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You have pricing for GG already?

Yes, more manufacturers are designing their own chips, but the supply-chain problem is in fabrication: turning those designs into packaged ICs. A semiconductor fabrication facility comes in at about $5 billion for a non-cutting edge process node (e.g. 50 million transistors per square...

I prefer the wider touchscreen from the clinic interior. (It’s the same part as used in 500e ). The spyshot seems to use the same screen as Compass refresh. EDIT: From looking at the clinic picture, I think the mystery control may be the volume control for the stereo. It looks very like a...

Any idea of what this is? (Circled) Looks a lot like the DNA selector in Giulietta/Mito/4C...

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I keep both my hands on the wheel while driving, so to me it’s not a big deal that it’s moved to the front of the shift lever rather than behind - both ways requires me to move my hand. But the position of the switch in Tonale matches where the DNA control is on Giulietta, the model that...

It’s no further from your hands than the switch is on Giulia, just in a different direction.

MHEV with wet-clutch DCT should be should be fine for the USA too. The problems with DCT boxes in the US market was from overheating during long periods of creeping - using an electromotor for very low speed, and a wet clutch both solve that problem. 1.5T + 7-speed will be the entry model for...

This system appears to use hydrogen as a fuel additive to allow the traditional fuel to burn cleaner, rather than replacing it entirely. And as it seems to electrolyse the gas directly from water, it can’t be using enough hydrogen gas to act as sole fuel. Might be a good solution for vehicles...

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I have no interest in Phones, and made an honest mistake - just like you did when you double-charged the VAT/ USt in your example. As I explained in my post, advertised European retail prices always includes sales taxes. That goes for everything from a cup of coffee to a car. Anyway, using...

Good to see confirmation that a WL 4xe model will be on sale globally in (calendar) 2022. WL is what Jeep needs to really challenge the premium SUV models in Europe, and a PHEV option is an essential part of that.

Car charging is one area where you need standardisation. It’s stupid to allow manufacturers like Tesla to operate their own private network by insisting on a non-interoperable connection. That wastes capital through duplication of infrastructure, and it inhibits competition. Bad example. The...

Dodge Hornet will be sold as both a plug-in hybrid (1.3 GSE) and closed-loop hybrid (1.5 GSE), plus a gasoline 2.0. There is no BEV in the range for this model: pricing and weight are against it. I think that mix of powertrain is the best offering you could have for the US market as it...

I think you mean “doesn’t use as much“. E5 has been the standard gasoline fuel blend across Europe for well over a decade, with E10 replacing it in the last couple of years. My local filling station was offering E10 as its standard Unleaded fuel about 10 years ago. Out of interest (I drive a...

Yep. Wouldn’t matter if it was chips or a shortage of fireproof hose - when your resources are constrained, you allocate them to the product with the biggest returns. In any case, the automotive chip crunch is expected to clear by early 2022, as the suppliers reassert their order slots with...

Should really change the title of this thread. There’s no evidence that Elkann pushed him. Could have been anyone, could have been no-one. Manley could have just been headhunted. I think he did well with Jeep, but I really don’t like how he managed Alfa Romeo, so I’m neutral-to-slightly...

A 550hp car in the hands of a young man usually ends up around a lamppost. Or at least it does in places that have corners.

I have driven Alfas for over a decade, and I personally have no problem with BEV-only Alfas. If there was a Giulia EV now, I would buy it. It really will not be long until ICE vehicles are seen as an anachronism. An EV platform allows unprecedented control over weight distribution compared to...

Production on the 2-row GC is due to start on Monday; a good dealer should be able to place an order for you in October if you actually want one. Compass should have a 1.5 Turbo hybrid sometime early next year, but that doesn’t mean the 2.4 is dead... just that there’ll be something much better.