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sanchez posted:lol. Someone at Volvo really loves complicated powertrains, all it's missing is a rotary engine. You’re missing the electric starter/generator sandwiched between the engine and the front wheels lol. Come to think of it, all this complexity and weight reminds me of the last time an auto designer was put in charge of an upstart luxury brand... Does anyone know if the plan to resuscitate the Fisker Karma by putting a GM V8 in it ended up working?
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got off on a technicality posted:You’re missing the electric starter/generator sandwiched between the engine and the front wheels lol. Come to think of it, all this complexity and weight reminds me of the last time an auto designer was put in charge of an upstart luxury brand... I see them around but I live in the city where they are based. Still sexy as hell. I miss the solar roof.
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I feel like a circa 2012 meme needs to be made out of hyperbole & a half with "CROSSOVER ALL THE THINGS!!!" is in here somewhere.  I saw an eclipse cross yesterday and it made me feel like every day we stray further from God's light.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:spy shots of the Mustang SUV EV came out yesterday and its uh... uhhhhh Who'd buy this who wouldn't be satisfied with a 2020 Escape?
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The Mach E thing is the only alternative to my getting a Y come summer. There's no hot escape, but theoretically this is gonna have some juice. If not, welp. Depends on what you want. That's why we don't all just drive a used Prius.
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Balliver Shagnasty posted:Who'd buy this who wouldn't be satisfied with a 2020 Escape? It's going to be a "performance" CUV, 0-60 in 4ish seconds and such. here's my approximation  I feel the need to apologize even though it ultimately isn't my thing to apologize for. mustang for comparison 
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Powershift posted:It's going to be a "performance" CUV, 0-60 in 4ish seconds and such. Sad thing is, your's looks better than the real thing, if Jalopnik's spy shots are anything to go by: 
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Balliver Shagnasty posted:Who'd buy this who wouldn't be satisfied with a 2020 Escape? Hopefully it has better interior materials than the Mustang or 2020 Escape because hoo boy there are acres of gnarly plastic inside of both.
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Goober Peas posted:Hopefully it has better interior materials than the Mustang or 2020 Escape because hoo boy there are acres of gnarly plastic inside of both. here's what i think the interior will look like  90% confidence on this one
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Nov 8, 2019 17:02
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Bold choice of holographic display over a standard instrument cluster.
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Rigged Death Trap posted:Bold choice of holographic display over a standard instrument cluster. It's actually lasered onto your retina, screen images are simulated.
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Yuck. In other Mustang news, they showed a 900HP EV concept at SEMA with a six speed. https://www.motor1.com/news/380563/ford-mustang-lithium-manual-sema/
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opengl128 posted:Yuck. Am I missing something with this or is the MT just so you can pretend you're shifting and vocalize crude car noises?
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That mustang cuv thing looks a little kind of like a discount Macan. Hope Ford designers are reading Powershift's posts because his is better than what the mule seems to look like so far.
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An EV truck manufacturer bought the Lordstown, OH plant, where they formerly made the Cruze, Cobalt, J-bodies, etc. The closing of the plant has been a political football with Trump trying to get GM to reopen it.  Now I'm curious if this is vaporware or will be a real product, given the webpage their press release links to http://workhorse.com/W-15.html Is a freakin 404. It's also a weird arrangement, where the former CEO actually bought the factory, and the company is licensing the intellectual property to the factory.
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ilkhan posted:The Mach E thing is the only alternative to my getting a Y come summer. There's no hot escape, but theoretically this is gonna have some juice. If not, welp. Same. Id like an alternative to the Y which has somewhat similar performance but maybe different seats and come actual buttons. Ford could really do something great here, but Im sure they will gently caress it up.
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Franco Caution posted:Same. Id like an alternative to the Y which has somewhat similar performance but maybe different seats and come actual buttons.
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Every time I see pictures of this thing, I just cant believe its actual real and not some joke. It looks like something that would show up in one of those car website articles where a guy and his son built it using only an existing donor truck frame, a 3D printer, and a random parts from a JC Whitney catalog. The name badging looks like they used loving Hobby Lobby stickers and stencils.
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I keep reading the badge as WONKHORSE so that is what it will forever be to me.
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Franco Caution posted:Every time I see pictures of this thing, I just cant believe its actual real and not some joke. It could still be a joke. Not sure if it's vaporware or not.
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Monkey Fracas posted:Am I missing something with this or is the MT just so you can pretend you're shifting and vocalize crude car noises? That's it. To be honest, it's easily one of the only recent indications that any car company "gets" the point of modern manual transmissions. It serves absolutely no purpose, it's just there to make the car more fun and interesting. Shame that nothing like it will ever see production.
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Minnesota Mixup posted:I keep reading the badge as WONKHORSE so that is what it will forever be to me. WANKHORSE. That's how they got Mike Pence on board.
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sanchez posted:lol. Someone at Volvo really loves complicated powertrains, all it's missing is a rotary engine. As Doug Demuro said: It's a turbocharged, supercharged, hybrid, and not something I would want to own out of warranty
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If they're going to make ill-advised impractical tech demos, I want a car with on-demand KERS like a Formula 1 car.
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PT6A posted:If they're going to make ill-advised impractical tech demos, I want a car with on-demand KERS like a Formula 1 car. I’ll settle for an r18
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Charles posted:An EV truck manufacturer bought the Lordstown, OH plant, where they formerly made the Cruze, Cobalt, J-bodies, etc. The closing of the plant has been a political football with Trump trying to get GM to reopen it. It's like a 90s movie set in the future's idea of what a truck would look like. How do you design something that looks dated before it even comes to market?
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Charles posted:An EV truck manufacturer bought the Lordstown, OH plant, where they formerly made the Cruze, Cobalt, J-bodies, etc. The closing of the plant has been a political football with Trump trying to get GM to reopen it. Workhorse was the GM heavy chassis company that competed with the Freightliner chassis and Ford F-53 and F-59 stuff as well as the cab chassis. I believe the Kodiak and the Topkick were Workhorse chassis but I could be wrong. It was sold to Navistar and was kind of kicked around for a bit before being spun off to an electric vehicle company that, last I checked, was looking into making electric UPS trucks. I'd heard they were going to make a pickup truck and I guess that's it.
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Oh hey, new Skoda! Something about that rear is juuust right. https://www.motor1.com/news/381533/2020-skoda-octavia-revealed/
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Maserati will build a final GranTurismo called the Zeda, it looks like this: That’s not a photoshop, that’s the paint scheme they actually decided on  https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a29761874/last-maserati-granturismo/
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i own every Bionicle posted:
It looks like they DIDNT decide on it.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:It's like a 90s movie set in the future's idea of what a truck would look like. How do you design something that looks dated before it even comes to market? lets be honest this thing isnt really any uglier than the big 4 trucks on the market
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i own every Bionicle posted:Maserati will build a final GranTurismo called the Zeda, it looks like this: I’m more amused that it almost looks like it’s in its natural habitat: being loaded onto a flatbed truck.
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Kerrow posted:Oh hey, new Skoda! I love this practical family car. You know, I think VW could have a good run with Skoda here in the US. VW as a brand tries really hard for the "upmarket" thing here, and a budget brand of practical cars could go a long way to grabbing the Hyundai/Kia/Nissan demographic.
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I mean, the Jetta starts at $18.7. There's not a ton of room under that for another brand price-wise unless it wanted to go all in on competitors to the Versa or Rio, but that's not exactly enough to sustain another brand in the US. There's only a $2k difference between a Passat and Optima.
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PT6A posted:If they're going to make ill-advised impractical tech demos, I want a car with on-demand KERS like a Formula 1 car. Mercedes has got you covered with the new M256. Extra 160ftlb available after you spent some time braking heavily. Edit: https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/a26907503/2019-mercedes-amg-e53-straight-six-engine-tech/
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Mr. Wiggles posted:I love this practical family car. Americans love forbidden fruit. Then it actually gets here and gets ignored because it's not forbidden anymore.
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Balliver Shagnasty posted:Americans love forbidden fruit. we love the biggest, most expensive, blandest fruit
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Cars are so dead and have been in the USA or like 5 years, if you're bringing a SUV or truck to America then it will sell otherwise it will not sell. This has been true of all manufactures, all body styles, economy or luxury. Nobody buys cars any more.
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Ford has taken an ....interesting approach to EV sound requirements. https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/12/ford-explorer-escape-hybrid-alert-sounds/ The video seems almost comical. Like a flying saucer is stalking the blind man.
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