Mercedes is to offer the first S Class diesel in the USA – the Mercedes S350 CDI BlueEfficiency – in an effort to get Americans to love the diesel engine. We should feel happy for our colonial cousins. The decimation of the car industry in the States through this recession has introduced them to the […]
Mercedes SLS AMG: Apparently, Europe’s most attractive car
The readers of Auto Bild – in an outbreak of mass xenophobia – have voted the Mercedes SLS AMG the most attractive car in Europe. Auto Bild has readers of its magazines across 21 European countries. So even though they are a German magazine you might reasonably expect that any German xenophobia would be tempered by a […]
Toyota & Tesla team up – ish
Toyota has taken a £35 million stake in Tesla and Tesla will be building their Model S at an empty Toyota plant in Fremont, California. Tesla has – despite only producing a Lotus with a million laptop batteries and an electric motor for three times the price of the actual Lotus – managed to win […]
Maybach Coupe – we warned you it was coming!
As we reported in March, there is to be a Limited Edition run of 100 Maybach Coupes. Could this be the swansong for Maybach? Mercedes have really tried hard to get the world to love its Playstation on wheels dressed up in its finest woods and leathers and given the moniker of a long dead […]
Brabus T65 RS Press Release
BRABUS T65 RS Tuning for the SL 65 AMG Black Series With 800 hp / 588 kW, a Top Speed of More Than 330 km/h and a Highly Exclusive Interior Is it possible to make the most powerful production Mercedes of all time, the SL 65 AMG Black Series, even more powerful, faster, more spectacular […]
Mercedes SL65 Black on steroids – the Brabus T65 RS
The Brabus version of the Mercedes SL65 Black Series – the Brabus T65 RS – comes equipped with 800bhp and 811lb/ft of torque. But it’s still an old SL. So you want a quick, two seater Mercedes? What do you go out and get? At the moment, there’s not much choice – you grab an […]
Mercedes G-Class – back in the UK
Mercedes has announced that the iconic G Class will be available in RHD from the Autumn as the G350 CDI or the G55 Kompressor. Prices start at £79,995. We all know that fashions are circular. There’s nothing new under the sun and every fashion that hits the headlines today is derivative of one that ruled […]
Mercedes CLS Shooting Break Concept Press Release
THE SHOOTING BREAK CONCEPT CAR: TAKING THE COUPÉ DESIGN TO NEW HEIGHTS World premiere at “Auto China 2010” Innovation four-door Coupé with sloping tail end World premiere: dynamic full LED headlamps Forerunner: new V6 petrol engine with direct injection In October 2004 Mercedes-Benz established a new market segment with the four-door Coupé CLS. In September […]
Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake revealed
Mercedes has released details of the Mercedes CLS Shooting Break Concept which will appear at the Beijing Motor Show this month. Having effectively created a niche all on its own with the launch of the Mercedes CLS – a four door coupe – back in 2004, Mercedes are certainly taking the next generation of the CLS […]
Mercedes E63 AMG Drifting at Brooklands
Mercedes has produced a drifting and driving video of the Mercedes E63 AMG at a soaking wet Brooklands track When you produce a mid sized saloon car with a great big 6.2 litre V8 you can be pretty sure that when journalists get the chance to play they’re going to be a little exuberant with your car. So why […]