2020 Mercedes Benz GLB, which was officially unveiled at the Shanghai International Auto Show, is set for launch by the end of this year. It is a 7 seater crossover which offers seating capacity for upto 7 persons

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2020 Mercedes Benz GLB receives a boxy profile and a rugged stance. It is seen with an upright front end and sits on 18” alloy wheels. It gets muscular shoulders, a short front and overhang. It also receives unique door arrangement. The doors reach over the side bar and open wider than conventional doors. This new design prevents dirt from accumulating in door openings. There is also a protective cladding fitted to the underbody at the front and rear of the GLB.
Wheelbase is shorter by 1.7” as compared to that seen on the GLCbut it is longer by 5.1” as compared to that seen on the GLA. This results in a more spacious cabin and third row seating. The second row seats are in a 40:20:40 split folding style offering easier access to the rear seats. The 2020 Mercedes Benz GLB also gets a five seater format with around 20 cubic feet of cargo area while if second row seats are folded, this increases to 62 cubic feet of extra cargo area.

Carbon tax goes into price tonight at midnight in South Africa. Up 9 cents by midnight.

May this never happen where you live.

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Elon Musk made interesting new comments about the upcoming Tesla Pickup truck, including a first hint at the starting price, which he aims to keep under $50,000, and some of the functionality.

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“We don’t want it to be really expensive. I think it got to start at less than $50,000 – it’s got to be like $49,000 starting price max. Ideally less. It just can’t be unaffordable. It’s got to be something that’s affordable. There will be versions of the truck that will be more expensive, but you’ve got to be able to get a really great truck for $49,000 or less.”

DETROIT, Mich.—On Thursday night, Cadillac took the wraps off a pair of new sporty sedans, revamping its V-Series performance lineup. One of the sedans, the CT5-V, is a souped-up variant of the new midsized four-door that launched at this year’s New York auto show. The second is the CT4-V, a sporty version of the yet-to-be-seen entry-level CT4. But if you were expecting fire-spitting monsters barely suited for the street, you’ll need to reset your expectations; these two new machines are more jalapeño than Habanero.

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Here’s a crazy story about a man putting his foot down over people parking on his property…

Seattle man builds fence around illegally parked car-share vehicle on property; demands payment

A Seattle property owner upset about a car-share vehicle parked illegally in the parking lot of his duplex has erected a barricade around it and is demanding compensation from the owner.

Dan Smith said the car2go Mercedes-Benz has been parked in his lot since May 17, KIRO-TV reported. He said he gave Share Now, the company that operates car2go, two hours to collect the vehicle. After no response, he built a makeshift fence around it.

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