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drat those Mazdas both look great.
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So any hopes of a Legacy wagon again?
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# ? Feb 5, 2014 02:57 |
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MrYenko posted:New-Gen Jeep Cherokee chat: Hey, you wanted quirky and unique, you got it. Rumor has it it's based off of an unproduced Alfa design to save money on engineering the tooling because they're incredibly shaky financially right now (this was actually reported as fact and not rumor by the WSJ). Obviously they deny this strenuously, but its so hideous (literally worse than the Compass) that I feel like that makes more sense than the alternative.
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# ? Feb 5, 2014 03:02 |
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Cream_Filling posted:Hey, you wanted quirky and unique, you got it. They can't admit it because then it's not MADE IN MURRICA and they'll look like fools.
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# ? Feb 5, 2014 03:14 |
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Cage posted:Your earlier post doesnt match up with what youre saying now, though. I'm sorry I didn't add "by modern standards" or "all things considered" or some other reasonably qualifying statement to my post about another silly grill swap poo poo post. Who is nitpicking here again?
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# ? Feb 5, 2014 03:17 |
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Previa_fun posted:drat those Mazdas both look great. If they don't make a Mazdaspeed3 out of this generation they are morons. It's gorgeous. Cream_Filling posted:Character? Neither is particularly characterful beyond the hood scoop. They also have similarly shaped lights, similar grilles, and nearly the same character line and fender treatment (despite the difference in scale between the two). The only thing that really makes the Levorg unique is that it's a wagon and that it has a squared-off rear end end related to the Impreza hatch, which doesn't translate much to sedans since most sedans have squared rears. I suppose you're right. The rear flare isn't on the Legacy and I like the more aggressive front dam on the Levorg but that part is easy for them to fix down the line.
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# ? Feb 5, 2014 03:53 |
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Cream_Filling posted:Hey, you wanted quirky and unique, you got it. It's a godamned abomination. The fact that it's possibly an Alfa makes it even more hilariously terrible.
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# ? Feb 5, 2014 04:01 |
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MrYenko posted:It's a godamned abomination. The fact that it's possibly an Alfa makes it even more hilariously terrible. Yes I saw a few on the road today. One looked likr a normal model and one I think was the Trailhawk with black decals on teh hood and extra body cladding. Both were pretty much as ugly in person as you'd expect from the photos.
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# ? Feb 5, 2014 04:03 |
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I've seen the new Cherokee and it looks like something Kia would have built five to ten years ago. Not just weird but very cheap.
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MrYenko posted:It's a godamned abomination. The fact that it's possibly an Alfa makes it even more hilariously terrible. I saw one oncoming tonight in the dark, the running lights above the round headlights look like angry eyebrows.
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# ? Feb 5, 2014 08:50 |
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The new Cherokees have actually grown on me a bit, if I was in that market I'd give it a pretty heavy look.
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# ? Feb 5, 2014 08:57 |
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Subaru could probably break 200,000 sales annually at some point if all their owners didn't themselves each time a new generation comes out. Just kidding, what they actually need is a half-ton truck. The new Alfa Romeo Miata with the new Mazda design language can't come quickly enough. Speaking of cars that people actually buy, the Ram Diesel has been rated for 28mpg highway. quote:-2014 Ram 1500, powered by all-new 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6, records best-ever 28 mpg
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Throatwarbler posted:Pricing for the 2014 Ram 1500 starts at $24,200, plus $1,195 destination. The exclusive V-6 EcoDiesel with TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmission is priced $2,850 greater than a similarly equipped Ram 1500 with a 5.7-liter HEMI® V-8 with TorqueFlite 8-speed transmission. That engine seems pretty neat. When I looked into the packages before it seemed like you had to go pretty expensive to get it into a truck though. I wonder how many people gloss over that quote and think the ecodiesel is only $2850 more than the base 1500 $24200? Im guessing the upcoming commercials will say "2014 motortrend truck of the year. Also the first truck to achieve 28mpg! Starting at $24200!*" *As shown, really expensive Still cool though. Between this and the new ecoboost F150 maybe someday Ill end up with a truck again.
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Franco Caution posted:That engine seems pretty neat. When I looked into the packages before it seemed like you had to go pretty expensive to get it into a truck though. I think the most confusing part is the starting price of $24.2k is for the regular cab, mid length bed but you can only get the EcoDiesel on the long wheelbase models. That means you have to at least start with the regular cab, long bed or quad cab, mid bed before it becomes an option.
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# ? Feb 5, 2014 17:35 |
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blk posted:So any hopes of a Legacy wagon again? Safety standards harmonisation between the EU and US was supposed to make it easier to offer models in both regions without expensive changes. Don't know what the status of that is, and unless it happens I doubt it. Americans hate wagons so we get the Outback. Being able to sell the EU Legacy wagon here would probably mean they'd offer it.
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jfreder posted:I think the most confusing part is the starting price of $24.2k is for the regular cab, mid length bed but you can only get the EcoDiesel on the long wheelbase models. That means you have to at least start with the regular cab, long bed or quad cab, mid bed before it becomes an option. I wonder if this is for transmission/driveshaft packaging reasons or just to keep the diesel in the higher cost options.
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# ? Feb 5, 2014 21:52 |
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Snowdens Secret posted:I wonder if this is for transmission/driveshaft packaging reasons or just to keep the diesel in the higher cost options. You couldn't get the ecoboost in the reg cab/short box f-150 until the 2014 tremor came out, so i doubt it's packaging, it's probably "gently caress you, pay me"
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# ? Feb 5, 2014 23:08 |
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Once the diesel option is no longer the hot new thing in the ad copy the manufacturer will probably unbuckle it from the expensive option packages. The release of the diesel Chevy Colorado will probably also play a role in less restrictive availability of the diesel engine in the Ram.
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Throatwarbler posted:The new Alfa Romeo Miata with the new Mazda design language can't come quickly enough. Pretty sure I read in the thread somewhere that Mazda isn't applying it's current design language to the ND for whatever reason, which is really unfortunate if you ask me
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# ? Feb 6, 2014 18:03 |
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Powershift posted:You couldn't get the ecoboost in the reg cab/short box f-150 until the 2014 tremor came out, so i doubt it's packaging, it's probably "gently caress you, pay me" Tremor would be fully cool if it just had a darn manual option, preferably straight up from the floor with a ruby eyed skull.
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# ? Feb 6, 2014 22:32 |
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Jonny Quest posted:It has the rear end of a Toyota, the front end of a Hyundai, and maybe the greenhouse of a melted Sebring. Allegedly the bulging lamps are some Japanese thing for aero or safety or something; not my thing, though. They stole the wheels from
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# ? Feb 7, 2014 04:03 |
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dreesemonkey posted:Pretty sure I read in the thread somewhere that Mazda isn't applying it's current design language to the ND for whatever reason, which is really unfortunate if you ask me What? poo poo, that really blows as the current design applied to Miata proportions would result in one sexy muscular sportscar look that it always deserved. It might even have some power to back it up this time, especially if they could tune the SkyActive engines for more top-end power...
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# ? Feb 7, 2014 11:50 |
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That seemed like an article with mostly random conjecture.
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mobby_6kl posted:It might even have some power to back it up this time, especially if they could tune the SkyActive engines for more top-end power... Careful, you start asking for more power in a Miata baaaddd things happen.
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# ? Feb 7, 2014 14:44 |
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It's been over ten years since Mazda embarrassed themselves by overrating a sports car motor. Time to do it again.
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# ? Feb 7, 2014 18:53 |
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Toyota is obviously sick of being called boring. FT-1 confirmed as next Supra, and new ~$16,000 sports car in development. quote:Radical coupe concept to morph into a born-again Supra; Toyota also developing sub-86 hybrid sports car
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# ? Feb 9, 2014 23:40 |
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donut posted:Meanwhile, the smaller sports coupe said to slot in under the 86 should be powered by a 1.5-litre hybrid set-up and is set for a 2017 debut. Oh boy another CR-Z...
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# ? Feb 9, 2014 23:47 |
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Full Circle posted:Oh boy another CR-Z... I had this exact thought. Hybrids are hip and all, but the Fiesta ST is awesome with it's little turbo.
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# ? Feb 10, 2014 00:08 |
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A Supra for slightly under $100,000? That puts them in some dangerous waters with competitors in that price range. I hope it performs amazingly well and I hope they call the motor the 3JZ.
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# ? Feb 10, 2014 00:14 |
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There have been Toyota WRC rumours of late but they involved a yaris type platform. potential new MR2?
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# ? Feb 10, 2014 01:04 |
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BMW is making the Supra with Toyota right? This will probably leverage BMW's CFRP manufacturing abilities, which hopefully means a carbon tub.
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# ? Feb 10, 2014 01:09 |
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Is the implication that the transaxle is lowering the cost, or raising it? If it's going to be close to six figures I hope they don't tone down the looks too much. Not like the GT-R or the zootier Corvettes are all that tame looking. Also that's the first time I've seen 'raunchier' used in press talk to describe a car, certainly not in any possibly complementary way.
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# ? Feb 10, 2014 02:47 |
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Speaking of transaxles, found a pretty good writeup on the ZF 9 speed trans. http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/02/zfs-9-speed-9hp-transmission-puts-dog-clutches-on-the-leash/ quote:In a week we will post our first full review of the all-new and all-controversial 2014 Jeep Cherokee. The new Jeep isn’t just raising eyebrows for the love-it or hate-it styling. Or the resurrection of the Cherokee badge. Or the constant delays in production. Or the transverse mounted engine. Or the lack of solid axles. None of that laundry list seems to cause as much discussion around the automotive water cooler than ZF’s 9HP 9-speed transmission. Click past the jump for a deep dive into the tranny with more speeds than my bicycle. If you don’t want to explore transmissions in detail, don’t click. You have been warned. VVV Here, now you can still give it a quick look to see if you want to actually click the link. Happy now, you dick? Throatwarbler fucked around with this message at 03:45 on Feb 10, 2014 |
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Good God throatwarbler, just post the link. We can click and read, ya know.
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# ? Feb 10, 2014 03:25 |
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Finally transmissions designed for real world highway driving.
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# ? Feb 10, 2014 04:08 |
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Throatwarbler posted:Speaking of transaxles, found a pretty good writeup on the ZF 9 speed trans. The quote at the bottom struck me as interesting: quote:Are you willing to “sacrifice” shift quality at the altar of fuel economy? Be sure to let me know. This seems ridiculous to me when the top sellers in the segment (Subaru Forester, Nissan Rogue) both use butter-smooth CVTs that offer better fuel economy in the city AND on the highway. I made a thread about it a month or so ago, but I think we'll continue to see CVTs take over the market in economy/family cars that don't make a ton of power.
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donut posted:“Priced at around $16,000 (in the US), this entry-level sports coupe will slot into the line-up under the successful 86,” says our insider. Considering that a Corolla starts at $16.8k this seems highly unlikely. Unless they're just going to tart up a Yaris.
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Oae Ui posted:Considering that a Corolla starts at $16.8k this seems highly unlikely. Unless they're just going to tart up a Yaris. "Entry level sports coupe" is a Yaris with a spoiler and Scion branding.
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# ? Feb 10, 2014 17:23 |
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Twerk from Home posted:"Entry level sports coupe" is a Yaris with a spoiler and Scion branding. the Focus and Fiesta are tarted up econoboxes. I think a Yaris with some personality could work in theory its just that Toyota is so soulless these days its hard to believe they can capture the spirit and personality that makes a car like that work.
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Xguard86 posted:the Focus and Fiesta are tarted up econoboxes. I think a Yaris with some personality could work in theory its just that Toyota is so soulless these days its hard to believe they can capture the spirit and personality that makes a car like that work. The Focus ST and Fiesta ST both start above $20k and have powerful turbo engines from the Ford parts bin. I can't think of a lightweight, powerful engine that Toyota has in their stable, much less one that they could afford to put in a car that costs less than a base Corolla. Either their price goal is insane or it's a Yaris with the same old Yaris engine.
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