Mercedes isn't shy about market-specific variants anymore. The GLC 350 L adds a significant wheelbase stretch and dual-motor setup for the Chinese market, with an extended-range battery that pushes claimed range into the 500+ km territory. It's the kind of pragmatic engineering that happens when you actually care about what a region wants instead of shipping the same car everywhere.

GM's new plug-in hybrid arrives with the styling conviction of a corporate committee meeting—competent driver tech and a powertrain that works, but hobbled by the fact that it's China-market only. Another reminder that Buick's actual identity died somewhere around 2010.