"Ioniq 5 N's success" - I heard it isn't selling that well. One thing is critical acclaim, the other is actual financial performance. I hope Toyota and Honda realize that people who want manual shifting are looking for a coupe and sedan, not a crossover (Ioniq).
@@DMA-i8w ouch, the cardinal sin of incorrectly correcting someone. ALL regular Civics lost the manual for model year 2025. There is no longer a Sport Touring manual Civic. All Sport Touring Civics are now hybrids as well.
@@thatoneotherotherguy thanks for confirming the information. I remember last time I was on the US website there was no more 1.5T and everything was CVT. In Canada they also killed the manual but there is no regular 2.0L, it's either 1.5T CVT or 2.0L hybrid.
@@thatoneotherotherguy I just don't get it. Is it really that expensive to keep the manual optional when they already have developed it? Then spending millions on R&D for a fake manual in an EV is crazy to me.
Since battery is the most expensive part in an EV, it is obvious making a cheaper version of Bolt would be one with a smaller battery. So, rather than one with 60kW battery for 250 to 300 miles of range, maybe one with only 40kW battery for 150 miles or 200 miles range.
RSX/Prelude: if it's going to have the Civic type hybrid set up (as opposed to that of the NSX), then here's a little hint of what to expect - do you remember the last time that Honda attempted to resurrect a sporty car as an econo-hybrid? CRZ
If it's anything like the Prelude, then thanks but no thanks. Who wants a "sporty" car that's a Honda-style econo-hybrid where the engine is pretty much acting as an electricity generator?
BMW has done the carry over thing once before that I know of. For 2006, BMW kept the E46 as the coupé whereas the E90 was introduced as the sedan that year.
@@imnotusingmyrealname4566 and it didn’t sell well. 2018 manual Accord sales were so mediocre they dropped the manual option on both engines without fanfare in the middle of the 2019 model year. Shame, because a 2.0t 6MT Accord was a fun budget gentleman’s express.
@@thatoneotherotherguy of course it didn't sell well, people only buy SUVs and the people that still drive sedans ironically seem to care even less about driving. The Accords with the J35, K24 and K20 even with the auto were incredibly good. The manual made them the ultimate FWD drivers' cars. Now it's 1.5 turbo and CVT or hybrid only, what a fall from grace...
@@imnotusingmyrealname4566 well I wish I could call them terrific FWD drivers cars, but the lack of an LSD hampered them a lot. But the quality suspension in things like my ‘03 and ‘04 6-6 Accords was nice. And I love that Honda still makes stuff like the Civic Type R
I think people have moved on from the BMW M3. The styling is too divisive and the tech is overwhelming. It is safe to say that it is no longer the M3 we all knew and loved. They [BMW] have discarded all that previous heritage and replaced it with an abundance of digital wizardry. I strive to see the former pedigree in the new(er) M3/M4 these days. Feels more like a gamer's car rather than the driver's car it once was... While I commend them for their public plea - it will inevitably fall on deaf ears. Similar to the way BMW disregarded the backlash over the new design. Alas, you reap what you sow. [Slow clap] Appreciate these Weekly Updates as always, Matt. Stay classy my friend.
19:20 Car taxation can be very harsh. In France for example the GR Yaris with manual transmission starts at 101k USD because it is rated for 28 MPG on the WLTP cycle and the automatic starts at 120k USD because it's rated for gross planet killing 26 MPG. I think these cars should cost at least double that because they are literally killing millions of people through climate change.
@@wg5331 I stopped being serious at the end because the situation is so ridiculous. The prices are real. There's a carbon emissions tax in France that increases exponentially and at 26 MPG on the WLTP cycle you pay 66k USD extra. Toyota allocating 300 GR Yaris is optimistic with this crazy tax.
@@imnotusingmyrealname4566. European countries want everyone in cramped little public transit scenarios. No envy on that. I do love seeing Peugeot and Citroen models when in Europe, but the cost prohibitive tax structure of vehicle ownership is by design to force people off the roads. I’d ultimately hate it there, or would need a USA address somehow, for babies. Especially my ‘10 Si and ‘03 Z06. Taxes would be bullshit on those.
Regarding the Grand Cherokee L's V8: The 4% take rate is likely all the special ordered customer cars. If anyone is to blame for low take rates, it's the dealers with what they stock. More often than what some think, their ideas on what to order to sit on the lot don't always follow what a lot of customer's want. My buddy needed to replace is RAM 1500 last winter in FL, and his wife wanted a Grand Cherokee L. He'd have gladly stepped up to a V8 , but none were to be had in inventory in the region. It's been this way for some time, regardless of manufacturer, such as when I was looking for a Lincoln LS (remember them?) with a manual trans - NO dealers had one in stock, or would even take my order for one.
Good point, I think you’re right about that playing into it for sure but if people wanted them badly enough they could have ordered. I know that’s not something the casual buyer wants to do though.
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You know there is SO much love for Japanese sports cars and coupes that you gotta wonder about those uptight suits at Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, Mazda, etc. Why on earth were the Supra, Integra, Prelude, CRX, S2000, Legend coupe, 3000 GT, EVO, and RX8--universally loved by critics and customers alike--ever discontinued, often in their prime? Sure, they were low-volume, but they were higher-margin than cars like the Prius that are also relatively low-volume that don't get the love. Certainly, the old Integra sold better than the Prius does now.
Lots of claims here, little evidence. Being universally loved by critics is not the same as being commercially successful. Being "universally loved by consumers" - what does that even mean? A vocal fanboy minority, 10 people that bought the car new + 100 people that owned the car as a 2nd hand purchase after it got discontinued? Case in point: Sure, everyone LOVES the 4th gen Supra after they saw Fast and Furious. Where were they before that, while the car was still on sale?
You say these sports cars were higher margin than Priuses. Ok, maybe, I don't know. What's your source of info? All I know when I was a kid, I thought Ferrari and Lamborghini were the biggest car companies in the world because these are the most expensive and coveted cars (hypercars didn't really exist back then), but to I was shocked to find it was the likes of VW, Kia and Tata that are the most profitable companies in the industry. It's all about volume, not the sticker price. Point is: maybe they made more money on each Supra sold than on Prius, but they probably sold 500x more Priuses than Supras and the math changes at that point.
@@andycalifornia426 It's not all about volume because if that were the case, GM and Toyota would be the most profitable car companies because each year they are #1 or #2 in number of cars produced, they switch places each year. My point is at these low volumes, low thousands per month, wouldn't you rather sell a sports coupe like a Prelude or S2000? Those do have high margins because people pay for the sporty appeal: the Miata is about $40,000, even though it's tinier than a Civic at $22,000. The Supra is an outlier because it's almost a super car, so that's not a good example. But the others--Prelude, CRX, Integra, S 2000, RX8--those are good examples of higher-margin cars with decent volume. All I'm saying is that customers would rather see a Prelude than a Prius. This just in: there's news that the Prelude is coming back! Honda/Acura realizes the error of their ways.
@@andycalifornia426 Evidence? The Legend was a high-volume model that was discontinued in its prime: In the early and mid 90s, Acura sold more Legends each month than BMW sold all of their models. The Integra was also high-volume. Look up the Wikipedia pages for sales numbers, if I put in the URL address this comment will be deleted. Prelude and others were mid-volume. But the key is that sports cars with similar volume by other manufacturers have survived to the present day, like the Z3. The key is that Japanese companies do not prioritize sports and performance cars, not that they aren't commercially viable. If sell 400,000 Civics a year anyway, who cares? is what they think. Well, customers do care. Not fan boys, but customers who do value performance and would have loved to buy a Prelude say, in 2010 instead of a Civic Si.
On Lamborghini CEOs thoughts on EV vs ICE driving experience: Sounds to me like he's trying to say that people's personal experiences and preferences are invalid and they need to be "re-educated". I'm sorry, but I don't want to be told what to appreciate and what to seek out in driving or anything in life, really. I have my preferences, things that make me tick, and I don't want some CEO to tell me that I have to rewire my brain to want different things.
@@thatoneotherotherguy its fine like the crv but i was talking about there performance cars like new prelude. You have simulated shifts with a stick then set it too auto when you dont want to drive in manual mode like automatics with paddle shifters or the ionic 5 n
There are 150,000 shades of white. It is easy for RR to say that every shade is unique. It is just about the undertone, which and how much. lol. For example, SpaceX rockets have just a hint of pink in the paint mix.
The cheaper Bolt will probably be a short-range version of the standard model. If the regular one gets 250 mile range, they could offer a 200 mile version and save some 20% off the hefty battery pack price. Or maybe they get rid of the glass and back seats and do a panel van version like the old HHR.
As far as Honda and factories-new car models time frame mismatch, could it be that some factories are for battery production? For full US subsidies, Honda needs to build as many components in the US/Americas as possible....
honda will either put a more traditional hybrid in the prelude so a manual can be offered or they will have a non hybrid version that offers a manual....sad we dont get the suzuki swift which is a manual hybrid
I'm sure Lexus customers will be happy for the LX 700h because that means it won't have the safety recall because the car can limp to the side of the road on pure electric power.😂
I would love to save the gas engine and the manuals by buying an M3 but the only new gas car and new manual car I can afford is the Nissan Versa 😂, unless they dropped the manual for that one. Then it's no saving the manuals for me.
this model year last for the versa manual i believe...get it while u can, driven it, not a bad car, cant afford it though, 17k is way out of my budget my current car i got last year for 2500, a 98 5 speed manual nisssan sentra
AAAANY YEAR NOW for an EV convertible in the US. As much as the Fiat 500e is selling slow here due to nonsensical pricing, I want the 500e convertible that Europe gets to get offered here for 2025 or 2026. And the Abarth while we're at it. Come on Stellantis... you know your CAFE averages want it. And kudos to the "you have to vote with your wallet for things to stick around" sentiment. In 2019 I bought a brand new 6-speed manual Miata, because I wanted to physically cast a real vote that there are people that want this kind of thing to remain available new.
@@thatoneotherotherguy The pricing isn't nonsensical at all. EVs just are so expensive to produce. This is not a Chinese micro compact wotj 74 hp that only with heavy government subsidies can be sold for 11k USD while in other markets its over 20k.
@@imnotusingmyrealname4566 the Fiat 500e is absolutely nonsensical pricing compared to things like even the ancient Leaf, or a Kona EV, or an Equinox EV
I still don't understand why the big three wont make a v8 hybrid truck? You get best of both worlds, especially with chevy having deactivating cylinders on them.
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It would be cool if they brought back the rsx in that prelude body. It would be really nice if they were able to give us a 10 speed auto in that hybrid drive train
Call it the Integra Coupe or Integra SX. That would join the two demographics that grew up with the Integra and RSX, Gen x and Millenials, respectively--137 million Americans. A huge population to mine for nostalgia and good will.
Jeep limited the v8 to only the highest trim of one model for a high additional cost, the take rate being that high given all of that shows much higher demand than you're alluding to. How dare you support paying to unlock anything in a car let alone of all things a sound file. That’s even worse than heated seats
If car companies don't take accountability if the system fails and gets in a crash, then it shouldn't be in cars. I would be responsible if someone else crashed my car.
"These days companies want to make sure they avoid model confusion at all cost" - BMW, Audi and VW are not companies then? BMW with their 2 and 4 series shenanigans, Audi with A5, VW with a wagon Golf (which used to be Passat)
@@MattMaranMotoring Nah, it doesn't look like these companies are even making attempts to try. Another one: Hyundai and Kia -- total flop because I have no idea which one of them is above which, both seem to be making same models in slightly different bodies. So from where I stand, I don't see this attempt to eliminate model confusion as a big thing in the industry.
@@andycalifornia426 Lol if you think Hyundai and Kia are a flop I can't take your opinion on this seriously. If you want to think companies deliberately try to confuse people, go for it. I don't care enough about this topic.
By the way man I just saw the thumbnail I haven't seen the video but Honda is probably going to bring that prelude back and it's going to be in NASCAR and it will be an andretti Motorsports car and it's already been semi confirmed because he is leaving Indy car just for just imagine him not being in Indy anymore but it's pretty much done in stone 2026 or 2027
Honda just needs Accord manual again-- both sport and a softer suspension-- Acura sedan manual would be awesome also as long they don't over price it -- maybe even AWD. v6 maybe done but 2.0+ turbo honda shoulde reliable -- don't like 1.5T -- Hybrid manual - they're possible - Honda would be the ones
Hyundai and Toyota... I like it. Both are still in the corner for enthusiasts 🎉 The Elantra N wasn't really on my radar but I'm glad it exists. Just like I'm glad there's a Civic Type R. I'm completely happy with my GR Corolla
I dont agree necessarily with your take on Jeep getting rid of the V8.....for the last 3-5yrs manufacturers have done everything in there power to get people not to by "bigger" engine models, under the disguise of "ThE nOT sElLiNg" the company's have purposely made it super difficult to buy any thing like these, either with pricing, avaliablilty, or super long order waits.....i know of one guy who wanted that exact car (grand L V8) and they told him almost a year wait...maybe longer....so he just went to another manufacturer that had V8 SUVs on the lot.....so they purposely make these big engine models hard to get just so the have a excuse to ax them....
Do you REALLY want the level 3 self-driving to advance? The end game here is: once a car can self-drive, a human driver will be deemed a risk, which means imminent ban on human driving on day.
The Grand Cherokee is a soccer mom car. Soccer mom's don't care what engine their car has. The V8 was also only available in very high trims. You could goad some soccer mom's into those but it will be fewer than the base and mid range models.
@imnotusingmyrealname4566 it's still sad it got discontinued with such little fan fare or a send off with a last edition model. They were the first to introduce a V8 in the 1993 ZJ, then the sporty 5.9 Limited in 1998. Many of them still have a cult following my first car eas a 96 Grand Cherokee Limited with the 5.2 was a great V8. Then introducing the SRT8 and eventually the Trackhawk, they broke barriers and set new trends. I can't imagine most people are happy to drop 90k on a new Jeep with a barley 300hp Pentastar V6. I'm sure if they built more of them with the Hemi and put them in dealerships they would still sell. Over the last year looking on dealer lots you only saw a few if any V8 Grand Cherokees on the highest trim. I think getting rid of the Hemi is killing a big part of the character of vehicles under the Chrysler umbrella and not replacing it with something nearly as endearing.
@@314jeepsnmopars3 I just wanted to rebut Matt's take here. The engine should've stayed in my opinion as the premium option that fits the more up-market new Jeep. Some people called it the American Range Rover. A naturally aspirated V6 does NOT do that justice. The turbo 4 is even worse. I am expecting the inline-6 will also be offered but Range Rovers have 4-cylinders, inline-6s AND V8s.
@@314jeepsnmopars3 Yes the V8 only being in very few trims with dealers mostly ordering the V6 made it so less were sold. Chrysler was done so dirty by mismanagement and Stellantis is doing almost everything wrong.
@imnotusingmyrealname4566 that's the thing is if the Hemi goes away they need to put the inline six in at the very least. I get the reasons for it going away is not cut and dry but it's very much been a character trademark of Dodge Jeep Ram and Chrysler since the early 2000s. I think keeping it as a high trim option and putting on whatever tax they have to for those who want it would have been the way. Or implementing a hybrid system.
@imnotusingmyrealname4566 i do believe they cut orders and production to the V8 models. I'm sure if they had them in dealer lots instead of 60-80k 4XEs with 90k. Summit Pentastars they would have sold equally. The take rate was probably 4% because they didn't build them and stock them on lots and most people assumed they were dead as an option already.
I'm guessing it will be a premium version of the upcoming new-gen Honda Prelude, Nisaan and Honda are really leaning into using the premium plus strategy for their premium brands, hey, it worked for Toyota and Lexus, so why not, note Lexus also offers luxury models
