I spotted a NEW (insert make/model) today!

explorerx4

Saw another R1S a few minutes ago. It was blue.

kyfdx

Friday, saw another Aston Martin. That’s two in a week.

Also, my neighbor across the street just bought a new Land Rover Defender. Want.

Michaell

kyfdx said:

Friday, saw another Aston Martin. That’s two in a week.

Also, my neighbor across the street just bought a new Land Rover Defender. Want.

90 or 110?

@jpp75 had a 90 - great vehicle.

kyfdx

Michaell said:

kyfdx said:

Friday, saw another Aston Martin. That’s two in a week.

Also, my neighbor across the street just bought a new Land Rover Defender. Want.

90 or 110?

@jpp75 had a 90 - great vehicle.

110

laurasdada

Two Cadillac Lyric (Lyrii?); first in NYC by Holland Tunnel entrance, second in Delaware, Fenwick Island. Smaller than I had envisioned, quite handsome, both black.

kyfdx

I think Lyrics is the plural for Lyric.

imidazol97

I saw 7 of the Lyric models a couple months ago.
They were all in one place. They were on a car carrier heading
north through Montgomery County on I75.
I wasn't impressed.

andres3

Drove next to a Ferrari in Carmel in the S4. Monterey is having a car week right now so there were a lot of sightings. I like red Ferrari's.

explorerx4

This one is for uplanderguy.
Saw a Coffee colored C8 yesterday. It's a good color for the car. Doesn't hide the styling like Black.
It was kind of a lighter Alloy color of my 07 Fusion.

kyfdx

Lotus Elise (I think).

Looked new-ish.

explorerx4

Taking my daughter's dog for a walk today, saw the Rivian again.
It's definitely green and was blocked in by 3 cars this time.
The house has a 2 car garage but the Riv seems to sit outside.
BTW it's an R1S.

texases

$100,000 car sits outside to make room for $1,000 worth of junk.

ab348

texases said:

$100,000 car sits outside to make room for $1,000 worth of junk.

Are we sure there hasn't been an advisory issued saying not to park them indoors in case the battery spontaneously combusts?

explorerx4

Yesterday, I saw a new Hummer, white of course. They are pretty big.

explorerx4

First new Prius I've seen.

explorerx4

Wife was out for a walk and saw one of these a couple streets away.

sda

explorerx4 said:

Wife was out for a walk and saw one of these a couple streets away.

I didn’t know anything about them. Looked them up online, definitely marketed to a niche market. Not anything I'd want but glad they are available for those where these fill the purpose.

ab348

In other news, Ford just announced the updated 2024 fatted calf a.k.a. the F-150:

https://www.autonews.com/cars-concepts/2024-ford-f-150-adds-side-swinging-tailgate-updated-design

ab348

Saw a new Cadillac Lyriq on the road today. A bit big for me and too expensive (starts at $75K in worthless Canadian dollars). I don’t mind the front end but the rear quarter and rear end looks awkward to me.

texases

On the opposite end of the GM range, saw a new Chevy Trax, pretty good looking., larger.

Michaell

texases said:

On the opposite end of the GM range, saw a new Chevy Trax, pretty good looking., larger.

And, FWD only...

fintail

I've seen a new Trax on the road too, not as dorky looking for sure.

Michaell

fintail said:

I've seen a new Trax on the road too, not as dorky looking for sure.

Agreed. One of the more, er, affordable, new cars these days.

ab348

The new Trax seems to be a big improvement over the old one in terms of size, style and overall design. I am slightly concerned with the 3-cylinder turbo engine. It also has a 6-speed automatic, surprising as most of those entry-level vehicles have the hated CVT.

stickguy

Does look nice. And 162 lb/ft out of the 1.2l. Crazy.

I would not expect it to last but on a lease, won’t matter!

imidazol97

When my son was shopping a few years back, he liked the Encore GX which was the Trailblazer all with 3 cylinder 1.2 L turbo engines. I told him to run, run away. The 1.4 L in the Encore and Traxx was weak enough.

These don't offer an optional larger engine. Maybe GM will try to push out the 2 cylinder engines someday soon, while they push out their all electric options.

But if you want a pickup truck, GM has all the quality engine sizes and transmission combos to suit, Chev, GMC. But all these little cars have to have toy engines if they are still on gasoline power.

Not for me. My son chose a 2.5 L hybrid Toyota model, no turbo, after I pointed out to him what I felt were the problems with the turbos compared to NA.

texases

Hey, what's wrong with 2 cylinders?

imidazol97

That's what GM will have the small sedan gas powered vehicles being in order to meet some ridiculour 50 mpg standard, which the trucks and large vehicle folks are gas guzzling away. When they start shuffling the congress who made these ridiculour gas mileage standards around in Traxx and Encores instead of Suburbans and Tahoes, etc., I'll believe they're serious. Otherwise it's all a smoke screen.

kyfdx

imidazol97 said:

That's what GM will have the small sedan gas powered vehicles being in order to meet some ridiculour 50 mpg standard, which the trucks and large vehicle folks are gas guzzling away. When they start shuffling the congress who made these ridiculour gas mileage standards around in Traxx and Encores instead of Suburbans and Tahoes, etc., I'll believe they're serious. Otherwise it's all a smoke screen.

I have two 2.0 litre turbos. One has 220 hp, and the other has 248 hp.. No issues with that 1.2 litre turbo.

Michaell

imidazol97 said:

That's what GM will have the small sedan gas powered vehicles being in order to meet some ridiculour 50 mpg standard, which the trucks and large vehicle folks are gas guzzling away. When they start shuffling the congress who made these ridiculour gas mileage standards around in Traxx and Encores instead of Suburbans and Tahoes, etc., I'll believe they're serious. Otherwise it's all a smoke screen.

The Taos I rented in LA last week has a 1.5L turbo with, I think, 156HP. Perfectly adequate for LA traffic.

My 2016 Jetta had a 1.4L turbo with just under 150HP. At altitude here in Colorado, quite fun when the boost kicks in.

fintail

In traffic today I saw something I didn't recognize but don't have much data - another small-medium dumpling CUV with an upkick at the C-pillar. Whatever it was, I couldn't instantly ID it, but I only saw it for a second. Ideas?

Michaell

fintail said:

In traffic today I saw something I didn't recognize but don't have much data - another small-medium dumpling CUV with an upkick at the C-pillar. Whatever it was, I couldn't instantly ID it, but I only saw it for a second. Ideas?

Buick Envista?

fintail

Michaell said:

fintail said:

In traffic today I saw something I didn't recognize but don't have much data - another small-medium dumpling CUV with an upkick at the C-pillar. Whatever it was, I couldn't instantly ID it, but I only saw it for a second. Ideas?

Buick Envista?

That's the one strongly influenced by the Urus I see - I don't think it was that, I don't recall the big black plastic piece near the C-pillar. Same shape though so could have been. If so, my first sighting.

explorerx4

Saw a TRX while pushing my grandson around the block. It has quite the exhaust burble.

texases

Lambo Urus, red. Not what I'd spend my $300,000+ on.

fintail

Saw a BMW iX - not a new release, but those aren't a seller in this part of the world, so it counts (most new sightings seem to be unremarkable angrydad trucks and potato CUVs/oversized SUVs). I am sure the iX is comfortable, but it is weird.

andres3

texases said:

Lambo Urus, red. Not what I'd spend my $300,000+ on.

$200,000 to earn your business today?

texases

Now you’re talking!

texases

Spotted my first e-tron GT, pretty nice:

kyfdx

It's a Porsche Taycan underneath, basically

Michaell

kyfdx said:

It's a Porsche Taycan underneath, basically

Except the Audi has a boatload of lease cash on it - $20K

texases

Yep. I think I like the GT a bit more. Much less common, that's for sure, around here.

tjc78

@Michaell said:
Except the Audi has a boatload of lease cash on it - $20K

If only they weren’t 150K

laurasdada

Pulling into the sales office of our humble, yet ever-growing development, a white Bentley Bentayga with NJ plates. First thought, how bad is it in NJ if they're considering moving to MA!

explorerx4

Saw a black Rivian R1T while out walking the granddog today.

texases

Saw what must have been a 2024 Pilot, didn't recognize it by the new tail lights:

explorerx4

Not sure what model Cadillac this is.

ab348

I believe that is the new Lyriq.

imidazol97

The ugly model. I see several Cadillacs that fall into that category. CT4 is one of them. Awkward from the rear.

laurasdada

I actually like the way the Lyriq looks. Unfortunately, reviews I've read comment on GM's poor build quality (e.g. uneven panel gaps; electric charging door malfunctions). But, for once, a GM is reviewed as a quality interior!