting features is the clamshell doors. This vehicle will be the brand's first battery electric vehicle, but it is unlikely to make it to the U.S. in this form. What we're looking at here is a European model. The MX-30 is powered by a single motor driving the front wheels and a 35.5 kWh battery pack under the floorboards. That battery size is rather small compared to some other EVs (The Chevy Bolt EV is 60 kWh for example) and range is limited to about 130 miles. Power rings up a 141 horsepower and 195 lb.-ft of torque. Mazda has tuned the MX-30 differently than other EVs. Rather than strong torque off the line, power builds more gradually and regenerative braking is less grabby than others. Mazda even pipes artificial engine noise into the cabin to give the sensory effect of acceleration. Mazda called the new powertrain e-Skyactive. There are rumors that an MX-30 will appear at the Los Angeles Auto Show with a rotary powered regenerator, a vehicle much more interesting to the North American buying public, but for now, we just sit and wait for pricing to be announced to this European model.
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    From the album: Mazda MX-30

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    From the album: Mazda MX-30

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    From the album: Mazda MX-30

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    From the album: Mazda MX-30

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    From the album: Mazda MX-30

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    From the album: Mazda MX-30

  14. Drew Dowdell
    and here I am just psyched that it's going to look like a 1930's train.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    Why would that be obvious when considering an M tuned X2? The other factor is that the Golf R is going out of production for a year or two.
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    GM already had V2V in the CTS. I don't know how well it worked or if they even put it in the CT5.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    This is actually to address that.... it will filter out the unsafe driving bits and smooth out the good driving bits. It should make those bad drivers more predictable.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    @dfelt try to keep it on topic. @ykXThe interior of the BMW is a lot nicer
  19. Drew Dowdell
    I think that's the entire target market for this. Someone who has no kids but grew up with the hot-hatch craze 15 years ago.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    w00t! I got a Camaro convertible for my rental car here in Texas.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    If that's the case, the Aztek was a crossover coupe.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    I think we're going to see a bigger and bigger reliance on hybrid technology in order to maintain power figures from smaller engines. Lincoln is doing this with the Aviator too.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    It makes more sense than a 4-cylinder being badged 45 while a 6-cylinder is badged 43.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    More information about "Hyundai Develops Machine Learning Cruise Control"
    Hyundai Motor Group has announced they have developed the first Machine Learning based Smart Cruise Control (SCC-ML). This new technology can read the driver's behavior and incorporate the driving style into the cruise control's system. It incorporates artificial intelligence with advanced driver assistant system that is essential to self-driving technology. Previously, the driver had to manually adjust factors like distance to the next vehicle and acceleration. Now with machine learning, the SCC can fine-tune these settings by reading a driver's habits. Even the same driver may accelerate differently depending on the situation. SCC is now able to read those different situations and adjust acceleration to the driver's preferences automatically. The system is specifically programmed to avoid learning unsafe driving patterns. The system is planned for Hyundai group vehicles in the future with an upcoming Highway Driving Assist system that features land change assist. SCC-ML achieves level 2.5 self driving.
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    Fair weather forecast.
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