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12-05-22, 08:28 AM | #1 |
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The wrong direction?
https://jalopnik.com/the-2023-escala...ver-1848907268
6300lbs weight (almost 3 tons), 682 hp, 653 ft/lbs torque. 0-60 4.4 secs Americans do a lot of towing - boats, bikes etc. I guess with this they can tow their house, too. Fuel economy figures not yet released.
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12-05-22, 05:15 PM | #2 |
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Re: The wrong direction?
So ugly. Why do so many people want such vulgar status symbols as these? They use too much resource to build, they are way more powerful than required (99% of the time), there will be just one person in them usually and they cost a fortune to run with terrible mileage. A smaller lighter car would be way more fun to drive, be far quicker, and would take up less space.
In a sane world taxation on cars would be partly based on size, resources and economy, making such unsustainable and unjustifiable monstrosities out of reach to all but R*****n oligarchs and footballers, making both easy to spot and hate. [\gretamode]
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12-05-22, 06:45 PM | #3 |
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Re: The wrong direction?
In the present climate its obscene.
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13-05-22, 12:45 PM | #4 |
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Re: The wrong direction?
That's rubbish. They're supercharging a 6 litre V8 engine and barely getting over 100 horsepower per litre. So disappointing. Even the Porsche Cayenne S E-hybrid will beat it to 60mph with a biker chasing 3.8 seconds.
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