Mercedes-Benz’ F800 Style research vehicle is showing the future of premium automobiles from a new perspective. Efficiency paired with elegance: Pioneering premium sedan with “green” technology and avant-garde design A reinterpretation of the concept of “fascination and responsibility” Multi-drive platform enables use of two alternative drive systems – either Plug-in Hybrid or fuel cell Intelligent […]
Mercedes F800 Style Concept: 2011 Mercedes CLS
Mercedes are taking the Mercedes F800 Concept to Geneva, which previews the 2011/2012 Mercedes CLS and offers both hybrid and fuel cell powertrains. One of the biggest style successes in the car world in the last decade has been the four-door swoopy-coupe. And the whole genre started life – at least in a mainstream way […]
Mercedes injector problems – the unanswered questions
Cars UK has asked Mercedes to address the concerns of our readers over issues with faulty injectors on Mercedes BlueEfficiency (OM651) models. Rumbling on behind the current problems that Toyota have with their cars – and the Toyota Prius Recall we revealed last night – is a serious problem affecting Mercedes BlueEfficiency C Class and […]
Mercedes SLS AMG – production begins
Mercedes has started full production of the SLS AMG ready for the first cars to arrive with customers at the end of March in Germany. I don’t know why – as Mercedes hadn’t previously announced it – but we guessed that they’d already started to put the Mercedes SLS AMG in to production ready for […]
Mercedes BlueEfficiency (OM651) – Injector Problems
Mercedes C Class and E Class BlueEfficiency models (OM651) seem to be afflicted with an injector problem which Mercedes are struggling to resolve. Update: There has been a lot of interest in this article, and we’ve asked Mercedes a number of questions about the injector issue. They haven’t answered, but you may find the article […]
Mercedes E Class Cabriolet – Detroit catch-up
The Mercedes E Class Cabriolet was officially launched at the Detroit Motor Show this week. It’s easy to forget that a car has not officially launched when we’ve already reported on most of the detail. Such is the case with the new Mercedes E Class Cabriolet. Mercedes released lots of information on the E Class […]
Mercedes SL Night Edition & Mercedes SLK Grand Edition launched
Mercedes has launched special edition of the SL and SLK – The Mercedes SLK Grand Edition and the Mercedes SL Night Edition. It’s New Year, the weather’s freezing and there’s a blanket of snow covering much of Europe. What better time to launch special editions of a couple of high-end convertibles? But I suppose there […]
Mercedes SLS AMG – Dancing on the ceiling
Mercedes has released a video of the Mercedes SLS AMG driving upside down on the roof of a tunnel. Every car maker wanting to boast about the ground-effect prowess of their cars will claim they could – in the right circumstances – drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel. But to the best of our knowledge it’s […]
2012 Mercedes S Class to get plug-in Hybrid
The 2012 Mercedes S Class will offer a plug-in Hybrid option offering electric-only running and 80+ mpg I know, if you read here regularly you know this isn’t exactly news. We reported on the Mercedes S500 Plug-in Hybrid back in September and expressed some surprise at the claims Mercedes were making for the Plug-in. But the […]
Schumacher to blame for poor F1 driving standards – Nico Rosberg
Michael Schumacher’s team mate at Mercedes GP for 2010 – Nico Rosberg – has accused him of being responsible for the poor driving standards in Formula One. All the news of late has been about Michael Schumacher returning to F1. It’s been hailed as the biggest comeback since Lazarus and everyone from Bernie Ecclestone to Mercedes GP […]