Reports from Germany suggest that Mercedes will be using the Maybach badge on the very high-end S Class models when they launch. [nggallery id=1577 template=customlinks] Having tried to bring the Maybach badge back from the history books and build a car to compete with Rolls Royce, Mercedes finally admitted it hadn’t worked last year and […]
New Mercedes C-Class INTERIOR revealed
The first interior photos of the 2014 Mercedes C-Class have surfaced showing a more upmarket interior than on the current C-Class. [nggallery id=1665 template=customlinks] We had the first video tease for the 2014 Mercedes C-Class over the weekend, which didn’t show us very much at all. But now we get the first official photos of […]
New Mercedes S Class garners 30,000 orders in first 3 months
The 2014 Mercedes S Class finally arrived in May and went on sale in July since when, Mercedes confirm, it has received more than 30,000 orders. [nggallery id=1448 template=customlinks] The last Mercedes S Class was with us for getting on for a decade, so it’s no surprise, with a new S Class in the offing, […]
2014 Mercedes C Class tease begins (video)
We’re expecting the new Mercedes C Class to debut at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2014, ahead of which Mercedes are starting to tease. With the new Mercedes A Class and derivatives – particularly the new CLA – pushing in to the part fo the market held by the C-Class, it’s time for a […]
Mercedes CLA & GLA will sell 60,000 a year in the USA
Mercedes US boss, Steve Cannon, says Mercedes are aiming for sales of 30,000 a year each for the new Mercedes CLA and GLA. [nggallery id=1357 template=customlinks] It’s not all that long since the only Mercedes car US car buyers actually took seriously was the Mercedes S-Class. But times have changed and the rise in fuel […]
Mercedes S-Class Convertible confirmed
Mercedes product development boss, Thomas Weber, has confirmed there will be a convertible Mercedes S-Class in 2015. [nggallery id=1639 template=customlinks] The new Mercedes S-Class has already arrived, and we’ve also got the new S-Class Coupe (in concept form, at least) with the next variant of the new S-Class now looking likely to be the Mercedes S-Class […]
New Mercedes S-Class Magic Body Control – invented by Chickens
As part of the PR for the new Mercedes S-Class, Mercedes-Benz has released a video demonstrating it Magic Body Control using chickens. Whatever you think of the new Mercedes S-Class (Merchant Bankers car?), and whatever you think of Mercedes name for its clever suspension tech – Magic Body Control – you have to be impressed […]
Mercedes GLA Edition 1 announced
Sales of the new Mercedes GLA SUV will start with the GLA Edition 1 offering extra equipment at a premium price and on sale for just 12 months. [nggallery id=1644 template=customlinks] The new Mercedes GLA Compact SUV had its public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show last week, and is due to go on sale […]
Mercedes S-Class INTELLIGENT DRIVE drives itself in Germany (video)
Mercedes has been demonstrating their S-Class Intelligent Drive’s ability to autonomously drive itself by retracing a pioneering drive by Bertha Benz. [nggallery id=1643 template=customlinks] Whether we like it or not, autonomous cars – those that can drive themselves – are coming, so we may as well embrace the benefits rather than complain about computers taking […]
New Mercedes GLA SUV: Frankfurt 2013
The new Mercedes GLA – a compact SUV built on the same platform as the new Mercedes A Class – has had its public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. [nggallery id=1594 template=customlinks] Mercedes may not have been exactly overwhelmingly good at producing a compact car with the old A-Class, but the new A-Class is […]