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I doubt that a German company is doing that. In addition spinning up a new car is a multi billion dollar enterprise and for 50 years Mercedes have released “the car of the future” in the shape of the new S class. Automotive journalists routinely call it the best car in the world and it’s where innovations start to trickle down from.

Other car companies do great things but it’s easy to see how Mercedes could be spending that much when you factor in that every car has to be completely new at least once a decade.

Chrysler built their biggest hit vehicle on obsolete mid-range Mercedes technology they were able to borrow.

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