• Altima NEO@lemmy.zip
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        7 months ago

        The old land yachts of the 60s and 70s were gigantic. They only had to get smaller because they couldn’t keep up with fuel economy. But now that they’re going electric and fuel economy isn’t a concern, it seems they have no reason to go small.

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        7 months ago

        I think the problem is, as soon as some (domestic in the case of US because of the recent tariff) automaker makes a cheap electric small car that’s got room for 4 and 60-150 miles in range is gonna realize holy shit that’s 90% of the driving out there and will drastically undercut the premium market. tens of millions only drive a few dozen miles away from home for most of their activity.

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          I dunno. Even growing up, American cars were always bigger than European cars. In fact I’d argue the cars from the rest of the world grew to try and fit the sensibilities of America as that’s a huge market

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            7 months ago

            Which they discontinued, and now the “smallest” offering they have is an electric Blazer. Although I guess you can argue the Blazer is a compact SUV. I think only the Nissan Leaf is left on the compact car category.

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      7 months ago

      If it’s actually a Wrangler-like then yeah, yay, honestly

      Wranglers are great off-road vehicles. Is it what most people use them for? No. Does that mean the option shouldn’t exist? No.

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          7 months ago

          People aren’t going to magically stop buying SUV. You can accept that, and give them a better option. Or you can pout about how unfair reality is and suck down exhaust. Personally, I’ll be happy for “better” if we can’t get “best”.

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    7 months ago

    In what parallel universe is a Wrangler, electric or otherwise, a competitor to Tesla? Perhaps the article mangled the meaning behind what Stellantis said, but the notion that Jeep is going to convert Tesla owners to Wrangler owners en masse is laughable.

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    7 months ago

    Starting at $78K! For a Jeep? Best of luck with that.

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      7 months ago

      It’ll sell fine. Modern jeeps are for people who want to look outdoorsy but can’t get a Subaru because people might think they’re a lesbian (and, in this case, can’t get a tesla because people might think they’re a librul). The wagoneer is doing OK, the 4xe trims are doing OK, and none of them are going offroad any further than the dirt trailhead parking lot.