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Improvements to the Drive Pilot system boost the system’s Level 3 capabilities. Drivers can sit back and watch a movie while the car drives itself at up to 59 mph. AMG Line Edition adds exclusive trims, dark accents, and 20-inch wheels for 2026. If there’s one thing Mercedes-Benz doesn’t do, it’s rest on its laurels, especially when it comes to its flagship.
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The Ford Puma, which was crowned 2024's best-seller, leads the charts after a strong March 2024 was quite the year for the car industry. New car registrations increased by 2.6% compared with the year before, while the Ford Puma was crowned the best-seller. The Blue Ovals small SUV topped the charts for the second consecutive year, and it's back at the top once again, three months into 2025.
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The Ford Everest won the Best Off-Road SUV under $80K in this year’s Drive Car of the Year awards. Here’s everything you need to know about this Aussie-engineered family SUV. The Ford Everest was crowned the Best Off-Road SUV under $80K for its superior value for money, interior packaging and flexibility, as well as combining excellent on-road manners with tough off-road ability.
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Forseven has been operating in secret and working on several models. The merger will allow McLaren to launch new ICE and EV models. Technologies could also be borrowed from the Chinese EV brand Nio. In an industry where ownership changes faster than tire compounds at Monaco, McLaren has had its fair share of musical chairs. The McLaren Group, passed around like an unloved pet in recent years, found itself 100% owned by Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund as of early last year.
Algerian-born Guy Moll rose quickly from obscurity to the grand prix stage Rookie Isack Hadjar wasn't the first Algerian racing driver to compete in Formula 1 grand prix racing Formula 1 obsessives among you might have noted that 2025 rookie Isack Hadjar is the sports first competitor from Algeria making it only the fourth African country ever represented, after Morocco, South Africa and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
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The adage time to line is always fashionable when reconditioning used cars so you can retail sooner and profitably. For over a decade, dealers have confirmed that a three-to-five-day time-to-line recon operation gets used cars frontline ready faster and improves inventory turn. But without close watch over each of your multi-step reconditioning processes and a focus on tweaking into shape any that have slipped over time time to line creeps up.
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