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2024 Mercedes CLE 450: The coupe is NOT dead!
Mercedes Benz has replaced two coupes with one: The 2024 @MercedesBenz CLE. Not surprisingly, the @mbusa CLE Class is on offer with a Turbo 4 or a Turbo 6 - both with a 48 volt Mild Hybrid System - so of course, MotoMan takes the keys for the Mercedes CLE 450 4MATIC six and learns there is a bigger question answered in this reduction from two to one coupe from Mercedes . . .
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Mercedes AMG GLA 35: Why can’t the US have nice things?
Просмотров 5 тыс.День назад
It is common knowledge that we don’t get all the great enthusiast cars in the US, but why? MotoMan takes a look at an obscure @Mercedes-AMG, the 302 HP @MercedesBenz AMG GLA - which replaces the now departed Mercedes AMG GLA 45 in America in order to answer the question. #Mercedes #MercedesAMG #AMGGLA35 #MercedesAMGGLA35 Subscribe AND CLICK NOTIFICATIONS now to experience our adventures in the ...
Toyota Tacoma Turbo v Hybrid with the engineer who built it!
Просмотров 3,8 тыс.14 дней назад
MotoMan is back with Sheldon Brown, the Chief Engineer of the 2024 @toyotausa Tacoma and this time, they discuss the lessor known differences between the @TOYOTAglobal Tacoma with the 2.4 Turbo 4 and the Toyota Tacoma iForce MAX with the Hybrid propulsion system. They then add in some of the learning gleaned from the 2024 Toyota Tacoma 2.4 Turbo 4 now in the market for a couple of months #Toyot...
Used Cybertrucks & unsold EVs: Reality hits the car market in 2024!
Просмотров 17 тыс.14 дней назад
After a month on the road, MotoMan presents trends of the car market from around the US. Starting with a number of used Tesla Cybertrucks on franchised dealer lots to an alarming number of unsold new EVs at those same lots. More importantly, he dissects which brands of electric cars are selling and not selling based on multiple data sources. #tesla #teslacybertruck #EV #cadillaclyriq Subscribe ...
Toyota Crown Signia: DON’T believe what Toyota is telling you!
Просмотров 24 тыс.14 дней назад
When @toyotausa introduced the Crown Signia, they told us it was a crossover. After driving it, MotoMan learns that it’s not. Instead, the all-new 2025 @TOYOTAglobal Crown Signia is something far different. Something most people need, would prefer yet would never admit to. #Toyota #ToyotaCrownSignia #ToyotaCrown #CrownSignia #2025CrownSignia Subscribe AND CLICK NOTIFICATIONS now to experience o...
2024 Genesis G70: The car that made the BMW 3 series better!
Просмотров 11 тыс.21 день назад
Genesis has quietly updated the @GenesisWorldwide #G70, even though it didn’t really need to. The big change is in the 2024 Genesis G70 4 Cylinder but both the Turbo 4 and the 2024 Genesis G70 3.3 Twin Turbo V6 receive some updates which forces an important discussion on future of the sport sedan. #GenesisUSA #GenesisG70 Subscribe AND CLICK ON NOTIFICATIONS now to experience our adventures in t...
The highs & lows of upgrading your Porsche 911 GT3 interior
Просмотров 12 тыс.28 дней назад
As a follow up to MotoMan introducing you to his @Porsche 911 GT3 mit Touring Packet back in October 2023, he shares four major updates to the car: Three relating to the interior and one revealing the results of the naming contest for this special 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring. Along the way, he shares the story of how he hacked the Porsche ordering codes to create a factory interior upgrade whe...
BMW i5 M60: Making a fast EV go around corners is hard.
Просмотров 8 тыс.Месяц назад
MotoMan drives the 593 HP, dual motor @BMW i5 M60 after having driven the RWD, @BMWUSA i5 eDrive40 flavor and learns that making a fast EV is the easy part . . . along the way, he presents some key changes from BMW and sends back an open letter to the engineers. #BMW #BMWi5 #G60 #i5 #BMWG60 #G605series #BMWi5M60 Subscribe AND CLICK NOTIFICATIONS now to experience our adventures in the car world...
Driving an unusual Japanese classic car collection . . .
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.Месяц назад
MotoMan heads to @TFLcar’s Tumbleweed Ranch for an update on their eclectic classic car collection and after touring a new in the wrapper 80s era @Honda Civic Wagon as well as a lovely @toyotausa Land Cruiser, he and Andre end up driving a 1,300 lb, 3 cylinder, 660 cc, 37 HP Honda Acty Kei truck around the Colorado front range . . #HondaActy #HondaCivic #ToyotaLandCruiser #SubaruBrat Subscribe ...
2025 Genesis GV80: Don’t mess with success.
Просмотров 21 тыс.Месяц назад
Luxury and practicality usually don’t coexist well in the same car with few exceptions. 4 years ago, Genesis presented one of those rare exceptions in the @GenesisWorldwide GV80. Now a couple of years on, @GenesisUSA felt the need to evolve an automotive equation that worked for them . . . but how does one update the Genesis GV80 for 2025 without screwing it up? #GenesisUSA #GenesisGV80 Subscri...
Can a Range Rover PHEV go 500 miles on one tank?
Просмотров 9 тыс.Месяц назад
MotoMan goes on a seven-hour road trip in a Plug In Hybrid Range Rover. Only catch? The total range of both the gas & electric propulsion systems is less than the total drive. From behind the wheel of the 406 HP Range Rover P440e PHEV going from Franklin, Tennessee to just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina - with some eclectic stops along the way - MotoMan attempts to push the Range Rover be...
The future of Hyundai’s performance brand from the man running it!
Просмотров 6 тыс.Месяц назад
After driving the 641 HP @hyundai IONIQ 5 N at @WeatherTechRaceway_LagunaSeca, MotoMan talks with the Vice President of the @HyundaiWorldwide N Brand & @HyundaiMotorGroup Motorsport, Till Wartenberg. Till shares behind the scenes insight onto how the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N used unconventional solutions to make a heavy car go around a track and then he provides insight into the future of Hyundai N ve...
BMW X2 M35i: Practical + NOT Boring = Expensive!
Просмотров 17 тыс.Месяц назад
@BMW makes a lot of crossovers (CUV). Some of them are inexpensive. The U10 BMW X2 M35i is not one of them. It is also NOT boring. Based on the @BMWUSA ‘Unter Klasse’ (Lower Class) platform which it shares with a large @MINI, MotoMan learns it is practical and decent to drive! #BMW #BMWX2 #BMWX2M35 #X2 #X2M35i #BMWX2M35i #U10X2 Subscribe AND CLICK NOTIFICATIONS now to experience our adventures ...
Does an electric motor make a Mercedes more reliable?
Просмотров 7 тыс.Месяц назад
MotoMan attempts to live with a @MercedesBenz EV that is also an SUV and learns a surprising lesson about a complex car: Reliability! Along the way, he uses this #MercedesGLE replacement as it was intended - driving around town, on the freeway and even from the backseat to uncover the good, the bad and the ugly of this first wave of full EVs from Mercedes #Mercedes #MercedesEQ #MercedesEQE #Mer...
How rising car prices impact how we review them. A conversation with Savagegeese
Просмотров 85 тыс.Месяц назад
Closing out our miniseries with @savagegeese at the @ChicagoAutoShow, both Mark & Jack join MotoMan to discuss how the automotive industry has changed over the years since they started shooting cars. In their usual style, the conversation meanders into economics and how they impact the car world - and their respective shows - moving forward. #Savagegeese Subscribe AND CLICK NOTIFICATIONS now to...
2025 Toyota Camry: Basic need not be terrible & boring
Просмотров 28 тыс.2 месяца назад
2025 Toyota Camry: Basic need not be terrible & boring
Hyundai IONIQ 5 N: Fake Gears transform an EV into a Real Driver's Car!
Просмотров 26 тыс.2 месяца назад
Hyundai IONIQ 5 N: Fake Gears transform an EV into a Real Driver's Car!
2024 Toyota Land Cruiser: Off Roader with the soul of a sports car.
Просмотров 31 тыс.2 месяца назад
2024 Toyota Land Cruiser: Off Roader with the soul of a sports car.
BMW i7 M70: Criminally expensive. Savagely fast.
Просмотров 13 тыс.2 месяца назад
BMW i7 M70: Criminally expensive. Savagely fast.
Everything we know about the 2025 Toyota 4Runner!
Просмотров 42 тыс.2 месяца назад
Everything we know about the 2025 Toyota 4Runner!
Mercedes Maybach S 680: The end of an era?
Просмотров 23 тыс.2 месяца назад
Mercedes Maybach S 680: The end of an era?
Toyota Sequoia: The good, the bad & the ugly
Просмотров 13 тыс.2 месяца назад
Toyota Sequoia: The good, the bad & the ugly
The cars of 2024 we are excited for! A conversation with Savagegeese
Просмотров 18 тыс.2 месяца назад
The cars of 2024 we are excited for! A conversation with Savagegeese
2024 Mercedes E 350: A return to beauty with the help of A.I.?
Просмотров 23 тыс.2 месяца назад
2024 Mercedes E 350: A return to beauty with the help of A.I.?
I took a $50,000 mall cruiser off road!
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.3 месяца назад
I took a $50,000 mall cruiser off road!
2024 Hyundai Santa Fe: Great ain’t cheap!
Просмотров 13 тыс.3 месяца назад
2024 Hyundai Santa Fe: Great ain’t cheap!
Living with a 300 HP Three-Cylinder!
Просмотров 63 тыс.3 месяца назад
Living with a 300 HP Three-Cylinder!
The economy, an election year and car prices: What could go wrong?
Просмотров 8 тыс.3 месяца назад
The economy, an election year and car prices: What could go wrong?
The many reasons why the first ever Rolls Royce EV is not a Phantom or a Ghost!
Просмотров 18 тыс.3 месяца назад
The many reasons why the first ever Rolls Royce EV is not a Phantom or a Ghost!
Living with the cheapest Maybach on offer!
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Living with the cheapest Maybach on offer!

Комментарии

  • @ronniebartley6104
    @ronniebartley6104 Час назад

    Listen i luv jeep and i have this same summit trim in electric blue but i must say this vehicle has it problems and now im gonna really reconsider getting another one

  • @EagleWolfSparrow
    @EagleWolfSparrow 2 часа назад

    2025 I4 M50 will have update Dashboard, same steering wheel, 2025 i4 ftw

  • @dash-ryan
    @dash-ryan 3 часа назад

    Should have kept the E-Class coupe. CLE is not luxurious enough to pass as a replacement for the E-Class. But then I'd also like to have Mercedes release the E53 wagon in N America too, but I'm just one man, and without sufficient likes on this comment, why would Mercedes give a crap about what I think.

  • @pokerfred68
    @pokerfred68 3 часа назад

    Options on a MB add up to be the price of a brand new Hyundai Elantra. I would personally choose either an Audi S5 coupe or BMW 4 series coupe. Audi being the best looking out of the group.

  • @Jdnicks00
    @Jdnicks00 3 часа назад

    CLE means C coupe with E Price. At least MB is still offering I6 engine.

  • @robb5516
    @robb5516 3 часа назад

    The “L” in MBZ nomenclature stands for “Licht” which is German for “light”. It never stood for “long”.

    • @MotoManTV
      @MotoManTV 2 часа назад

      In the SL parlance . . . but in this and the S, the 'L' traditionally denoted the longer wheelbase: I.e. 300 SE v 300 SEL . . .

  • @byronrideaux
    @byronrideaux 4 часа назад

    This is really just a CLK all over again

  • @GregoryWJones
    @GregoryWJones 4 часа назад

    #BRP my friend. Took Drivers Ed on that road- really teaches you lane positioning. Thanks for the memory.

  • @SB-ed4gz
    @SB-ed4gz 5 часов назад

    I’m single and by the time Mazda put out inline6 wagon, I’d still be single but with money to buy one. Please Mazda, I wouldn’t want to go for Lexus or BMW after my CX-30

  • @fred2228
    @fred2228 5 часов назад

    My new GLE 450e has a serious safety issue. Picked up my new 2024 GLE 450e with 8 miles on it on 6/26/24. Inspection at pickup was unremarkable. WIthin two hours, with 16 miles on it, the hood latch alarm activated. Visual inspection showed right side of hood was raised about 1/4 inch above fender. Drove directly to dealer, and service tech opened and closed hood, commenting on the light lever feel. Drove in parking lot with tech and the hood unlatched on its own. I now have a loaner, and the future of this car is yet to be determined. How did this car pass inspections at the factory and at the dealer?

  • @billmarshall2536
    @billmarshall2536 5 часов назад

    I have a Toyota with the sof-tex material, and I think it feels great. Very soft and comfortable. I've had leather seats before, and I don't feel like I'm settling for something that's less, just different. 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @MaryGreenbaum
    @MaryGreenbaum 6 часов назад

    This is hard bc he is right but what sells

  • @inomad
    @inomad 6 часов назад

    I am tired of mandatory AWD. What is wrong with RWD as an option?

    • @MotoManTV
      @MotoManTV 2 часа назад

      What I am about to type is not fact . . . just a guess: 1.) Cost. Product planners know well it is MUCH easier to sell a RWD based vehicle with an AWD option in cold weather climates - much of the market for these types of cars. When you are dealing in low volumes like this, it really does not pay to offer both so they amortize the cost of the AWD option by making it a 100% take rate deal. Some markets may go RWD but it is rare. Exceptions are performance cars. 2.) Liability. This one is most likely a much lower priority, but it is harder to kill yourself in an AWD car in inclement weather, which the OEM lawyers prefer. In vehicles like M5s and E63s . . . they make it an AWD only car because the power is so high and the propensity to careen off the road is strong. Again, just my two shekels.

  • @MediumBluWonder
    @MediumBluWonder 7 часов назад

    While I do think this new CLE is very impressive in it's own right, especially its higher level 53 AMG form, it is very heavily C class based. It reminds me of the CLK from the 90s and 00s. With the exception of the pillarless windows that are synonymous with the e class range of coupes for decades, it ran on C class platforms & shared a lot of engine choices, tech, and running gear with that model. While unlikely, I hope the e coupe/cab returns in it's proper form.

  • @jim1013yyf
    @jim1013yyf 8 часов назад

    this is NOT an E coupe replacement, no matter how MB wants to manipulate the marketing message. It is the C coupe.

    • @JsnLwrnce
      @JsnLwrnce 3 часа назад

      Agreed. The whole thing looks real C Class-ish

  • @garyclark6747
    @garyclark6747 8 часов назад

    I couldn’t keep up with all the cross referencing with letters and numbers of other vehicles so pardon me in advance for my only comment. Stunningly it sounded much better inside than outside so I’m assuming that Burmester radio is doing a great job. 🚗🔈🔉🔊🫤 13:35

  • @wicked_smaaht
    @wicked_smaaht 8 часов назад

    Wasn’t the E class coupe always based on C class and not E class sedan?

    • @MotoManTV
      @MotoManTV 2 часа назад

      Nope. Last car was based on the E Platform when there was both a C and an E coupe. Lovely car. ruclips.net/video/T9_JDsTp_Lw/видео.html

  • @lkkaz1
    @lkkaz1 8 часов назад

    Nope. Too much C-class in looks and the interior. Looks like we’ll have to hang onto our E53 Couple for awhile longer.

  • @mikemaslanka3786
    @mikemaslanka3786 9 часов назад

    I would have preferred an E coupe.

  • @mikemaslanka3786
    @mikemaslanka3786 9 часов назад

    The idle sounds like a school bus but I do really like the center mount brake light….. Good to have you back MotoMan!

  • @sufyanshareef6302
    @sufyanshareef6302 9 часов назад

    Yes, please 63 must with V8

  • @jeffs6090
    @jeffs6090 9 часов назад

    When you just sit there in the middle of the road, or parked and outside the car in the middle of the road, is the road closed for your filming? Or are you just thinking, "no one ever drives on this road, I'll be fine"?

    • @MotoManTV
      @MotoManTV 2 часа назад

      Movie magic = closed road.

  • @jessebettis501
    @jessebettis501 10 часов назад

    The sound of the door thunk! A good trade if they accept. What color? Shore Blue Metallic as spec'd?

  • @TomK-ti8kp
    @TomK-ti8kp 10 часов назад

    Mercedes is the new Infiniti

    • @MotoManTV
      @MotoManTV 2 часа назад

      A bridge WAYYYY too far.

  • @TJG239
    @TJG239 11 часов назад

    it's a modern-day CLK. Actually looks ok but I couldn't live with a 130mph top speed

  • @JRB41
    @JRB41 11 часов назад

    I can’t get over everything except the rear and side profiles. Horrible! The prior gen E class looked worlds better

  • @jolive3743
    @jolive3743 11 часов назад

    ev sales up 19% YoY worldwide

  • @javim2589
    @javim2589 11 часов назад

    Politicians are what make things more expensive and manufacturers sweat bullets to fit all in a package that may appeal most buyers. I think the car is going to sell somewhat well but I would go more info an even comfier setting and a cabrio version of it. Oh and either phev or straight v6, anything in the middle says too much I'm doing the minimum to comply with regulation.

    • @MotoManTV
      @MotoManTV Час назад

      Driving the Cabrio in late July.

    • @javim2589
      @javim2589 Час назад

      @MotoManTV will watch that then 👍

  • @clancep
    @clancep 11 часов назад

    Mercedes needs to rethink the à la carte philosophy for options. Items like leather and ventilated seats should be standard at this price point. Speaking of price, Mercedes pricing has gotten outrageous and the quality hasn’t seemed to match the cost. Crazy that a GLE 450 optioned out is over $90k.

    • @MotoManTV
      @MotoManTV Час назад

      This one was a bit surprising. Can't say I have seen them go to that level before.

  • @waltertomashefsky2682
    @waltertomashefsky2682 12 часов назад

    CLE review drinking game: take a shot every time he opens the hood or the trunk operates automatically.

  • @tool8337
    @tool8337 12 часов назад

    Too bad the interior is a dealbreaker.

  • @loseerich493
    @loseerich493 14 часов назад

    I just can't get past the horrid ipad flat glass sections of the dash they're doing nowadays. Damn shame they're sticking to this. Big sections of high-gloss black surfaces are bad enough, but the afterthought-looking flat glass surfaces are just a big fail. FWIW, for the $ your test car costs, I'm going M3/4 all day long & double time on Sundays. Complete no-brainer

  • @jareknowak8712
    @jareknowak8712 14 часов назад

    Rear end still ugly.

  • @darrinbourret1848
    @darrinbourret1848 14 часов назад

    How are you just parked on a main road and filming?

    • @itslorenzo
      @itslorenzo 11 часов назад

      Lol I would love to know the answer too!

    • @TheLastRide88
      @TheLastRide88 5 часов назад

      Private road.

    • @MotoManTV
      @MotoManTV Час назад

      Movie magic = closed road.

  • @AaronBluestone
    @AaronBluestone 14 часов назад

    if a mercedes coupe has a b pillar then it's dead to me. pillarless coupes are the best.

  • @AntLive29
    @AntLive29 14 часов назад

    very expensive. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

    • @neelkrishna
      @neelkrishna 13 часов назад

      I like to remind magas that all of the inflationary triggers and stimuli of 2020 were enacted by the trump administration

    • @JRB41
      @JRB41 11 часов назад

      Literally nothing to do with the car - has to do with manufacturers being greedy.

  • @Dillingham-
    @Dillingham- 15 часов назад

    I fear that if this fails to sell MB will blame the market rather than themselves. Only two of the 'coupes' on the MB website have two doors. Give us a big luxury V8-powered thing, like the yellow beast Hemingway drove around Cuba.

  • @IceDree
    @IceDree 15 часов назад

    Accountants and Regulators (not the Warren G type) are the reason why we can't have nice big coupes anymore. Speaking of coupes, M, did you see the Cadillac Expressive concept Garbage Motors debuted last week during an event in Detroit. It was designed in 2018 during Johan's tenure & was meant to succeed the ATS Coupe, but the accountants never signed off on it. Excellent work like always, M.

    • @exoticwhipsbroadspipesandbags
      @exoticwhipsbroadspipesandbags 14 часов назад

      Really??? So there’s going to be a M6?

    • @MotoManTV
      @MotoManTV Час назад

      It was at Eyes on Design . . . great annual event in The D . . . Not nearly as good as Bob's annual 'Cars in My Yard' . . . coming up on July 26, and yes, I will be there. That said, did see the car and do love the design. I am adamant that Cadillac needs to bring the El Dorado back. Stat.

  • @patrickrk44
    @patrickrk44 15 часов назад

    Was on the fence for a E53 coupe, now I must wait for a possible amg cle

    • @Foregrlz
      @Foregrlz 15 часов назад

      The widebody addition on 53 amg coupe is very enticing ❤

  • @MrSchn3ll
    @MrSchn3ll 15 часов назад

    This car is like Ambien, only marginally less so than EV's. The poor sales will be certain to kill off the last remaining attainable Benz coupes. Benz has really fallen hard of late.

    • @OldSkoolUncleChris
      @OldSkoolUncleChris 15 часов назад

      I believe Mercedes deliberately designed the first generation of electric cars to be unattractive, anticipating that the technology would initially be underwhelming. They likely planned for the second generation to be much more desirable. Regarding your point about their cars being boring, I find this particular model absolutely beautiful and magnificent, especially with the inline-6 engine, which has been missing from their lineup. It marks a bit of a renaissance for them.

  • @ranulphdornbrook
    @ranulphdornbrook 15 часов назад

    Free Palestine from Hamas. 👅💋

    • @JRB41
      @JRB41 11 часов назад

      What does this have to do with the video? How about release the hostages?

  • @Dougout316
    @Dougout316 16 часов назад

    Really love these old hatches!!

  • @alfonsoguevara7512
    @alfonsoguevara7512 20 часов назад

    I WANT BOTH THINGS,BRO!

  • @alfonsoguevara7512
    @alfonsoguevara7512 20 часов назад

    WHAT??

  • @sanji663
    @sanji663 День назад

    4 cylinder amg 🤮

  • @Demoxx1
    @Demoxx1 День назад

    Its fine for there to be a fourcylinder when it doesnt replace the v8.

  • @danielgaskell5490
    @danielgaskell5490 День назад

    They change the turbo, the cam, lifters AND injectors/mapping - not just the turbo.

  • @garybeaty4032
    @garybeaty4032 День назад

    Good interview! Seemed to stretch the margins for press questions - I appreciate that. I'd really like to know how much better if at all the hybrid would be for towing. Also, glad they made the limited actually luxurious instead of an afterthought like the prior generation

  • @wolfdna788
    @wolfdna788 День назад

    Do a video between the forerunner and the Land Cruiser about how they drive and which one has better suspension for road driving. That’s the only thing I’m interested in. I either want one or the other.