I think cafe ratings pushed them to fall off the edge just like ford. cafe ratings say to reduce fuel consumption in a downward spiral till they will hit a wall.

Trucks are not part of it - more win for manufacturer. - and btw trucks are the new luxury symbol anyway, just price out a caddy escalade 4x4 with everything checked on the list.

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1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)