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

  1. 5,300 pounds!!! My first BMW was a 1991 525i, my second was a 2000 323Ci, my third was-----never was a third. BMW stopped making "BMWs" about 15 years ago to jump on the the SUV sales roller coaster. I now drive an Alfa Giulia; more BMW than a BMW.
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  2. The last gen went too far with the psycho-Transformer, 20 plastic vents, angled on one end rounded on the other, horrifically ugly styling. The Accord is a handsome sedan, now the Civic is too. I predict sales will double.
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  3. We are really living in strange times. This is a good looking coupe, but nothing that will be drooled over in 2040. The 2000 323Ci I ordered new with the manual and HK sound with the Sport pkg could be built exactly the same today, and BMW would only need to update the infotainment and that thing would sell just as many (maybe more) than this will. Strange times indeed...
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  4. A loaded Integra GS was about $16K in 1994, which is about $36K today. This is priced about where it should be
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  5. I like the looks but $57K and not even power folding mirrors? No way at all----that same money can get you a BMW 530i with real leather and the M Sport Pkg. A bigger, far mor luxurious car. $50K for this tops; any more and you are being fleeced. Won't matter, they'll lease fleets of them....they always do.
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  6. 5300 pounds and the mofo will get to 60 in 4.1...DAYUM!
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  7. At this point in time, any car with a high performance V8 is a non-depreciating asset. These TT V6s aren't quite at that level (yet); all the previous-gen ATS-Vs are worth 90% of what they cost new; you buy this and you may not make money on it, but you'll be basically driving it for free or close to it. The Caddy V-Series cars will be the 911s of the future as electric motors replace gas ones. Manual trans. Bulletproof easy to maintain engine. Jedi-level handling. Brembos that will stop a locomotive. Ahh, yes please!!!
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  8. Looks good, not great. Yeah, yeah EVs are the future, but Hellcats will appreciate in value by 20% per year until the 22nd Century. At a stoplight you play the .mp3 file sound and a guy next to you "plays" a real engine, you'll lose every time for the next 100 years. Better to just be slient.
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  9. I'm a big Toyota fan but a Giulia Ti beats this in every objective way, and most of the subjective ones too...
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  10. HyunKia has expertly learned how to market to Americans. Use the Sedona minivan platform to build a 3-row SUV. Make one a copy of a Volvo XC90, the other a copy of a Land Rover, give them ZERO off-road hardware, a middling V6, a smooth ride, and the "appearance" of premium materials (without actually using high-end materials). Sell it for $33K to start. Instant hit. These are fine if that's all you can afford but a Range Rover or XC90 will have $2000 worth of hardware at EACH wheel that neither of these possess. Inside, any European brand would have quality light years beyond these. Just save up another year or two and buy the real thing.
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  11. Yes. Now that the honeymoon is over, we all ready to admit that while the C8 is faster than the C7, but it is most assuredly NOT better than the C7? The C8 is horrible to look at and there is no manual transmission. You buy a sports car for speed, looks, fun (in any order); the C7 has the looks and fun, the C8 has speed. In less than a decade people will pay almost any price for a NA V8 Stingray with a manual transmission. Just buy one and park it----think of it as an IRA account you can drive.
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  12. 28 mpg? What is the point of all that complex hybrid tech? You can get that with a 2.0T (or heck even a 3.0 V6).
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  13. No, it is not
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  14. I've been waiting to see a Taycan 4S up close. I'll just say this. I'm not an EV Evangelist; I just like cool high performance cars. Unfortunately the EV "premium" means I won't be driving one for a very long time. I currently drive a Jag XJ Supercharged. The interior of this Taycan is about equivalent to what I'd expect in an Audi A4. For $128K. Let that sink in. For those that want the "EV experience in a Porsche, its all yours. I'd buy a 2020 911 or Cayman GT4 all day long over this Taycan.
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  15. I have no need for a car (I have three already in perfect shape), but part of me wants to buy this just to have an Integra again. I'm Gen X so the Integra is a name that takes me back to some really good memories. It has a manual option too-----yeah, I will have to grab one just for old times sake. 🙂
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  16. OMG open the hood on your new luxury performance car and you see------an engine cover with "TURBO" on it.... Like it could have come from anywhere... Like in the 1980s when manufacturer's put "turbo" on the back or sides to let you know this was the fast one.... In 11 months this thing will be selling for $29K....
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  17. Raiti you do a good job man. You crack me up with your random "you can store your Twinkies in here.." comments! Hahaha! I really enjoy your summary of the exterior detailing of cars. Keep it up!
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  18. At $110K, you better not sit in a Range Rover Sport after sitting in this, because you'll never be back to the BMW dealership. The RR has LEATHER all over the dash at that price, not "soft touch material" and cloth.
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  19. An Integra that'll max out at 167mph....wow...its not 1993 anymore... $51K----I was thinking $46K; not sure who buys this when its big brother is only $5K more?
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  20. I know it isn't worth $100K more than a Corvette, but it IS absolutely 10x better looking than a Corvette. If Honda had only gone with the V6 only and left out all that hybrid stuff and priced it around $125K.....if only....
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  21. I've never off-roaded in my life and probably never will. However IF I ever had a chance to go to Namibia or Tanzania or Morocco I'd love to have something like this. I assume that is the AJ series V6 used in this one? That plus the ZF transmission is bulletproof; the AJ series V8s/V6s run forever with little maintenance and the ZF is---well ZF! However for me, the four cylinder is fine---300 hp / 300 tq---who needs more than that?? Rugged, no poseur "luxury", plastic and rubber that is easy to clean, only the tech necessary to do the job, etc. However, I think I'd have to wrap it first; I'd wince every time that lovely paint job got scratched or dinged! I have two Jags; 2012 XK-R and 2011 XJ Supercharged. Almost a decade old and paint quality unmatched, leather not even bruised (my 2014 Stingray showed leather bruises within ONE year), and both AJ series V8 engines purr like kitties! If you can afford to maintain them correctly, JLR products last indefinitely; they don't cheap out on components. Great job as usual!
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  22. I don't even like SUVs but this, the RR Velar, and the Stelvio are the only ones I'd buy. This Jag looks really good; and an INLINE six?? Yes, thank you very much!
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  23. They finally got the looks right on it with the Type S. Men with lots of disposable income buy cars like this and that means they have to look the part. The regular model was just too soft and rounded looking; a McLaren looked like it would take the NSX's lunch money. A GTR Nismo looks like it would put the NSX in its trunk. Not good. NOW they have the "edge" the car needed visually. This is a magnificent beast but I don't think it is worth 2x a new C8 Z06. I mean $90K to start for a Z06 that will blow the NSX out of the water by every objective and subjective measure?? The NSX was great but its time has come and gone.
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  24. Sport: x3 or Stelvio. Lux: xc90 (on the lux side the BMW and Alfa are about equal.)
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  25. Acura is finally back with this and the TLX. LOL when you talk about the size of the brake rotors..."they are FOURTEEN inches.."; my 2011 Jag XJ has 15 inch front brake rotors. They look like pizza trays behind the wheels; I think back then only the Porsche 918 had larger front rotors. Over a decade later the Jag still stops so well my kids are like "Dad, why you stop so suddenly?" and I'm like "I just put my big toe on it! Sorry!" :-) Acura understands that there is no cheap shortcut to quality.
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  26. Honestly, the current gen Camaro , Mustang, and Challenger are excellent muscle cars. Massively powerful and reliable engines that will last for decades. Transmissions that are essentially bulletproof. Comfy interiors, booming sound systems, etc. All will tear your eyeballs out with acceleration and fill your ears with the sound of a glorious V8. If you are old enough to remember 1980s or 1990s American cars, you would feel like you are in Heaven with any of these.
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  27. LC500 is good option but too soft. This is an F-Type R which has the sport dialed way up; LC500 is a luxo-boat with no sporting edge. Not really comparable. However wait until LC-F comes out and then that is apples to apples with F-Type R. LC-F will be $125K though.... :-)
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  28. The Supra is a complete and total failure, as well it should be. They've sold less than 20 thousand of them in three years (the 1987 Supra sold 35 thousand in year one). If I wanted a BMW I'd buy a BMW just like this one. Light, inline six, manual trans, no stupid screens and wifi and useless garbage inside. Perfect.
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  29. When Hyundai was 20% less than everyone you could justify it. Now with this at $66K and a 540i at $75K, the BMW will likely lease for the same or even less. You'd have to be insane to get this...
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  30. My only complaint is you use the word "Risk" in the title (just as you do when you review Alfa Romeo's). I think this does a disservice to JagUar and Alfa----there is NO objective reason to consider these "riskier" than any other European make so why put that in the title??? Yes, I'm biased---I have a 2011 XJ still running smoothly with only the water pump being replaced and I have a 2017 Giulia with 27K miles and I've replaced-----nothing. You da man, Joe but wish you didn't keep repeating 1980s-era FUD about these makes... Keep up the good work tho!
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  31. No turbo-4 will make it to 200,000 to 300,000 miles. Please give us an NA 3.5 v6 option in this; I'll be happy to pay for the extra gas. Otherwise, this is perfect.
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  32. Wow 290hp/267tq from that 3.5 V6 is okaaay, but any run--of-the-mill 2.0T four cylinder is equaling or beating that by a large margin (esp. the torque figure). Those turbo fours get much better fuel economy too. Heck GM has a 2.7T four that makes over 80 MORE ft-lbs of torque than this and can tow 9,000 pounds or more!! I'm a big Acura fan but objectively speaking the V6 here is now outclassed at this price. A $33K Kia Telluride has a V6 of almost identical performance and you are dropping almost TWICE as much for the same engine? I love the look and the features but I would not buy this. At $60K for this in 2022 I would need a PHEV 4 in the 400hp/400tq range, similar to the T8 in a Volvo.
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  33. If I wanted a fast EV I would just buy a 1 year old Mercedes EQE500 for $39K and save $43K. Yeah its ugly, but its interior materials and construction quality is 1000 light years better than this (attractive) lump
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  34. Yay! A normal dash with normal gauges and intuitive controls! Actual wood and leather, not cheap vinyl and plastic! A steering wheel that doesn't look like it came off the Pep Boys rack! Doesn't qualify for tax credit so you actually have to pay for it all yourself! Amazing! Totally unheard of for most EVs sold!!
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  35. Whoa. Bang and Olufsen in an Acura?? That's a first I think----wonder what happened to ELS?? Anyway the B&O 3D system in my Audi is amazing so it shouldn't be a problem here; though I've heard the ELS system is fantastic too.
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  36. I can see a lot of guys who had to buy a RAV4 or CRV for their families trading out to this; they'd be thrilled to get out of those boring Dad-mobiles into something "manly" that can also do everything those do.
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  37. I think I"d prefer the truck version, but either is uber cool. I have no idea what I'd do with this thing, but I want it. Just like the RAM TRX or Defender V8; I just want them even though I never go off-roading.
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  38. Very happy to see the Integra name return as I had what I consider to be its best example, the 2nd Gen. coupe. However I'm not attracted to the 5-door sedan shape AT ALL. Hopefully a 2-door will show up then I'll give it another look.
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  39. This is NOT the best, but dollar for dollar it is very, very close. The dynamics are going to be second only to the Alfa Giulia, which is hardly a knock since the Alfa was literally designed by the same guys who designed the Ferrari 488 Pista. The lux won't be Benz level but you will be very comfy. The tech won't be Audi level but all you need is there. The price is right and you can keep it running just by visits to Autozone. Good all around choice.
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  40. Fiat was the best thing that ever happened to Chrysler group. Overnight they went from always having the lowest cost components, to having the Fiat global supply chain. It is not an accident RAM is what it is today. ZF transmissions. Brembo. Bilstein. Bosch. All the names from the global marketplace that are best in breed. McIntosh audio??? This would not exist without Fiat.
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  41. Leasing. If you buy, $1200 a month gets you a $70K vehicle; if you lease that same monthly gets you this Jag. 🙂
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  42. Is a Honda better than a Hyundai? Are you serious???
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  43. I personally love the contrast between the Hummer and the R1T. Rivian's CEO is a certified kombucha-tea drinking, vegan "Patagonia lifestyle" type person and he is building vehicles specifically for that type of person. That market make me want to vomit; Hummer is for the normal people: "we aren't buying this to save the world, we are buying it because it kicks ass!" :-)
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  44. Love the look, but no stick means no sale. Was at a car show today. A 2019 C7 Z06 convertible with a manual...ohhhh baby. Want....
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  45. It appears Humanity will have to wait until Range Rover, Maserati, Jag, or Alfa Romeo build EVs if we are ever to have an attractive EV SUV. The Model X has been a rolling bread box for years, the BMW XM a vomit-inducing abhorrence, the Benz EQS SUV a forgettable melted jellybean, the Rivian R1S a reincarnated 1983 Jeep Cherokee, and now this Kia: a rolling Psycho Stormtrooper Kaleidescope that never met an angle it didn't like. Is there no beauty to be had in this EV future we are enslaved to?
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  46. The only argument one can make against buying this today, is that you can wait and buy it in 2031 and it will look, sound, and run exactly as you see here today. In terms of build quality, nothing---not even a Bentley---can touch this. Toyota has been best on Earth at this for 40 years running. If you feel this is "only" F Sport and not full F (and you want that F level performance), RC-F or RC-F Fuji is right there with same engine for you. If this thing had a manual trans option, it would be as if God Himself descended to Earth just to give you his car to drive.
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  47. The X3, X5, and X7 are BMW's bread and butter. Say what you will, they nailed the "upper middle class" vehicle perfectly. You really can't say anything bad about these. They are exceptionally well built, with a ton of features, interior quality you simply can't get on any car other than maybe their fellow Germans and Lexus, and the dynamic excellence that is BMW. I don't really care for SUV's but if I had to go SUV it would only be BMW, the F-Pace SVR, or the Stelvio Quad. That's it.
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  48. That sound!!!! Want!!!
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  49. BMW, you change that nose and you have my $90K. I passed on the C8 because no manual; you guys give us the manual but you put that ugly schnoz on there. M2CS isn't gonna get it done; I don't care how good it is, I'm not putting six figures into a 2-Series. Upcoming LC-F may have God-level TT V8, but it will be auto only. BMW you have a Unicorn here! LISTEN to your customers; give us what we WANT, not what you think we should have! Look what happened to Toyota with the Supra. They didn't listen and they sold 5800 Supras in 2020; they sold 30,000 a year in the late 80s!!
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  50. Do your friends call your Maserati Grecale "Grecail"?? If so, you should get friends that finished high school. 🙂
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