The new Mercedes EQV arrives as a fully electric MPV, seating up to eight and with a 90kWh battery pack delivering a range of 252 miles. With most MPVs used to carry broods of children or gaggles of employees around urban roads, it makes perfect sense to ditch the dirty diesel engine you’ll usually find […]
Mercedes reveals 250e PLUG-IN HYBRID versions of the A-Class and B-Class
Mercedes reveals plug-in hybrid versions of the A-Class Saloon and Hatch and B-Class with e250 badges and EQ Power branding. If you believe that a plug-in hybrid is the perfect stepping stone to a full EV, then Mercedes are bang on the money with the arrival of a trio of new compact plug-in hybrid models. […]
Mercedes GLB Compact SUV UK Prices and Specs announced
The new Mercedes GLB, a chunky compact SUV sitting between the GLA and GLC in Mercedes SUV line-up, costs from £34,200 in the UK and is now on sale. It’s a couple of months since Mercedes revealed the GLB, a new addition to the Mercedes range of SUVs, filling a gap no one actually knew […]
Mercedes facing £1 BILLION fine for dodgy diesel emissions
Mercedes is facing fines of up to £1 billion over claims from Germany’s KBA that emissions on C-Class and E-Class Mercedes were fixed. You’d have thought the fallout from VW’s Dieselgate crisis in 2015 would have finished resonating across the car world by now. But far from it. Now it seems that Mercedes is back […]
Mercedes offering CASH to upgrade Euro 5 DIESELS to Euro 6 standards
Mercedes is offering subsidies of €3,000 in Germany to owners of Euro 5 diesel-engined to retrofit emissions controls to Euro 6 standards. The fallout from the VW Dieselgate scandal is still rumbling on, with much of Jaguar Land Rover’s current woes stemming from the subsequent demonisation of diesel, and diesel car sales generally in free-fall […]
Mercedes autonomous valet parking is a ‘World First’
Mercedes, and Bosch, have been granted permission to use a fully automated valet parking system at the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart, a world first. There’s lots of talk about fully autonomous cars taking over the world in the next few years, but that’s highly unlikely. What is likely is that we’ll start to see properly […]
New Mercedes-AMG GLC43 SUV and Coupe get new looks and more power
The Mercedes-AMG GLC43 SUV, and its Coupe Sibling, get a refresh with cosmetic tweaks and more power for the 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine. Another day, another new Mercedes SUV. Well, a refreshed Mercedes SUV in the guise of the new Mercedes-AMG GLC43 SUV and its Coupe sibling, getting some cosmetic titivation and a bit more […]
Mercedes-AMG CLA45 S Shooting Brake joins Mercedes’ A-Class 45s
The Mercedes-AMG CLA45 S Shooting Brake arrives to fill the tiny gap in Mercedes range not yet filled by other AMG 45 versions of the A-Class range. It’s only a coupe of weeks since Mercedes revealed the new A45 and CLA45, but now there’s another member of the Mercedes ‘A’ range of ridiculously powerful small […]
Mercedes X-Class Pick-up to be AXED after poor sales
The Mercedes X-Class pick-up – Mercedes efforts at a ‘Posh’ pick-up – is to be axed after poor sales as Daimler seek to cut costs. It seemed like a good idea for Mercedes to build an upmarket pick-up as sales of pick-ups continue to increase, many to business owners looking for a way to game […]
Mercedes-AMG A45 (and CLA45) arrive with ‘DRIFT’ and up to 415bhp
The new Mercedes-AMG A45 – and the AMG CLA45 – have been revealed, and they come with up to 415bhp and the ability to drift. Mercedes sets the cat amongst the pigeons with the arrival of the new AMG 45 Hot Hatch – and it’s sister under the skin CLA45 – boasting up to 415bhp […]