The tease begins for the next AMG 35 model from Mercedes – the Mercedes-AMG CLA 35 – as Mercedes extends its warm AMG A-Class range. Mercedes is determined to squeeze a niche model out of every model in its range, and apart from its ever proliferating SUV range, it’s managing to squeeze more and more […]
1991 Mercedes 500E – so nice, Rowan Atkinson bought it TWICE
A 1991 Mercedes 500E – an E-Class built by Porsche – owned twice by Rowan Atkinson is crossing the blocks at Classic Car Auctions without reserve. We all know Rowan Atkinson (star of Mr Bean and Black Adder, if you need reminding) is something of a car nut, owning a wide range of interesting cars […]
Mercedes GLB Concept – another Mercedes SUV – teased ahead of Shanghai reveal
The Mercedes GLB SUV will arrive in concept guise at the Shanghai Motor Show this month, ahead of which we get an interior tease. How many SUVs does any car maker need? It would seem, for Mercedes, as many as they can squeeze out – even a niche within a niche. So we’re getting a […]
Daimler mulls future for SMART – Close it down or sell to Geely
Daimler, Mercedes’ parent company, looks to be mulling the future for its Smart Car brand. Close it or sell a 50% stake to Geely. Daimler, Mercedes’ parent company, has spent an awfully long time trying to make its Smart Car brand a success, but despite a chunk of Smart anoraks obsessed by the brand it […]
Mercedes-AMG A35 – now it’s a saloon too
The Mercedes-AMG A35 Saloon is revealed to join the A35 Hatch as the ‘lesser’ AMG models in the new Mercedes A Class range. What is a Mercedes A-Class? Is it a Hatch? Is it a Saloon? Is it a swoopy four-door Coupe? Well, as you know, it’s now all three, which means AMG has to […]
Mercedes GLC Coupe gets a (bit of a) facelift for 2019
The 2019 Mercedes GLC Coupe – Mercedes’ competition for the BMW X4 – gets a mild cosmetic makeover, revamped interior and new engines in a mid-life makeover. A few weeks ago Mercedes revealed a facelift for the GLC, a facelift that made you have to look quite hard to see exactly what Mercedes had done […]
Mercedes-Maybach GLS SUV: Made in America and debuting this year
Mercedes-Benz are planning to deliver the Mercedes-Maybach GLS this year as an ultra-luxury take on the new GLS aimed at high-end SUV buyers. Last year, at the Beijing Motor Show, Mercedes revealed the Vision Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury Concept as a pointer to what it saw as logical competition for cars like the Range Rover and Bentayga […]
New Mercedes-AMG GT R PRO costs £40k MORE than the GT R
The new Mercedes-AMG GT R PRO Coupe – a more extreme take on the AMG GT R – goes on sale in the UK from £188,345, £40k more than the GT R. It’s nearly three years since the Mercedes-AMG GT R arrived as Mercedes delivered a track-focused take on the AMG GT, aimed at the […]
2019 Mercedes CLA goes on sale in the UK- prices and specs for Mercedes swoopy A-Class
The new Mercedes CLA – revealed at CES in January – goes on sale in the UK with prices starting at £30,500 and rising to £36,665. As cars get more and more like computers on four wheels – and ‘technology’ becomes the driver for sales – Mercedes chose to reveal the 2019 CLA at the […]
New Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake arrives to add load-lugging style to the CLA
A new Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake is revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, adding stylish load-lugging looks to the new Mercedes CLA. It’s a bit over four years since the Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake arrived to add a stylish way to carry ‘stuff’ to the A-Class range and now, with a new Mercedes CLA already revealed, […]