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Old 01-05-11, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by TRDFantasy
I think QX56 sales will suffer in a year or two. I can't see this model having much sales longetivity or consistency.
Maybe. Maybe not. The previous one (which many said looked like an angry bull) was still selling well up the time it was succeeded by the new one. Apparently enough people like the looks, even though many of us don't. If the market for this class of vehicle tumbles then the QX will slide right with it as well.

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Those cars are all so ugly! Most cars made after the early 2000's look like crap! Who keeps buying this junk?
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Old 01-05-11, 02:47 PM
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the GX also sells better than the QX...

anywhoo, I wold have to disagree with at least half of the list
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Old 01-05-11, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by RXSF
the GX also sells better than the QX...

anywhoo, I wold have to disagree with at least half of the list
The GX is considered mid-size while the QX is a full-size. The GX certainly has stolen many sales away from the LX, however, both being 3-row BOF LSUVs.

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Old 01-05-11, 02:59 PM
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LX and GX cannot be compared, just as LX and QX cannot be compared.

LX is in a totally different price segment, base MSRP is a full 20K above the QX.

It's also bigger than the GX and offers a few different features and options.
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Old 01-05-11, 07:09 PM
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Not that I disagree, but was the xB sooooo bad that they had to list it twice?
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Old 01-05-11, 07:20 PM
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Since we seem to be focused on the QX while I think its horrendous outside the interior is well done and its selling very well, dealers in many areas can't keep them in stock. It is a Patrol rebadge.

Like the QX, the GX is a Prado rebadge. Both have minimal changes. The GX is smaller but both are 7 seat luxury SUVs. To be honest the QX pricing really makes me scratch my head at the GX but seems buyers like both as both are selling well at the same price points.

The LX is based on the LC but is completely different inside and out and in a class of its own with a base price 20k higher than both and is a very limited production model that dealers also can't get fast enough. Its on par with the Range Rover.

All 3 are doing very well right now.
 
Old 01-05-11, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by speedflex
No Acuras on this list? Bogus!!
Thinking the same thing - but none of the Acuras are "new for 2011." I think they're all carry overs from 2010 except for maybe the TSX wagon, which is probably the best looking of all of them.
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Old 01-05-11, 09:14 PM
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No Chrysler's???
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Old 01-05-11, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
That is a real production car.

The Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet will be on sale later this year.
Gross. That car should replace the whole MSN list.

Imo, pretty much the whole article is a fail. The Scions are pretty much unchanged from the previous year. Why consider them new for 2011? And the other cars on the list seemed at least decent. I felt like MSN put this up just for the sake of putting something up.

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No Chrysler's???
There are no newly redesigned 2011 Chryslers. If those can be counted, the list will be filled with Chryslers, Dodges and Jeeps.
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Old 01-05-11, 11:25 PM
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nissan murano crosscabriolet is the new pontiac aztek/crosstour/ZDX.
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Old 01-05-11, 11:51 PM
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Wasn't the Volt recently named Car of the Year by one of the rags???....lol.

Just a long list of cars that would never be a consideration when shopping anyways. File them all under: Do Not Care.
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Old 01-06-11, 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Jetfire
nissan murano crosscabriolet is the new pontiac aztek/crosstour/ZDX.
Although the SHETYX, Crossturd, and Murano Crossdresser come close to the Azztek, nothing will EVER take away that car's crown.
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Old 01-06-11, 12:38 AM
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I don't agree with any one on the list. Sure all of these cars have this and that flaws, but which cars don't? The RVR(outlander sport) and Jetta are using unpowered and outdated engines, that I agree, but only that deficit is not making them the worst. Volt, Juke, Avalon, xD all serve their prime targets correctly. To me Juke is more attractive looking than Rogue, which is forgettable in an instant.
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Old 01-06-11, 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Jetfire
nissan murano crosscabriolet is the new pontiac aztek/crosstour/ZDX.
I shudder just looking at that "thing". It actually makes a ZDX look passable . Yes the ZDX is a fail for Acura, but the Murano crossmonstermutantcabriolet is a bigger fail for Nissan.
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