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Dr. Rasmus dives into the details of the latest US jobs report, showing how the 943,000 new jobs for July is grossly distorted by seasonality adjustment bias by hundreds of thousands over-estimated. Why there are still 17m jobless (not 8.7m) and the unemployment rate is really 10.5%, not 5.4%. In the second half of the show, the current state of Infrastructure spending negotiations is reviewed. Why the Senate version, to be voted on this weekend, is actually the proposals of McConnell and the Republicans from the beginning, with only $500B new money spending on mostly traditional projects of roads, bridges, etc. The show continues with a brief assessment of the Congressional Budget Office's released estimate of a $3T budget deficit for the current fiscal year, due by far to tax and revenue causes rather than government social program spending. Why we are beginning to witness ‘creeping austerity' as social program spending funds in the Covid Relief Act of March 2021 are being cut or diverted to other areas. Rasmus concludes the show with a comment why 2021 may be a déjà vu repeat of the policy and economic recovery trajectory of 2020.

If you have any questions comments or concerns regarding this episode, please contact me, spikepit@pm.me. Please consider joining the rest of the Pit Crew at https://www.patreon.com/spikepit #spikepitpodcast #RPGaDAY2021 Talking Conan, the "3T's" and H.G.Wells . Big thanks to Jason Connerley (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) and Karl Rodriguez (the GMologist Presents). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spikepit/message

Tito Jackson steps Behind The Rope. Music Royalty has arrived, people! Tito starts at the beginning discussing what it was like to grow up the third of ten children in a working class family in Gary, Indiana. A working class and musical family. Tito recalls the early days of playing in local talent shows with 4 of his brothers, which were ultimately signed to Motown under the moniker “The Jackson Five”. You may have heard of them. Tito chats about Jacksonmania at its height with mega hits like “ABC”, “I'll Be There” and “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)”. Of course we chat with Tito about his siblings Michael and Janet and what it was like when they took over the world with Global Domination and Superstardom - “Thriller”, ‘Control” “Off The Wall”, “Rhythm Nation”. Tito opens up about the loss of his bother Michael and reacts to the world outcry of sister Janet's wardrobe malfunction. Tito also reflects back on his own career - the highs and lows, the misperceptions of the music business, the good and the bad. Tito has three sons who are carrying on the family tradition with their very own successful band 3T, whose debut album was a mega success. Speaking of music, Tito has new music in the form of a brilliant blues album “Under Your Spell” and new hit single “Love One Another”. We chat about that, the inspirations for this music, and guest appearance by the one and only Stevie Wonder. Finally, we address the biggest misperceptions of Tito and his famous family that the media has thrust on them over the past many decades and discuss just what is next for this music legend!! Did someone say full Jackson family tour including Janet? @poppa3t@behindvelvetrope@davidyontefBonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetropeBrought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”)Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Artikel edisi Senin (2/8/2021) di acara Ngopi Selama PPKM level 4, pemerintah makin getol melaksanakan tracing and testing untuk mengatahui siapa saja yang kena corona. Dengan langkah tersebut, maka pandemi Covid-19 dapat segera diatasi. Rasanya sudah hampir lelah menghadapi pandemi selama setahun ini tetapi tidak boleh mengibarkan bendera putih begitu saja. Corona harus dilawan dengan vaksinasi, menjaga protokol kesehatan, dan menaati program pemerintah lainnya. Salah satunya dengan 3T: tracing, testing, and treatment. Program 3T ampuh dalam menangani corona karena bisa menelusuri dan mengetes para OTG. Menko Bidang Kemaritiman dan Investasi Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan menyatakan bahwa pemerintah akan melakukan tracing dan testing pada beberapa hari ke depan, khususnya di daerah aglomerasi dan wilayah padat penduduk. Misalnya di Jabodetabek, Surabaya, Solo Raya, Malang Raya. Nantinya jika ada yang positif Covid akan langsung dikarantina. Menteri Luhut melanjutkan, testing and tracing secara masif dapat memutus mata rantai penularan corona dan meminimalisir penyebaran varian delta. Selain itu, testing and tracing juga bisa menyelamatkan penderita corona varian delta karena mereka langsung dikarantina.

Dr. Rasmus discusses 4 key events of the past week and how they're related: (1) What does the preliminary report on 2nd Quarter 2021 US GDP really indicate? Is it a ‘V' or just the first half of a ‘W' given economic indicators showing a slowing of US recovery in the second half 2021. (2) the Federal Reserve meeting showed chair Powell is intent on continuing pumping in $120B of free money to the banks and investors every month for at least another year. Plus keep a second $1T spigot is now permanently open in the Repo Market for stock speculators as well. Why then are banks and investors continuing to get all the free money, while politicians keep cutting the promised fiscal stimulus for working and middle class households and the poor? Why Sanders' $3.5T Family Bill Dead on Arrival! (3) Rasmus next addresses the phony Infrastructure deal and the Dems latest concessions to McConnell & Republicans in the name of ‘bipartisanship'. (4) How is Biden's & Dem's retreat on infrastructure spending—from original $2.3T to $500B now—tied to the launch, six months after, of US House hearings on the January 6 Capitol insurrection?  Why no budget reconciliation & filibuster will mean no electoral reform which will seal the Dems defeat again in 2022. Why the crisis of the decline of US Democracy continues to intensify.

Hour 4- Keefe asks Gary a variety of 5 questions.  Best of the 3T's. You got somethin'? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello and welcome to another special Legion Patreon episode of The Friday Nightmares Podcast. On this episode, Heather and Smokeshow are joined by Christian and Vince from the T.G.I.F.13 The Friday the 13th Fan Podcast to talk about our top 5 Canadian horror films! Out of the Gutter by Keri Annishttps://www.amazon.com/Out-Gutter-Keri-Annis/dp/B0933Q19VF/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=out+of+the+gutter+keri+annis&qid=1625698825&sprefix=out+of+the+gutter&sr=8-3T.G.I.F.13 The Friday the 13th Fan Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/4dZlS5F6DzqUjnxRvzCEPy?si=JE6l94asRKKLjM4_Fi3vAQ&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1ReplyForward

Hello and welcome to another special Legion Patreon episode of The Friday Nightmares Podcast. On this episode, Heather and Smokeshow are joined by Christian and Vince from the T.G.I.F.13 The Friday the 13th Fan Podcast to talk about our top 5 Canadian horror films! Out of the Gutter by Keri Annishttps://www.amazon.com/Out-Gutter-Keri-Annis/dp/B0933Q19VF/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=out+of+the+gutter+keri+annis&qid=1625698825&sprefix=out+of+the+gutter&sr=8-3T.G.I.F.13 The Friday the 13th Fan Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/4dZlS5F6DzqUjnxRvzCEPy?si=JE6l94asRKKLjM4_Fi3vAQ&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1ReplyForward

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本文章发布于订阅号：百车全说，订阅号阅读更加方便，欢迎关注在6月25号的晚上，丰田第四代汉兰达正式上市，官方给出了26.88-34.88万的定价，并且全系都是2.5L混动版本，没有纯燃油车型。实际上，这台车早些时候就已经可以进行预订，一般4S店都会收取1-2万元不等的定金，而且不论是第三代和第四代汉兰达，目前在4S店里新老同堂一起卖，而且都是平价销售，只是和以往热销的时候不同，现在4S店基本都会给到客户确切的交付时间，不会出现之前那种交了定金也不写具体提车时间的事情。很多人都说，现在的汉兰达已经放低了姿态，可实际情况并不是这样，汉兰达依旧是挺着脖子在那边卖车，只是现在的市场大环境放在这里，使得这台车无法像之前那样“傲娇”，甚至可以说现在的汉兰达买完就会后悔，同时还会让你失去很多东西。所以，今天我们就好好得聊一聊这台第四代汉兰达，作为消费者，买完汉兰达之后会失去什么？为什么我会说买完之后就会后悔？第四代汉兰达是个啥我们都知道，丰田汉兰达在2009年被广汽丰田国产化，当时还是第二代车型，相比于之前的进口版车型，国产之后24.88万的起售价极大的拉低了汉兰达的门槛，再加上当时市面上少有的七座SUV设定，和看上去确实显大的外观，让这台车吸引了不少消费者。转眼来到2021年，全新第四代汉兰达也是姗姗来迟，新车售价26.88-34.88万，一共六个配置，除了最低配是5座外，其余五款都是7座。相比于老款车型而言，新款汉兰达的尺寸确实有所提升，长宽高分别为4965*1930*1750mm，轴距达到了2850mm。特别是车长提升了75mm，轴距也相应地增加了60mm，虽然整体尺寸有所增加，但是第三排的空间并没有太多的提升，基本上成年人坐一会儿就会感觉不舒服，如果你个子还比较高，或者长的比较壮，我相信你不会愿意去做第三排的。不过，现在汉兰达的造型开始运动化，前脸看着就像一只斗牛犬，外形上越来越像同门师兄斯巴鲁，没有了之前老款外形那么四平八稳，那么耐看。反正我喜欢老款造型，不喜欢新款。内饰提升其实也有限，就是屏大了点，多了些车联网功能而已。最搞笑的是，中控屏与右侧镀铬饰条连在一起，像一个大大的苍蝇拍。你打开我们的文稿看一眼，就明白了。有一个地方值得注意，那就是新汉兰达虽然给高配车型用上了20寸的轮毂，但是实际上轮胎宽度是比以前窄的，过去的汉兰达虽然是18寸或者19寸的圈胎，但是好歹胎宽都达到了245，可是新汉兰达却只有235，这一点我真的有些看不懂。至于动力方面，新车全系采用2.5L自然吸气发动机+电机的混动系统，匹配E-CVT变速箱。这个E-CVT变速箱其实我们已经很熟悉了，在丰田的混动车型上配的都是这颗变速箱，相比普通的CVT变速箱，这个E-CVT其实更像一颗AT变速箱，因为E-CVT变速箱里面有行星齿轮结构，但是在此基础上比AT变速箱多出了两个电机。简单来说，E-CVT变速箱只是名字上带了“CVT”三个字，实际上跟CVT变速箱完全是两种东西。我们都知道，目前新上市的汉兰达没有加价，似乎相比预售价还便宜了一些，但是，千万不要以为你占着便宜了，因为不管是27.48万的两驱精英版，还是28.58万的四驱精英版，落地价都超过了30万，可就是这么两台落地价超过30万的车型，配置却十分感人，连最基本的倒车雷达都没有，更别说倒车影像和天窗了，而且内饰里看得到的地方基本都是塑料，方向盘是塑料、中控台是塑料……就连座椅都是手动的布座椅。此外，连卡罗拉上都全系标配的驾驶辅助系统，比如车道保持、车道偏离、主动刹车……在这俩配置上统统都没有，想要驾驶辅助系统，那你就只能选择价格更高的尊贵版，但是两驱尊贵版要31.88万，四驱尊贵版要32.98万，落地价格轻轻松松落在了35万左右。再看看上一代汉兰达，卖的最好的版本应该是售价29.98万的四驱豪华版，而到了这一代，与此配置差不多的应该是四驱尊贵版，可是四驱尊贵版的价格达到了32.98万，换句话说就是涨了三万块钱。所以，汉兰达看上去价格比以前实惠，实际上玩了一出明降暗升，而且最关键的是他们根本就不做和第三代2.0T版本完全对标的配置，这样就可以在一定程度上弱化消费者对于价格的感知。买汉兰达你会失去什么对于很多人而言，似乎丰田汉兰达是一台非常具有性价比的车，尤其是新款尺寸变大后，接近五米的车长和7座设计，再加上丰田居家耐用的品牌形象和保值率，似乎这台车也没什么毛病，但是，实际情况却并不是这样，因为你在享受到这些的同时，实际上已经失去了很多东西。首先就是品牌。新款汉兰达现在没有任何优惠，所以落地肯定要三十多万，高配版落地甚至快四十万了，而这个价格，完全可以考虑二线豪华品牌，比如凯迪拉克和沃尔沃，而且单论XT5和XC60的产品力也比汉兰达强很多，起码真皮座椅方向盘、倒车雷达+倒车影像，电动座椅和天窗等配置都是标配。其次是动力和操控。在这个价位当中，动力和操控做的比较出色的，当属福特的探险者，这台车不仅有276匹马力的福特野马同款2.3T发动机，而且还是纵置后驱的平台，并且这台车长度超5米，轴距超3米，同时也有6座和7座可选，在配置方面，哪怕是探险者30.98万的最低配，就已经有了大部分的舒适安全功能。如果你觉得探险者的2.3T发动机还不够给力，想要大排量自吸发动机，那完全可以看看现代帕里斯帝，这年头大排量自吸可以说已经濒临灭绝，三十多万想买到一台2.0T的高功率都难。现在现代逆流而上，推出了一台3.5升自然吸气V6发动机的帕里斯帝，不仅是大排量+四驱，而且还有不错的越野能力，完全比城市SUV要强太多，而且这台车的内饰也做的很不错，同时还是个全进口车。此外，买汉兰达失去的的还有空间。如果说你是冲着汉兰达七座的设计和空间去的，那为啥不去看看MPV呢，不管是别克GL8还是本田艾力绅和奥德赛，第二排标准的独立座椅和宽敞的第三排，无论是舒适性还是空间，都可以说是碾压汉兰达的存在。所以，汉兰达这台车就是一个看似80分主义，哪儿都还行的车，但是仔细一想，其实就是哪儿都差点意思，买车最主要看得还是当下最迫切的刚需，不要为了一些不切实际、虚无缥缈的需求，而选择一款所谓的性价比之车，结果到头来什么都没获得。举个例子，我们公司的兔子当初为什么要买野马，为的就是他对车辆颜值的刚需，当时的他既没小孩也没结婚，所以无需顾忌太多，而且他也深知野马的后排不能坐人，也知道野马的动力没有钢炮强，操控没有日系好，但是就是买了，为的什么？一个字——帅，尤其是无框车门设计，加上整车充满肌肉感的线条，哪一个年轻人看了不喜欢？现在，他每天开车的时候依然很开心，兔子也时不时地会自己动手，给他的野马做一些优化升级，和自己的爱车多一些交流，虽然他现在天天吵着要换车，天天骂福特没有守住野马的价格，弄的野马的官价一降再降，从最初的四十万到现在的三十多万，虽然一提到保值率和新野马的价格就来气，但是有一点，他从来都不后悔当时买了这台车。第四代汉兰达会有哪些会后悔的地方和兔子买野马不同的是，第四代汉兰达反而有很大的可能，会成为一台你买回来就后悔的车。第一， 汉兰达的品牌力和产品力，配不上现在的价格。之前汉兰达的主销配置，基本都集中在中配和高配车型上，其中以2.0T的四驱豪华版卖的最好，但是，现在汉兰达四驱版的中配和高配价格都不低，如果你冲着四驱精英版28.58万的价格去买了这台车，你会发现这个最低配的四驱版车型，没有全液晶仪表、没有12.3寸的中控屏……甚至连倒车影像都没有，更不用说什么L2级自动驾驶等功能了，换言之你花这么多钱买回来的，就是一个丐中丐版的工具车。而按照丰田现在的思路来看，如果你想要更多更好的配置，那就得加钱，其中四驱尊贵版的价格达到了32.98万，四驱智尊版的价格更是高达34.88万，至于四驱版车型中配和高配的价格，不仅能买普通品牌高配甚至顶配的大五座车型，你甚至可以用这个价格去看一些豪华品牌的车型。就目前汉兰达没有任何优惠的政策来看，汉兰达现在中配和高配的价格，完全可以在二线豪华品牌里闭着眼睛选，无论是沃尔沃XC60还是凯迪拉克XT5，这个价格都可以说是稳稳拿下；如果你用汉兰达顶配的价格去看，你甚至已经可以去买奥迪Q5L了，因为汉兰达没有优惠，但是奥迪Q5L的优惠就很大，光是奥迪那四个圈摆在那边，我就问你心动不心动，回头再看看第四代汉兰达，你还会觉得香吗？如果你认为这些车子都是5座的，汉兰达是一个7座SUV，那你完全可以用这样的预算去看看市场上别的7座SUV，毕竟现在也不止丰田一家在卖这种车型，想要动力，有福特的探险者可以选；想要V6发动机和越野性能，有现代的帕里斯帝可以选；想要品牌和面子，还有奔驰的GLB可以选。尤其是奔驰GLB这台车，虽然我们总是吐槽这台车的1.33T发动机，觉得奔驰不应该配个排量这么小的发动机，但是换一种角度去想，为什么我们总是在说这台车是“小马拉大车”，那不就是变相认可了这台车的尺寸够大吗？而且，奔驰GLB在车头上还有一个硕大的奔驰LOGO放在那里，当你在阳光下看到那个三叉戟星标的时候，就问你有没有在一瞬间感受到所谓的尊贵，是不是有那么一瞬间觉得这台车哪怕配个0.9T三缸机都无所谓了……至于很多人说GLB第三排座位像小板凳一样，难道汉兰达就不是小板凳了吗？况且那些买7座SUV的人，一年到头又有几次机会能把车上的座位都给坐满呢？第二， 第四代汉兰达的保值率可能并没有那么高。我们以丰田旗下的凯美瑞为例，这台车2.0L、2.5L和2.5L双擎都有豪华版车型，而在目前的二手车市场里，车龄在3年内的凯美瑞2.0L和2.5L混动版的报价，基本上都稳定在18万元左右，两者之间的差价不会超过1万块钱，而2.5L燃油版的价格最为坚挺，报价基本上都在20万左右徘徊。反观这三台车的新车指导价，其中2.0L豪华版19.98万、2.5L豪华版21.98万、2.5L双擎豪华版23.98万，也就是说当初在买双擎版本时候多花的钱，并不能体现在二手车的价格之上，甚至可以说丰田车的高保值率，其实只适用于燃油版的车型，对于混动或者双擎版的车型并不适用。同时，之前丰田的机油乳化事件还让人记忆犹新，所以第四代汉兰达所配备的这套2.5L混动系统，会不会也出现之前的机油乳化现象，我们不得而知，只是直到今天为止，厂家都没有针对机油乳化的问题，给出一个明确的答复，而正是这种不了了之的态度，也促使了丰田双擎车型在二手车市场的保值率持续走低。买之前，你可能会安慰自己说没事，这车很保值，今后转手也亏不了多少钱，但是对不起，以前燃油版可以，现在混动车型还真不一定。第三，一台 7座SUV可能并不是刚需。我们都知道，很多教育机构在进行招生的时候，都会采取“贩卖焦虑”的方式来让家长乖乖交钱，让他们觉得有必要让孩子学这个、学那个，从来都不去想自己的孩子是不是想学，好像如果不去学就会输给别人一样。同样，很多人在买7座SUV之前会幻想自己带着全家老小其乐融融出游的场景，也会产生对于全家老小一起出游时的用车焦虑，而这时候出现的汉兰达就正中他们下怀，凭借丰田所谓的“80分主义”，以及汉兰达这台车SUV的属性，使得一部分消费者觉得这台车极大的满足了自己的需求。但是，当这些消费者真的去把7座SUV买回来之后，很有可能会发现自己一年到头都用不上几次第三排，并且现在的工作压力越来越大，生活节奏越来越快，很多人属于自己的时间也越来越少，等真的有时间带着全家老小出游的时候，才发现长途旅行不如去坐高铁或者飞机，短途旅行还不如去租一台MPV来的实用。我们都知道网上有个词叫“海王”，这些“海王”们如果想要和小姑娘的关系更进一步，首先先做的就是立人设，然后再通过花言巧语和一些实质性的行动，去让小姑娘对他死心塌地，哪怕有的小姑娘发现自己感情遭受了欺骗，她们都还会说不是这个“海王”的问题，觉得是自己做的不够好，甚至还在别人面前去维护“海王”的形象，因为他们害怕别人觉得是自己的眼光有问题，只能打碎了牙往肚里咽。实际上，丰田的行为举止和这些“海王”的套路差不多。丰田先是树立自己车子皮实、耐用还省钱的形象，去满足消费者对于家用车的期待，然后通过宣传和实际的产品表现，来让早期的消费者产生认同感和归属感，即便现在丰田的产品力已经跟不上市场脚步了，但是通过这些老车主们的口碑和固有印象，以及进一步的公关宣传和舆论引导，会促使很多消费者去选择购买丰田的产品，哪怕这些消费者最后买回来的车子并不符合自己的心意，但是作为已经买了丰田车的消费者，他们大概率也不会去诟病丰田的产品，甚至还会主动去在网上或者身边维护丰田的形象和口碑，因为这台车是他们做出的选择。所以，丰田就是吃准了这些人看似理性实则感性的心理，给他们打造出一种丰田车皮实、耐用、省心的形象，实际上从另一个视角去看，所谓的皮实、耐用、省心就是配置低、技术老、动力差、功能少。归根结底，我们买车更多还是为了去让这台车满足自己当下的需求，去尽可能地让自己的生活变得更美好，而不是从考虑买车的时候就想到卖车时候的种种，换言之，如果一台车不能让自己在坐上去的一瞬间就露出从心底发出的笑容，那么与其去买这台车，还不如去坐公交和地铁，你说是吗？可以添加微信46415254加入我们的社群音频图文更新在订阅号： 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Dr. Rasmus begins today's show with an analysis of Biden's capitulation to McConnell and Republicans yesterday, in which he accepts their proposal for $579B spending on infrastructure instead of his original $2.3T (reduced in steps in recent weeks to $1.7T and then $1.1T). Gone are proposals for spending on child care, elderly, climate, and other non-corporate proposals in Biden's original bill. Rasmus explains why this ‘deal' was engineered from the beginning, ultimately in order to ensure Biden's proposed tax hikes on the wealthy and investors was not necessary. The corporate wing of the Democrat party (with Manchin running ‘point' as cover for Biden) always wanted this smaller bill. Bipartisanship was the key word always signaling it. Democrat party ‘spin' to sell the deal now. Why ‘follow on' bills to restore the cuts are DOA. In second half of the show Dr. Rasmus continues explaining why ‘Keynes' Economics' is not Keynesian, and how the latter expunged elements of Keynes' analysis it found too radical—including critique of financial speculation, capitalist trends toward income inequality and rising unemployment, and why ‘trickle down' (Keynesian) economics would not work. (For more on Infrastructure deal check out Dr. Rasmus' blog articles at http://jackrasmus.com).

Un paquete de nuevo estimulo por USD579B de infraestructura es acordado por Biden y un grupo bipartidista de 10 senadores Rs y Ds. El paquete es menor al anunciado por Biden el 18 de abril denominado American Jobs Plan por un total de USD2.3T, pero es un comienzo y aun falta el impulso que le puedan dar Nancy Pelosi y Chuck Schumer. Por el lado de LatAm, ayer Banxico subió su tasa de referencia inesperadamente y sigue la política de subida de tasas de Brasil. En Peru, ya podría sesionar el JNE con la elección del nuevo miembro y los riesgos en los activos peruanos están hacia una mejora (caída en el tipo de cambio y las tasas de rendimiento de los bonos es mas probable) con muchas noticias negativas ya puestas en precio.

Dr. Rasmus dissects the moves of Dems and Republicans on the Infrastructure bill (aka American Jobs Act) now underway. Both sides are mostly just ‘moving the money around’ and using various ‘smoke & mirrors’ to show they’re making proposals and counterproposals: GOP negotiators (McConnell et. al.) initially proposed $568B, but $394B of that was money already authorized and passed in other legislation. Yesterday, they raised their proposal to $928B, but that was by diverting $350B also already passed in the February ‘American Rescue Plan’ (Covid relief bill). Thus, GOP proposing to spend money already spent! Biden proposed March 31 a $2.3T spending on infrastructure, but unilaterally dropped it to $1.7T (and quietly agreed to include $304B already authorized in transport funding to be included in $1.7T. Biden ‘signaled’ in meeting with GOP to agree to final $1T only. Both Dems & GOP breaking out $400B on separate corp subsidy bills for manufacturing, tech, R&D, chips, etc. soon to be passed. Smoke & mirror negotiations going on for public consumption.  Rasmus also comments on latest economic stats on jobs and durable goods consumer spending and on political democracy reforms collapsing with HR-1 election reform now DOA + collapse of Commission on Jan. 6 riots. Rasmus concludes fight for Democracy only beginning, but red state Republicans have the longer term advantage as their legislatures move now aggressively to restrict and suppress voting.

大家好，我是杨扬，今天的节目依然是采用了山东交通广播线上及视频直播以及‘杨扬侃车'抖音号视频直播多媒体呈现方式，热线和网络上的朋友买车选车的问题依然不少，来看今天的内容概要：1.广汽丰田CHR刚刚发布。2.听众及网友的问题了解一下：想选5座车，锐界，昂科旗，凯迪拉克XT4该选谁？/英诗派怎么样？/迈腾330豪华版怎么样？/极氪001这款车怎么样？/奇瑞车容易生锈吗？/红旗HS5怎么样？/媳妇上下班开，每天50公里，买1.3T别克英朗还是飞渡？/胜达两驱可以买吗？/帝豪GS与帝豪S全能选谁？/荣放可以买吗？/ 10W落地轿车推荐什么？/吉利ICON怎么样？和领克06比选哪一个？/吉利塞斯G80怎么样？/哈弗H9怎么样？/沃尔沃xc40怎么样？/奇瑞艾瑞泽5plus 1.5L手动挡可以入手吗？/奥迪Q3可以买吗？更多问题，收听节目留言即可~

This is a rare interview for Beyond The Album Cover, Herbie Crichlow who was behind many hits for Ace Of Base, Backstreet Boys, Robyn, 5ive, and countless others sits down with me to talk about his career from the beginning, Cheiron Studios, 3T, Max Martin and Denniz Pop (RIP), UK R&B, Take That, his impressions on Backstreet Boys and *N'Sync before they broke big, Eurovision and it's importance to Europe, UK Pop and so much more. This is an exclusive that you don't want to miss! Catch this interview along with the rest of the collection at this YouTube channel, wherever you stream podcasts, or at the website beyondthealbumcover.wordpress.com. To stay updated with podcast news join the Facebook group Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover. Go to https://open.spotify.com/album/3DxhXiZTABWnQy20v0eUD5?si=_JJLZuCVQgKTAzVQXH8HNQ&dl_branch=1 to check out Herbie's new album The Art Of Making Music For The People.

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Dogecoin, an altcoin outside of Bitcoin, has seen a huge rally in the last days. There was a cyberattack that forced to shut down the largest gasoline pipeline on the East Coast, and the US in general. Another crypto-currency mania is taking over the market as a parabolic rally for altcoins outside Bitcoin, is taking the value of all digital tokens past $2.3T. Dogecoin a crypto that started as a joke, was traded at $0.68 on Tuesday, +131% over past week, & [...] The post Recap May 9: Dogecoin To The Moon – Attack On US Infrastructure (Recap ep122) appeared first on Investing & Day Trading Education: Day Trading Academy.

Be advised, strong language was used It's about the moments, it's about the collaborations, it's about the friendships you make along the way and it's about the camaraderie. We finish the Double Turn's Mash up Month with a MASSIVE BANG! TDT is proud to welcome back our friends, the Rice Chrispy and good brother Gerard from Through the Table and Matt and Jenny from Wrestling with Respect. A few weeks ago, J-Man and Matt had a great idea to put together a mega pod between us and others in the podcasting landscape. There was no one better than to be joined by than 3T. On this episode, we discuss the greatest NXT Takeover matches of all time. It was a true treat to share a show with these 4 wonderful individuals and I implore to check out their content because it is wonderful. Honorable mentions as followed: Jenny: DIY vs The Revival NXT Takeover Toronto 2 out of 3 Falls Matt: Fatal 4 way Ladder match for the NXT Tag Team titles: Undisputed Era vs the Street Profits vs Lorcan and Burch vs the Forgotten Sons at NXT Takeover 25 Rice Chrispy: Tyler Bate vs Pete Dunne for the NXT UK Title at NXT Takeover Chicago Gerard: Jushin "Thunder" Liger vs Tyler Breeze NXT Takeover Brooklyn J-Man: Sasha Banks vs Bayley Takeover Brooklyn Top 3 matches ever Wrestling with Respect: 3. Johnny Gargano vs Andrade "Cien" Almas NXT Title Takeover Philadelphia, 2. Sasha Banks vs Bayley NXT Women's Title Takeover Brooklyn, 1. Johnny Gargano vs Adam Cole 2 out of 3 Falls NXT Title Takeover New York Rice Chrispy: 3. Johnny Gargano vs Adam Cole 2 NXT Title Takeover 25, 2. AOP vs DIY Tag Team Title Ladder match Takeover Chicago, 1. Sasha Banks vs Bayley Takeover Brooklyn Gerard: Shinsuke Nakamura vs Samoa Joe NXT Title Takeover Brooklyn, 2. Walter vs Tyler Bate NXT UK Title Takeover Cardiff, 1. Sasha Banks vs Bayley 30 minute Iron Woman match NXT Women's Title Takeover: Respect Boss Ross: 3. Sasha Banks vs Bayley Takeover Brooklyn, 2. Adam Cole vs Aleister Black Extreme Rules match Takeover Philadelphia 1. Pete Dunne vs Walter NXT UK Title Takeover New York J-Man: 3. Johnny Gargano vs Andrade "Cien" Almas Takeover Philly, 2. NXT North American Title Ladder Match Takeover New Orleans (Adam Cole vs Ricochet vs Lars Sullivan vs Killian Dane vs Velveteen Dream vs EC3) 1. Johnny Gargano vs Adam Cole 2 out of 3 Falls NXT Title Takeover New York

Fellow wrongthinker Gary Welch drops by to discuss current events: 1. Mitch McConnel says the GOP can get behind a $600B Infrastructure Plan to counter Biden's $2.3T Plan    Some notes: Under Trump, tax cuts for corporations were slashed from 35% to 21%. Revenues were not as projected, so the deficit went up. $668B in 2017, $1T in 2019, and $3.3T in 2020 (due to "COVID"), and projected to be another $3.3T this year. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said last week that investments in education “brings more money than anything back to the Treasury.” 2. Have Russian attacks on the U.S. moved up to physical attacks on US personnel? Trump appointee and former acting Defense Secretary, Christopher Miller, is asking the CIA and the Biden Administration to investigate US personnel that have complained of symptoms that are the same as those from people that have been hit with particle or microwave weapons. Most of these have been in Havana and started in 2016. Now there is an increase  3. North Carolina proposes "Political Balance in Schools" Bill. It requires schools to provide equal time and material on any issue or subject that has a political bias. Sponsors:  Monticello College Pure Light HSL Ammo Subscribe to the podcast  Support this program by becoming a Patron  

PROSTATE PROS Series Finale On the last episode of the PROSTATE PROS podcast, Dr. Scholz and Liz recap important themes and talk about what’s new in prostate cancer, including Lutetium-177 and Orgovyx. Dr. Scholz: [00:03] We’re guiding you to treatment success and avoiding prostate cancer pitfalls. I’m your host, Dr. Mark Scholz. Liz: [00:09] And I’m your cohost, Liz Graves. Dr. Scholz: [00:13] Welcome to the PROSTATE PROS podcast. Liz: [00:15] We have a bit of a sad announcement to make, as this will be the last episode of the PROSTATE PROS podcast. Dr. Scholz and I have really enjoyed working on this project and we’ve covered so many important topics surrounding prostate cancer and men’s health. So for this last episode, we’re going to recap some important themes and talk about some promising new therapies. So Dr. Scholz, on our very first episode, we talked about how important it is to find the right treatment team. This is something that’s come up again and again and again. What are some tips you have for newly diagnosed men trying to find their doctors? Dr. Scholz: [00:53] I think what’s confusing is how much of the responsibility falls on the shoulders of patients. The prostate industry is a very powerful multi-billion dollar industry, and there is a lot happening really fast. When patients are diagnosed, they’re not in a thoughtful perspective, they’re in an action mode, they’re frightened. It is hard to sort out who to listen to and who to stay away from. This process can be aided by family members, primary care doctors, oncologists, and of course, online resources and books. I try to provide some of that information in the book, The Key to Prostate Cancer, but the process, if it was easy, we could give you one simple answer. It is not a simple process. Liz: [01:46] One thing that we’ve talked about is to get a quarterback. So this is a doctor that isn’t the treating doctor necessarily, but it’s someone that will oversee the treatment and work with the other teams of doctors. This is something I hear you doing Dr. Scholz, you’re always talking to other doctors about patients and kind of networking with them to make sure that the patient is getting the best care, even when they’re not in our office. Dr. Scholz: [02:12] I think the issue that you’re relating to is that many of these physicians have a conflict of interest. You’re asking them, what should I do? But they’re a surgeon or they’re a radiation doctor. And as a medical oncologist, I’m neither of the above. This is somewhat uncommon, but you can recruit your urologist or your radiation doctor to help you by explaining at the outset that, “you, sir, will not be my treating doctor, but I definitely need your aid and your assistance in picking the right doctor.” Liz: [02:43] Now you may be thinking that you have cancer and you don’t have time to see all these people, but as we’ve mentioned, prostate cancer is slow growing. So really taking that time to find the right doctor for you is crucial. Dr. Scholz: [02:56] Just yesterday, I saw a very sophisticated new patient who was feeling the rush job, the sense that the clock is ticking, and he did have a Gleason 9. We consider that the High-Risk category of prostate cancer. But, the idea that you have to make a decision within days or weeks is never substantiated by the literature and the science. Patients can take several months to sort out what they want to do. This sort of careful thoughtful process pays off in the long-term with better results. Liz: [03:29] So patients really need to take it under their control. One of the things is to educate themselves. In the past couple of years, there’s been a huge shift towards imaging. So we’ve had the approval of the PSMA PET scan and using 3T MP MRIs and color Doppler to help men diagnose their prostate cancer and watch it. Dr. Scholz: [03:51] What Elizabeth is referring to is that if you don’t have a clear picture of where the cancer is and whether it’s spread outside the gland, what part of the gland it’s located in, it’s not feasible to tailor treatment to the specific needs of the individual. Some men are fortunate enough to have prostate cancers residing on one side of their gland. This opens the door to something called focal therapy, enabling men to undergo treatment with less risk of erectile dysfunction. There were a lot of things we could have covered in this last podcast and the reminder that quality imaging and not only MRI and PSMA PET scans, but scans done at centers of excellence that are read by experts are going to help men be light years ahead in their selection of treatment, because they’ll have a clear picture of what they’re really treating. Liz: [04:43] So we’ve actually gotten emails from people all across the country saying, you know, my doctor’s never heard of the PSMA PET scan or my doctor doesn’t do 3T imaging. So it is really important that you take the time to educate yourself and bring these questions to your doctors. Finding the right treatment team and doing your due diligence to make sure you’re choosing the right treatment is all important because of where the prostate is located. Treatment related side effects can have damaging effects on quality of life. Because prostate cancer is so slow growing, hopefully you’ll have a very long life, so it’s important that that can be lived to the best of your ability. Dr. Scholz: [05:25] That’s so, so important. And these functions, sexual, urinary functions are something that people face every day of their life. In the hustle bustle to get treatment quickly, the fact that if the treatment is not done in an ideal way, that men can be left with permanent issues unnecessarily, certainly if there was no other option, we would live with these negative consequences. But, in most cases now with skillful care, these things can be avoided. Liz: [05:58] Over the past two years, Dr. Scholz and I have covered all the treatment options from active surveillance to surgery, radiation chemotherapy. These episodes will still be available even after the podcast ends, you can go back and re-listen and keep sharing with friends and educating yourself. Dr. Scholz: [06:16] One thing about this information provided in the podcast is not only the idea of which treatment is best and what kind of things to look out for, but the step by step process, the thinking process, the procedures, and how you can come to get the right doctors and the right treatment is implicit in the whole podcast system that we have provided. So you can also just learn from the thought process that leads to successful outcomes. Liz: [06:49] While there are a lot of challenges that newly diagnosed patients face, patients with advanced prostate cancer also are missing out on some tools like Xgeva and Prolia. Dr. Scholz: [07:01] These medicines are to help compensate for men who have disease that’s spread to their bones or men who’ve been on hormone treatment and the calcium is leaching out, a process called osteoporosis. The number of times this is overlooked and people coming to us for second opinions is really quite surprising, as they are FDA approved to help compensate for these problems. So simple second opinions can be so valuable for men, even if they have advanced disease. Liz: [07:35] As we segue into what’s coming up and what’s new in prostate cancer, we wanted to quickly mention that there are a lot of new drugs and things being tested for FDA approval through clinical trials. Clinical trials are a great way to get access to these new medications, if you have a specialist on your team who is constantly looking out for these and keeping tabs on what’s coming up. Dr. Scholz: [08:03] Every new medicine or treatment goes through a process of being researched. Once it’s validated as a treatment, it gets FDA approved. And then after that, it becomes commercialized and broadly available across the country. The things that succeed through that process are very valuable. And we’ll be talking about a Lutetium-177 and a new pill called Orgovyx. These medicines have been available, but now are commercially available. If your physician is not staying abreast of all the new developments, men who could benefit from these treatments will be denied access simply through unawareness. Liz: [08:43] Lutetium-177 is something that we’ve talked about on past podcasts. And it’s not even FDA approved yet, but you’ve actually had some patients who have had it, is that correct? Dr. Scholz: [08:57] Lutetium-177 a was purchased by a Novartis pharmaceuticals for $2 billion prior to all the testing being completed because all the preliminary data looks so favorable recently, they released the code for the large clinical trial that was performed confirming that it does prolong survival. This is a medicine that was evaluated in men with very advanced prostate cancer who had already had chemotherapy who had been on other powerful hormone treatments and they’d stopped working. The man who got treated with Lutetium-177 lived longer, statistically significantly longer, than the men who got an alternative, placebo-type approach. This medicine is well tolerated. It can cause some dryness of people’s mouths. It can lower blood counts a little bit, but it’s a simple injection every six weeks. And it is a potent treatment for men with advanced disease. It may even be a useful treatment for men with earlier stage disease. This will probably be commercially available within a year. Liz:  [10:05] To learn more about this medicine, we covered it in Episode 10, Don’t Reject Radiation.  So you can go back and listen to that.  At the end of 2020, there was a new FDA approval Orgovyx.  This is an oral anti-androgen, so it works kind of like a Lupron, but instead of it being an injection, it’s just a daily pill.  Dr. Scholz: [10:28] So how much do we really need a new pill? When if you could take an injection that lasts three to six months, and you don’t have to remember taking pills every day, but Orgovyx may have some other advantages when compared to head to head with Lupron and the other medicines like Lupron, such as Firmagon and Trelstar, Eligard, and Zoladex. These medicines all work by shutting down the production of testosterone in a man’s testicles. Orgovyx is interesting for two reasons. One is that the recovery of testosterone when treatment is stopped, seems to be much more predictable and consistent medicines like Lupron, and the others that I mentioned, can have a very protracted and prolonged effect even after they’re stopped, and it’s hard to predict when testosterone is going to return. Another thing that came out in Orgovyx trials was a lower incidence of cardiovascular complications. For years, I’ve made a strong argument that Lupron and other drugs do not cause cardiovascular problems directly, but indirectly in men who have a lot of weight gain, blood pressure goes up, blood sugars start to go out of control. Of course these things can lead to cardiovascular problems, but for some reason, in that randomized trial Orgovyx had a lower incidence of cardiovascular related issues. This is certainly an interesting and potential advantage for this medication. Liz:  [11:56] Technology and medicine around prostate cancer is improving almost daily.  And one of the things that’s really promising is immunotherapy.  We talked about this on Episode 9, The Intelligence of Immunotherapy, and we cover all sorts of different things that will benefit men with prostate cancer, like KEYTRUDA and OPDIVO YERVOY.  So if you’re interested in learning more about immunotherapy Episode 9 is a great place to start.  Making this podcast has been such a rewarding experience for Dr. Scholz and I, and we really hope that it’s helped you on your prostate cancer journey.  And we’ve left you with a little more education and knowledge and empowered you to take control of your prostate cancer diagnosis and spend time really learning about it and understanding, so you can have your medicine personalized to you.  You can find the right doctors, seek second opinions, and then take everything you’ve learned to spread awareness about prostate cancer.  Remember prostate cancer is a silent disease and it affects so many men and families and loved ones.  This really needs to be something that people are comfortable talking about.  So we hope our podcast has helped give you some points to talk about with your friends and family members and help them make those treatment decisions.   Dr. Scholz: [13:26] So Kaili, my business manager and myself are very grateful to Liz for all the hard work she’s done in compiling these episodes and helping us reach the things that really count. It’s been quite a bit of work along the way, which has been a delight to participate in for me. Liz, can you just share a couple of sentences of where you think you’re going to be going with your own professional career as you’re moving on? Liz: [13:51] Yes.  I am actually pursuing higher education to become a professional writer.  I am looking forward to it, but I’m definitely sad that I won’t be working with you and bringing this podcast to everyone.  I know I’ve had so much fun learning about prostate cancer and hopefully being able to help all of our listeners navigate this subject.  Again, these episodes have been archived, so you can go back and listen to all twenty-four of them on podcast.prostateoncology.com, or Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, wherever you like to listen.  Another good tip is that the PCRI’s YouTube videos come out every week.  These are awesome videos that talk all about prostate cancer.  Dr. Scholz is a very frequent guest on there, so I would highly recommend you check that out.  You can find them at youtube.com/thePCRI.  Thank you for listening and supporting us.

※ 本文章发布于订阅号：百车全说，订阅号阅读更加方便，欢迎关注早在去年的11月，丰田就举办了一场线上发布会，虽然发布会的内容可以说是和他们旗下很多家用车一样无聊，但当他们宣布将旗下高性能品牌“GR”引进中国，并同时将新一代SUPRA一起带入国内市场的时候，我看到沉寂已久的弹幕瞬间爆炸，尽管当时发布会上并没有宣布SUPRA的定价，反而是在大聊特聊所谓的情怀，但GR SUPRA的消息还是让不少喜爱JDM的车迷们眼前一亮，甚至很多人猜测会不会跟着GR SUPRA的脚步，丰田还会把GR雅力士和GR 86带进来。为什么人们对于“GR”这个名头那么追捧，其实就是因为丰田GR就相当于奔驰AMG，是一个高性能的代名词，并且在之前的海外市场里，GR一直都不会像奔驰AMG那样把自己的调性拉那么高，反而出品的车子都挺亲民，所以吸引了不少粉丝。不过，就在发布会几个月之后，SUPRA的定价终于出来了，2.0T版本49.6万，价格甚至比同平台的宝马Z4 2.0T还贵；3.0T版本62.6万，比Z4便宜那么一点点……这个价格也直接让我大喊一声“好家伙”，丰田是真的敢定。而相比于丰田这种有些傲娇的定价，这台SUPRA在市场终端的行情就显得有些不可理喻了，我咨询了一下熟悉的销售，发现这台车目前配额只有可怜的300台，想要买车基本上都要加价8-10万，也就是说2.0T裸车接近60万，3.0T裸车突破70万……当然，相比于之前通过平行进口方式进来，定价85-90万的SUPRA，这个中规版本的定价似乎已经算是在JDM情怀粉面前“低头”了。所以，今天我们就聊一聊这台重生的“牛魔王”——丰田SUPRA。新一代SUPRA是一款什么样的车？从外观上来看，新一代SUPRA作为一款2门2座的硬顶跑车，长宽高分别为4381/1867/1310mm，轴距为2470mm，这个体型其实和丰田86/斯巴鲁BRZ这两台小跑车差不多。但是，抛开尺寸不谈，很多人都觉得这代SUPRA已经不能算是JDM了，真正的SUPRA已死，这就是宝马Z4的换壳车，被戏称为“史上第一款会漏油的丰田”……实际情况到底是什么样呢？首先，这代SUPRA的确不是一款在日本本土设计、生产的JDM车型，而是与宝马合作研发、与在售的G29 Z4同平台的产物。其中，SUPRA 2.0T版本配备了197马力/320牛米的B48发动机，3.0T版本则配备了340马力/500牛米B58发动机，这两台车的动力系统跟宝马Z4 25i和Z4 M40i从型号到参数完全一致，匹配的变速箱也是宝马标志性的ZF 8AT。所以，你说这是牛魔王，你觉得铁扇公主会相信吗，要知道即便以前受制于“君子协定”的老款牛魔王也能做到280马力，而出口到海外市场的牛魔王则可以在原厂状态下达到320马力，这也是为什么很多人说丰田用将近30年的时间干了个寂寞。此外，扒一扒这代SUPRA的内饰就会发现，酷似“鸡腿”的电子档把、空调控制面板、车机控制器……都与宝马如出一辙，所以网上就有人推测，SUPRA除了发动机和变速箱，它的发动机管理系统、变速箱模块、空调和多媒体系统等等均来自宝马，甚至插上宝马的电脑就可以进行故障诊断和编程编码，活脱脱一台宝马车，以至于这代SUPRA与曾经的牛魔王已经没什么直接的关系了，SUPRA已死的说法其实也没错。但是，如果说这代SUPRA是Z4的换壳车，这个说法其实并不严谨。我们都知道，早期Z4的底盘，一直与同时期3系有直接关系，比如E85、E86、E89的Z4就是在E46 3系的底盘基础上“套用”的，但到了这代Z4，它的底盘就与这代G20 3系有了非常明显的区别，尤其是悬挂摆臂等主要部件，从成本角度来看，这种突然打破传统的做法是不划算的。其实主要原因就在于，这代Z4从立项之初，丰田的底盘团队就已参与进来，也就是说，宝马与丰田两家团队，共同完成了这代Z4与SUPRA的底盘架构，而不是宝马先研发，丰田再套用，虽然基础底盘架构依然是在G20 3系基础上二次开发而来的，但是悬挂部件都根据跑车需求做了重新设计，可以说是为Z4与SUPRA量身定制全新底盘、全新平台。有意思的是，宝马与丰田合作完成底盘架构之后就互相道别了，据说当年两车都在相同的测试场地进行测试，但是宝马的工程师不能开SUPRA，而丰田的工程师也摸不到Z4。.也就说，这两车虽然共享底盘架构和悬挂部件，但在后续调校上依然会有非常大的区别，驾驶感受和动态表现也会有明显不同，因为Z4的定位是软顶敞篷跑车，说的洋气一点，这车属于Roadster，目的就是能让你优雅地开蓬兜风；而SUPRA是更加硬核的纯种硬顶跑车，追求的是山路以及赛道中的操控。这个区别其实可以简单的参考一下保时捷718，哪怕是同属保时捷调校出来的车，软顶敞篷的718 Boxster和硬顶的718 Cayman开起来也会有点区别，更何况Z4和SUPRA还是两个不同团队进行调校，这就像是同样一种鱼给两个不同的厨师，一个做成了极度清淡的清蒸，另一个做成了咸到发齁的红烧。同时也是由于coupe与roadster在车身结构上的差异，所以SUPRA的车身刚性会远远优于Z4，毕竟Z4受制于敞篷导致刚性成为短板，当然敞篷机构自身的重量也会成为操控的累赘，而按照丰田的说法，SUPRA的白车身抗扭刚性已经超越了自家的传奇超跑LFA，而当年LFA的车身确实是可以大吹特吹一番的。更有意思的是，丰田为了延续“开不坏”的口碑，特地将宝马的B48和B58发动机运到日本进行耐久性测试，将未通过测试的零件全部打回宝马进行改进，看来丰田对有着漏油传统的宝马发动机不太放心啊……所以与其说这代SUPRA是“史上第一款会漏油的丰田”，不如说这代Z4是“史上第一款不会漏油的宝马”。如果单从一台跑车的角度来看SUPRA现在的所作所为，其实并没有什么错，但问题就出在这台车叫SUPRA。反观这代SUPRA，与其说它是曾经那台大马力牛魔王的换代车型，反倒是更像是早期Z4 coupe的精神传承，从上代E89 Z4开始，宝马便放弃了纯硬顶版本车型，改成了硬顶敞篷车型，到了这代更是直接变为软顶敞篷，说明从车型定位上就放弃了激烈驾驶，从而彻底丧失了竞争718 Cayman的能力，要知道曾经Z4的coupe和敞篷版本可以算是保时捷Cayman和Boxster的直接对手。当然如今SUPRA和Z4也足够聪明，一个做成硬顶跑车，一个做成软顶敞篷跑车，这当然是事先商量好的，以针对不同的消费群体，谁也抢不了他人的饭碗，就像保时捷718那样，Cayman作为一台中置后驱、驾控纯粹、主打性能的驾驶机器，而Boxster则作为一台有一定驾驶乐趣但更注重腔调的小跑车，来满足客户多元化的需求。总的来说，这代SUPRA确实不算一台纯正的JDM车型，但也绝对没有别人说的那么不堪，相反如果你不戴着JDM的有色眼镜去看它，或者无视之前牛魔王的辉煌，也不在意所谓的代际传承关系，那么这台SUPRA其实是一台非常棒的跑车。SUPRA这车真的不如以前了吗？既然聊到了SUPRA，那自然要聊一聊改装相关的话题，毕竟之前老款SUPRA能获得“牛魔王”的别称，这可不是浪得虚名的，那么现在这台SUPRA还能不能重现往日的荣光，咱们还是得从之前著名的2JZ发动机开始说起。时间拉回到1990年8月，那时候JZ系列引擎正式发布，其实也就是1JZ和2JZ，而1JZ之所以出名，其实是因为它有个2.5L版本的1JZ-GTE，也只有这个版本的发动机是雅马哈负责设计的，雅马哈在当时以1JZ-GE为基础进行强化，进而做出了两个发动机版本，主要区别就是有没有VVT-i，也就是智能可变气门正时。虽然这两个版本的发动机都因为“君子协定”被做到了280马力，但扭力输出特性完全不同，所以那时候日本国内玩车界只认1JZ-GTE是高性能机器，因为他们大多数玩儿的都是山路和赛道，根本不需要那么高的峰值马力，这一点看过头文字D的朋友都知道，里面的车子其实最大马力都不算高，以至于这台1JZ-GTE发动机在当年都没怎么做过出口，都被日本的本土市场消化掉了，而2JZ-GTE则随着SUPRA出口到了海外市场，也走向了世界。虽然2JZ-GTE发动机在当年不怎么受日本玩家的待见，但是远在大洋彼岸的美国玩家却觉得“真香”，原因总结下来就一句话：“便宜、耐用、改装潜力大”，这也是为何2JZ-GTE被称为一代神机，但是，让这颗机头成为神话开端的却不是美国公司，而是来自日本的HKS。日本HKS这个公司其实很有意思，创始人团队出自丰田，而下面的研发团队也吸收（挖墙脚）了不少来自丰田、SARD、YAMAHA的前员工，所以他们对于日系车的发动机可以说了如指掌，你别看HKS现在什么都做，但当时HKS的主力产品却是涡轮套件，主攻的市场是0-400米加速赛，换言之，他们那时候的主要竞争对手，都是一众玩儿直线赛的美国公司。既然要和美国人竞争，自然是要拿出看家本领的，反观那时候的美国市场，美国佬自己的东西虽然也很不错，但是玩JDM的车主都追求“原汁原味”，很多人都觉得如果不去用日本本土的改装件，就不能称作JDM。就在这样的时代背景之下，那时候的HKS针对2JZ-GTE这台发动机，推出了涡轮升级套件和周边控制配件，比如：V-Pro电脑、电子增压控制器（俗称“电子水喉制”）、中冷器等等，并且价格卖的也不算贵，可以说是“良心产品”。到了2020年的东京改装展的时候，日本专门跑D1大奖赛的著名漂移赛车手“齐藤太吾”的座驾被拉到现场进行展出，虽然这台车的外壳是新款的SUPRA，可是发动机依旧使用的是2JZ-GTE发动机，并且这台赛车取了个名字叫“GR SUPRA MONSTER EDITION”，其中，“GR”代表丰田的御用改装部门，“SUPRA”就是丰田这台车的名字，后面的“MONSTER EDITION”则有两层含义，一层意思是代表这台车是齐藤太吾的座驾，因为齐藤太吾在D1赛事圈里被人称作“怪兽”，另一层含义则是这台车的性能也属于怪兽级别。而这台赛车上的2JZ-GTE发动机，配上HKS出品的3.4L强化套件（也就是把原来3.0L的2JZ-GTE进行扩缸和强化），同时把之前的原厂涡轮拆掉，换上了HKS出品的GTIII-4R涡轮套件，并且通过取代电脑进行ECU等方面的设定，最终动力数据做到了800马力/883牛米。所以，为什么过去很多人把老款SUPRA称作牛魔王，就是因为这台车的改装潜力实在太大了，即使不去追求那么夸张的1000匹甚至1200匹马力，也可以轻松达到700匹以上的动力。而到了现在新款的SUPRA，其实所搭载宝马出品的那颗B58发动机潜力也不小，并且科技含量更高，发动机技术也更先进，之前美国的“Papadakis Racing”就用这颗机头做到了1033.9马力/1231牛米的数据，并且操刀的正是这个Papadakis Racing的创始人，也是专攻美国D级方程式的机械大师Stephan Papadakis，并且这台车改出来也是为了去参加美国的D级方程式比赛（也就是漂移方程式）。换言之，如果你想达到这种“变态级”的数据，其实无论是之前的2JZ-GTE也好，还是现在的B58发动机也罢，都可以做到差不多的参数，因为赛用改装是可以也有必要去追求极致的动力，如果以日常的性能改装来看，现在的B58机头在BM3程序的加持下，一阶程序做到突破400马力/600牛米很轻松，二阶程序配合周边硬件可以突破440马力/680牛米；而2.0T版本的B48B20B机头其实和宝马现款430i是一样的，只是人为的限制了马力输出，所以做完BM3一阶程序基本上可以达到240马力，如果上到二阶程序的话，配合硬件基本上可以突破270马力。所以，现在的新款SUPRA的改装潜力不能说比以前差，只能说它的动力改装能提升到哪种程度，完全取决于这颗宝马的动力总成，能被这些主打动力改装的大厂推到什么样的高度，有多少赛车技术愿意进行下放。并且，现在基于宝马的底盘做出来的新款SUPRA，其实相比于过去的老款车型而言，在操控性上有了质的飞跃，最起码不会再像过去的SUPRA那样“直道王、弯道亡”，对于喜欢走街、跑山、下赛道人而言，现款的SUPRA更像是一个多面手，所以实际上新款的SUPRA从综合性能上来看，是远胜于过去旧款车型的。至于HELLAFLUSH这一类不以动力作为取向，而是以姿态作为主导的改装风格……你用一台SUPRA改出来，除了你知道它是一台改装SUPRA之外，还有别的用处吗？为什么说SUPRA在国内的定价非常离谱？虽然SUPRA是一台很不错的车，但以目前的情况来看，SUPRA在国内的定价确实有些离谱，我们从JDM的“对立面”德系性能圈子里，挑出两款非常有代表性、同时国内也能买到的车型，一起与SUPRA做个中美差价对比。首先是奥迪S3，这台车大家都很熟悉了，德系钢炮代表作之一，也是“购置税秒超跑”的主力军。这台车在美国起价43000美元（约合28.1万人民币），国内19款定价36.38万，按照停产前的行情，优惠后在32万左右，但看裸车价的差别，中美差价在4万左右。而SUPRA 2.0T版本美国起价43090美元（28.2万人民币），很“巧合”的比奥迪S3贵了90美金，并且美版的2.0T SUPRA还是255马力的高功率发动机，到国内反倒阉割成197马力，并且卖到了49.6万的高价，相当于20万，算上终端市场加价8-10万，中美差价达到了30万左右。其次是奥迪S4，这也是6缸B级性能车的当家花旦，美国起价49900美元（约合32.6万人民币），国内20款定价46.88万，不算购置税的话，中美差价在14万左右，毕竟国内对大排量车型征税较多。而SUPRA 3.0T版本美国起价51090美元（33.4万人民币），又很“巧合”的与奥迪S4差不多，更重要的是，美版的SUPRA 3.0T竟然有382马力，也是高功率发动机，到国内再一次惨遭阉割，在动力变成340马力的同时，价格却卖到了62.6万，算上终端市场的加价，使得中美差价接近40万。哪怕我们不去和奥迪这种本身性价比就挺高的车子去做对比，就拿SUPRA去和同根同源的宝马Z4对比，你会发现美版的Z4 30i比SUPRA 2.0T版本贵了6700美元（4.4万人民币），美版的Z4 M40i比SUPRA 3.0T版本贵了12610美元（8.2万人民币），换言之Z4的价位几乎高了一个量级。但是，到了国内以后，即使这俩兄弟的动力都被砍了一刀，但价格仍然保持一致，以至于在国外价格低于Z4的SUPRA摇身一变成了“高富帅”，甚至SUPRA 2.0T版本还要比Z4更贵一点，所以这是Z4在国内的定价太“亲民”，还是SUPRA定价太离谱呢？首先，丰田是玩营销的高手，SUPRA作为一台自带JDM情怀的跑车，丰田知道这是一次非常好的机会，利用所谓的非官方小道消息，也就是广为流传的“300台配额”，不但可以制造加价话题、炒高价格，还能免费扩大知名度，这是投广告都达不到的效果，即便之后出点什么事儿，丰田作为官方也可以出来撇清关系，表示自己没有搞限量，那都是谣言，再声明一下加价属于市场行为或者经销商行为，然后象征性的做出一些警告或者惩罚，甚至直接冷处理，到最后不了了之。其次，丰田其实心里很清楚，能以这个价格去买SUPRA的人虽然不会多，但也远远不止300人，所以丰田消费的就是国内残存的JDM情怀，毕竟之前就连37895美元（24.8万人民币）的思域Type R都能在国内炒到70万天价，关键还有人买，正儿八经的中规SUPRA怎么就不能卖个高价了？最后，丰田这一手“又当又立”玩的确实很溜，看上去决定SUPRA国内定价的是供求关系，实际上能否满足供求关系的关键点还是在丰田，但凡丰田敢不玩饥饿营销，让SUPRA像宝马Z4那样不限量供应，你觉得这车敢定这个价格吗？所以，丰田现在就是吃准了消费者“非他不可”的心态，只要是热销的车型都给你玩一手“供不应求”，然后自己躺在那儿开开心心的数钱，看消费者争的头破血流。除了SUPRA，同价位我们还能买到哪些纯种跑车那么，现在除了SUPRA之外，在同价位中我们还能买到哪些纯种的跑车，请注意是纯种跑车，不是什么C43 COUPE、S5 COUPE、M440i这些基于轿车打造的两门车。首先，比这台车便宜点的BRZ、86、MX-5基本可以说再见了，至少在目前的情况下来看，想要买到这些极其亲民的小跑车，就只能去二手车市场讨价还价，要不然就只能去看看美系车，只是2.3T野马的性能放在今天确实差点意思，而5.0L的野马GT直到现在也没有国6排放的新车。其次，就是和SUPRA同根同源，但是调教不同的宝马Z4，其实在我看来，与其追求所谓的情怀去买一台SUPRA，还真不如去买一台Z4，而且Z4现在价格不仅有优惠，还能敞篷，这骚气程度难道不比SUPRA来的更好？而且别忘了这可是蓝天白云标的宝马哦。最后，就是价格比SUPRA稍高的跑车，包含了保时捷718和捷豹F-TYPE，现在这两台车的行情都非常坚挺，基本上都没有什么优惠，所以不要再黑人家捷豹是“7折豹”了，现在你如果想买一台最新款的3.0T F-TYPE回来，能原价裸提都已经算商家让利了。所以，现在的SUPRA其实切的价格区间很准，这个价格向下已经没有什么纯种跑车能够选择，而和比他贵的车型相比，车辆性能也非常的能打，毕竟SUPRA 2.0T版本49.6万元的指导价正好卡在福特野马（指导价36.98万起）和捷豹F TYPE 2.0T版本（指导价58.2万起）之间，即便是3.0T版本的SUPRA，官方指导价也只是定了一个62.6万，比宝马Z4 M40i的63.38万指导价要低一些，比F-TYPE 3.0T（指导价79.8万起）这种配备六缸发动机的车要便宜十来万。当然，很多人吐槽的其实并不是这台车的指导价，而是现在这台车实际成交价竟然多出了8-10万，虽然我们一方面不支持这种加价销售的行为，但是另一方面，在市场经济的环境下，物以稀为贵一直是不变的道理，丰田那里有意的在控制货量，那市场上就会容易出现僧多粥少的问题，这就跟限量的球鞋一样，加价只是正常的市场反馈，毕竟钱在自己手里，可以选择不买。JDM当年为什么火，如今是不是死翘翘了总的来说，JDM虽然足够情怀，但我总觉得现在还喊着JDM情怀的人，确实有些“矫揉造作”。首先，咱们国家在90年代JDM车型的辉煌时刻，根本没有多少人能真正接触到所谓的JDM车型，更不要说去改装、跑山、下赛道了，这是时代的大背景，而现在喊着JDM的车迷，很多都是在后来通过向前追溯的方式去了解到、认知到JDM的文化，并没有多少人真正的去体验过纯种的JDM车型。其次，JDM的核心在于汽车改装，换言之就是一台底子不错的车给到你，然后通过你的双手或者改装技师的双手，配合各家厂商推出的改装件，从而打造出专属于你的车辆，然后你可以开着这台独一无二的车子在路上飞驰人生……但是，汽车改装在咱们国内一直都属于违法行为，除非你根本不上牌也不上路开，每次都用板车拖着去赛道，否则就是会被认定为“非法改装”。再者，现在所谓的JDM已经没有几台真正的性能车了，之前日本所谓的“国宝级跑车”，除了GTR还是保留现款在售之外，NSX已经变成了混动超跑，转子系列从RX8停产之后就再无音讯，SUPRA现在也成了Z4换壳……尽管还有诸如86/BRZ、370Z、STI、EVO、思域TYPE R之类的车子在国内流通，可是这些车要么价格被炒的飞起，要么根本无法和同价位的性能车在绝对性能上进行匹敌。最后，在JDM的历史当中，不论是SUPRA还是当年那些日系性能车、跑车的辉煌，主要就是因为“性价比高”，你别管后期改装要花多少钱，至少这车在买来的时候就是便宜，就是改装潜力大，就是改装件多，而且想崩直线崩直线，想玩操控玩操控，怎么玩都取决于你，所以很能满足当时年轻人那种“屌丝逆袭”的快感，这一点和现在玩儿VAG钢炮的差不多，你别管我车子贵不贵，你看我崩不崩你就完了，可是到了现在的情况下，“情怀”两个字最终都变成了“钱”，经典的JDM车型越来越贵，逐渐变为有钱人的收藏品，看看之前二手市场里标价168万的GTR R32，你就知道想弄一台经典的JDM车型难度有多大了。所以，JDM已死并不是一句危言耸听的话，至少在当下这个阶段，想在国内好好的去玩JDM车型确实不是一件容易的事情，我们且不说JDM车辆的价格，或者是不是还有足够纯粹的JDM车型，即便我们只是把JDM爱好者们所痴迷的日本改装件，单拎出来去和欧美品牌的产品进行对比，去看看改装件的性能和相关的配套改装件，你会发现他们早已经被欧美品牌超越，现在日本品牌能拿出手的，无非就是所谓的“匠人精神”以及品牌背后的故事，可是故事不能当饭吃，匠人的双手也不会比数控机床更精准，不是么？音频图文更新在订阅号：百车全说每期抽三条留言，每人赠168元的“芥末绿”燃油添加剂一瓶点击订阅，每周三，周六更新会有提醒新听友可以搜索：百车全说2014，百车全说2015，百车全说2016，往期300多个小时的节目可供收听

Less than 4 months in power, and Congressional Democrats are already trying to fundamentally transform the government. Big Tech at it again! Twitter and Facebook making it a habit to censor to Conservatives on their platforms. And Hill columnist Kristen Tate joins Buck to break down what's really inside Biden's $2.3T infrastructure bill.

Every single quarter we have our team and our clients track their time so that we can see where your most valuable resource is actually going. It’s the data we need to make improvements!   One of the most important pieces of clockworking your business + removing yourself from the day-to-day operations starts with a 4D time tracking analysis.    I know, I know...not the sexiest thing to add to your week, but it will 1000% be worth it for a few reasons.    This is DATA! Just like the financial data you rely on to run your business, you need data on where your time is going too.  We can use this data to figure out who your next hire needs to be, how much time you need them for each week, and you’ll have a complete list of tasks you want them to be responsible for to use in the job description.  You’ll be able to get time back THIS WEEK just by following today’s steps.    In this episode, Adrienne shares the 3T’s you’ll apply once you have your time tracking completed, and she reveals the 4th “T” that didn’t even make the book, but is going to change your perspective on everything you do in the day.  Share with us what you’re 3T’ing this week over on instagram or share inside our free Run Like Clockwork Facebook Community.  Stay tuned for a new series beginning next week on all things bottlenecks!

A blockbuster March jobs report shows the economy added 916K jobs and the nation's unemployment rate fell to 6% from 6.2% as pandemic restrictions ease in many states including California. In reaction, benchmark government bond yields moved higher Friday in a holiday shortened session. The SP500 closed at a record high ahead of the three day Easter holiday weekend after the Dow had achieved a record high earlier in the week. Wall Street cheered the President's proposed $2.3T infrastructure plan, a strong reading on manufacturing and the latest vaccine news. Analysis of the markets and the economy from Dr. Mohamed El-Erian, President, Queens' College, Cambridge, Chief Economic Advisor, Allianz, former PIMCO CEO, Newport Beach, Jeff Lazerson, President, MortgageGrader and OC Register columnist, Economist Kevin Klowden, Executive Director of the Milken Institute's Center for Regional Economics and California Center and Kevin O'Leary, a.k.a. Mr. Wonderful on TV's Shark Tank, Chairman of O'Shares ETFs and Beanstox.     Support the show: https://www.frankmottek.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

today’s show focuses on Biden’s just announced Infrastructure Plan. Called a jobs plan, it will produce few jobs in 2021-22 and have virtually no impact on the near term 2021 economic recovery effort. Estimated by the Wall St. Journal at $2.3T, over 8 yrs., very little will hit the US economy in the much needed early stage of recovery in 2021. At best it will be passed no sooner that 3rd quarter 2021 and not then if filibuster in Senate is upheld. Composed of two phases, the second will not likely be passed (if at all) until 2022. Combined with the Biden prior Covid 19 Relief bill (American Rescue Plan) which projects less than $1T spending in 2021, the combined two fiscal spending bills (ARP and now American Jobs Plan, aka Infrastructure bill) will provide roughly $1 trillion stimulus to US economy in 2021, as it reopens aggressively in coming months. Dr. Rasmus discusses the outlines of Biden’s Tax plan, designed to cover part of the cost of the two stimulus bills. (see last week’s show for more details on Biden’s tax proposals).

Kentucky Republican Congressman talks about Dr. Fauci's fake science, Biden's $2.3T infrastructure plan, the Border Crisis, and more.

TG Macro's Tony Greer joins us to wrap the week with his take on a couple big stories within the financial markets which have led him to being more cautious with his portfolio than he was just weeks before. We chat Archegos, gold, and base metals and why we both think $3T of infrastructure spending isn't enough.

The Big Guy is in Town          Today:   President Biden was in Pittsburgh today announcing his new $2T infrastructure plan.  John offers a peek inside.  Then, David Ditch of The Daily Signal says Biden's total spending plan is a $3T grab bag that would strangle the economy with taxes and debt.  Finally, The Daily Wire's Christian Toto examines late-night comedy without Trump while PolitiFact ignores hosts' comically liberal bias. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this latest episode of BikeRadar Meets, Simon Bromley talks to Luisa Grappone, product engineering manager at Hunt wheels. An aerodynamics and composite materials expert, Luisa worked on Boeing's 787 programme, and at 3T and Campagnolo, before joining Hunt in August 2017. Simon and Luisa chat about her background, delve deep in to the technical aspects of making wheels for some of the fastest cyclists in the world, and how smaller companies like Hunt are able to move quickly and innovate in a crowded market. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Episode 6, Dave kicks off the show by discussing current events like how the the Biden administration, the 9th Circuit, and the SCOTUS are taking baby steps toward inhibiting your 2nd Amendment rights and re-interpretting the 4th Amendment. How the ATF and the administration wants to reclassify unfinished recievers as firearms because... ghost guns. Comrade Kamala is gonna fix the border, just you watch. Then he discusses how race hustler Al Sharpton believes that the process known as the filibuster is rascist. Seriously. But the left needs the filibuster gone so they can make a concerted and coordinated effort to strip you of your rights AND to shoehorn in another $3T of federal spending for an infrastructure package. Then just for fun, he begins his review of Federalist Paper #1

Today: the former interim US Attorney for the District of Columbia says the evidence in the insurrection investigation is trending toward sedition charges; Arizona Governor Doug Ducey lied about border arrests; Biden’s economic advisors are working on a $3T infrastructure bill; Rep Tom Reed won’t seek reelection over sexual misconduct claims; plus Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) and AG deliver the Hot Notes and your Good news. Follow our guest on Twitter: Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) Host, On Topic Podcast; Former Federal Prosecutor Follow AG and Dana on Stereo: stereo.com/allisongill stereo.com/dgcomedy Have some good news, a confession, a correction, or a case for Beans Court? https://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/ Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early? https://dailybeans.supercast.tech/ Or https://patreon.com/thedailybeans Promo Codes The average person saves $720 per year with Truebill. Get started today at Truebill.com/BEANS.  Go to Stamps.com, click on the Microphone at the TOP of the homepage and type in DAILYBEANS for a 4 week trial and a free postage scale. Get 15% off your first order when you use promo code DAILYBEANS at american-giant.com. Quality clothes made to last Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ten people killed at Colorado supermarket. Biden eyes $3T for infrastructure, schools, families. US COVID-19 cases show weekly uptick for first time since January. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with Anthony Davis on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Subscribe, rate and review at www.fiveminute.news  Five Minute News is an Evergreen Podcast, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering independent, unbiased and essential world news, daily. 

MEDIO 8-ntoso Ya en las plataforma digitales el episodio 30 de ½ hora es suficiente (5to episodio de la 3T). Conoce los detalles, opiniones y sugerencias que te darán Isa y Jonathan en ½ hora porque en éste episodio viajan en el tiempo con los sonidos que surgen y la mejor banda de rock alternativo “*Zapato 3*. Las películas de acción que cautivaron e impactaron a todos y que hoy siguen haciendo historia a todas las generaciones. Mencionamos las series más vistas y que nos cautivaron a todos. 1/2 hora también para los 80', es suficiente... Escúchanos por https://linktr.ee/mediahoraessuficiente Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/3bkbw5e *Porque 1/2 hora... es suficiente* Producción de ½ Hora es Suficiente: *Isabella Vecchionacce y Jonathan Lilue.* Edición: Jonathan Lilue. Música de Felix Tapia. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/12-hora-es-suficiente/support

We all have a role to play in the decade of our lives to reach the 2030 SDG vision. Procurement professionals though have a unique opportunity controlling about $8.3T of world trade in materials flow and services annually. In one of the most inspiring episodes to date, Thomas Udeson, Chief Procurement Officer at Bayer and Co-Founder of the Sustainable Procurement Pledge (SPP.Earth) chats with Sheri Hinish (SupplyChainQueen) about his journey, the power of uniting under the SDGs for climate action and sustainability, and how procurement professionals are uniquely positioned to make this happen. For Thomas, it started with a global curiosity hearing his father talk about shipments. He eloquently describes that "supply chains are the pulse of our society and humanity. Supply chains make things happen and what makes the world the great place it can become. And if you work in a supply chain you naturally get exposed to the beauty of people and diversity." The Sustainable Procurement Pledge (SPP) was born out of the climate strikes in late 2019. Thomas fundamentally believes that we have everything to make a meaningful impact and change. The SPP builds on commitments at the individual level.  The Sustainable Procurement Pledge (SPP) is a pro-bono community of those committed to embedding sustainability in to their procurement practices - and sharing knowledge and tools of how to do so. To take the pledge and learn how to get started in embedding sustainability in your organization, visit spp.earth. To connect with Thomas and SPP on LinkedIn, visit https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainable-procurement-pledge/ Please join the Ambassador LinkedIn Group on www.linkedin.com/groups/8845732/ ! To learn more about the podcast, visit supplychainqueen.com

※ 本文章发布于订阅号：百车全说，订阅号阅读更加方便，欢迎关注上个星期，今年最重磅的车型之一，全新奔驰C级（W206）终于发布了。可能真正去关注发布直播的人并不多，但在发布完的第二天，我微信里十几个与车有关的群都在聊这个车，微信切出去一会儿，那就是上百条未读，买得起的、买不起的、喜欢的、吐槽的……所有人都在聊这车，一款车能造成这么轰动的效应实在难得一见。看到新C级的时候，仿佛又有了当年第一次看到这代C级（W205）的那种惊艳感，满脑子都是香。奔驰在豪华和精致方面，真的让人上头，奔驰的标也真的很值钱，不服不行。今天聊的新C级，在欧洲只是亮相，还没有正式发售，国内应该是下半年上市。这车确实有很多亮点，但是它也并不是完美的，特别是大家看到的内饰，低配大概率不会标配这两块超大屏。还有现在流传出来的各种新奇功能，如果按照这个标准去买，怕是得准备将近50万。今天我们就来好好扒一扒新C级的优缺点，当然还包括与现款有什么差别，以及大家最关心的，与宝马3系、奥迪A4L以及同级别、同价位二线豪华品牌车型的对比。走大哥的路，让大哥无路可走之前全新S级发布的时候，那台车处于一片争议和嘲讽之中，但套用相同设计语言的全新C级发布之后，网上的风评还真的不差，反正C级只要设计成小S级就真香的定律，从上代C级和S级开始就已经被验证了。这次新C级发布了三厢版和旅行版，旅行版我们就先不聊了，不过这次发布会上有一个小插曲，公布新C级旅行版时大屏幕上显示的是“The new C-Class Wagon”，而奔驰一般都用“estate”而非“wagon”去表示自家旅行车，estate在英文中有庄园的含义，听起来更像是有钱人享受生活的大玩具，而wagon纯粹就是货车车厢的意思，就像穷苦人民的工具车一样，可是，奔驰官网上却依然用的还是“estate”，不知道这算不算是一次乌龙事件。回到全新的C级三厢版上，这次标轴版本的长宽高是4751/1820/1438mm，轴距是2865mm，相比现款海外标轴，在长、宽和轴距上分别提升了65mm、10mm和25mm，但是高度降低了9mm。总结成一句话就是更长更宽更扁了，其实这样的车长已经非常接近现款国产长轴4784mm的数据，未来加长之后（消息称轴距加长89mm）大概率会超过BBA同级别中最长的3系长轴（4829mm)。所以，对于未来国产C级长轴版本的空间可以期待一下，会不会达到3系长轴版本的水平？这次新C级的整体轮廓就像是新S级的等比例缩小，采用一样的带有260万像素和投影功能的LED数字大灯，以及颇具争议性的“三角眼”尾灯，此外就是新S级的数字大灯了点亮后中间有3个亮点，中期改款的E级变成了2个点，而新C级只剩1个点，当然，这个大灯在国内大概率会成为选配或者顶配才有的东西。在内饰部分，除了空调出风口以外，基本照搬新S级，左边是12.3英寸全液晶仪表，右边是11.9英寸OLED触控屏，我大概数了一下，新C级中控区域的实体按键一只手就能数的过来，基本上都集中在中控屏幕的下方。但是，先不要激动，记不记得A180L上被阉割成两块老式手机一样大的双联屏，在国产后的新C级低配车型上，液晶仪表和中控屏幕大概率也会缩水。总之，新C级的设计可以总结成一句话：走大哥的路，让大哥无路可走。奔驰轿车线每一轮的更新换代，基本都是从S级开始，随后延伸到E级和C级，这样做的好处，是让S级车主率先享用全新的设计语言，玩腻了扔给C级和E级车主，并且C级和E级车主不会有任何怨言，反而会“感激流涕”，自己的车就成了“小S级”，有一种花小钱办大事的舒爽。但是，我仍然怀念那个设计师不会偷懒的年代，每款车都有自己的专属设计，诞生了蝴蝶奔、四眼E等等经典设计，而现在的所谓家族化设计更像是设计师偷懒的结果。反观这次的新S级，那台车的身上有太多的元素在CLS和CLA、以及A级三厢和改款E级上出现过了，并且内饰的全面科技化也放弃了原先坚持了数十年的“纸醉金迷”般的豪华调性，这是一场豪赌。不过，我觉得正是新S级如此大胆，才成就了新C级的设计，这套语言相比新S级，更像是为了新C级量身打造的，它的定位和人群不需要出格的豪华，看起来高级感、再来点新意就可以了，如果新C级能让人遗忘掉现款的设计，就算没上市就已经成功了一半，以至于我们的兔子叕叕叕叕想换车了，只不过他想换的是C级旅行版，我记得他说了这么一句话：“我这个对奔驰从来不感兴趣的人，这次也被‘套头’了（南京话，表示深陷其中）”。再一个比较劲爆的消息，那就是这次新C级取消了立标车型。为什么要取消立标车型，我个人猜测有两个原因：第一， 是奔驰希望更加明确旗下的车型定位，以及区分相对应的消费人群，所以现在S级只有立标，毕竟S级车主的商务需求更多；E级有立标和大标，E级消费人群多样化，有商务的也有家用的；而C级只有大标，你在路上见过现款立标C级吗，之前说买黑色A4L和白色A6L的都是狠人，但我觉得买立标C级的人更狠。第二， 这次新C级的风格明显更偏运动化，比如之前提到更矮的车身，官方宣传片中的样车还是哑光灰色，要知道这在之前可是AMG的专属颜色，让我非常意外的是，新C级的配置中居然出现了新S级上的“后轮转向”，而且被当作主要买点宣传。后轮转向是什么？这是一种后轮小角度转动的技术，低速下与前轮反方向转动，减小转弯半径，高速下变为同方向转动，提升过弯时的稳定性。这玩意儿放在S级这样的大车上，使用场景更多是调头和停车，虽说后轮的转角也许只有几度，但可以将大型轿车的转弯半径缩小至中型轿车的水平。除了大车，一般只有跑车或者性能车才会使用，比如保时捷的911，纯粹为了提升操控极限。这次放在了新C级上面，那么是不是可以猜测一下，在标榜运动的3系都全面舒适化的今天，C级反而希望通过增强运动性能去抢夺原属于3系的粉丝？除了后轮转向和数字大灯，新C级也是不遗余力地去蹭新S级的配置，比如可以点外卖的第二代MBUX系统、新S级刚刚用上的AR-HUD增强现实的抬头显示……先泼一盆冷水，有些东西看看就好，尤其是后轮转向，国产后大概率是顶配中的顶配才有资格享用，参考一下现款顶配的价格，想要这些东西全部配齐，那你面对的很可能是一台指导价50万的C级。没有新意的全系电气化当然，全新C级的重点不只是内饰和外观的改变，这台车的动力总成也采用了M254发动机+48V电机组成的ISG系统，相比于之前的M264发动机+48V电机的BSG系统，现在的ISG系统把电机集成在发动机和变速箱之间，可以直接输出动力和扭矩，而不是像之前那样需要通过皮带进行动力传输。这就相当于过去你如果想把一只整猪放进冰箱，需要先把肉分割开，然后归类放进去，现在则变成了开冰箱门、放进去、关冰箱门，就这么直接。当然，我们作为消费者其实不需要去了解这个ISG系统到底是什么东西，我们需要知道的是，这套动力系统从动力输出参数、响应速度、平顺性、经济性等方面，都超越了奔驰自家之前的BSG系统。其中，1.5T的M254的ISG电机有15千瓦的输出功率和200牛米的扭矩输出，这15千瓦和200牛米是直接可以从启动开始就输出到轮上（严格来说是发动机点火之前），所以它的动力响应可以说超越了很多传统的燃油车，应该是只比电动车的动力响应差一点。而同期发售的插混版本的全新C级，无论其电机架构形式是P1还是P2的，由于ISG系统的存在，从动力层面看，都可以做到类似于本田IMMD那样可以串联和并联的系统，按照奔驰官方现在给出的100公里纯电续航，加上PHEV系统天生具有的节能属性，混动版本的全新C级有可能续航里程超过1000公里。从我的角度来看，奔驰能把全新C级进行全系电气化，这个操作还是很大胆的，特别是连C63 AMG这样经典的性能车，也要变成2.0T+48V的动力配置，这一点是目前奥迪和宝马都不敢做的事，我觉得可以说明两件事：第一， 奔驰对自家的小排量涡轮技术很有信心，这种信心一方面是作为大品牌的自信，相信只有奔驰大标+AMG仍然可以hold住百万的定价；另一方面现在新款A45和A45S上搭载的M139 2.0T发动机，其实力确实很强，主要原因在于近几年奔驰赛车技术大规模下放，所以有能力通过小排量发动机去取代6缸、8缸。退一步讲，现在不换也不行，大排量现在在全球各国都是被打压的状态。我们都知道，上一代的奔驰基本上是部分中低配车型采用混动或者是小排量涡轮，比如被人吐槽的GLB配1.33T发动机、C级和E级配1.5T+48V……从技术上来说，之前奔驰的小排量发动机技术确实不够成熟，加上国产之后各种阉割和减配，北奔的装配工艺也有点感人，进而给人一种德不配位，花钱就是为了买标的感觉，当然人们对于车型排量的固有认知，也是不可忽略的因素。第二， 以目前的形式来看，BBA三家都将大面积采用以轻混为主的动力配置，同时并不完全押宝在电动车上，而是依然将重点押在燃油为主的轻混车型上，当然这其中的原因，一方面是如果全面铺开电动车，那就是自己革自己的命，因为在电动车领域里，传统品牌大多数情况下并不如新品牌好使，对于这种老牌汽车厂家来说，反而容易得不偿失；另一方面则是PHEV类车型在我国和欧洲都算是算新能源车，只是国内目前对于PHEV插混车型的政策正在不断收紧，由于这种轻混车型由于不受电池成本的限制，又能够享受政策红利，所以对于厂家来说，他们在降低车辆油耗的同时，能有更强的议价权和控制成本的能力，还可以去满足更高的排放标准，并且有可能通过混动系统去打造出更强的动力。绝对是当下的首选方案。但是，当我们把奔驰这套全新的电气化动力系统扒开来看，你会发现它的本质其实就是通过“省油+长续航”和“高性能”这两条腿来走路，这一点是不是有些似曾相识的感觉？没错，这正是比亚迪已经做了很久的事情，比亚迪不就是“DM-P系统”走高性能路线，然后“DM-i系统”走省油+长续航路线么，所以奔驰这个玩法真的有些落后了，至少从我自己角度来看，确实没什么新意。而奔驰作为一个已经诞生一百多年的老同志，明显在看清未来趋势方面，还没有比亚迪高瞻远瞩。但是，奔驰这样的汽车界大佬，这一次显然自认为是有备而来，只是汽车市场里并不只有奔驰一家，别的厂家会不会进行“偷袭”也不好说。所以，好戏肯定还在后头。奔驰C级的对手们依照目前的市场情况来看，大多数去选择奔驰C级的客户，主要对比的其实就是奥迪A4L和宝马3系，还有一部分则是会去对比凯迪拉克的CT5、雷克萨斯ES、沃尔沃S60等等。那么，这些差不多价位的车，和奔驰新C级之间应该怎么选呢？我们先聊聊两个奔驰C级的死对头，也就是宝马3系和奥迪A4L。我们都知道，宝马3系是这三台车当中最早完成换代的车型，从过去的F3X变成了现在的G2X，这一代的宝马3系拥有BBA三家当中最长的轴距，也有相对而言更好的乘坐空间，这台车其实从上市到现在，一路价格都非常坚挺，甚至坚挺的有点不像宝马了，市场热度也是很高。撇开价格不谈，现在的宝马3系其实已经不像过去那样追求运动性，反而是逐步的在向舒适化靠拢，现在的宝马3系，不仅原厂全系减配了防倾杆，而且原厂避震也很软，你在开的时候会明显感觉车辆指向性虽然很好，悬架响应也很快，但软趴趴的悬挂，在劈弯的时候很难给你信心，以至于有一种方向盘告诉你可以，但是车身动态反馈告诉你慢一点的感觉。除此之外，2020年9月以后出厂的宝马所有车型，都进行了ECU加密，所以无法通过刷写ECU的方式进行动力升级，并且2020年11月以后的325Li车型，用的发动机改成了和320Li一样的B48C版本，要知道之前的325Li一直用的是B48D机头，和330的发动机一样。简单的说，你可以理解325以前是330的发动机降低了功率，现在是320的发动机调高了功率。有人问，这有什么差别呢，差别在于换装B48C之后，发动机的散热系统发生改变，B48C的散热是风冷+水冷，B48D是两个水箱散热，并且发动机的排气歧管进行了集成，整体性能相比B48D会弱一些……以至于网上都流传一个段子，说“E90是E46的后代，F30是很像奔驰的宝马，G20/G28则是宝马找奥迪代工出来的奔驰”，你品，你细品。而奥迪A4L这台车现在还没有换代，底盘依旧是代号B9的那一套，2016年上市，奥迪换代周期在6-7年，上次B8到B9的换代就经历了7年，所以下次B10换代估计在2022年-2023年。但是现款在售的A4L顶配45TFSI Quattro的运动性非常强，不仅配备了有别于普通A4L的运动底盘，并且在整体性能和硬件配置上也是压着宝马330和奔驰C300在打，加上后续的车辆改装潜力非常高，换言之就是如果不服，那就崩哭你。奥迪A4L的问题在于，买奥迪A4L的大多数人还是选择40TFSI版本的车辆，而A4L时尚版的车型（不管是35TFSI时尚动感型，还是40TFSI时尚动感/致雅型）都没有后排独立空调，也没有后排独立的空调出风口，这一点在日常使用的时候确实差点意思，不过价格合适啊，30万不到就可以落地。而上到40TFSI的豪华型，基本上该有的配置都有了，也就比时尚版贵2万左右，唯一需要纠结的就是选择前驱车型还是四驱车型，如果选择四驱，就再多掏2万。可能有些人说，我买A4L不是为了便宜，而是觉得现在的A4L反而是34C里面操控性最好的车型，所以我决定再等2年，等B10上市再入手。我劝各位早点打消这种想法，因为基本确定，后期B10车型要用MQB横置模块化平台替换掉现在的MLB Evo纵置模块化平台，换言之，下一代的操控性大概率不如现款，但是空间和舒适度应该会提升不少，到时候再配上三块屏的虚拟座舱，照样可以咔咔的收割钱包。如果用全新奔驰C级来和目前在售的宝马3系、奥迪A4L进行对比，其实就是打了一个时间差，因为宝马3系已经进行过大改款，近两年也不会有什么大动作，而奥迪A4L则是中期小改款刚结束没多久，前面我也说了，B10换代车型至少要在2022-2023年才能上市。所以，今年的全新奔驰C级只要不作死、不减配、该给优惠就给优惠，那销量肯定是蹭蹭蹭的往上涨，至于什么1.5T发动机动力弱，相信我，在小S面前，这些根本不是问题，你给这车配个1.3T发动机，价格再便宜2万，很多人也愿意买。撇开BBA三家不谈，目前市场上还有一个对手就是凯迪拉克CT5。凯迪拉克CT5最近销量也是节节攀升，虽然一直以来都被人调侃，认为是买不起BBA的才去选择凯迪拉克，这里我要帮他们说句公道话。不是买不起BBA，是买不起BB，也就是奔驰和宝马。奥迪不能算进去，因为奥迪A4L现在优惠后的价格，实际上与CT5差不多。CT5目前优惠5-5.5万，28T豪华落地28万出头。A4L 40时尚落地30万不到，其实是差不多的。能选择CT5的客户，绝对不是因为这一点价格差，更多是对凯迪拉克的真爱。凯迪拉克CT5也是最近才上了2021款车型，主要是在内饰和车机方面进行了一些小的提升。凯迪拉克CT5这台车相比BBA而言，其本身最大的优势主要在于性价比，能让你用更少的钱买到更好的配置，并且这台车的发动机不像BBA那样分高低功率，全系都是237马力/350牛米的发动机，只是百公里加速7.3s的成绩总让人觉得差点意思。但是，凯迪拉克CT5也有一些小问题，比如这台车的内饰相比于BBA而言确实差点意思，这一点不仅限于CT5，凯迪拉克全系车型（除了凯雷德）其实都有这个问题。再一个问题就是这台车的FOTA系统，这个问题我一直都很诟病，我总觉得是凯迪拉克用力过猛，而且还把力气用错了地方，因为大多数去选择凯迪拉克的车主，其实追求的就是运动性，现在这个237马力显然是不够格的，毕竟之前老款ATS-L都有279马力，加上凯迪拉克现在一个FOTA搞上去，使得现在的CT5无法像别的车型那样通过刷写ECU进行动力升级，只能默默地等待官方推送动力升级程序，但是官方到现在也没有动静；最后的问题就是配置不合理，当然这个配置指的不是舒适型配置，而是硬件配置，要知道过去的ATS-L全系标配前轮BREMBO四活塞刹车，但是到了现在的CT5反而变成了顶配才有，所以我就在想，即使是无法标配这些性能件，是否能够开放选装，该多少钱就多少钱呗。最后，奔驰C级其实还有一个对手，那就是雷克萨斯ES，有人说，不对啊，IS才是对标34C的车型，别急，听我说。目前IS新款还没上市，国内没有IS可买，但是ES200这款车的定价29-30.9万，一台进口的雷克萨斯ES，理论上车型定位还高于34C，裸车价不打折也就是3系、A4L、C级的价位，还送4年10万公里免费保修保养，你觉得吸不吸引人？雷克萨斯ES这台车的路数其实和凯迪拉克CT6、沃尔沃S90差不多，都是越级来打B级车市场，同时和C级车产生竞争关系，只不过凯迪拉克CT6和沃尔沃S90目前的优惠幅度非常大，而雷克萨斯ES则没有优惠，有不少地方直到现在都还是要加价提车，但是胜在定价不高（官方指导价29-40.9万）。假如真的有客户从ES200开始看起，说不定还会被混动洗脑，最终买了ES300h也说不定，到了豪华品牌混动领域，雷克萨斯几乎通杀四方，并且同等价位中雷克萨斯在主被动安全配置上给到的配置也算可以。但是，雷克萨斯ES这台车一直以来就像榴莲一样，两极分化非常严重，喜欢的人就特别喜欢，觉得舒适度好、保值率高、后期养护省心，但是不喜欢的人就嗤之以鼻，觉得就是个老年代步车，中控土了吧唧，车机难用的要命，最关键的是动力是个弱鸡。取消平民车？奔驰希望自己成为奢侈品之前在网上一直有传言，说奔驰希望自己成为奢侈品，把自己打造成汽车中的爱马仕。我不知道奔驰是怎么理解“奢侈品”这三个字的，因为在我看来，车和包、衣服、鞋子都不一样，价值基准也不一样，就算是几十万的奔驰车，其本质依然具备极强的工具属性，只有那些超豪车和超跑，才算是真正意义上的奢侈品，而奢侈品包包的价值更多体现的是社交属性，没有人在意一个爱马仕可以装多少东西。传言中，奔驰的做法是取消C级以下的所有车型，也就是说未来奔驰将没有30万以内的车，假如奔驰真的要这么做，我先不谈能不能成功，但也许能让奔驰离自己想象中的“奢侈品”更进一步。当然，奔驰也有自己的苦衷，毕竟等车辆电池和充电技术成熟之后，电动车的成本会进一步的大幅度降低（看看每年都在降价的特斯拉），而传统燃油车企在30万以内的市场去和电动车拼性价比，结局大概率是失败，这个问题在目前逐渐价格下沉的豪华品牌上会尤其明显，所以要么拼不过就加入电动大军，要么干脆放弃这部分市场打出价值差异化，奔驰的奢侈品路线倒是为所有豪华品牌提供了一个破局的思路。这景象像极了当年钟表业的石英危机，瑞士的机械手表在引以为豪的可靠和精准上，被来自日本的精工石英表打的毫无还手之力，要不是后来瑞士钟表业找到出路，将机械手表与奢侈品的概念牢牢捆绑，现在至少有一半的瑞士钟表品牌已经消失。但是活下来的，妥妥的都是奢侈品。这次的全新C级或许多少也受到了这种理念的影响，整台车看上去非常精致，现在这个年代不缺家境优渥的人，尤其在这两年疫情导致的通货膨胀基础上，手里有些资产的人反而越发有钱，今年南京的奢侈品店门口，排队的人比往年都多，而且每家店出来的人手里都提着大包小包。也许，看着更精致的奔驰，才能满足这些富裕阶级的使用需求和社交需求，只是这样一来，我们这样的普通人也许会离奔驰越来越远。你说对吗？*图片源自网络音频图文更新在订阅号： 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※ 本文章发布于订阅号：百车全说，订阅号阅读更加方便，欢迎关注前段时间，我发了一个关于沃尔沃V90CC的微博，我说这台车的配置其实很不合理，沃尔沃V90CC智远版指导价44.79万，优惠后裸车价格38万不到，落地在43万左右，看着价格挺香，实际上这台车的配置非常不合理，因为在这个44.79万的智远版上面，还有一个55.69万元的高配智尊版，要知道V90CC在国内现在只有高低两个配置，所以就弄的人很迷惑，这两个版本之间差价怎么就能达到将近11万？关于这台车，我也是在身边做了一个小小的调研，并且也询问了一些买V90CC的客户，其实大多数车主都是更想要指导价55.69万的智尊版高配车型，因为那个版本配备的通风按摩座椅和宝华韦健音响确实有点香，可是后期维护费用较高的空气悬架又是他们不想要的，再者就是两个配置的差价确实太大了，所以V90CC这台车的矛盾点一下就出来了，那就是缺少一个折中的方案来满足消费者的需求，这就像你去火锅店吃饭，老板上来就告诉你，要么你就选个重麻重辣的锅底，要么你就来个清汤锅，而且还不让你自己加辣椒。所以，我总觉得沃尔沃完全可以再增加一个配置，去掉空气悬架、HUD抬头显示这类配置，然后弄一个指导价在50万以内的中配车型……于是我就把这个想法发到了微博上，发现下面就很多人在评论，我没想到这种小众的旅行车竟然还有如此之高的关注度，在我的印象当中，这种车型完全就是两极分化，喜欢的二话不说刷卡买回家，不喜欢的怎么说都不喜欢，而且回顾2020年的销量，沃尔沃V60和V90CC这两台旅行车其实一个月也就卖个一两百台，属于冷门车中的冷门车，所以今天借着这个话题，和各位好好的聊一聊旅行车。沃尔沃的V60与V90CC既然说到了沃尔沃，那自然是要先聊聊目前在售的沃尔沃旅行车，其实也就两台：V60和V90 cross country。首先是V60，这是基于S60设计的旅行车，也可以理解成S60的旅行版本，由于V60是进口车，所以它的指导价定在了30.43-39.58万，目前在售的V60分为197马力的2.0T低功率B4车型，以及250马力的2.0T高功率B5车型，共计四款配置可选，而和V60同根同源的S60则只需要28.69-38.09万。很多朋友第一次在看V60的时候，其实会发现这台车比S60贵不了多少，还是纯原装进口，顿时就觉得香喷喷，但实际上S60作为沃尔沃的走量车型，4S店已经放出了7-8万的优惠，而沃尔沃对V60的定调就是小众车，也有可能是沃尔沃明白没有多少人去买，所以直接采用了“官网直销”的模式，不跟你扯什么优惠不优惠的事情，想买就官网下单然后到店提车，要知道之前2019款的V60优惠能到6万左右，现在2021款虽然比2020款官降了3-4万，但是成交价没有优惠，这么一弄相当于变相涨价了2万。所以，沃尔沃V60和S60的价格实际差了接近10万，并且V60作为进口车，后续的维修价格也不便宜（至少在4S店修车是这样的），但实际上V60与S60的零配件共通程度非常高，有很多部分完全可以用S60的国产配件去替代V60的进口配件，所以去外面的修理厂维修，可以节省一大笔开销。尽管V60实际成交价格比国产后的S60高了不少，但是在硬性产品力上，沃尔沃V60并没有与S60拉开足够大的差距，如果你是一个理性的、务实的消费者，进口的V60相比国产的S60简直毫无性价比可言，但旅行车的玩家们通常都比较感性，所以也不太会死咬着性价比不放，毕竟在当下的市场环境里，大多数旅行车本身就不具备可比性，想要追求小众、玩调性，那钱包肯定是要付出一点代价的。那么如果单纯和市场在售同级别、同价位的旅行车、猎装车对比一下，V60的主要竞争对手有：29.98-38.18万的奔驰CLA猎跑车、36.08-39.28万的奔驰C级旅行轿车、34.98-38.98万的奥迪A4 Avant、41.88万的奥迪A4 ALLROAD……这些车型全部都是进口车。这里面，最凹造型的是CLA猎跑，但也是性价比最低的旅行车，一台紧凑型轿车的底子加上总共就两款配置可选，想省点钱买个29.98万的版本，那就只能得到一个可怜兮兮的1.3T发动机，想要2.0T发动机，那就得加钱去买38.18万的版本，同时它在奔驰的车型定位中属于猎跑车（这一点和之前CLS猎装版类似），所以车身线条从B柱开始急剧下溜，实用性注定没有传统的旅行车高，不过这台车确实很好看，猎跑造型、无框车门、较低的离地间隙……只是这凹造型的代价确实大了点。而A4 ALLROAD也是一个“异类”，allraod其实本身是旅行车在强化通过性之后的产物，类似斯巴鲁傲虎，但后者准确来说是介于旅行车和SUV之间的跨界车，目前在售的A4 ALLROAD只有41.88万一个配置可选，但它的三大件非常强悍：252马力的2.0T高功率发动机，搭配quattro ultra适时四驱系统，同时配置也不低，但就这个价格嘛……你懂的。撇开那两台车不谈，和V60一样同属正统旅行车的现在看来只有C级旅行轿车和A4 Avant，这两车路上的能见度都比V60要高一些。其中，奔驰的C级旅行目前全系配备1.5T发动机，分高低功率共计两款配置，其本身36.08万的起步价也比V60 2.0T高功率B5车型贵一点，毕竟车头前面的奔驰大标放在那儿，再加上进口车的身份，价格自然不会低。而A4 Avant配备的204马力-2.0T发动机也只能算是中功率，同时全系没有四驱，34.98万的起步价和V60的高功率B5车型相同，所以沃尔沃V60的优势似乎也只有从最低配开始就配备了主动安全配置，再往上又加入了ACC自适应巡航……这里面很多东西在C级旅行和A4 Avant上要么是选装项，要么干脆就没有，但如果你在这三款车中纠结，与其说是纠结它们的产品力，不如说更多纠结的是它们的品牌力。聊完了V60，接着我们再聊聊依然是全进口的V90CC，这台车在只上市了Cross Country的版本，最直观的区别就是那套越野轮眉和更高的离地间隙，不过现在可以在官网选择与车身同色的轮眉，但是如果你这样选配，那你只能选择“松林灰金属漆”。沃尔沃V90CC的配置也非常简单粗暴，总共就两款2.0T高功率的配置，44.79万的B5智远版和55.69万的B5智尊版，但是V90CC与V60不同，它并不是官网直销，你在4S店是可以看到它的，所以V90CC实际上有一定的优惠幅度，最低配的B5智远版优惠后38万不到，比原价销售的顶配V60还便宜，只不过目前国产S90的优惠幅度巨大，指导价40.69-50.59万，低配优惠后30万左右的裸车，怎么看V90CC都只能成为小众的选择。V90CC和S90的发动机与变速箱是一致的，全系250马力的高功率B系列发动机，带有48V轻混系统，匹配8AT变速箱，实际上V90CC与S90的区别，要远大于V60与S60的区别，因为V90CC有一套全时四驱系统，而目前国内在售的S90、V60和S60都是前驱车（其中S90和S60有T8版本的四驱车型），这也是沃尔沃的Cross Country或者奥迪的ALLROAD系列这种细分旅行车型与很多传统旅行车另一个明显区别。还有一个有意思的地方，V90CC的后悬架叫“多连杆式整体后桥”，而非S90上常见的多连杆式独立悬架，看图片像是板悬，但它通过叶片弹簧的设计，让桥式结构负责承载，由于下摆臂的存在，左右车轮可以互不干涉，所以依然保留了独立悬挂的特性。反观V90CC的竞争对手，目前只有奥迪45.28-47.98万的A6 Avant和56.98万的ALLROAD，放在前两年还有捷豹XF Sportbrake，也是一水的进口车。其中A6 Avant是目前市面上极其稀少的中大型旅行车，可惜只有190马力、2.0T低功率的40TFSI豪华动感型和245马力、2.0T高功率的45TFSI甄选动感型，奥迪依旧没有引入四驱版的Avant车型，说实话这车和V90CC并没有非常直接的竞争关系，无非就是与V90CC低配智远版有一定的价格重叠，只要见过实车，你就知道A6 Avant与V90CC的风格相差非常多，反而是和没有越野轮眉的V90能与A6 Avant产生一些竞争，只不过咱们在国内买不到V90。撇开A6 Avant这台车来看，奥迪旗下与V90CC有直接竞争关系的应该是A6 ALLROAD，同样都有越野轮眉套件、高通过性底盘、四驱系统、空气悬架……并且56.98万的指导价也与V90CC顶配智尊版的55.69万相似。至于这两台车怎么选，我觉得还真没什么好纠结的，因为买这种车子往往都是看“眼缘”，接下来才是对比配置和价格，换言之如果自己一眼就看中了，只要钱到位，那就是刷卡买单，其他的一概不管，愿意买旅行车的消费者往往就是这么“豪横”。什么是旅行车？聊了这么多关于旅行车的问题，我发现还有一个很有意思的事情，那就是很多人搞不清“什么是旅行车”，因为在目前市面上出现过的车型里，还有一种叫“猎装车”，长的样子其实和旅行车差不多，都是有一个大屁股在后面，然后车子做成两厢掀背的造型，从类型上来看，旅行车和猎装车似乎是同一种产品，但是，这两者之间其实有很大的差别。猎装车，英文名叫“shooting brake”，这个单词和“sedan”或者“coupe”这种法语词汇不一样，shooting brake是一个实实在在的英文单词，在19世纪的时候就已经用来表示能用来装猎枪和猎物的马车，主要用处就是过去欧洲的贵族在打猎的时候，需要自己的马车有独立的货箱来装猎枪和猎物。而真正意义上能称作是第一台猎装车的汽油车，很多人都认为应该是劳斯莱斯在1910年推出的Silver Ghost（银魅）。但是，我并不这么认为，因为那时候还没有所谓的两厢车、三厢车之类的概念，更不要说什么猎装车了，换言之所谓的车辆造型，直到二战之后才初现端倪，因为在二战之后，汽车制造商们才一改之前的“大屁股”车身，开始有了追求流线型和空气动力学的溜背造型，再往后才出现了两厢、三厢、掀背车的分类。所以，如果要细究猎装车的历史，我认为应该从二战之后的魔改车型开始，比如上世纪50年代~60年代的时候，很多专业的改装厂或者改装发烧友，自己给自己的跑车硬生生的加个屁股，所以就有了诸如“法拉利250 GT SWB Breadvan”这样的魔改车型，而这也为后来的猎装车奠定了最为基本的定义，那就是猎装车是基于双门轿跑车衍生而来的一种多功能车，并且动力强劲、后备箱有足够的空间。总的来说，猎装车从诞生到发展至今，一直都有一丝所谓的“上流社会”的味道在里面，而旅行车则与之相反，它所拥有的更多是老百姓们的辛酸泪，因为wagon这个单词的由来，其实就是指代一个能装足够多的人和货的工具车。比如在19世纪美国“西进运动”的时候，无数的美国人揣着自己的家当和所谓的梦想，坐上了前往西部的wagon，只不过那会儿的wagon还是用马在拉车，所以想知道车子的动力怎么样，很简单，数数前面有几匹马就知道了。值得一提的是，“西进运动”其实是一件充满了血和泪的故事，大批印第安原住民因此遭到屠杀，幸存下来的印第安人则被赶到了更荒凉的地方（当时称作“保留地”），感兴趣的朋友可以看一下斯皮尔伯格拍的《西部风云》，里面的故事背景就是当年的西进运动。到了20世纪20年代，广大劳动人民开始用汽车的动力总成来替代马匹，再用汽车的车厢来替代马车的车厢，于是我们现在熟悉的wagon车型就问世了，由于wagon的车厢内部结构比较规整，能最大限度的装人和拉东西，所以成为了火车站或者港口附近的运输利器，这也是为什么wagon在一开始被称作“station wagon”，因为“station”翻译过来就是“站点”，意思就是在站点那儿拉人拖货的工具车，什么超载、人货混装……在当年那都不叫事儿，他们恨不得像印度那样给你再卖个挂票，毕竟大家都得吃饭，能多装点东西就能多收点钱。到了二战结束以后，由于猎装车高高在上的腔调和售价，使得很多老百姓根本触摸不到，但那时候又没有SUV车型（只有越野车），老百姓们又有装载和出行的需求，加上那会儿高速路铺天盖地的修（以欧洲和美国为主），于是基于四门轿车打造而来、空间更大、价格更低的旅行车就登上了历史舞台，那时候的人们也很好分辨，两个门的基本上就是猎装车，四个门的那就是旅行车。旅行车的历史就这样一路发展下来，当时的旅行车不论前驱、后驱还是四驱，不管你动力好与不好，人们还是更多会去在意空间够不够全家出游，后备箱能不能装下一家老小的东西，这也是为什么我们看到的很多过去的旅行车（比如桑塔纳旅行版）都有一个硕大的“屁股”，其原因就是为了满足装载需要。但是，有些汽车厂商就不喜欢按套路出牌，在20世纪70年代中期，沃尔沃出手了，当时的沃尔沃还没有被吉利收购，那会儿他们推出了一台名叫“P1800 ES”的车型，彻底打破了猎装车和旅行车的定义。从名字上来看，沃尔沃P1800 ES中的ES应该是旅行车estate的缩写，但是这辆车恰好又是一辆偏向运动的车型，因为它的本质是P1800 coupe，所以这台车跟以前人们常见的猎装车一样都是两个门，后来沃尔沃“再接再厉”的又推了一台“沃尔沃480 ES”，那台车其实摆到今天来看就像个双门跳灯版富康，但是人家沃尔沃却叫它旅行车，为此，前沃尔沃当家设计大师彼得·霍布里还特地给猎装车下了一个定义：“猎装车是三门掀背，但又不是矮胖的普通两厢车，而是修长优雅的轿跑风”。时至今日，没有人能猜到彼得·霍布里为什么要说这样的话，是不是在为沃尔沃洗地也不好说，只不过后来的旅行车的日子一天不如一天，因为SUV车型开始在历史上崭露头角，逐渐取代了人们对于旅行车的偏好，毕竟SUV的离地间隙要远高于旅行车或者猎装车，在日常使用层面的实用性更强，随着后来城市SUV进入人们的视野，旅行车或者猎装车逐渐就成为了小众的选择。如果说彼得·霍布里的一席话只是解读了他所认为的猎装车，那么奔驰则是用自家在2012年发布的CLS猎装版，以实际行动打破了以往猎装车的“规矩”，自此猎装车和旅行车的概念彻底混乱。先前的沃尔沃P1800 ES自称旅行车却是一台两门车，而奔驰CLS猎装版自称“猎装车”却有四个门……以至于在我看来，目前还能实实在在称作猎装车的，似乎也只剩下法拉利FF和GTC 4 Lusso了。而旅行车发展到现在，各家其实也都有了各家自己的名字，不再局限于过去wagon的叫法，甚至连旅行车都不再拘泥于过去的形制。从名字上来说，奔驰把自家旅行车称作Estate、奥迪称作Avant、宝马叫Touring、雪铁龙叫Tourer、标致叫SW、雷诺叫MCV、斯柯达叫Combi（之前国内在售的明锐Combi就是一台很原汁原味的旅行车，可惜生不逢时）、大众叫variant、欧宝叫Caravan……而在形制上，现在除了传统的旅行车的设计之外，各家厂商的花样也是越来越多，比如才进国内没多久的新款奔驰CLA猎跑车（Shooting Brake），其本质还是一个旅行车，只是冠用了猎装车的名号，又比如沃尔沃V90 Cross Country、奥迪A4 ALLROAD、A6 ALLROAD这种加高底盘离地间隙的旅行车，再比如斯巴鲁傲虎这种SUV和旅行车的跨界结合，以及类似大众CC猎装版这种四不像车型……以目前的在售新车来看（二手车不算），咱们能买到的最贵的旅行车，应该就是“Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Tourismo”，这也应该算是出厂性能最强的旅行车了，起售价238.5万，算上选配和其他费用，落地价格突破300万属于常规操作；而咱们能买到的最便宜的旅行车，那应该是“宝骏310W”，这车指导价只要5.28万-7.28万，其实就是在宝骏310的基础上硬生生的加了个“大屁股”。“旅行”的意义在充分了解什么是旅行车之后，肯定有朋友在心里会发问：买旅行车的的意义在哪里？首先，我们都知道旅行车的价格，普遍略高于正常版本的车辆。比如之前2018款的大众蔚揽，起售指导价就订到了24.38万，而如果你想真正体验到蔚揽这台车，最起码也要买个39.28万的四驱纵行版，更别说再往上的顶配四驱拓行版定价达到了40.08万……我相信，绝大多数人在看到这个价格之后，其实心里就已经把旅行车给PASS掉了，毕竟同根同源的迈腾在当年的售价只要18.99万-31.69万。其次，现在很多厂家其实根本就没有搞懂真正的旅行车消费者要的是什么，甚至可以说是“揣着明白装糊涂”。比如奥迪A4 Avant在海外有高功率2.0T发动机+四驱版本，但是到了国内就只有低功率2.0T发动机+前驱版本，想要四驱车型，那不好意思，你只能去买A4 ALLROAD这种车，假使奥迪把自家A4 Avant高功四驱版车型拉到国内来，然后定的价格和A4 ALLROAD差不多，我都不提什么选配空气悬挂、20寸轮毂之类的事情，只要来个高功四驱的A4 Avant，销量肯定比现在的A4 Avant要好。我们都知道，真正去买旅行车的客户，多多少少都是有点情怀的，并且是有自己需求点的，像CC猎装版、福克斯猎装版这些车子，厂家偏要加一圈越野轮眉，还把底盘还给抬高，强行去蹭SUV车型的名头，弄个什么所谓的“跨界风”，我就想问问有几个旅行车爱好者是喜欢这个的？要知道，喜欢旅行车的人，他们想要的是更加优雅一些的车身，而不是好好的一台车给加上了一圈“傻大黑粗”的越野轮眉，使得好好的“潘安”变成了“张飞”。当然，这种越野轮眉并不是说没有办法解决，目前像诸如A4 ALLROAD这样的车，国内已经有包围厂商推出了去除轮眉版的包围件，包含了前保总成、后保总成、侧裙和叶子板，当然后叶子板那块还得自己补腻子，因为后轮眉拆掉之后会有卡扣留下的洞……如果觉得这样的做法费用较高的话，也有便宜一点的方法，那就是去贴个改色膜，把这套轮眉包裹住，或者是找个修理厂做个与车身同色的油漆，甚至可以通过刮腻子的方法把轮眉和车身的接缝盖住，从而打造出一种类似于宽体的效果。最后，旅行车其实并不符合咱们绝大多数消费者的用车需求。旅行车在海外市场能够发展至今，其本身的优势在于空间大、装载能力强，但是国内现在很多车型都进行了加长，以奔驰C级长轴轿车和C级旅行版为例，普通轿车版本的轴距达到了2920mm，但是旅行版的轴距只有2840mm，和标轴版的C级一样，所以空间大这种优势直接荡然无存，唯一剩下的优点就是后备箱能装的东西多，可是如果你去选择SUV车型，不仅能有差不多的装载空间，而且还能有更高一些的离地间隙，通过性也会比正常的旅行车要好很多。放在当下的环境来看，我们撇开奥迪RS4、RS6这种披着旅行车外衣的性能车不谈，就单单去聊一下正常的旅行车，我思考了半天，觉得买旅行车的意义只有两个：1. 旅行车拥有和SUV差不多的装载力，但是有更低的离地间隙，从而获得相对好一些的驾驶体验；2. 通过对小众车型的拥有，可以彰显自己与众不同的品位与追求，说的再直白点就是可以“装X”。写在最后总的来说，旅行车在国内销量遇冷，我觉得属于意料之中的事情，因为这种车辆确实不太符合我们的国情，也不是很符合大多数老百姓的需求。想追求驾驶和操控的客户，不会去选择旅行车，毕竟还有那么多主打运动车辆摆在面前，普通的旅行车拖个大屁股在后面，也很难去说运动性能有多好；而追求实用的客户，也很难从旅行车身上看到完全碾压SUV车型的地方，甚至可以说SUV车型的实用程度会高于不少旅行车……加上现在国内能买到的旅行车本来就很少，价格相对于同级别的SUV或者轿车来说会高一些，并且有不少旅行车进入国内之后直接进行“反向操作”，一改之前的优美造型，所以几方面因素一叠加，自然很难打动大多数消费者的心。毕竟，情怀无价，但买车是真要花钱的，如果这个买车的钱还不是自己出，那势必更要去考量他人的看法和需求，而不是由着自己的喜好来买车。*图片源自网络音频图文更新在订阅号： 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※ 本文章发布于订阅号：百车全说，订阅号阅读更加方便，欢迎关注前几天，奥迪给自己旗下的全新A3开了一个发布会，主持人朱广权AKA“押韵王者”在台上也是奋力押韵，比如“颜值想要高，跑车元素不能少，出风口看齐兰博超跑，挡把形似911”……要我说，发布会实在有些枯燥，但唐艺昕的颜值确实挺高。我在看发布会的时候，发现有不少弹幕都是粉丝在刷屏，这不禁让我想到，我一个在奥迪4S店做销售的朋友跟我说的一件事情，也是跟粉丝有关。今年元旦的时候，一个年纪不大的小姑娘带着家里人一起来4S店，小姑娘看起来也就二十出头，朋友以为是陪家里人来买车，没想到询问下来，得知是给即将大学毕业的女儿买台车。小姑娘在展厅里看了一圈，问我朋友店里有没有王一博限量版的A3，我这个销售朋友就告诉他，限量版的只能在网上买，而且时间已经过了。小姑娘说自己在网上没抢到，觉得有点遗憾，想着能不能在线下4S店碰碰运气，销售自然是表示无能为力。不过，小姑娘也表示理解，然后订了一台2021款的两厢时尚运动型，不仅选择了和限量版类似的哥特兰绿色，还选配了5850元的视觉氛围灯升级装备包，整台车一共优惠了10个点，落地在24万左右，这也是目前的正常行情，小姑娘很满意，家里人也觉得可以，就很爽快把车定了，最近这个销售朋友也是刚刚把车交给客户。（王一博限量版）可能有人会疑惑，奥迪才开完发布会，怎么都交车了呢？其实，在去年的11月份，各个经销商就已经开始了全新A3的预售，那时候我们这里4S店的销售，一般都会让客户把购车预算提升至23万左右，后来两厢版本的试驾车和展车陆续到店，很多销售手里的订单都接的是两厢版，三厢版本的展车和试驾车最近才陆续到店，目前也是陆陆续续的开始有订单，同时2020款的A3也有现车在卖，价格也是很给力，基本上低配车型15万左右就可以拿下。我问这个销售朋友，冲着王一博来看车的人多吗？销售朋友跟我说，有一部分小姑娘来店里看奥迪A3是因为王一博，据说王一博限量版在二级市场里最高炒到了70万元一台的天价……我的天呐，一台1.4T的奥迪A3卖70万，这车简直就是一台比EVO 9还牛X的理财神器，不得不佩服粉丝们的购买力。而那些买不到王一博限量版的小姑娘，很多都会选择和限量版同款的黑色或者绿色，然后回去自己再照着限量版美化一下，现在某宝已经有1：1的车辆贴纸，我看了一下价格也不贵，基本上就在几十块钱，估计过不了多久，同款包围和轮毂也会面世。那么，借着今天这个机会，我们也来好好聊一下，全新上市的奥迪A3到底值不值得去买？全新奥迪A3到底怎么样首先，2021款的奥迪A3依旧和以前一样，分成了两厢版和三厢版两个车型，其中两厢版售价20.31-24.32万元，三厢版售价20.96-24.97万元，比之前2020款两厢19.32-22.86万、三厢19.92-23.46万的价格高了一些。奥迪A3这车一直很有意思，看起来配置很多，实际上就是在两厢和三厢的前提上，分了“进取”、“时尚”、“豪华”三个配置，然后根据外观、内饰的小差别分成了“致雅型”和“运动型”，所以买A3其实很简单，只要你认准了这个车，剩下来就是看买两厢还是三厢，买低中高哪个配置，另外就是两厢版车型有电动后备箱，但是三厢版却没有，这一点让我有点没看懂。除了价格变高一些之外，全新奥迪A3三厢版的尺寸变成了4554*1820*1460mm，轴距2680mm，轴距相比老款车型加长51mm，这也是A3国产以来首次进行加长，理论上后排乘坐空间会有所改善，但就我实际体验下来的感觉，三厢版本的车内空间相比于老款车型没有明显的改善，整个车内的空间感受很一般，而两厢版的尺寸分别为4343*1815*1458mm，轴距2630mm，和海外版车型保持一致。虽然车子的尺寸比以前变大了一些，但是这一代A3的颜值确实能打，整体外观设计有点奥迪RS的味道，但是三厢版本侧裙上的镀铬饰条总让我感觉有些突兀，相比之下两厢版本的车身造型会协调很多，不过这是小问题，觉得镀铬饰条不好看的话，可以连着窗框一起贴个亮黑色的改色膜，一般包工包料也就小几百块钱，但整体质感会提升不少。值得注意的是，这一代车型终于从中配开始就有18寸轮毂了，这样也为很多朋友后期进行车辆优化提供了便利性，毕竟在不改变轮胎的参数的前提下，更换轮毂是完全合法的，觉得原厂轮毂不好看，直接同尺寸换掉就完事儿了，在这儿也是给大家一个轮毂数据参考：18*8J、ET在32~38之间都可以（ET32基本齐平叶子板）、PCD5*112、CB57.1（如果买的轮毂CB＞57.1，买套变径圈就可以了）。除了外观上的升级之外，内饰上也是进行了升级，不仅全系标配了10.1寸的中控，而且还有12.3英寸全液晶仪表（豪华版标配，其他配置选配）和真皮+Alcantara（豪华运动型标配，豪华致雅型是仿皮）可以选择安全，除此之外就是从中配开始标配的车道偏离预警、全系标配的主动刹车系统，以及可以选装的14喇叭B&O音响（6000元）、后排侧气囊（1500元）、不带车道保持的并线辅助（7000元）、倒车车侧预警系统（7000元）、自动泊车入位（4000元）、感应后备箱（2000元）、全车无钥匙进入（2000元）、方向盘加热（1000元）、自动防炫目后视镜（1500元）、HUD抬头显示（8500元）……而且还有选配套装能进行购买，除了最低配车型不能选配18寸轮毂之外，其他基本上都是可选的，甚至可以说只要钱到位，随你挑选配。并且，由于目前全新A3的车源很紧俏，有不少地方是来一台卖一台，所以经销商也不会因为库存问题，来调整优惠幅度，想选配就等一等车，想立马开走就买现车，但是等后期车源逐步稳定，甚至出现一定库存积压之后，经销商势必会针对店内现车和选配车辆，给出不同的优惠力度。但是，就目前上市的全新A3而言，这台车总给我一种“新瓶装旧酒”的感觉，这一点同理于我之前说过的高尔夫8代，只不过由于起售价比高尔夫8代高不少，所以在配置上会比高尔夫8代更多一些。首先，这台车和在售的高尔夫8代一样，发动机依旧是过去那套150马力、250牛米的大众祖传1.4T EA211发动机，变速箱也是上一代A3用的7速S-Tronic双离合变速箱，百公里加速9.1秒的成绩也不算亮眼。其次，在海外上市的奥迪A3，不仅有2.0T四驱版本，而且还可以选装19寸轮毂、能降低10mm车身高度的自适应悬架系统、能降低15mm车身高度的运动悬架、差别：国外有四驱，也有自适应悬架软硬，运动状态下降10mm……除了这些“小钢炮”属性的配置之外，海外版的A3还有支持闭缸的1.5T EVO发动机+48V轻混系统。所以，我就很疑惑，奥迪（包括大众）为什么不直接给新车用上这套1.5T EVO发动机+48V轻混，如果之前说这套动力系统还有待市场检验，但是要知道这套动力早在2016年的时候就已经发布，并且陆陆续续在海外装车使用，如果说国内生产这颗发动机需要引进、调试新的生产线，那我就好奇了，从2016年到现在2021年，足足4年多接近5年的时间，怎么就不够他们去弄呢？还是说老款发动机库存量太大，需要新车型来进一步消化库存？（大众祖传1.4T）反观2020年奥迪在华的全年销量达到了726288台，虽然说输给了宝马的77.7万辆和奔驰的77.4万辆，但是奥迪全年销量同比增长了5.4%，并且中国市场为奥迪贡献了超过三分之一的全球销量，在全球低迷的2020年第二季度，中国市场更是以189182辆的成绩占据奥迪全球一半以上销量，而大众集团2020在华销量超过了385万量……换言之，中国市场已经成为一块无法舍弃的大蛋糕。所以，我是不是可以理解为，他们认为即便给新车配上一套老掉牙的动力总成，依旧会有足够多的消费者去买单？或者说刻意的进行区别对待呢？依照目前我得到的消息来看，去年12月10日的时候，符合国六b标准的EA211 1.5T EVO发动机项目在一汽大众长春基地启动，但是这并不代表在长春基地生产，根据小道消息，这套1.5T的发动机在一汽大众的成都工厂已经开始进行小批量生产试装，后期也会由成都工厂进行全面制造，并且整个大众在今年有希望推出1.5T版本的车型（包括高尔夫、A3、速腾、迈腾、宝来、探岳、探歌等等），但是在1.5T版本车型推出的同时，1.4T版本的车型会继续销售，我们是不是可以推测一下，届时1.4T的奥迪A3能迎来一波价格跳水？（1.5T EVO发动机）A3和它的对手们A3的竞争对手都有谁，答案很明显，无非就是国产的奔驰A级和宝马1系，当时相比于那两台车，奥迪A3可以说是最早进行国产化的车型。第一代A3与我们无缘，第二代A3两厢版是在2010年全进口进入国内，当时售价26.8万~32.8万。但是到了2014年第三代A3面世，这台车不仅开始了国产化，同时还以进口车方式又引入了原装的两厢版车型和三厢版车型，换言之你想买进口就买进口，想买国产就买国产，但当时国产后的A3定价19.99万~29.27万，直接把准入门槛拉低到20万内，要知道那时候宝马1系和奔驰A级都是进口车，奥迪直接通过低价杀入了这片A级车市场。（前三代A3）由于最开始的国产A3只配备了1.4T EA211发动机，所以进口A3为了给国产让路，也就没有再引入1.4T车型，14款进口A3无论两厢、三厢都换成了1.8T第三代EA888发动机，马力从之前第二代的160马力变成了180马力，并解决了原先的烧机油问题，再利用进口版本27.98万~32.43万的指导价，和国产版本形成格错位。到了2015款时，由于1.8T全系车型也国产化了，所以进口A3就引进了搭载1.8T发动机的敞篷版本，同时还新增了搭载第三代EA888 2.0T高功率发动机的两厢和三厢版本，定价上为了避开国产1.8T车型，直接定了一个29.98万~36.98万的天价。可惜，再到17款时，就只剩下极度小众、同时换装了用于取代1.8T发动机的EA888 2.0T低功率发动机（190马力）的敞篷车型在售，这时候其实已经可以看出奥迪想要放弃进口A3了，再往后进口A3就完全停止引进、到此为止了。（第三代A3敞篷版）进口A3中让我印象比较深的是15款挂着“45TFSI”尾标的两厢和三厢版本，第三代EA888 2.0T高功率发动机有220马力、350牛米，三大件和动力输出与当年的高尔夫GTI一样，基本相当于GTI的换壳，但是比高尔夫GTI品牌更强、内饰更香、进口身份，虽然指导价上到29.98万~30.48万，比GTI贵了6万左右，但终端优惠完之后比GTI贵不了太多，可惜当时懂这车的人并不多，很多人看到指导价就被吓走了。至于国产A3反而没什么故事可说。从2014年上市开始就两厢、三厢一起发力，最早的14款全部都是1.4T车型，15款时又加入了1.8T车型作为补充，17款中期改款时，用EA888 2.0T低功率发动机取代了原先的EA888 1.8T发动机，于是1.4T与2.0T低功率车型一起共同销售至这次换代之前。相比之下，宝马在2017年2月宣布国产1系上市，奔驰则是在2018年11月宣布国产A级上市，换言之从2017年宝马1系国产之后开始，A3与1系就进入了价格对杀环节，到了2018年奔驰A级进行国产拉皮加长之后，BBA三家在A级车市场的厮杀正式进入高潮，现在第四代A3的外观、内饰经过全面更新，看样子是准备给这把烧得正旺的“火”再浇一把“油”。那么，现在奥迪A3相比奔驰A级和宝马1系该如何去选？首先，我一直以来都认为A3有一个A级和1系都没有的优势，那就是它同时国产化了两厢和三厢版本，相比之下奔驰A级只国产了三厢版本，并且轴距加长，两厢版本保持进口，国产的三厢1系则是一款特供车，进口的两厢1系在海外已经换代，目前还没有引入国内。奔驰A级与1系两厢之所以没有国产，可能是他们不太看好国内的两厢小车市场，但实际上A3的两厢版本销量并不像很多人想得那么低，这种有牌子、又好开、不太贵的车本身就能吸引一部分客户，并且目前在这个级别、这个价位，市面上能满足此类客群需求的也就A3的两厢版本，要不然就加些钱去买MINI。用A3去和国产A级进行PK，其中国产A级比较主流的选择，是指导价23.28万的A180L运动轿车和指导价26.48万的A200L运动轿车时尚型，一个是优惠后19.8万左右的1.3T低功率车型的高配，另一个是优惠后23万左右的1.3T高功率车型的高配。其中，A180L运动直接对应的应该是A3三厢中配的时尚致雅/运动型，指导价22.98万。但目前A3刚刚换代，终端优惠比较可怜，A3三厢时尚实际裸车价格超过20.5万，比A180L运动贵了大几千块，不过这种情况估计持续不了多久。根据我实际体验下来的结果，在空间上这代A3三厢是输给奔驰A级的，这代A3的三厢版本虽然带“L”了，4554（4548）mm的车长比以前长了90mm左右，2680mm的轴距也比以前长了51mm，但人家A级也经过了加长，并且加长得更加夸张，长宽高4622/1796/1454mm，轴距2789mm，尤其是轴距，一下长出了100mm都不止，所以在乘坐空间上，这代A3三厢还是比不过A级，毕竟国产A级的后排空间比标轴C级还大。在三大件上，两者算是打平，A3全系都是1.4T，150马力、250牛米，匹配7速干式双离合；而A180L运动是1.3T低功率，136马力、200牛米，匹配7速湿式双离合，数据上存在一定差距，但实际两车的破百时间几乎一样，都是9秒左右。主要问题在于A3配备的是很多人都比较害怕的干式双离合，虽然理论上这个变速箱技术比较成熟了，但很多人还是偏向A级上的湿式双离合。不过，A3全系都是多连杆式独立悬挂，而A级除了顶配外都是扭力梁式非独立悬挂，这一点也非常有奔驰特色，同时A3三厢时尚的225/40 R18的胎圈规格也比A级更高，毕竟A级除了顶配之外，全系都是205/55 R17的圈胎数据。在内部配置上，A3三厢时尚其实更加丰富一些，尤其是主动安全和驾驶辅助配置，它比A180L运动多了车道偏离预警、疲劳驾驶提示、倒车影像、全速自适应巡航，而A180L运动只多一个没有任何用的被动行人保护，此外还有自动泊车和自动驻车。在其他常用配置方面，A3三厢时尚比A180L运动多了主驾腰部支撑、主驾电动调节、温度分区控制和车内PM2.5过滤，并且现在A3已经全系标配LED大灯，而A180L运动的大灯还是卤素的。而A180L运动最大的优势，我觉得是那双10.25英寸大联屏，当然A3三厢时尚在这方面也不差，全系起步就是10.25英寸液晶仪表+10.1英寸中控屏幕，只不过视觉效果没有大联屏那么爽。至于A200L运动时尚，指导价超A3三厢顶配的豪华致雅/运动型不少，反倒更像是以后2.0T低功率、也就是“40TFSI”尾标A3的直接对手，但即使是这样，A3三厢豪华在配置上依然不输，甚至在安全和驾驶配置上依然有肉眼可见的优势。其实单论性价比，奔驰A级可以说性价比非常低，但是，奔驰玩的就不是这个，买奔驰A级的人在意的也不是所谓的性价比，当你打开车门之后，一个巨大的双联屏放在那里，高配还有64色氛围灯，再加上车头硕大的三叉星标，就问你看完迷糊不迷糊。除了奔驰A级外，奥迪A3和国产宝马1系相比，只能说打了宝马一个时间差，这也是奥迪常用的招数，在售的小改款A4L就是这么玩的，由于奥迪A3刚刚新车上市，所以宝马1系相比之下就会显得有些“老”，但是老也有老的好处，宝马1系现在价格非常给力，以目前的价格行情来看，国产1系最顶配、指导价24.68万的125i M运动曜夜版，优惠后的裸车价妥妥在20万以内，有的地方甚至能做到18.5万的裸车价，这已经和指导价20.96万的A3三厢最低配进取致雅/运动型优惠后差不多了，人家宝马还是个顶配，而且125i M运动曜夜版用的是7速湿式双离合，也配了后多连杆独立悬架，胎圈规格还达到了225/40 R18，而A3三厢进取还是17寸的圈胎。同时，宝马125i M运动曜夜版配备了代号B48A20C的2.0T发动机，原厂数据就达到了192马力、280牛米，相比之下A3 1.4T发动机的150马力、250牛米就是弟中弟般的存在，这还不算后期的改装空间，奥迪A3想要性能上不输给宝马1系，那得看之后的A3 2.0T版本怎么玩了。但是，宝马1系的内部配置确实比不上A3三厢，仅仅是A3三厢进取上的主动刹车、疲劳驾驶提示、定速巡航、10.25英寸液晶仪表、后排中央扶手、后排杯架、自动空调、后排出风口、温度分区控制、车内PM2.5过滤等等配置，在宝马125i M运动曜夜版上你都看不见，要么就是要选装。同时A3标配的换挡拨片在强调运动的1系上竟然全系都没有，而且宝马125i M运动曜夜版已经是顶配车型了，可是它的是空调还是手动的，所以相比之下，奥迪A3的内饰和配置会比宝马1系更能打，当然，如果你想买1.5T三缸版本的宝马1系，我劝你还是再看看吧。那么，这一代A3的两厢和三厢版本该怎么选，其实这个问题不用我多说，因为两厢有两厢的客群，三厢也有三厢的客群，买两厢版车型的客户，要么是家里已经有别的大车，不会用这台车去承载家庭需求，要么是就单纯的喜欢两厢小车，一米八几开A3的猛男壮汉我也见过，他们就是喜欢这种开小车的感觉；三厢版A3则偏向“务实”一点，既能在一定程度上满足实用性的需求，又有奥迪的品牌加持。在同配置下，奥迪A3的三厢版会比两厢版贵6500块钱，但两厢版会比三厢版多出电动尾门和尾门记忆，所以归根结底还是个人喜好的问题，如果让我在两厢版和三厢版之间进行选择，我还是会选择两厢版车型，毕竟如果你真的追求大空间，又何必来买A3呢？结尾对于这台全新的奥迪A3，也是在团队中进行了一个讨论，聊一聊各自的看法。兔子说，自己之前帮朋友深度优化过一台45TFSI版本的A3，不仅针对各个性能部件进行了强化升级，而且移植了DQ500变速箱、is38涡轮和S3的四驱系统，整台车优化之后不仅性能不输S3，而且两厢的造型比三厢S3更吸睛，现在很多A3 45TFSI车主也都会这么去玩，所以兔子觉得现在的A3已经失去了当年的味道，以前好歹还有个高功率版本可以扮猪吃老虎，即使不做那么深度的优化升级，也是一台合格的小钢炮，而现在即使是旧款2.0T 40TFSI都已经成了猪，更不用说1.4T版本了，所以与其为了四个圈去买一台A3，还不如等一等高尔夫GTI。传垚觉得，奥迪A3这台车不会成为他的菜，他更期待的是S3和RS3，并且特别希望能有两厢版本的车型进入国内，不过真要进入国内了，看看老款奥迪S3和RS3的价格，再看看S3和RS3的性能……他估计到时候又要后悔自己买A45了。在我看来，奥迪A3的目标受众其实很简单，主要就是面对那些希望有一个小车来满足自己日常通勤、购车预算在20万上下但实际手头预算极其充裕的年轻人，他们所追求的就是精致、好开、操控不错、颜值到位，并且能脱离高尔夫这个层次。换言之，厂家其实一开始并没有把那些等降价的客户列入目标受众，只是现在的市场环境使得奥迪不得不通过降价和折扣来保证销量。以我实际体验下来的感觉，全新的奥迪A3在外观和内饰方面确实提升很多，特别能迎合年轻人（尤其是女性客户）的胃口，加上选择王一博作为形象代言人，确实是一个很不错的营销手法，也能促使很多王一博的粉丝们，即使自己没有去买奥迪A3，也会成为“自来水”去推荐身边的人买A3，或者自己以后去买一台奥迪A3，这也是“饭圈文化”的一个缩影。但是，王一博现在光是在微博上的粉丝就已经突破了3700万，他现在的代言费用肯定不会低，这个代言费的成本最后势必会摊到消费者头上。以目前的行情来看，最值得买的版本应该是中配版本，由于选装与否都不会影响优惠幅度，所以可以在中配车型的基础上，选择一些自己需要的配置，比如5850元的视觉氛围灯装备包（30色氛围灯+12.3寸全液晶仪表）、8000元的矩阵式LED大灯包（矩阵灯光范围调节、LED前大灯带灯组、LED组合后尾灯、可变化的灯光功能、大灯清洗装置）……这个价格会比拿车后自己加装原厂件要便宜很多。最后，如果想要入手奥迪A3的朋友，我建议最起码等半年后有大幅度优惠的时候再做计划，如果实在等不及，现在的行情基本就稳定在10个点，过完年之后估计会再多2~3个点，以目前的情况来看，这样的价格会持续一段时间，假如你确实不急着买的话，可以等后期配备1.5T发动机，并且价格和优惠趋于稳定后再入手。*图片源自网络音频图文更新在订阅号： 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On today’s show we’re going to take a short trip through the history books. We’re not going back to Roman times, or ancient Greece. Although there are numerous powerful lessons in history that we could easily apply to today’s environment. No. On today’s show we’re going back to the fall of 2019, and then we’re going to go back to the fall of the year 1999. 2019 seems like a distant memory. The economy seemed to be humming along nicely. Unemployment was at a historic low. Stock market valuations were considered irrationally high in 2019. We were in the 4thquarter of one of the longest albeit slowest economic expansions on record. Extrapolating continued expansion seemed foolhardy at best. But today’s wounded economy is totally different: only partly recovered, possibly facing a double-dip, probably facing a slowdown, and certainly facing a very high degree of uncertainty. Yet the market is much higher today than it was in 2019 when the economy looked fine and unemployment was at a historic low. Today the P/E ratio of the market is among the highest in history and the economy is fragile to say the least. Let’s go back to 1999. My company Tundra Semiconductor went public on February 8, 1999 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Shares priced at $9.25 but were in such demand that they opened at $13.10 and closed their first day of trading at $13.24. We were part of that .com euphoria. We didn’t know it. We were too wrapped up in counting our rising daily net worth. At one point, my stock options were worth millions. By March of 2000, the stock hit a high of $78. We were all on top of the world. We were extrapolating to when our stock might be worth $300 to $400 a share. We were absolutely delusional. It was a very powerful and humbling lesson in greed and the dangers of the echo chamber of groupthink. Everyone in the tech industry was rationalizing the valuations. The idea that people would skip the pet food aisle at the grocery store and order their pet food from a separate specialty retailer online was clearly nuts. But those companies still managed to attract stock valuations in the billions. When the bubble burst, most of that paper wealth, that monopoly money wealth evaporated. I know of some people who exercised their options, triggering a tax obligation, and then didn’t sell the stock. So they were left with stock that was worth far less that when they exercised. The remaining value wasn’t even enough to pay the tax obligation. Some people had to mortgage their house to pay the tax bill on money they never got to put in their bank account. That’s how confident people were in the valuation of these companies. I think about an interview with Scott McNealy, former CEO of Sun Microsystems. He said “What were you thinking?”. He was asking this of investors paying a “ridiculous” ten times revenues for his stock at the height of the .com mania. If you bought Sun Microsystems stock in 1994, you would have seen a 100x increase in value by the time it hit the peak price of $253. So here we are. Tesla stock is trading at 1600 times trailing 12 month earnings. It has an enterprise value of 802 billion dollars. The stock is trading at 28 times revenue. Sun Microsystems was a relative bargain at only 10 x revenue. When the world finally woke up and said this is nuts. The stock came back to earth. By 2008, the stock had lost 98% of its value compared with 2000. $1.3T worth of paper value was wiped out in the .com bubble burst. The resulting economic recession was partly caused by the difficulty that many companies faced in raising capital needed to expand their businesses. It forced contraction in thousands of businesses which resulting in economic contraction. So here we are. We are in a major bubble. That is as plain as day.

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We cover: * How to turn your pain into purpose * The importance of being more child like * The benefits of loss you may not be aware of And much more TJ Jackson is no stranger to music. With a legendary last name, he is the son of Tito and nephew of Janet and Michael Jackson. He has an impressive music career of his own as a proven global star and multi-platinum selling artist. TJ and his brothers formed the group 3T and became an international success, surpassing even Boyz II Men and Babyface in overseas record sales, and were ranked 2nd behind The Spice Girls, as the biggest-selling group in Europe in 1996. Today, TJ has embarked on a triumphant solo career and has recently released his second EP entitled Damaged. In addition to his music, TJ is also passionate about the family-based inspirational brand he launched with his wife Frances called The Family Rules. Additionally, TJ is co-founder of a 501 c 3 non-profit he began with his brothers in 2015 in memory of their late mother, Dee Dee Jackson. The Dee Dee Jackson Foundation focuses on loss and grief and how to navigate through it. The foundation brings Music Heals Therapy to children in need who have suffered trauma. Another facet of the DDJF is a weekly digital talk show, The Power of Love, that welcomes a diverse mix of guests who share their expertise, advice and experiences with our community. Stay connected with TJ: Website: http://www.tjjackson.com (http://www.tjjackson.com) The Family Rules: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1IurH9xo7Y36t_IHt0TWtw (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1IurH9xo7Y36t_IHt0TWtw) The Dee Dee Jackson Foundation: https://www.ddjf.org/ Stay connected with Jesse: Website: https://jessebrisendine.com/ (https://jessebrisendine.com/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessebrisendine (https://www.facebook.com/jessebrisendine) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JesseBrisendineCoaching/ (https://www.facebook.com/JesseBrisendineCoaching/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessebrisendine/ (https://www.instagram.com/jessebrisendine/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessebris (https://twitter.com/jessebris) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JesseBrisendine (https://www.youtube.com/user/JesseBrisendine) Grab your free copy of the Mindset Mastery Blueprint here: https://jessebrisendine.lpages.co/mindset-mastery-blueprint/?fbclid=IwAR3EB7jRo2T3n3vujKC2WlYfkgcRg67s7Ew7CoRUdhhFyOvJn6O8WO2OMiQ (https://jessebrisendine.lpages.co/mindset-mastery-blueprint/)

In this episode of Solid Financial Advice, Ryan Hughes discusses the factors behind the 2020 market performance and a preview of 2021.  Between COVID, Black Lives Matter protests, intensifying political divisions, the climate crisis, and more, 2020 has been very challenging. These difficulties were exacerbated by the fact that we were all forced to stay home. Compound this with your kids forced to attend school online (now you’re a teacher too), the fear of you potentially losing your job or your business, and the risk of losing your wealth due to market instability, it is no wonder why we are all stressed out. Despite all of this, the market has delivered an impressive return this year. In fact, we have reached new all-time highs. As I write this, the S&P 500 TR is up 14.35% YTD, far better than any of us would’ve predicted in March, the peak of the hysteria.  A lot of people are quick to compare the recent stock market performance to that of the economy — “It doesn’t make sense that the market is doing performing so well when half of the economy is shut down, and the people continue to lose their jobs.”  Yes, GDP levels have dropped significantly, and the unemployment rate spiked to record levels. However, the rebound thus far has been pretty impressive.  These rebounds show that the economy is continuing to recover. History will show that the 2020 recession is the deepest since the Great Depression, though one of the shortest on record, possibly the quickest ever. Because both the Unemployment rate and GDP are lagging indicators, they confirm what has already happened, not what is yet to occur. The stock market, however, is neither a lagging nor a concurrent indicator. It is instead a forward-looking-indicator that is continuously attempting to price in probable future equity cash flows. The minute-by-minute, day-by-day moves in the stock market act as a price-discovery tool, digesting new information as it arrives.  THE MARKET REACTION TO COVID When news of COVID-19 cases began to spread in February and March, the stock market reacted accordingly. The S&P 500 fell fast, the fastest in history. At the time, we did not know what COVID-19 was or how deadly it can be. Were we looking at something similar to the ebola epidemic that killed 11,000 people or the bubonic plague that wiped out over half of Europe’s population in the 14th century? (LiveScience) Are we talking tens-of-thousands or tens-of-millions of deaths in the US? The stock market began to price in a worst-case scenario. The downside risk of a significant pandemic has the potential to cause us to lose a large number of human lives and the possibility of a major reversal of human progress. Once we began to understand this disease’s true nature, our worst-case fears started to dissipate, and the market reacted accordingly. Yes, COVID is extremely serious and deadly. Both of my grandparents are currently battling COVID, along with many other family members in my home state of Colorado. I am not downplaying this virus. However, it is not as severe as our fears indicated earlier this year. Unprecedented action by the Federal Reserve and Congress has also had a significant role in the stock market reversal. The total SPX drawdown from its February 19th peak to its March 23rd valley was -34%. It could’ve been much worse if the Fed did not act swiftly and boldly. The trillions of dollars in fiscal stimulus combined with the Fed’s actions acted as a catapult for the market. It only took five months before the S&P 500 broke above its all-time high.  STOCK LEADERS While the major averages have rebounded impressively, this rally has been extremely uneven, with tech growth stocks leading the way. The top 5 YTD SPX performers are five stocks that nobody would’ve predicted earlier this year.  More importantly, though, this is the year of innovative stocks. COVID has accelerated technological growth and its subsequent adoption. Businesses that have been reluctant to embrace digital transformation or those that are unwilling to be flexible during these times now find themselves in severe financial trouble. A post-COVID world will be one where society has embraced remote work, digital content consumption, platformification, and digital health solutions. Cathie Wood, the founder of Ark Funds, states it best – “As is typical during periods of turbulence and fear, consumers and businesses are willing to think differently and change their behavior. As both look for cheaper, more productive, or more creative ways to satisfy their needs, we believe that disruptive innovation will take root and gain significant market share.” This is why we see those companies that offer faster, cheaper, more cost-effective, and creative products to their customers are gaining significant share. They are the prime beneficiaries of this radical change we are living in today.  Instead of going to a physical retailer to buy goods, people purchased their items online. Instead of meeting up with family or friends for dinner and a drink, people would order takeout and eat and drink at home. Instead of going to a movie theater, people are streaming their content. People are still consuming goods and services; they are only consuming them differently in this environment. LOOKING FORWARD TO 2021 We believe that 2021 has a fantastic set up as there are significant tailwinds for equities. Life will likely never return to how it was in 2019, but 2021 will undoubtedly be better than 2020. Here are our most significant equity tailwinds for 2021: COVID vaccine Not a surprise to anyone, the most critical catalyst for equity returns is the deployment of the COVID vaccine. As enough American’s receive a vaccine, and as we approach herd immunity, we will begin to open our economy once again fully. Restaurant owners, bar operators, tourism employees, and others can finally return to work. However, I suspect that the economic reopening plan will be lumpy and chaotic. Many Americans will opt not to receive a vaccine, many employees will prefer to work from home, and many businesses will have already closed their doors for good. The COVID shutdowns have done irreversible damage to many individuals and business owners, and some of them will not come out of this whole. However, those that have survived this will likely be stronger and able to capture more market share. This, in its simplest definition, is capitalism — survival of the fittest.  Terminal velocity The economy continues to recover from the March economic shutdowns, and I believe that we are at breakaway speed / terminal velocity. The latest economic shutdowns will likely impact our employment figures, but it will not be enough to derail the recovery. Consumer demand looks very strong. Inventory numbers indicate that companies are having a difficult time keeping up with consumer demand. Leading Indicators continue to show robust economic strength. All of this points to a continued strong recovery.  Split Congress The Democrats have secured the House of Representatives with a 232-197 advantage. The Senate currently stands at 50 Republicans and 48 Democrats. We are still waiting on the Georgia Senate runoff election results on January 5th, 2021, for the two remaining seats. If Democrats win both runoffs, the party will control the chamber because Vice President-elect Kamala Harris would break any ties. However, if Republicans win one of the two races, they will maintain control. I don’t know how it will turn out, though it seems likely that this will be the case. Still, we will know very soon. If the Republicans maintain control, then we have a split Congress. From a capital markets perspective, this bodes well for near-term equity returns. There will be no changes to the tax code, and President-elect Biden will find it difficult to undo a lot of the deregulation President Trump has enacted over the previous four years. Again, from a capital-market perspective, this is good. Capital markets perform best under these conditions.  IN THE END At some point, we will have to pay for the fiscal deficit spending we’ve seen this year. The CBO currently projects a $3.3T deficit for FY2020. Are we only going to print more money to pay for this (this is inflationary and akin to MMT), or will we have to raise taxes at some point in the future? Who knows. We’ve been kicking this can down the road for decades, and I expect us to continue to do the same.  We also have to keep in mind that the markets and the economy are fluid and ever-changing. What we see now and what we expect to see in the future will change. Having an open mind and a willingness to change is the key to success. If 2020 has taught us anything, it is that life will place roadblocks in front of you. Be nimble and recognize that you can overcome them.

A mysterious bomb detonates in downtown Nashville on Christmas day, Trump reverses course and signs the $2.3T federal spending spree, Kamala remembers her supposed family Kwanzaa traditions, and much more! For source material and show links, please see the YouTube post of this episode: https://youtu.be/3_U9xvdpHSM                   For all things show-related, please visit http://www.mattchristiansenmedia.com  

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman and producer Wyatt Reed are joined by journalist Alan MacLeod to discuss the various pork-barrel projects passed alongside the COVID-19 relief bill, why such spending is provoking so much outrage among working Americans, and the latest wave of sanctions the Trump administration is unleashing on its way out the door.In the second segment, Jacquie and Wyatt are joined by Phil Wilayto, Editor of the Virginia Defender newspaper and co-founder of the Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality to discuss the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue from the US Capitol, the backlash from largely-white segments of the population to the move, and the significance of 2020 in the struggle for liberation.In the third segment, Jacquie and Wyatt are joined by Chris Garaffa, editor of Tech for the People, for another weekly technology review. They discuss the privacy implications of the ongoing legal fight between Facebook and Apple, the International Monetary Fund's proposal to include consumers' online search, browser, and purchase histories in determining credit scores, and the new report from Citizen Lab which found the governments of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had most likely hacked the phones of dozens of Al Jazeera and Al-Araby TV journalists.Later in the show, Jacquie and Wyatt are joined by Kamau Franklin, Founder and Board President of Community Movement Builders in Atlanta and co-host of the Renegade Culture podcast, to discuss the refusal by high-profile 'progressive Democrats' to demand that Nancy Pelosi allow a floor vote on Medicare For All, why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez described the vote on the $2.3T omnibus which just passed Congress as "hostage-taking," and the racist double standards in police treatment of Black Lives Matter organizers and Proud Boys.

Meet Hendra & Mercy Tambunan, the multifamily real estate investor couple. They were initially involved with single-family but shifted their focus after realizing it did not scale fast enough. In this episode of Construct Your Life with Austin Linney, Hendra and Mercy open up about their journey into real estate and why Hendra is still keeping his day job as a technology consultant. They describe the routine rituals that have helped them gain discipline and succeed in real estate. Listen in to learn the power of the 3T’s in helping you add value to your partners and succeed in your real estate business. “If you can leverage somebody else’s experience, that’s how you grow and grow faster.”- Hendra [15:27] What You Will Discover: [1:55] The existing possibilities of partnerships in multifamily than there is in single-family real estate. [5:36] Stop jumping into real estate without a plan, instead keep at least one other income stream. [9:27] The challenge of forming the right mindset in the early stages of real estate. [14:33] How to use ‘Time, Treasure, and Talent’ to add value and succeed in multifamily settings. [16:30] How to enjoy your growth journey by appreciating the small gains. [32:57] The importance of investing in yourself first and focusing on your health before starting a real estate business. Relevant Links: Hendra’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hendrat/ #podcast

In this episode of Solid Financial Advice, Ryan Hughes discusses the recent changes to the American capitalist system and how fiscal and monetary policy has influenced the markets.  No longer is the Federal Reserve only using interest rates as a lever to spur or temper economic growth. With interest rates at all-time lows, they are now using more radical tools at their disposal. Monetary policy (the Federal Reserve’s actions) is having a more direct influence on economic growth. The YTD money supply in the US is up nearly 20%. The Fed’s balance sheet has increased by 70% during this same period.  During the COVID slowdown, fiscal policy (government spending and tax policies) has also implemented extreme measures this year, though it was mostly necessary due to economic shutdowns. The COVID recession would likely have been much worse without intervention. These measures, though, come at a price.  A government issues additional debt when its net revenue does not fully cover its spending and the interest it owes on existing debt, creating a deficit. The year-end deficit is projected to be $3.3T, triple the shortfall recorded in 2019. Of course, this deficit is added to the country’s debt, and who knows when we will pay this debt down. According to the Congressional Budget Office, Federal Debt held by the public is projected to be 195% of GDP in 2050 (Congressional Budget Office) MODERN MONETARY THEORY (MMT) This activity resembles money printing, and some liken it to Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), an alternative to mainstream macroeconomic theory. MMT states that because the US government controls the money supply, the government can spend freely as they can always create more money to pay off their debts.  MMT has become an increasingly popular economic theory in some left-leaning circles in recent years, in part due to its extreme change from our current policy. Progressive politicians like Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York are among the most vocal MMT supporters. However, the single biggest problem with MMT is the devaluation of the USD and the subsequent inflation. If the government will print more money to meet it’s spending needs, how is this strategy sustainable? DEFICIT SPENDING TO CONTINUE Deficit spending will likely continue past this COVID crisis. Policymakers no longer feel compelled to allow the free market to determine asset prices, but instead are determined to guide it themselves. Capitalism, as we know it, has changed. Furthermore, depending on the election outcome, taxes will likely rise next year, further complicating this new environment. A NEW GAME What does this mean for you all? We think there is a new game afoot and the rules have changed. The direct influence of both fiscal and monetary policymakers will benefit equity prices going forward, especially on a relative basis. However, with interest rates near all-time lows, we have a hard time believing that money printing will keep interest rates low and bond prices high. The risk/reward ratio for most bonds look meek at best. The question is, “When will rates rise again?” Your guess is as good as mine. Inflation drives interest rates and trying to predict inflation is near impossible. Inflation levels can rise next year, in three years, in five years, or even longer. While Money Supply is increasing, price discovery via online companies like Amazon has helped to keep inflation levels low. So, it is a battle between these two powerful forces. More importantly, though, is that the Federal Reserve can remain solvent much longer than any of us. Trying to ‘trade’ off of these developments is risky. Though, what we do know is that interest rates cannot go much lower. Adjust your portfolio accordingly. While asset prices are high and tax rates are low, we urge you to devote time to your planning ahead of the year-end. We are here to assist, as always.

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We’ve been hearing for months how interest rates are going down and how the Federal Reserve is going to maintain rates at near zero levels until well into 2022. That all sounds like good news for real estate investors who are looking to borrow funds at the lowest possible interest rates. As we’re talked about before, the interest rate charged by the banks is often tied to one of two benchmark rates. Shorter term loans and variable rate loans are usually tied to a short term benchmark like LIBOR which is the London Interbank Overnight Rate. Permanent financing is usually tied to the yield on the 10 year US Treasury Bill. When the Congress enacted legislation back in March to protect the US economy that involved a massive amount of printing of money. The total in new spending was $2.3T dollars. Most of that money was issued in the form of Treasury Notes having a short term of one year or less. As those notes become due, they are being repriced as longer term debt which carries with it a less frequent need for renewal. Over the past 80 days, the yield on the 10 year treasury has gone from 0.52% to 0.79%. That increase in almost 1/3 of a percentage point translates into interest rates for permanent financing that are 1/3 of a percentage point higher. There are three scenarios to consider. 1) A Republican sweep of the White House and both chambers of government 2) A split of the chambers of Government. It may not actually matter as much who wins the White House. 3) A Democratic sweep of the White House and both chambers of government. Let’s look at all three of these scenarios. According to the polls, a Trump victory in the White House is looking less likely. It’s highly unlikely that Republicans would win all three. Whether Joe Biden or Donald Trump is the next President, both will continue printing money. The big question is how much. The second scenario with a split between the House and the Senate will result in legislative gridlock. We’ve seen that in the past 7 months with no new money being pledged to recover from the pandemic. The level of acrimony between the parties has become the new normal in government. The third case, involving a Democratic sweep of the White House and both chambers of government has the potential to unleash an unprecedented level of spending. It’s that third scenario that has the markets worried. We are already seeing signs of inflation even though it’s being downplayed by politicians. Inflation is the hidden tax that most people can’t isolate. When a can of tomatoes at the grocery store goes up by $0.50 most people blame the grocery store for the price increase. They rarely put the blame on the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, or their representative in Congress. When those trillions of dollars get printed, the debt goes somewhere. So far, the US has been able to export the debt over the past 30 years. China’s central bank and Saudi Arabia have been willing buyers of all that debt. But the willingness of those countries to fund US deficits seems to be evaporating. For now, we’re in the middle of a global pandemic. All economies are suffering. When asked the question about which currency to buy, there doesn’t seem to be a stronger currency emerging. The Euro is in bad shape, the Yen is hopelessly over-leveraged, and international investors are not about to put their trust in the Chinese Central government. As we get closer to the election, and even after the election whoever wins we can expect the yield for 10 year Treasuries to go up. You have a small window in which to lock in historically low interest rates. Even if the Fed keeps rates low, I believe Treasury yields will go up, and therefore interest rates for investors.

As an attorney and serial entrepreneur, Ajay Agrawal has spent years working with contracts within the private legal sector and built his first company, UnitedLex Corporation, to more than $300M in revenue. In his latest venture, SirionLabs, Ajay is working to streamline contracts for modern businesses' needs. With 4x customer growth over the last 18 months, SirionLabs is a leading contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform that uses AI to bring businesses into the future. But what problems are they solving with technology? Despite the rapid digitization of contracts in our largely subscription-based economy, only 15% of Fortune 500 companies are tracking their contracts' performance - resulting in up to 15-20% of the contract value being lost as value leakage, which translates to $2-3T lost annually. While legacy tools to help manage contracts exist, they usually focus only on contract creation and storage. There's a massive opportunity to take CLM to another level by allowing companies to go beyond signature into the operation stage of a contract to easily manage their risks, obligations, and entitlements. The company is already trusted by 200+ leading organizations including BP, Vodafone, and Unilever. SirionLabs has saved its customers over $2.2B. With decades of experience, Ajay shares his expert insights into new and exciting technologies that modern enterprises need to bring improved visibility and collaboration across enterprises. Ajay discusses the larger role that AI will play in strengthening relationships between buyers and suppliers and the key to building trust over the long term. He also walks through successful case study examples as to how he's helped these businesses achieve operational excellence and why this can be transformative in challenging economic times that we live in now.

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