Apr 23, 2021
I went to one of the local dealerships in Sacramento yesterday for the viewing event... nothing really new from what has already been posted. Both models were 4 door soft tops. They had a Cactus Gray Black Diamond with 2.3L engine (non Sasquatch) and a Black Outer Banks with Luxe interior and 2.7L (non Sasquatch). The roast interior on the OBX was absolutely beautiful.. the huge screen was really nice - the wheels and tires are just as ugly in person as they are on the online mockups and photos.. absolutely hideous.... but man, that interior more than made up for it. The sound system (B&O) sounded really nice - granted, everything was open, so bass seemed a little lacking, but I'm sure if everything was closed up, it would have been better. The CB BD edition was surprisingly cool looking even with the steel wheels. The 265 series tires had plenty of height to them and looked plenty aggressive in stock form. The MGV interior was far more comfortable than I was expecting - it was more 'compliant' than I thought it would be, and felt like it would be plenty comfortable for road trips. I'm 6'0 tall, pretty much an even 200 lbs, so I'm not skinny, but I'm not huge (although my doctor tells me my BMI is borderline obese, but that's a different topic)... I put the drivers seat where I'd want it for driving, which was not quite all the way back, and the driving position was comfortable and natural feeling. I left the seat in that position and hopped in the back seat - I had enough room left in front of my knees so they weren't touching the seat backs, and I was comfy. I'd imagine that if there was a bunch of stuff hooked up to the seat back molle panels, that could cause some legroom issues for rear passengers unless the front passenger/driver moved their seat forward a bit. I did ask the team who was presenting about any gas mileage observations - the guy I was talking to was referencing the OBX with the 2.7, and he mentioned that they've put over 4k miles on the trucks so far, since they are driving them everywhere and not being trailered.. he said they consistently get over 400 miles per tank (20.9 gallon tank, is what I think he said). He did say most of the miles are highway miles, with lots of mountains and hills, and often driving close to or at 80mph - which seems really good as far as I'm concerned.
I know a TON of info has been shared from these events, and it's hard to come up with anything new - so hopefully something here is helpful :) and the CG is INCREDIBLY hard to photograph well to capture it's true color..
I know a TON of info has been shared from these events, and it's hard to come up with anything new - so hopefully something here is helpful :) and the CG is INCREDIBLY hard to photograph well to capture it's true color..
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