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Mercedes launches smaller line of luxury vehicles to compete with Mini

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Old Apr 14, 2013 | 06:05 PM
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Default Mercedes launches smaller line of luxury vehicles to compete with Mini

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Mercedes-Benz is planning to launch a new line of smaller luxury vehicles, including an SUV, a four-meter van, and a two-door hatchback, in an attempt to compete with BMW’s Mini brand. The report first appeared in Focus magazine on Sunday.



The new vehicles would carry the Mercedes star and brand ...



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What do you guys think? I doubt they will sell that great.
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Old Apr 14, 2013 | 06:44 PM
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The product development dickheads at both BMW and Mercedes need themselves a good firing, I tells ya. Just look at this trite nonsense. None of that 300D/2002 turbo ingenuity to be seen here, folks.











How about mercedes takes some of that fancy R&D budget and use it to pass a crashtest maybe?



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Old Apr 14, 2013 | 07:03 PM
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I knew it all along. Mercedes began laying of staff 3 years ago. With Asian quality reigning, Mercedes didn't stand a chance. Therefore to compete with Asian brands like Hyundai, they will split in half in order to survive. My guess is Hyundai is too powerful has too much momentum going in order for luxury brands to keep their snob!
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Old Apr 14, 2013 | 10:39 PM
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Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. The first I thought of was this:



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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 01:04 AM
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You made me spit my coffee out from laughing, not even joking. What in the actual hell is that pile of sh*t? Oh man. The sheer volume of 'camira with a bodykit' variations, and the bullshit used to market them, staggers me every time.











For the record, the Holden Camira was australia's J body and it was spectacularly shite.
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