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Has Mercedes-Benz Forgotten What Constitutes Luxury?

The Truth About Cars

An automobile cannot be considered truly luxurious or premium by the brand if it's not beating you over the head with the latest infotainment gimmicks. You can hardly find a high-end Chinese automobile produced today without them. By contrast, the Mercedes-Benz of today seems to believe that technology and luxury are wholly synonymous.

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Report: Stellantis Discusses Engine Plans

The Truth About Cars

"One of the things that was very clear [in the merger of PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles] was that we had some engines that were not performing well on our C02 road map," he said. "We We could go and redo the Hemi, but we realized we needed to downsize the engine and bring up the power." .&

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ). Vice Chairman Bob Lutz in GMs FastLane blog ). We hope Ford will, and then move ahead! I got beaten down a number of times." This is unusual. Red Herring ).

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