Comments by "Trevor Sutherland" (@trevorsutherland5263) on "Raiti's Rides" channel.

  1. Leaf???
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  2. I had to enable cc to watch the part where you drive it. That rising and falling "wooooo" sound gave me a headache. I think the Taycan is awesome but disabling that sound would be the first thing I'd do!
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  3. Its OK, but if you really want a Stelvio, just buy a Stelvio instead of this copy!!
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  4. I don't care for CUVs but its cars like this that lessen my annoyance at our forced EV future. I like the 'Stang details in the front, the splitter, the vents, I like the Brembos peeking out, I like the taillights and the "GT" badge. I like the interior (but that giant iPad has to go---half that size integrated in the dash and I'm good). Its close, very close. This is the first (and so far only) EV that has the details to give it some character----the kind of things we brag about to our buddies on Saturday night. Based on what I see here, when the real Mustang EV option shows up, I think we will all be very pleased.
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  5. He IS talking to children!!! Children that are 45 years old and buy $90K pickup trucks!!! LOL!
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  6. That is a good thing; since it COSTS MORE than an M340i...
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  7. Toyota and Subaru have given us the old school, NA, obtainable sporty car we all say we want, but does anyone buy it? They've been out over a year now and I've seen as many of them as I have of the new Nissan Z. None.
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  8. I like the body styling for sure. However if Dodge sold this with a supercharged Hemi right next to the EV one, I'd buy the HEMI one every time. Just sayin...
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  9. An excellent toaster. You'll drive it ten years and forget it two days after you trade it or sell it.
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  10. This is never marketed much here; they sell a bunch over in Europe. However like all Euro brands, this is built to run safely at autobahn speeds so it will have a far better suspension setup than any American or Asian equivalent. This is meant to be the "E-Type" reincarnated as an SUV. It drives like a sports car so it compares to a Stelvio or Macan. A GV70 is more "Korean Buick" and will have nowhere near the dynamic capabilities.
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  11. I've heard the horror stories of the CVT now for over five years. However, I did the research and the newer ones 2019 and later have many improvements and are no longer the nightmares they were before. A CVT is cheap and efficient; that is why they are used and at this price point you can't avoid them. I bought one for my 17 year old daughter and was blown away by the interior and trunk space; their packaging designers are masters. Comfy seats, advanced driver assistance tech, heated front seats, CarPlay, and the stereo sounds far better than it has any right to at $21K. Done.
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  12. I've had two BMW's previously and I've tried, I really have tried to get over that pig nose and I can't. I just can't. I look at my Giulia Quad and it is so beautiful from every angle I would curse every morning I looked in my garage if I swapped it out for an M4-----even with the God-given manual that I can't get on the Giulia. This Comp is auto only and its ugly too? Forget it man.
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  13. I have to get used to these post-COVID numbers. $45K could have got you an F-150 XLT in 2020.
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  14. How has Hostess Brands not brought you on yet???
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  15. That is the best looking SUV on Earth. I can't think of even one that looks better. Maybe Aston DBX or Jag F-Pace are close, but that's it.
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  16. The crazy thing is that pretty much ANY V8 Charger/Challenger is holding its value spectacularly well. A 2016 SRT is almost $40K----it was $50K new!! That is nuts! Doesn't matter which you buy as long as there is a V8 in there. Even 12 year old SRT8's with 90K miles go for $17K-----that is HALF what they cost over a decade ago! Just buy one, any one. Contrast that to dropping $50K on a 2021 Kia Stinger or Genesis G70.....in one year you'll LOSE $20K! Its your money; don't throw it away!
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  17. These are fine IF you buy them used; they depreciate 50% in ONE year so don't waste your money on a new one. However if you really want to feel joy every time you drive, forget this thing and buy an Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti. You will weep tears of joy even when you go three blocks to the grocery store. If you were fortunate enough in life to have owned an E46 BMW, the Giulia is the modern version of that automotive perfection. Even BMW has not yet surpassed the E46-----only Alfa has.
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  18. Waiting for November when some Ford dealer just wants this out of his sight and will take $53K for me to "help him out". 🙂
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  19. That is exactly what it is supposed to do. Unfortunately entire generation of Americans either want it without having to work or they just don't want it at all...
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  20. I know it is a Lexus and will still be running smoothly in 2038, but on an emotional level I cannot see how any person could buy this over any single one of its competition.
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  21. I had a 2012 Prius that got amazing mpg and was indestructible. However it looked like a sad sack, had no sound-deadening, rode like crap on anything other than a perfect road, and was slow as a dog. I couldn't wait to get rid of it; I was happy to go to a 2.0T car with 35 mpg hwy in exchange for the Prius' 52 mpg----the price was worth it for the massive upgrade in comfort and performance. This looks great; if they make it comfortable with that ability to get 0-60 in about 6.7, that is just about the perfect commuter car.
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  22. Especially since there are so many 2 or 3 year old Hellcats and SRTs now flooding the repo auctions, you can get almost 500 HP for 30K and it's still under warranty.
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  23. Alfa in a different league performance wise than Acura. Acura competes with Buick, not Alfa Romeo.
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  24. Dodge got the looks right; not hard to do as this is an Alfa Romeo design and they probably make the most beautiful cars on Earth (as do most Italian makers). HOWEVER, Stellantis' recent efforts on PHEV is not exactly stellar; Jeep 4xe nightmares don't really give you the warm fuzzy. Also while ZF has a great reputation, this 9HP trans does not as it got a bad reputation in early FCA products a few years back. The 2.0T motor itself is stout; six years now in the US and you don't see any Stelvios or Giulias throwing rods or self-disassembling like a Kia. This is lease-only imho, at least until we've had 50K of them running around for 4 or 5 years. As to all the muscle-heads crying about it being Italian underneath, wait until they realize the upcoming Challenger EV will be on a ----- FRENCH ----- platform originally designed by Peugeot. 🙂
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  25. No, they didn't. Liar.
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  26. 90% of the women under 30 driving a newer RR are doing Onlyfans for $3-6K a month, plus working the pole at night for another $2-4K a week. A shag here and there for their "regulars" and those women are pulling $200K a year, most of it tax free. A RR is like a Civic to them.
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  27. They copied AM like everything else they make. I'd be embarrassed to drive a cheap copy but that's me. You do you.
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  28. Sorry, BMW 530e with M Sport Pkg is $55K, can do 40 miles in EV mode, is built 10x better, and handles like a ...well...BMW. Twenty thousand dollars more for this is insane.
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  29. I have 2017 Ti Lusso, 27K miles zero problems. I will say the weather strip around the doors has deteriorated more than other cars I have that are 10 years old. I don't know if this is an issue with the climate here (Texas) but I've seen it on several 2017 models so I know its not a fluke. That's it. Weatherstrip. Its still under warranty so I'll get it replaced soon but that's the only issue. People say "risk" like its 1981 or something, LOL. Its a ZF transmission! You think ZF sells only the "unreliable" ones to Alfa while selling the "good" ones to BMW??? Its Brembo brakes. Its a Ferrari engine. Its Pirelli tires. How can the car be composed of "non-risky" parts and be "risky" as a whole??? You think the factory assembly people are all just trash?? Its a modern, mass-produced car. Its better than any BMW at this price. If you want one just buy one.
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  30. 0-60 in 2.9s is insanely fast, but the EQE AMG does it the same and will lease for HALF what this will because the EQ-series EVs have been a horrible sales failure.
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  31. I was shocked when I saw this last night. I don't follow this stuff that closely but I had a 2002 LC so I clicked to see the newest one. I honestly thought it was a joke the first 5 mins; I was like "no way that is a new LC. That looks so cheap". I had no idea Toyota was taking LC down market. My 2002 is superior to this in every way but for fuel economy.
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  32. Yes, if your goal was to make money. Since there are only a finite # of them, they've doubled in value in less than a year. However, if your goal was driving enjoyment, then no. The Corvette is far more visceral and thrilling to drive, and because GM will stamp out as many of them as people want, you can get one for about $72K out the door as the "scarcity premium" they had last year is now gone.
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  33. If it just a 3 year lease, the G70. If you plan to still be driving it in 2033 the Maxima every time.
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  34. Nice, but I think I'll stick with a Benz S580 for my $120K hard earned dollars.
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  35. E-pace is named after E-Type, which goes back long before you were born.
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  36. Jesus, I like it but this thing is within 20% the cost of an M2 manual... In 1995, an Integra Type R was $22K and a BMW M3 was $37K----the BMW was 60% more expensive then. Ouch.
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  37. Dayum $99K? Just two years ago these were $84K MSRP. Ouch...
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  38. Just looking at the engine bay conveys the fact that at no point during the design of this vehicle did anyone ever say "...no, that would cost too much---use the cheaper one or leave it out..." I looked through those brake cooling ducts and there is airflow sculpting on the inside of them. Who else is that insane about quality and detail? Maybe Porsche? OMG the sound; I closed my eyes and it sounds like the Mach 5 when Speed Racer is pushing down on the pedal with his foot. 295/30/24----I've owned 25 different cars and not one of them has ever had even one of those numbers in the tire size let alone all three! To me this thing is like the new RS6; such an exquisite example of modern mass manufacturing that I'd buy it and never drive it---just park it in the garage and look at it from time to time like fine art.
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  39. Honestly, if you are coming out of a big luxury sedan, think 2010-2016 S-Class, 7-Series, A8 or Jag XJ and you don't want to join the SUV crowd, this is a compelling alternative in many ways. You'll only really lose the dynamic handling of those Euro sleds, but honestly nobody buying those does more "handling" than taking the overpass at 70 instead of 50. In exchange you get a MASSIVE upgrade in utility by going with something like this, without giving up very much luxury and tech at all. $78K won't even get you a base model of the Euros. Think of this as a luxury sedan and it makes a lot of sense.
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  40. Looks good, but underneath it is a Kia Stinger so how "premium" can it be? Then you have that engine cover that could have come from a hundred different other cars----come on. If you can afford better, this won't even show up on your radar. People driving a Malibu or Sonata will aspire to this; that is about it.
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  41. This thing will only depreciate if you drive it.
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  42. I hate the fact no manual but I don't care. I'm getting one, as soon as the supply chain and demand issues go away and I can buy one for MSRP no fuss. It may take 3 years but I'll wait.
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  43. $36K for AWD and leather??? For schlepping four kids from Pre-K to Jr. High you don't want anything fancy; they'll tear it up anyway. My kids beat my 2012 Enclave to death but its at 140K miles and that 3.6l V6 still idles so smooth I can't even tell its running. If I had to do it all over I'd trust the Atlas way more than a Kia; Korean cars never last more than 6 or 7 years. However I'd pop for the V6 as I'd trust it over the long haul more than the 2.0T, especially loaded with the family and luggage and going up the mountains to Breck or down to Miami, etc. I learned from the Enclave; if you have a big family that is just like towing----get the tow package (trans cooler) but I think that is only available with the V6.
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  44. 2017 Ti Lusso here. 30K miles and she's like butter. I don't even bother manual shift; in Dynamic the ZF shifts so fast this little 2.0l 4-cylinder throws me back into the seat. The steering is so direct I feel like I can write my name in cursive with the front wheels. I did a 1500 mile road trip last month and 35 mpg on cruise at 75mph. 20 years from now people currently in the 4th grade will be buying these out of a dusty garage and going bananas with joy at what they found.
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  45. I like that it is evolutionary because imho, the current gen Mustang is the best looking since the thing came out in 1964. The "moar skreenz!" treatment inside is unavoidable I guess; don't love it but at least it mimics the look in Benz and BMW instead of ugly tacked on iPad look which I despise. I do not believe that in five or six years all the people who love V8 rumble and manual transmission will suddenly stop loving that. The Government will have to simply make such things illegal as if there is any way or loophole to get it, people will want it.
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  46. As far as tanks go, this is one of the best overall. I know it will last for 20 years, but honestly who wants to drive the same vehicle for 20 years?? 10 years is my personal limit. In that timeframe a lot of other options will be just as reliable. For that reason I'd go Grand Wagoneer over this every time. The V8 and the interior that slaps this Lexus all over the schoolyard and takes its lunch money, seals the deal. The Jeep will last till 2030 and that's all I'd want from it anyway.
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  47. Happy for you man!! Your joy at all things automotive is palpable; and you GOT A MANUAL!!! :-)
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  48. Wow! Traverse finally no longer looks like a mom-mobile and now something a guy would buy because he wanted it, not because he needed it. Wonder why they created a new 2.5l and didn't just use the 2.7l turbo four in there? 380 lb-ft in this with the twin-clutch AWD and the new good looks would be pretty much perfect.
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  49. Its like a mish-mash of LS, S-Class, A8, 7-Series, and XJ all put together haphazardly with a giant grilled on front to make it "different". I'm sorry but that thing is ugly. The GV80 looks a lot better. The commenter below is right; Genesis is the new Lexus but the Germans and Range Rover don't have anything really to worry about. Once Lexus got their attention 30 years ago they upped their game and even today the LS 500, nice as it is, is not really comparable with an S-Class or A8.
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  50. These are quite rare; extremely actually....which is part of the appeal as you won't be just another BMW / Audi lessee in the parking lot. However if I'm going contrarian in this segment its Alfa Stelvio for me.
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