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Impossibly Perfect Sphere posted:So many new car interiors have piano black plastic that instantly get scratched the second something harder than a nerf ball touches it. What the hell is this kind of plastic that it's so goddamn delicate? Cheap to make yet looks 'premium' to buyers in the showroom.
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you should always wear soft cotton gloves when operating your new premium vehicle to avoid leaving smudges, scratches and boogers upon the delicate "Piano Black" features. Also helps with dust.
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Apr 2, 2024 17:00
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Better question, who the hell keeps approving that poo poo for new models?
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Apr 2, 2024 17:13
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ilkhan posted:Better question, who the hell keeps approving that poo poo for new models? The same kind of guy that things having Q's in model names is worth millions of dollars of bonuses? Infiniti's lineup is so confusing now because it's all a Q something.
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Apr 2, 2024 17:40
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Either it's a Q and it's a Sedan or it's a QX and it's an SUV. Seems fairly straight forward 
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Ioniq Lyriq Evoque Qashqai
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You see the name has IQ in it because it is smart.
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BloodBag posted:The same kind of guy that things having Q's in model names is worth millions of dollars of bonuses? Infiniti's lineup is so confusing now because it's all a Q something. Hired from Audi (after making sure everything was Q-something), went to Infiniti, where he made sure everything was Q-something, then went to Cadillac, where it all changed to CT or XT. Dude just loved killing nameplates.
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BloodBag posted:The same kind of guy that things having Q's in model names is worth millions of dollars of bonuses? Infiniti's lineup is so confusing now because it's all a Q something. Maybe your Toyota IQ is too low to understand the difference between Qashqai and QX i kid
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Apr 2, 2024 19:32
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Sab669 posted:Either it's a Q and it's a Sedan or it's a QX and it's an SUV. I never snapped to this. Maybe because Acura lives in the same space where all their models have X in them now except for the integra, I suppose. The Cadillac nomenclature is also out of control. Go back to names like Allante! Is the quashkai the kicks or something? I've never seen one of those. E: ah, it's the rogue, how droll. BloodBag fucked around with this message at 19:48 on Apr 2, 2024 |
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Apr 2, 2024 19:45
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I think Audi does it best. A# for sedans Q# for SUVs. BMW is close but their numbering system isn't the most obvious to normies, other than "Bigger = Better". Add an X for SUVs. Mercs letter choices are dumb though.
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Apr 2, 2024 20:06
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Sab669 posted:I think Audi does it best. If there as an i at the front of a BMW name, it is an EV. But if there is an i at the END of a BMW name, that means it is gas-powered. 
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Apr 2, 2024 20:11
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Mazda wins.
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Muscle Tracer posted:If there as an i at the front of a BMW name, it is an EV. But if there is an i at the END of a BMW name, that means it is gas-powered. well you see when the i is in the front its the future like EVs, but when its at the end its in the past like gasoline 
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Apr 2, 2024 20:21
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Muscle Tracer posted:If there as an i at the front of a BMW name, it is an EV. But if there is an i at the END of a BMW name, that means it is gas-powered. Even better, the i at the end is specifically for fuel injected.
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Apr 2, 2024 20:41
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Muscle Tracer posted:If there as an i at the front of a BMW name, it is an EV. But if there is an i at the END of a BMW name, that means it is gas-powered. The i at the end means it's fuel injected. Efb
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Apr 2, 2024 20:42
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what the gently caress are the numbers supposed to mean then? I would have assumed 30i would like 3 liter fuel Injected. And 40i would be 4.0 liter fuel injected. But 30i is 2 liter and 40i is 3 liter.
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Apr 2, 2024 20:54
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Franco Caution posted:what the gently caress are the numbers supposed to mean then? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_BMW_vehicles#Nomenclature
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Franco Caution posted:what the gently caress are the numbers supposed to mean then? They cheat and say the turbo adds displacement.
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Apr 2, 2024 20:56
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Man bmw barely sells any of those higher numbers cars
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Franco Caution posted:what the gently caress are the numbers supposed to mean then? Yea once upon a time, it was [Series Number] + [Engine Displacement]. So like a 328 would be a 3 series with some 2.8L motor in it. Not sure when specifically they dropped that, but... it's been a while. Now the bigger number just arbitrarily means "We put more boost in this tune"
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The embodiment of "number go up" as a good thing
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Apr 2, 2024 21:23
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Ah, the simplicity of German engineering: it just takes 1100 words, almost half of them in the "exceptions" section, to explain what your names (don't) mean.
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Sab669 posted:Not sure when specifically they dropped that, but... it's been a while. Per that Wikipedia link, they've been doing it since....1976. So, much like M-trims on non-M cars, it's something they've been doing the whole time, not just some modern plague.
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Oh wild, I didn't know there were exceptions to that rule that far back. I assumed it was like "last 20 years or so" thing. Although it's definitely the norm now rather than exceptions  Also, I love Audi's "S" trim/model of SUVS. Like an SQ5, I just think to myself, "Oh yes, the audi 5-squared". I like making up wrong names for cars; the Regal TourX is definitely "Regal Torques" in my head too.
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BMW's nomenclature may be confusing and full of exceptions, but at least you can make an educated guess what a new one means after you have seen a bunch of them. In contrast the Ford names, Elevator, Exploder, Expander, those are all meaningless. They don't tell you at all what kind of vehicle it could be or where it falls in the lineup.
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Merc of course also guilty - not just with the new AMG 43/53 models, but a 63? They haven't built a 6.3l engine since 1981, and even the famous 450SEL 6.9 was only a 6.8l!
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I always laugh at the Cadillacs because their badging is torque in NM, which means for the escalate the 420hp 6.2 and 277hp 3.0 duramax are badged 600 and 600DBuckyDoneGun posted:Merc of course also guilty - not just with the new AMG 43/53 models, but a 63? They haven't built a 6.3l engine since 1981, and even the famous 450SEL 6.9 was only a 6.8l! The new G550 is a 3.0 6 cylinder
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BuckyDoneGun posted:Merc of course also guilty - not just with the new AMG 43/53 models, but a 63? They haven't built a 6.3l engine since 1981, and even the famous 450SEL 6.9 was only a 6.8l! To be fair, when they first started using 63 in the modern era they were using a 6.2 V8.
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Q_res posted:To be fair, when they first started using 63 in the modern era they were using a 6.2 V8. Which is....not a 6.3.
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Which is squarely in, no sane person gives a poo poo territory.
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Saukkis posted:BMW's nomenclature may be confusing and full of exceptions, but at least you can make an educated guess what a new one means after you have seen a bunch of them. In contrast the Ford names, Elevator, Exploder, Expander, those are all meaningless. They don't tell you at all what kind of vehicle it could be or where it falls in the lineup. What, you're telling me you can't decode Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody Jailbreak?
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Franco Caution posted:what the gently caress are the numbers supposed to mean then? Just remember that bigger number = better. I'm a wimpy man for getting a 330i instead of a 340i and I'm shamed daily for it.
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Muscle Tracer posted:What, you're telling me you can't decode Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody Jailbreak? That's not a car, that's an NFL playcall.
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Sab669 posted:Yea once upon a time, it was [Series Number] + [Engine Displacement]. So like a 328 would be a 3 series with some 2.8L motor in it. Not sure when specifically they dropped that, but... it's been a while.
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Impossibly Perfect Sphere posted:That's not a car, that's an NFL playcall. 
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Saukkis posted:BMW's nomenclature may be confusing and full of exceptions, but at least you can make an educated guess what a new one means after you have seen a bunch of them. In contrast the Ford names, Elevator, Exploder, Expander, those are all meaningless. They don't tell you at all what kind of vehicle it could be or where it falls in the lineup. Having names for things is a much better system for … naming things … than random numbers or letters. Using words is good.
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Q_res posted:Which is squarely in, no sane person gives a poo poo territory. Well OK, but this whole conversation is literally about the numbers not matching.
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Dr. Lunchables posted:Having names for things is a much better system for … naming things … than random numbers or letters. Using words is good. agreed. Fleetwood Brougham vs ct6. no way could/would afro man be rhyming about no ct6
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Saukkis posted:BMW's nomenclature may be confusing and full of exceptions, but at least you can make an educated guess what a new one means after you have seen a bunch of them. In contrast the Ford names, Elevator, Exploder, Expander, those are all meaningless. They don't tell you at all what kind of vehicle it could be or where it falls in the lineup. Normal people describing their BMW: “I have the big SUV” “I have the sedan, it’s blue”
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