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Mythos is a new Mercedes sub-brand

Two years ago, Mercedes announced the arrival of a new sub-brand of highly exclusive collector cars, Mythos, whose story should begin next year. It will be a luxury car with sports characteristics.

Mercedes announced that this model will be produced in small numbers and that it will be intended for the biggest lovers of this brand and collectors. This will mean that the cars will not be cheap at all, and are already predicted to be around $300k, which is not too far from the current AMG range.

However, is this a good move considering the existence of the Maybach? The answer might be, yes. Mercedes bases this move on the growth of demand for Maybach in 2023 (+19%).

Also, it is believed that the new model will not be an extreme sports car. BMW’s Alpina is most often mentioned as the direction in which Mercedes will go, but with far greater possibilities for individualization.

It seems that Mercedes-Benz is making a big turn in its plans, since a few days ago the Chairman of the management board of Mercedes-Benz Ola Källenius announced that the company will continue to develop ICE and hybrid cars after 2030.

Source: Mercedes-Benz

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Swiss police confiscated a Pagani Huayra Codalunga

Expensive and fast supercars are not uncommon on the roads, and sometimes drivers commit a violation that can lead to confiscation of the car. Such a situation happened in Switzerland, where the police seized a Pagani Huayra Codalunga worth $7.4m (over 6.7 million euros).

The video was posted on the @tfjj profile of photographer Freddie Atkins on Instagram, and it is not known exactly what the owner did wrong. The police also stopped the driver of the Ferrari Testarossa, but he apparently escaped without punishment. After the procedure, Pagani was escorted by Swiss police officers.

Many in the comments speculated what could be the reason for confiscating the car. Some mention the use of inappropriate license plates, and others believe that the car does not have suitable winter tires. However, the Swiss police do not forgive.

Source: Freddie Atkins via Instagram

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Jeep is recalling 200k vehicles due to windshield defrosting issues

After Jeep recalled 44,000 cars last year due to a potential risk of fire while charging the batteries, Jeep is recalling nearly 200k plug-in hybrid vehicles again, due to problems with windshield defrosting. This applies to the Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe, vehicles manufactured within the last three years.

Jeep announced that it had to reprogram the ECU software in 139,318 Wrangler 4xe, and 59,825 plug-in hybrid Grand Cherokees. Owners will have to wait until April 5, when they will receive a call from an authorized service center that will fix the error free of charge.

Stellantis accepts responsibility for the error, although they only became aware of the problem midway through last year, while investigating malfunctioning defrost systems that occurred over the winter. The new models received new software, so if you are planning to buy one of the Jeep models, you don’t have to worry.

Source: Jeep