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Sinestro posted:If it is, it's also gonna be the year of Linux on the Desktop.  In some parts of Australia, "ute" also refers to what we call pickup trucks.
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The problem with the Amorok is how gutless it is at low revs - sure on paper it makes a bunch of torque but in practice it really doesn't feel like it.
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Throatwarbler posted:The guys said the Amarok was too small, and the Amarok is the same size as the Colorado, so. Wait, 4 door A5?? I wasn't aware that existed. It seems to me if you're going to pick on a German luxury manufacturer for coupe/sedan model proliferation/confusion, that Audi is lower on that list than BMW and Mercedes.
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Steve French posted:Wait, 4 door A5?? I wasn't aware that existed. It seems to me if you're going to pick on a German luxury manufacturer for coupe/sedan model proliferation/confusion, that Audi is lower on that list than BMW and Mercedes. You can get the A5/S5 Sportback in Europe, but sadly it's not offered here. It looks like a smaller version of the A7. I suppose if the new BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe does well, I would think Audi might consider bringing it over.
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Who the hell would buy a fullsize VW pickup? I don't think any sane truck buyer would ever look at VW and think durability and longevity like they do for the big 3 truck brands.
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VERTiG0 posted:Who the hell would buy a fullsize VW pickup? I don't think any sane truck buyer would ever look at VW and think durability and longevity like they do for the big 3 truck brands. Well to be fair, there were a few decades where the same could be said of the big 3's passenger cars. Not that I see VW making a solid truck, mind you. Maybe Mercedes/Unimog, put those sweet sweet portal axles in something that doesn't cost >$120k and I bet they'd sell alright.
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Fucknag posted:
 I thought this was a ute.  This is a normal pickup.
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Mar 7, 2014 06:55
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Don't forget this little mutant: (third world only)
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Sinestro posted:
I can't speak for Australian but here in New Zealand those are both utes. This is a truck:  and we've never heard of such a thing as a 'pickup truck'
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I dont know why VW doesn't just bring the Amarok over and put that high-po 2.0 TDI in it.
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Cream_Filling posted:Don't forget this little mutant: This is rad as heck! I like Brats and I thought the Baja didn't work because it was so drat 90s and I also know these things never ever sell but I just like them. I like the look of that Amarok but like everyone is already saying I can't imagine who would buy them in the US.
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dissss posted:I can't speak for Australian but here in New Zealand those are both utes. Our pickup truck would be like 
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They should just put a VW badge on a Ram and mark it up. That was their strategy for entering the minivan market.
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ilkhan posted:That 'truck' would be laughed at in the US. It'd be a hell of a lot more practical for a lot of purposes - not something you'd want to drive a long distance granted, but you get a much higher carrying capacity from a more compact overall vehicle.
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dissss posted:It'd be a hell of a lot more practical for a lot of purposes - not something you'd want to drive a long distance granted, but you get a much higher carrying capacity from a more compact overall vehicle. But in America you have to fill your pickup truck full of cattle and drive it across the continent of Texas to the construction site every day while eating nothing but meat, so I'm afraid your argument doesn't hold water.
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dissss posted:It'd be a hell of a lot more practical for a lot of purposes - not something you'd want to drive a long distance granted, but you get a much higher carrying capacity from a more compact overall vehicle. What is the payload/towing capacity of one of those? I can't imagine it's much more than a half ton or heavy half.
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ilkhan posted:That 'truck' would be laughed at in the US. Is this truck going backwards?
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ilkhan posted:That 'truck' would be laughed at in the US.
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Those trucks are awful and I'm glad they're uncommon in the US. They're slow and invariably blowing clouds of diesel smoke. On a 2 lane road the combination of both is terrible when you're stuck behind one.
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dissss posted:This is a truck: Impact standards, CAFE laws Same goes for the Golf with a trunk, CAFE laws are by wheelbase
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VERTiG0 posted:I dont know why VW doesn't just bring the Amarok over and put that high-po 2.0 TDI in it. If they would have done this a few years ago they would have had something unique that at least a few people wanted. Now you'll be able to get a diesel in the Colorado and the ram 1500. They waited too long.
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Coredump posted:No it wouldn't. I see those kind of trucks used by landscaping companies all the time. Plus contractors in construction will use them too. And yeah, I'd still love a 2.7 ecoboost powered Ranger. But its not gonna happen here.
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ilkhan posted:That 'truck' would be laughed at in the US. What? No. Where's the long bed? Where're the duallies? Cream_Filling posted:Don't forget this little mutant: "utant"
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angryhampster posted:What is the payload/towing capacity of one of those? I can't imagine it's much more than a half ton or heavy half. Pretty much whatever you like - I think the one in the picture is 2165kg
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'Cheap' Or is that in maple dollars? E: It rings up at $45k using a Connecticut zip, including that Tremor Plus pack Snowdens Secret fucked around with this message at 17:41 on Mar 11, 2014 |
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Wasn't the Ram Express whateveritwas like 22K? 2WD, but still... what the gently caress?
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I thought it was going to be like mid high twenties?
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Wasn't the Ram Express whateveritwas like 22K? 2WD, but still... what the gently caress? That was exactly the comparison I thought of. I think the RE listed for upper 20's but dealers were still advertising them around 20k OTD.
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The Express also came with absolutely nothing and a vinyl benchseat. Not saying that's a bad thing, but the Tremor really isn't comparable in that regard.
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Throatwarbler posted:WHile on the subject of trucks, the Tremor has been released without fanfare. Now that they've finally released it, it's time to pull the plug. http://www.autonews.com/article/20140114/OEM04/140119780/ford-to-drop-f-150-tremor-from-truck-lineup
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Q_res posted:The Express also came with absolutely nothing and a vinyl benchseat. Not saying that's a bad thing, but the Tremor really isn't comparable in that regard. But like you can buy two of em for the same price, sheeeeeeit.
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These guys are the biggest Ram dealer in NorCal and have plenty of 2WD Reg Cab Hemi's.....they have cloth seats....all under $30k. For some reason I rarely see them on the road, though. http://goo.gl/J9mH6N
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:But like you can buy two of em for the same price, sheeeeeeit. This is a pretty fair point actually.
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atomicthumbs posted:"utant" Yes? 
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Viper915 posted:Now that they've finally released it, it's time to pull the plug. pretty standard to hold back the special variations for the 1st year of a new model but ya kind of goofy they released something for 1 year only, even if it is basically just an options package. The Tremor is pretty cool for what it is but maybe with the all the aluminum and turbos flying around they'll bring back a real Lightning successor (that will probably cost $60,000). Someone buy a Tremor, seal it up and sell it for $630,000 in 40 years
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Lamborghini designers have been playing jungle strike
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I configured a Ram to as close as I can to the $47k Tremor 4x4 w/ Tremor plus package - single cab, short bed, 3.91 gears, LSD, V8 with 8 speed, nav, and came to $34k. No HIDs or fancy wheels. I don't know what I was expecting but of course GM is nowhere to be found in the all-important "truck useless for anything other than drag racing" market. Throatwarbler fucked around with this message at 00:29 on Mar 12, 2014 |
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http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans/1403_2015_mercedes_benz_c_class_first_drive/ http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/11/2015-mercedes-benz-c-class-review/ New C-class driving impressions are out and they are pretty promising. The interior looks very nice and the exterior design language works much better with RWD proportions than they do on the CLA. Air suspension too.
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I want to like the new Merc but the 3 Series reputation and general design language keeps me from preferring it. I think it really sucks how BMW basically owns that segment and everything will always look like a 3-Series pretender even when the new 3 Series isn't what it used to be.
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