Mercedes XCLass
Will be interesting too what they want to do with this. Competition is now the Amarok according too MB. That has now 254hp and 420lbs ft of torque. Japanese are being a little bit agitated. Would not ...
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Hard to format the previous post satisfactorily Yes I agree you have little man syndrome., accept that other parts of the world are not great fans of US Pickups. Even Canada from my experience has a different vehicle mix than the US I explained how manufacturing disappeared in Australia US owners did not allow exports from Australia, exchange rate was awful and vehicle tastes were changing, the perfect storm in manufacturing terms.Toyota very much wanted to stay but the supply chain disappeared.
I will say it again. US HD Pickups are non existent outside NA( Yes Mexico is part of NA) I would have no problems if I had the money buying a Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini you name it from the Showroon. US Pickup 1/2 Ton and HD forget about it
From recent memory a lot of commotion was made about US manufacturers shifting production from the US( they still are)
As far as “ tough “ vehicles go ask the Japanese. They are doing well in the US for their reliability and at one stage Toyota was in front of Ford. Toyota is the biggest seller here by far.
I will say it again. US HD Pickups are non existent outside NA( Yes Mexico is part of NA) I would have no problems if I had the money buying a Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini you name it from the Showroon. US Pickup 1/2 Ton and HD forget about it
From recent memory a lot of commotion was made about US manufacturers shifting production from the US( they still are)
As far as “ tough “ vehicles go ask the Japanese. They are doing well in the US for their reliability and at one stage Toyota was in front of Ford. Toyota is the biggest seller here by far.
