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Mercedes Gets a Fresh Start with the 2026 CLA EV - 374 Miles of Range Starting at $47,250
Mercedes reboots its EV lineup with the 2026 CLA EV. 800V charging adds 100 miles in 5 minutes, 374-mile range, starting at $47,250.
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Quick Spin: 2025 Ford Maverick Lobo
There's no denying that the Ford Maverick has been a smash hit for Ford, with sales increasing dramatically in its first 4 years on the market. At its base price, the Maverick is Ford's least pricey vehicle, but Ford has introduced a full range of trim lines, powertrain options, and colors so that customers can build the compact truck of their dreams. For 2025, Ford introduced the Lobo trim for the Maverick, a sport oriented street-truck trim that reminisces about the sport trucks from the
Chevy Silverado EV Adds Off-Road Oriented Trail Boss trim; RST to End
First added to the gas Silverado in 2019, the Trail Boss trim is one of Silverado's most popular trims. Adding Trail Boss to the Silverado EV is just a natural evolution for the model. Silverado EV Trail Boss comes with a factory 2-inch lift with coil spring and hydraulic shocks giving the truck a 24% higher ground clearance than the standard EV. Exclusive to the Trail Boss is a new Terrain mode that unlocks sharper 4-wheel steering allowing for extra maneuverability at low speeds. Sidewind
2026 Toyota RAV-4 Released as Hybrid Only
For years, the RAV-4 has been the bestselling SUV in the US. Now in its sixth generation, the Toyota RAV-4 is one of the original compact crossovers. Once with a V6, the RAV-4 will now be available only with hybrid power, but that doesn't make it slow. Even the lowest power RAV-4 makes more horsepower than that V6 from 2005 while the new GR Sport trim PHEV can produce 320 horsepower. All powertrain versions in the 2026 model are upgraded units from the previous generation. The base setup is
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Discussion:BMW Says Goodbye to the Z4 with a Limited Final Edition for 2026
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I am saddened. Loved him as an actor. There was also a crime thriller movie with Wesley Snipes and Sean Connery that he did. Rising Sun.- 2
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For sure. 100% I have a personal anecdotal story involving insurances. Although my aunt's and uncle's insurance story from Boston didnt affect me personally, its a story that makes me very indifferent regardless what kind of monster Luigi Mangione could really be. If the story is that the CEO that got murdered was truly a sweet man, then I will have empathy for him. If not...indifference it will be for me. I have lost a lot of my humanity these last few years I must admit. And you would be correct, indifference is almost always NOT the correct emotion to wield no matter what the circumstances. Most probably was. I am curious to know Luigi's motives. Although I am not too fond of Luigi either. I dont like murderers. But...innocent until proven guilty. And Luigi's Miranda Rights allegedly were not given to him. And...a search warrant was not present when the officers went through his backpack. I will hate it if Luigi does not stand trial because of incompetency. Justice needs to be served. For the deceased as well for the charged as well for society. Any murder is creepy, I will agree. We discussed my indifference so I wont get into that again. This would be a second time I would be indifferent to horrific public murders in a year's time. My indifference to both murders does not negate that I also sense and feel the creepiness of it all. Good guy or bad guy, indifference to his murder or not, and we will add Charlie Kirk to this...NOBODY should be murdered. I agree with your assessments: indifference is not the right answer and vigilantism is a very dangerous road to follow. human beings are strange creatures. Psychology has proven that human beings are more lenient and more favorable towards pleasant physical human attributes than to humans that are less lucky to be blessed with beautiful genetics. Reality is though... that ALL human beings are capable of murder. THAT is the scary part.
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