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Toyota Land Cruiser could spawn two new EVs to rival Mercedes, Land Rover

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The new EVs will broaden Toyota’s reach into new segments to rival brands like Mercedes and Land Rover. Toyota’s chief branding officer, Simon Humphries, said the automaker is “exploring new approaches to mobility” that enhance the Land Cruiser brand but also “further people’s freedom in motion.”

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Tesla maintenance and repair costs are lowest in the auto industry: data

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The data showed that, over the course of a decade, Teslas averaged just $4,035 in maintenance and repair costs, compared to those of automakers Land Rover and Porsche, which landed at $19,250 and $14,090, respectively. Four out of five of the least expensive brands to maintain were U.S.

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2024 McLaren 750S, 2024 Land Rover Defender: Today’s Car News

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Land Rover’s Defender enters the 2024 model year with some new features, including the addition of a V-8 option to the stretched Defender 130. Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a redesigned E-Class. liter V-8 engine. The V-8 delivers close to 500 hp and will hustle the eight-seat SUV from 0-60 mph in a little over five seconds.

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BYD wants to bring a Land Rover-style SUV that can ‘float on water’ to Europe

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Chinese EV behemoth BYD may bring two off-road electric SUVs sold in China to Europe that could rival the Land Rover Defender, the Mercedes G-Class, and Ford Bronco. So Europeans can get an up-close look at the SUVs, the company plans to showcase them at the Geneva auto show in February. BYD tripled its profits to $1.5

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Mercedes-Benz launches GLS facelift with subtle design changes, upgraded MBUX

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By: Mainak Das | Updated on: 08 Jan 2024, 13:25 PM The 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLS facelift comes with a host of subtle yet noticeable design updates, new features and 48V mild-hybrid technology. The 2024 Mercedes Benz GLS facelift comes with a host of subtle yet noticeable design updates, new features and 48V mild-hybrid technology.

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Everrati rebrands B2B EV conversion arm to ‘Powered by Everrati’ amid clientele increase

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It specializes in EV conversions of timeless classics like Porsche 911s and Land Rovers. Most of our previous coverage of Everrati has focused on said conversions, including an all-electric Mercedes SL “Pagoda” and a Land Rover Defender designed to be stored on a yacht.

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Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain

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The data comes by way of CR’s 2023 Annual Auto Survey, where members were asked as part of a much broader survey how much they had spent in total maintenance over the previous 12 months. Here, we had Mercedes-Benz averaging $10,525 over 10 years and a comparably large $2,850 within the first 5 years.