As we’ve reported in the last few weeks, Ford has been trying its best to offload Volvo, the last of its ‘Prestige’ Euro marques. The Chinese looked to be the best bet, but it seems that that is going nowhere at the moment (the Chinese are probably waiting for Ford to get in to an […]
Mercedes CLS Grand Edition
The CLS has been with us for 5 years now, and has been a real success story for Mercedes. It really started the trend for 4-door coupes, and its success has made this a really busy niche of late – VW Passat, Aston Martin Rapide, Porsche Panamera and the soon to be reality Audi A7, […]
Mercedes SL65 Black Series Review
Cars UK [rating:3.0] With the first UK Mercedes SL65 Black Series cars about to hit the UK, now seems a good time to have a look at the most powerful Mercedes SL ever to hit the roads. The Black Series cars from Mercedes are the ultimate AMG version. The SL65 is the third in the […]
2009 Mercedes McLaren SLR Stirling Moss
Mercedes McLaren has announced that its run-out model, the Mercedes McLaren SLR Stirling Moss, dubbed the McLaren Speedster, will make its début at Detroit. This will certainly brighten up the Detroit Motor Show! After months of speculation, Mercedes McLaren has announced to the world that the spectacular Mercedes Benz McLaren SLR Stirling Moss will be […]
2009 Mercedes-Benz S Class
It somehow seems a little odd that car makers are carrying on with new models and updates to existing models when their industry seems to be on the brink of collapse. But of course these plans are long-standing, and it would be foolish to scrap them, so it is nice to see that things are, […]
2010 Mercedes E-Class leaks out
The interweb is a mine of information, much of it less than convincing, but you can be sure that there is little under the sun that won’t find its way there. And so it is with what certainly appear to be real images of the 2010 Mercedes E-Class. There have been spy shots of the […]
Mercedes SLA Roadster looks likely
As car manufacturers start to look with fresh eyes at smaller, cheaper cars, reports from Germany confirm that Mercedes is close to committing to the SLA, a small Roadster to be based on the next generation A-Class platform. The original SLA concept was shown at Detroit in 2000, and aimed to slot in beneath the […]
Mercedes C Class sales top 500,000
It’s nice to hear a bit of good news for a change. Mercedes has just passed a big landmark with sales of the current C Class, passing the 500,000 mark since the car’s launch in March of 2007. The C Class is the modern version of the 190 – the car everyone said would be […]
Mercedes C180 Kompressor Blue Efficiency Announced
Mercedes Benz has today announced that they will be bringing the C180 Kompressor Blue Efficiency to the UK in January, cutting Co2 emissions of the model and increasing fuel efficiency, and replacing the current C180 Kompressor. Despite a reduction in capacity of almost 200cc (which begs the question, why isn’t it called the C160 – […]