Mercedes US CEO, Steve Cannon, has been busy Tweeting photos of new Mercedes hot weather testing in Death Valley – the Mercedes S Class Coupe and GLA SUV. With the petrolhead world getting used to seeing spy photos of new cars to come on a daily basis, car makers are getting in on the act […]
Mercedes launch new 9G-Tronic gearbox on E350 BlueTec
The Mercedes E350 BlueTec has become the first Mercedes production car to be available with a nine speed automatic gearbox, improving emissions and economy. [nggallery id=1336 template=customlinks] It’s not exactly a million years ago that automatic gearboxes offered poorer performance and economy than manual gearboxes, and came as standard with just three gears. But now, […]
Mercedes S63 AMG arrives – but the UK won’t get the most appealing option
The 2014 Mercedes S 63 AMG has been revealed ahead of a planned public debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. Has 577bhp from its 5.5 litre V8. [nggallery id=1577 template=customlinks] We did think Mercedes would get more mileage out of their tease for the 2014 S 63 AMG, but this morning they’ve revealed the […]
Mercedes start the tease for the 2014 S63 AMG
With the 2014 Mercedes S 63 expected to make a debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, Mercedes are starting the tease with a short video. The 2014 Mercedes S Class has already made its debut, at least in ‘standard’ guise, but there’s a lot more to come. There’s the S-Class Coupe – which […]
Fangio’s 1954 Mercedes W196R F1 car sells for £19.6 million (video)
Juan Manuel Fangio’s 1954 Mercedes W196R Formula One car has sold for a world record £19,601,500 at Bonhams Auction at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed. [nggallery id=1573 template=customlinks] The Goodwood Festival of Speed is all about cars and performance, but it’s not just cars on the ground and on the hillclimb. Goodwood is a Mecca […]
Mercedes at 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed – includes SLS AMG Black Series debut
Mercedes-Benz are out in force at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, including the UK driving debut of the SLS AMG Black Series. [nggallery id=1572 template=customlinks] In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend and car makers are out in force with their fastest supercars and classics. Mercedes always offer a […]
New Mercedes S-Class Plug-in Hybrid to debut at Frankfurt Motor Show
A plug-in hybrid version of the new Mercedes S-Class is expected to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, offering 90mpg and sub-75g/km emissions. [nggallery id=1448 template=customlinks] We’ve known Mercedes were planning a plug-in hybrid version of the new S-Class as far back as 2009, and it now appears it will debut – as a 2014 […]
Mercedes CLA 45 AMG Edition 1 revealed
Ahead of going on sale in the autumn, the launch version of the new CLA45 has been revealed – the Mercedes CLA 45 AMG Edition 1. [nggallery id=1553 template=customlinks] Launch editions are a way to tempt buyers in to a new model in quick sticks, so Mercedes has revealed the launch model for the new CLA45 […]
New 2014 Mercedes S-Class order book opens – price from £62,650
Ordering for the new Mercedes S-Class has opened in the UK, with prices for the new Mercedes range-topper starting at £62,650 for the S 350 BlueTEC. [nggallery id=1448 template=customlinks] The all new Mercedes S-Class was officially revealed last month, and went in to production last week, and now the order book opens for Mercedes new technological tour […]
Mercedes SLC (or Mercedes GT): It’s Official Spy photo time – again
Mercedes has released official ‘Spy’ photos of its upcoming smaller SLS 911 fighter – the Mercedes SLC (or GT) – as it heads for production. [nggallery id=1547 template=customlinks] It’s almost 4 years since we first revealed there were plans afoot at Mercedes-Benz to build a small, nimbler SLS to take on the Porsche 911 – […]










