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DeMuro: Legacy automakers have basically caught up to Tesla on self-driving
“I don't find Tesla self-driving to be like considerably better. Now that I've been on It's other cars. Every, basically everybody has caught up.”
DeMuro: Car reviews remain evergreen for five years despite missing launch access
“Even if I'm not up on release day with the car, because the automaker didn't invite me to the press launch, doesn't really matter. I can go get it from a dealer when it comes to dealers, 60 days later, and the video is going to be evergreen for five years, the…”
DeMuro: All other electric hypercars have been horrible sales failures
“All the other electric hypercars have been horrible sales failures.”
DeMuro: Tesla Roadster will not launch anywhere near $200,000
“I don't think the Roadster is going to come anywhere near 200, just based on, we've got a lot of inflation, Elon's missed those, Tesla's missed those price targets before, et cetera.”
DeMuro: Mercedes Is Canceling AMG 43 Models Over EU Noise Regulations
“Mercedes is canceling all of their 43 AMG cars, which are actually quite popular here in the States. They're very popular. The GLC. Those are all going away. And the reason is that they do not comply with EU noise regulations as of next summer.”
Doug DeMuro: AI Lacks Knowledge Needed for Automotive Content Creation
“From a content perspective, not really. I just don't find, I don't find for myself at least, it's quite ready yet to do kind of the stuff that I needed to do. Like finding the little quirks of the cars, it just doesn't have the knowledge quite yet there.”
DeMuro: Gumball Rally Is Rich Guys Getting Drunk and Visiting Strip Clubs
“Not my people. It's a, that's a bunch of like, you know, rich guys who want to put big decals on the cars and get drunk and go to strip clubs between the race.”
DeMuro: Built-in driver assistance is now as ubiquitous and unremarkable as cruise control
“I review the ones that come in the cars, but however, even then, it has become so ubiquitous now that it's almost like reviewing regular cruise Control. It's almost not even worth talking about it because they've all gotten to be, I mean, a RAV four has it sta…”
DeMuro: EVs Depreciate Unbelievably Fast Compared to Gas Cars
“However, still, they are depreciating faster than gas cars, and just unbelievably fast in general, except for Rivian, which has held its value relatively well, but still nowhere near something like a G-Wagon.”
DeMuro: Rivian R1S Remains Above $60K on Cars & Bids
“And the R one S is are the real success story in terms of holding their value. We sell them on cars and bids. They are still not coming under 60 grand, which is a Considering that's a three, four year old car, that's pretty good with the starting sticker of ar…”
DeMuro: Jaguar cannot build real SUVs due to shared Land Rover dealerships
“The big problem that Jaguar faces is that almost all of their dealers are paired with Land Rover. And so at the end of the day, they cannot go after the SUV segment to the level that I think a rational company would wish to”
DeMuro: Aston Martin hypercars will succeed, but volume cars will struggle
“I think that Valhalla and Valkyrie will and have been, will be, and have been successful. I think the biggest problem is the volume cars.”
Doug DeMuro: License Plate Readers Will End Montana Vehicle Registration Loopholes
“I really think with the advent of license plate readers and with states just starting to realize how pervasive this has become, it's just really going to start becoming more and more difficult to do.”
DeMuro: Used Aston Martin DBXs trade at $75k–$80k vs $175k for Urus
“Used DBXs are already 7580, that's their SUV. Used Uruses are still, like, one 75, and the price point is pretty similar new”