Indeed..drove a couple Hyundais today..no thanks (Tucson) and how much again?(Santa Fe)
US Diesel's big splash introduction
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Indeed..drove a couple Hyundais today..no thanks (Tucson) and how much again?(Santa Fe)
Congrats.
Thanks. I saw people getting good prices on the 17s, so I solicited some quotes. Turns out there weren't any 17s left in that config, but my indifference about when/if I get the gas model helped me negotiate dispassionately and get a pretty good price on the 18. Got better than 10% off MSRP after the $500 customer cash. No dealer options.
Even if the diesel were out today, It would probably cost me about $6000 more if similarly configured, assuming no discounts for a while. That helped me rationalize the purchase. If it ever comes out, I'll have some thinking to do. WA state, with the sales tax, makes upgrading so much more painful.
Congratulations!
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Closer than the regular gas-burner, but it will also have 50-75hp on the oil burner...which in a CUV matters a lot more to most people who aren't trying to tow a camper behind their glorified sedan.
I found the 182 Tucson ok but expensive, the Santa fe was horrible to drive, so I cut short the test drive.
With an intercooler the X will also have more torque than the NA engine, but also be more complex.
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Im driving a Mitzi Outlander pool car this week and the CX-5 is a Rolls Royce times 10 by comparison. Its proper agricultural.
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Wait a minute............ theres a diesel coming to America? We should start a new thread on it!
Congrats on the CX-5. My sister is running round in a Mere AMG or something and its nowhere near as nice as may CX-5 (dont tell her I told you, she paid an arm and a leg).
No. See Mazda timeline below (red square):
The Mild HEV could be interesting. It likely refers to a 48V motor system that reportedly can improve driving dynamics; giving instant torque and compensating for/eliminating the feeling of turbo lag. Reportedly coming to a number of late 2019 cars, including Kia Sportage.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/business/electric-cars-48-volts.html
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30% off MSRP? Not too shabby. Good luck with both!
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Very bad news for diesel fans:
German court opens the way for bans of diesel vehicles, roiling a nation of car obsessives
German court opens the way for bans of diesel vehicles, roiling a nation of car obsessives
As I mentioned on another forum, this will create thousands of jobs as people will be needed to clean the streets from the horse drawn carriages.
Sometimes laws go to the extreme when it should be gradual. The used diesel vehicle market will be flooded with unsalable cars and trucks as well.
Maybe Toyota will be assisting with this (uhm)
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When China bans diesels, that will be the nail in the coffin. It is coming and they will do it when they have an electric car that is competitive.
Otherwise known as #nothingburger- look its coming eventually we all know that- and I get limiting/banning them by x-date in congested cities with air issues, but both VW and greenpeace can collectively go suck it. This has zero impact on Mazda bringing the diesel here- imo. If they get it how they want and it meets epa and carb regs we'll get it- question is for how long.
BTW- I'm an even bigger fan of using cheaper fuel in a combustion engine that may not put out as much torque as a diesel but makes up for it in hp all while getting nearly as good fe all while being inherently cleaner. Seeing the diesel as (until the next best thing comes along) type solution..sky-x can't come soon enough so long as it works as designed in the rigors of the real world- time as always will tell. But that's some bs in Germany..buy diesels they're great, durable, use less fuel- hell we'll even make them cheaper to buy to.. diesel? You can't drive that filthy polluting thing here anymore go somewhere else..that's some bs right there.
