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EV ftw!!!
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Anyone else excited about the Slate truck? Cheaper than alot of SxS's and more utility honestly. Last i heard it was supposed to start under $20k.
https://www.slate.auto/en/specs-lp?u...xoCjXQQAvD_BwE
https://www.slate.auto/en/specs-lp?u...xoCjXQQAvD_BwE
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Anyone else excited about the Slate truck? Cheaper than alot of SxS's and more utility honestly. Last i heard it was supposed to start under $20k.
https://www.slate.auto/en/specs-lp?u...xoCjXQQAvD_BwE
https://www.slate.auto/en/specs-lp?u...xoCjXQQAvD_BwE
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Manufacturers literally can't win lol. You make something understated with plan sides and people call it boring, you make something more dramatic and bold and people call it hideous. I applaud BMW for just saying **** it and building what they want and they are finding consumers. The 7 Series is the dominant player in a segment now that they have never been #1 in ever before.
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Anyone else excited about the Slate truck? Cheaper than alot of SxS's and more utility honestly. Last i heard it was supposed to start under $20k.
https://www.slate.auto/en/specs-lp?u...xoCjXQQAvD_BwE
https://www.slate.auto/en/specs-lp?u...xoCjXQQAvD_BwE
EV ftw!!!
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 9,006
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From: Lake Ontario
Manufacturers literally can't win lol. You make something understated with plan sides and people call it boring, you make something more dramatic and bold and people call it hideous. I applaud BMW for just saying **** it and building what they want and they are finding consumers. The 7 Series is the dominant player in a segment now that they have never been #1 in ever before.
Geographic Scope
2025 (YTD)
2024 (Full Year / YTD)
Notes
BMW i7
U.S. Sales (YTD Q2)
2025 (YTD) - 1,708
2024 - 1,920 (YTD Q2) / ~3,840 (Est. Full Year)
Individual model sales for the US market. YTD Q2 2025 sales were down 11% vs. YTD Q2 2024.
Mercedes-Benz EQS EV (Sedan + SUV)
U.S. Sales (Full Year)
2025 (YTD) - N/A
2024 - 6,963
U.S. sales for the EQS Sedan and EQS SUV are combined in official reports. This figure was a 52% drop vs. 2023.
Mercedes-Benz S580 (part of S-Class)
Worldwide Sales (Q3)
2025 (YTD) - 28,300 (S-Class Q3 '25)
2024 - N/A
Mercedes reports S-Class sales as a segment; the Q3 2025 sales figure for the S-Class rebounded 10% vs Q3 2024.
Porsche Panamera
U.S. Sales (Full Year)
2025 (YTD) - N/A
2024 - 3,982
Individual model sales for the full year 2024 in the U.S.
Tesla Model S
Not Individually Reported
N/A
N/A
Tesla does not break down sales by Model S, X, and Cybertruck. The numbers are aggregated into a larger category, making a specific figure unavailable.
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the road presence comment was referring to the size of the BMW 7 series. There was a trend where sleek, low hood and sleeker styling was the thing. The EQS looks bad and the Tesla S looks like it belongs in the midsize segment.