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by Chris Chilton · Carscoops · Jan 8
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Volvo’s New EV Is Here To Give Mercedes GLC EQ Range Anxiety And Seat Envy

Volvo EX60 vs Mercedes GLC EQ: The Range and Charging Showdown Gets Weird

Volvo's new EX60 challenges the GLC EQ's comfort-over-substance formula with serious range figures and a charging setup that actually works. But the real story is buried in the back seat—some hidden feature that apparently changes the conversation. Worth digging into whether this is genuine innovation or just Swedish marketing theater.

Volvo's finally building EVs that matter instead of compliance cars, which means Mercedes should probably stop coasting on the three-pointed star.

by Thomas Gillett · TopSpeed · Jan 8
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The Luxury Roadster That Proves Size Matters

The R231 SL 63 AMG: When Mercedes Forgot Roadsters Were Supposed to Be Fun

The current-gen SL 63 is a 503-hp cruiser built on AMG's twin-turbo 4.0L V8, and it's competent at almost everything except justifying its $120k+ asking price against a 991.2 Carrera 4S. Mercedes prioritized opulence and tech over the raw engagement that made older SLs worth owning.

The SL used to be the roadster engineers actually wanted to drive. Now it's what marketing built for Instagram flexing.

Autocar UK · Jan 8
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Debate settled: We name every car maker's best model of all time

Every manufacturer's peak, ranked—and yes, the arguments are worse than you'd think

Autocar's staff went to war over which model defined each marque. From the MG ZT-T 260's sleeper credibility to whether a 911 variant beats the 356, they're parsing the real difference between good and generational. The gap between what journalists remember and what the market actually values keeps widening.

Ranking 'best ever' by brand is content comfort food—safe, divisive, and missing the point. The real story isn't the pick, it's that half these manufacturers peaked 15 years ago and everyone knows it.

Team-BHP · Jan 8
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Top factors Team-BHPians consider when buying a luxury car in India

What India's Luxury Buyers Actually Care About (Hint: It's Not the Marketing)

Team-BHP's Dippy breaks down the real calculus for landing an S-Class or 911 in India—not the glossy brochure stuff. Turns out depreciation curves, service networks, and resale value matter more than horsepower sheets. This is what happens when you talk to people who actually write the checks.

Indian luxury buyers are more rational than their Western counterparts—they know a depreciating asset when they see one, which means they're asking the right questions the bean counters wish they wouldn't.

Motor1 · Jan 8
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The Cheapest Mercedes Will No Longer Be Made In Germany

Mercedes Moving A-Class Production to Hungary—The Bean Counter's Favorite Play

Mercedes is shuffling A-Class manufacturing out of Germany to Hungary, a move that signals where margin optimization ends and brand positioning begins. The W177 generation stays in the lineup, but the cost-cutting message is loud: German assembly is now reserved for cars that justify the premium. This is what happens when entry-level volume matters more than heritage.

When your cheapest model stops being made in your home country, you're not cutting costs—you're admitting the market has moved on from what that entry point used to mean.

Autocar UK · Jan 8
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Who actually deserves the Car of the Year title in 2026?

2026 COTY is six crossovers and a punch line—here's who actually deserves it

Autocar's annual award season landed with the expected lineup: a sea of crossovers and one saloon that somehow stands above the noise. The real story isn't which one won—it's that testing methodology matters when everything else looks the same. One model actually proved something worth knowing.

COTY awards died when crossovers became the only thing manufacturers would fund to make. The one saloon winning tells you everything about what's left worth driving.

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