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2010 Mercedes-Benz C-Class is leather-clad luxury

The 2010 Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

Really, it's not even a ton of money needed to wrap yourself in a leather-clad class. It's the least expensive Mercedes available -- but by no means is it cheap; it's refined through and through.
Cruising along in the C300 4Matic all-wheel drive Benz is like talking with a well-dressed old friend. Every part of the car seems familiar and comfortable, but there's something kind of formal about the occasion.


One day, during my testing, I was going to run to the store and realized I was wearing shorts and a T-shirt. I felt underdressed to drive the car, as well as get out of it and walk through a Meijer parking lot.

There are just some cars that demand a little bit more out of their owners: A Mercedes does that, even the C300.

Nothing is over the top with this car. The way the optional 7-inch color navigation screen moves out of the dash when you start it up seems almost magical. It whirs quietly and efficiently. It's simplicity and artistic.

The leather seats (and leather-wrapped steering wheel) feel comfortable enough for long road trips or daily commuting.

There's a German sensibility to this car that caters to your slightly frugal side -- it starts at $34,000 -- as well as the air of luxury that comes with the Mercedes badge.

The loneliest Mercedes

In car-loving Los Angeles, red, mid-engined sports cars barely raise an eyebrow. But the one I’m driving is causing a stir.

Burly men in huge pickup trucks goggle through smoked glass windows and make thumbs up signs. At every stop, people cluster round the tiny car. “That’s cute,” says one bystander. Another reckons she’s never seen anything like it.

And she would be right, because the car, a 1935 Mercedes 150H Sport Roadster, is unique. It’s not known how many were built, but it’s between two and 20, and this is the only survivor.

After Mercedes bought the car back from a private owner in the 1950s with just 44km on the clock, it sat in a German museum. Suggestions about bringing it back to life were greeted with stern head shaking by Mercedes management. The car was precious, and taking it to pieces to restore it could damage parts that would be impossible to replace. Apparently, the powers that be were worried that they’d end up with an expensive pile of bits.

Their change of heart represents a startling turnaround. Not only is the car now very much alive, but it’s also being driven on public roads, mixing it with towering yellow school buses and gawking commuters. And, as a huge act of faith, Mercedes invited journalists to get behind the 150’s slim, spoked steering wheel and take it for a spin on Los Angeles’ sun drenched streets.

Valuing the 150H is tough because there isn’t another one to compare it with. But a Mercedes chaperone described it as, quite literally, a million-dollar car. Anyone wrapping it round a mailbox wouldn’t be popular.

Kicherer Mercedes SLS AMG With 620 hp

German tuner Kicherer released a new tuning package for the great Mercedes SLS AMG, which unlike their first attempt is actually very nice. They call it the supersport black, and while, mercifully, they have not done much to the body, its matte black finish is just awesome. It makes the SLS to look even more mean and nasty!

Kicherer provides the car with a front spoiler lip, and a new rear diffuer, probably to improve the car’s aerodynamic’s efficiency. And that’s kinda necessary because they’ve tweaked the engine as well and gave it a whole lot more power.

The car’s 6.3 liter AMG V8, which recently won the award as 2010 best performance engine, is upgraded from 571 hp to a massive 620 hp. The standard unit sounds really dirty, you can imagine how cool the roar of this beefed up version would be!

The tuner also hooks you up with a set of three-piece RS1 20-inch wheels with performance tires which provide extra grip. These wheels are painted in black with silver outer lip to cope with the swell style of the Black.

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell Prototype breaks cover

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell Prototype

So you think Porsche has the hottest plug-in hybrid electric supercar (the 918 Spyder). Well you may have forgotten, but shortly after the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG supercar made its debut, the Stuttgart automaker confirmed that it will do an electric-version, scheduled to debut in 2015. Well, here is the prototype of the electric Gullwing.

Known as the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell Prototype, the electric SLS AMG is powered by four electric motors that pump out a total of 526-hp with a maximum torque of 649 lb-ft. The four motors are positioned near each wheel with a transmission on each end to transfer power to the road. That gets the SLS AMG E-Cell to be as fast as its V8 sibling going form 0-60 mph in just 4 seconds. While not confirmed, previous reports suggest a total driving range of 110 miles.

“With the SLS AMG with electric drive, we wanted to redefine the super sports car,” said Volker Mornhinweg, Chief Executive Officer of Mercedes-AMG. “For us, it is not just about responsibility. We attach just as much importance to excitement and classic AMG performance.”

We’ll grab you more details when Mercedes-Benz officially drops the press release (oh, and yes, we’ll grab you high-res photos for your desktop needs).

Mercedes equips dealers with iPads

Those are the words most car buyers dread. They come just before figures are pulled out of some accountant's bottom (drawer) in a room adorned with pictures of large people playing golf.

I can offer you a smidgen of joy, should you be wishing to waft into a Mercedes dealership this Memorial Day weekend.

It seems certain of these exalted places are being equipped with iPads, so your friendly dealer can inspire you to closure without the smell of leather ever leaving your nostrils.

"So my iPad tells me that you can drive this baby away right now for just 45 grand a month!"

According to the Wall Street Journal, 40 Mercedes dealerships will enjoy iPads, whose cool they can adopt in order to produce the most radically inviting digits, while you continue to stroke the steering wheel and dream of a love life you can actually tell your friends about.

"It just gives us more of a sense of credibility," Bernie Moreno, an Ohio Mercedes dealer told the Journal.

It is surely an indication of just how much technology is taking over as society's barometer when it takes an iPad to give a car dealer credibility. And you thought it was only honesty that could do that.

MERCEDES-BENZ - RARE SL NIGHT EDITION

Each SL350 Night Edition has an MLP of $246,000 regardless of paint finish. The Managing Director, Mercedes-Benz Cars, Mr Horst von Sanden said “With the SL being the longest running continous nameplate in the automotive industry, there have been many special SL’s produced over its 57 year run. We have during the last 57 years debuted some very special features on SL-Class and the Night Edition continues that tradition to start off the next 57 years of SL” With the SL 350 Night Edition we have used the opportunity to provide a unique encompassing of the SL core values of luxury, safety, dynamics, performance and exclusivity.

We have been able to secure twenty five of this truly limited run SL for our local customers, half of which will be painted in the stunning designo magno Night black.”

The SL 350 Night Edition is truly an exclusive and bespoke vehicle”

The additional equipment features have been drawn from across the SL range.

Exterior Appointments

- Choice of exclusive designo magno Night black special paint or Obsidian Black metallic paint

- Sporty 19-inch AMG 5-spoke light-alloy wheels, painted titanium grey with a highsheen finish

- Silver-painted brake callipers with Mercedes-Benz lettering at the front with perforated front and rear brake discs

Mercedes-Benz E-Class earns this year’s Top Safety Award

Both large luxury cars Hyundai Genesis and the Mercedes E Class were awarded the 2010 top safety pick awards by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. This award distinguishes top vehicles that gets the best rating of good for front, side, rollover and rear crash protection. It also needs to have an electronic stability control which is one of the many features of both cars. Hyundai officials are very happy as they were recently awarded with the top safety pick for their luxury sedan. What made the occasion more thrilling is that they shared the award with their much expensive rival, the Mercedes E Class.

While the Genesis cost a lot less than the Mercedes E Class, this is the first time the E Class model earned the top safety award. Earlier this year, minor modifications were done to the padding in the front door to increase their protection when a side impact crash occurs. According to the Insurance Institute Highway Safety, the Genesis, who underwent some structural changes this year has also enhanced its roof for more protection in rollover crashes. The recent top safety pick award applies to Genesis models that were made since January 2010, and also the award that pertains to the E Class model are the cars that were built since March 2010.

Mercedes Cabriolet E-Class convertible overcomes windblown hair

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The 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-class Cabriolet. No more cold drafts or windblown hair when the top's down, our reviewer says.
For many prospective customers, convertibles conjure images of cold drafts and windblown hair, a stereotype Mercedes hopes to overcome with the introduction of its new E-Class Cabriolet.

The mechanical wizards in Stuttgart have concocted technical cures for these age-old problems, making top-down driving pleasant and fun in temperatures that would normally cause us to reach for the button to raise the roof.

Mercedes-Benz GLK350 is mysteriously irresistible

Meet the 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350.

For twice the price of a Honda CR-V, the GLK gives you less space for passengers and cargo and worse fuel economy.

GLK continues M-B's abominable cruise control lever that's easy for your fingers to confuse with the turn signal — leading, worst case, to unintended acceleration.

GLK employs the M-B "Comand" control system that tries hard to be as absurd as BMW's iDrive.

The seven-speed automatic transmission resets to its less-responsive mode each time you shut off the vehicle, forcing you to punch up "S" for Sport at each restart — just to get the thing to start out in first gear instead of second and to hold each gear a little longer for better performance.

Not only was the rear legroom scarce, the back door opening made it tricky to get in and out. And the sunken safety-belt buckles complicated securing and releasing a child.

Driving with windows partway down set up a drumming noise until you found just-so openings of all the windows and perhaps the sunroof.

2011 Mercedes-Benz R-Class

Mercedes-Benz R-Class
Long after most luxury buyers stopped considering Mercedes-Benz's R-Class, the German automaker has refreshed the people-mover for the 2011 model year.

The 2011 R350 possesses styling the original car should have had when it debuted. Sales for the vehicle this year are about half what they were at this time in 2009, leading us to believe the design redo should help move some sheetmetal off dealer lots.

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Mercedes-Benz' Maybach gets perfume spritzer

Want to be stinking rich? Just earn a pile of money and buy one of Mercedes-Benz' Maybachs in China. You can order a perfume spritzer -- so your car will smell like a bed of roses -- or just about anything you want --every time you step in.

Maybach sure needs something different to revive the brand, which is all-but-dead in the U.S. The superluxury brand sold seven cars in the U.S. last month, down from 15 the same month a year ago, Autodata reports.

But at last week's auto show in Beijing, you'd think that Maybach was the youngest and most vibrant brand around. Officials held a splashy debut for facelifted versions of the Maybach 57 and 62. The new looks, which included revisions to the chrome radiators, were well overdue. There are also revisions to the headlights, which get a daytime running light feature with LEDs, and new taillights.

The feature that really caught our attention, however, was the built-in perfume spritzer. Not your average Chanel or even Paris Hilton scents, mind you. But rather "an extremely high-quality flacon perfume atomizer available on request." For owners' more practical side, there's also an on-board wireless router, 19-inch video screen and an overview camera for the rear passenger.

Mercedes Runs Straight Through Seventh Floor Parking Lot Wall

Mercedes accident

Well, it appears that hard news is hiding in favor of novelty stories today. That’s fine by me; this story is way more fun to write about then GM’s financial quarter results.

The one-of-a-kind picture above occurred when the driver’s foot got stuck on the gas with the transmission in reverse and the car plowed through the wall of a Bank of America parking lot in Tulsa, OK. Details are still slim, but the car rammed through the wall yesterday afternoon. Not only did the accident damage the car itself and the building, debris from the crash damaged some cars below. There were no injuries reported, but what a mess.

2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class

The all new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class is underway and as of now they are testing it on the oval racetrack. This prototype 2013 SL-Class was recently spied lapping the Nurburgring and hanging out with the current-generation SL. Although the vehicles appearance is a lot different. They look like a camouflage vehicle or Batman’s bat mobile.

This new Mercedes Benz has a different look compared to the older models. The new SL is expected to draw styling cues from the the model line’s range-topping SLS AMG, including the nearly 90-degree grille and vertically-opposed headlights.

Mercedes-Benz at Auto China 2010 Show Overview

The new E-Class with 14 centimetres more rear leg room

With a wheelbase of 3,014 millimetres (overall length 5,008 millimetres), the new E-Class L is even better suited to the requirements of the Chinese market in this class of vehicle. In China, many business saloon customers prefer to be chauffeured rather than driving themselves. In the rear of this five-seat limousine, passengers have no less than 14 centimetres more leg room than in the already very comfortable E-Class with the regular wheelbase. One particularly convenient feature is that the position of the front passenger seat can be adjusted electrically from the rear of the long wheelbase E-Class. Drive comes courtesy of a range of initially two modern and efficient petrol engines (E 260 CGI, E 300).

Market premiere for E-Class Cabriolet and SLS AMG

With the new Cabriolet, Mercedes-Benz is completing the successful E-Class family with a particularly appealing version. The open two-door offers a pure convertible feeling thanks to its classic fabric top. The new model boasts a stunning side profile with clear proportions and an elegant silhouette. With the innovative automatic AIRCAP® wind deflector, redesigned AIRSCARF® neck-level heating and the standard-fit sound-dampening soft top, the new E-Class Cabriolet offers a level of year-round comfort for four people that is unique in the convertible segment.

The distinctive design of the SLS AMG captivates with its passionately sporty character and reinterprets the breathtaking form of the legendary 300 SL – an outstanding design icon of the Mercedes-Benz brand. The long bonnet, the low greenhouse set well back and the short rear end with the deployable spoiler are just as indicative of its dynamic prowess as the wide track and large wheels. Short overhangs define the proportions, as does the super sports car layout with a V8 front-mid engine mounted low down towards the rear and coupled with a dual-clutch transaxle transmission. Styling highlights include the gullwing doors, which lend the SLS AMG its unparalleled charisma.

The fourth new model for the Chinese market making its debut in Beijing is the C-Class Estate. This makes Mercedes-Benz the first manufacturer to offer a lifestyle estate car in China – combining functionality and sporting elegance.

Also at “Auto China”, Mercedes-Benz is celebrating the Asian premiere of its latest research vehicle, the F 800 Style. The five-seat luxury-luxury class saloon combines highly efficient driveline technology with innovative comfort and safety functions, as well as an emotional design language. Unique among large saloons worldwide is the all-new variable driveline architecture. It is suited to fuel cell electric drive with a range of around 600 km, as well as for use as a plug-in hybrid, whereby the overall range of around 700 km includes up to 30 kilometres of electric-only drive. Thus, Mercedes-Benz is offering clear proof that the lowest fuel consumption and CO2 emissions can also be achieved with large automobiles.

Presentation with stars from the international sport and show business

With four new models, as well as the world premiere of the Concept Shooting Break, Mercedes-Benz delivered a much-publicised presentation in Beijing. The company underscored its high regard for the Chinese market and for “Auto China” with the involvement of international stars in its press conference event. Former Formula 1 champion Mika Häkkinen presented the new SLS AMG, while Chinese star tenor Dai Yuqiang provided a stunning musical accompaniment to the world premiere of the new long wheelbase E-Class.

The star guest for the introduction of the E-Class Cabriolet was world-famous

English pop and R&B singer Leona Lewis, who had already delighted the audience on the eve of the show with a private concert at the “Mercedes-Benz Cars Premiere Night”.

Mercedes-Benz Cars Premiere Night with Maybach world premiere

To set the tone for Asia’s largest and most important motor show, the Stuttgart premium manufacturer staged a unique show in equally unusual surroundings. The venue for the exclusive “Mercedes-Benz Cars Premiere Night” was the former American Embassy Chi’en Men 23 in the former diplomatic quarter of Beijing. Dr. Thomas Weber, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG respon-sible for Group Research and Development Mercedes-Benz Cars and Dr. Joachim Schmidt, Head of Sales and Marketing for Mercedes-Benz Cars presented the Mercedes-Benz and Maybach brands to invited guests and stressed the leading position held by Mercedes-Benz in the luxury car market.

One highlight of the evening was the world premiere of the further refined 2010 generation of the high-end luxury limousines from Maybach, making their debut under the heading “Excellence Refined”. The further refined models 57 and 62 are now even more exclusive with targeted modifications in design, technology and equipment, once more setting the benchmark in their segment. Guests were also treated to an equally exclusive, fifteen-minute private concert by world-famous English star Leona Lewis, who added her own very special touch to the luxury brand evening with Mercedes-Benz and Maybach.

2010 Mercedes-Benz E350 Coupe

Mercedes-Benz E350 Coupe
The E-Class reached a significant milestone recently - over the past 60 years, Mercedes-Benz has sold some 10 million of them worldwide. A big reason for its popularity is the broad array of models that fall under the E-Class banner. Along with the coupe tested here, there's a convertible with its novel AirCap system, a full-bodied sedan and a spacious station wagon. There's a model for just about every driver. Of course, the fact that the E-Class is an accomplished ride certainly bolsters its reputation.

Mercedes to display 38 car models at Beijing show

Reportedly, Mercedes-Benz will bring its Mercedes-Benz, Maybach, Smart and AMG brand models, totaling 38, to the Beijing Auto Show later this month, including three models of the new long-wheelbase Mercedes-Benz E-Class that will make their world debut, and three models of the F800 Style Concept, the SLS AMG supercar and the new E-Class Cabriolet that will make their Asia debut this time. The C-Class wagon, as China's initial model, will also be unveiled at the Beijing show.

The new long-wheelbase Mercedes-Benz E-Class model

The new long-wheelbase Mercedes-Benz E-Class, to be produced in China, is one of the Chinese consumers' favorite models; some adjustments have been made to its body length and width as well as the wheelbase. In motive power, the Chinese-made new E-Class will be equipped with two engines which are the 1.8 liter turbocharged engine and the 3.0-liter naturally aspirated V6 engine. The corresponding models are the E200L, E260L and E300L, of which the first two use the same 1.8-liter turbocharged engines and are equipped with Mercedes-Benz's BLUE EFFICIENCY technology.

Mercedes-Benz F800 Style Concept car


The avant-garde design of the F800 Style Concept car includes snake-eye headlights with air intake all around, trans-rear tail lights, fine radiator fins at the ventilation openings, side-by-side doors, edgy instrument and seats. In power systems, Mercedes-Benz has equipped the F800 with the plug-in hybrid and fuel cell. The former consists of the 3.5L V6 petrol engine and the 81kw motor, whose total power is expected to be over 400 hp and if driving in pure electric mode, could reach about 30 km. Benz has stated clearly that the system will be applied to the next generation Mercedes-Benz S-CLASS.

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG supercar

The new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG supercar is powered by the 6.3-liter V8 engine with a maximum power of 571 hp and peak torque of 650 Nm and has an acceleration time from 0-100 km/h of only 3.8 seconds.

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet

The drag of the new Mercedes-Benz E-class convertible has reached 0.28, and will increase again when the Aircap is raised, and the fuel consumption will increase as well.

2014 Mercedes-Benz C-Class rendering

2014 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
We are definitely years away from the release of the 2014 C-Class. However, we present you these pictures for your viewing pleasure. The next generation C-Class sedan is very reminiscent of the current CLS, infused with the style of the F800 concept car. The wagon looks very sporty and not just for “Soccer Moms”.
Mercedes stated that the style of the upcoming models would be influenced by the F800 concept car. The said design has more beautiful flowing lines and by the looks of it, very aerodynamic.

We still have limited knowledge about the new C, but we are sure that there will be a diesel-electric hybrid and a plug-in hybrid. A high performance AMG model is also expected to be released.

Speaking of hybrids, the plug-in hybrid model has a 300 horsepower gasoline V6 mated to an electric motor that churns 109 horsepower and runs on lithium-ion batteries. It is expected to be as high as 81 mpg. The C could also be powered by a 3 cylinder power plant. This would also be a first for the C. The C-Class’ arch rival, the BMW 3 series, may also release a 3 cylinder powered variant for their next generation. According to Mercedes-Benz, the new C-Class will be at the production line of their Bremen and Tuscaloosa plant in Alabama.

Mercedes SLK AMG Modified

Mercedes SLK AMG


Mercedes SLK AMG

2011 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG

Mercedes-Benz’s AMG performance division unveiled its new twin-turbo, direct-injection V-8 engine today in the S63 AMG Showcar, at its headquarters in rural Affalterbach, in the hills outside Stuttgart.

The new V-8, code-named M157, is based on the existing 5.5-liter V-8 (M273) that’s widely available throughout the Mercedes lineup. It will make its debut this fall in the S63 AMG and in the all-new, next-generation CL coupe, presumably as the CL63 AMG. Yes, that’s right: the badging will remain S63 even though the displacement will be 5.5 liters. But, really, what does that matter? Even the current AMG V-8, the M156, is actually a 6.2-liter, not a 6.3-liter, so Mercedes is just continuing its illogical badging because it wants to evoke the glories of the historic 6.3 badge.

Friedrich Eichler, head of powertrain development for AMG, explains that the new twin-turbo engine is actually rather conventional in design. “We use one turbo per cylinder bank and [rely on] very, very good volumetric efficiency [to prevent turbo lag] We also made the turbo diameter as small as possible.”

Eichler elaborates on the many changes made to the base V-8 for this new AMG application: “We changed the crankcase and a lot of geometric parts. Structural stiffness is improved, especially in the area where the crankshaft is rotating, where we made the ventilation holes smaller, for more rigidity. We have also made huge efforts toward mechanical efficiency, to reduce friction. We have roller finger followers and we have changed the pistons, the connecting rods, the diameter of the crankshaft, and the bearings. We also have a better cooling system.”

Mercedes ditches AMG 6.2L V8 for new 5.5L turbo

AMG will usher in a new era of high-power, high-torque and fuel-efficient turbo-charged V8s tomorrow when it debuts is new Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG at the Geneva Motor Show. The motor is 25 percent more efficient than the company’s naturally aspirated 6.2-liter unit, all while delivering more power.

The regular version of the motor will deliver 544 horsepower and 586 pound-feet of torque. A more powerful variant will increase those figures to 571 hp and 660 lb-ft. Mercedes says the motor has been designed to fill in the low-rev hole the 6.2-liter, with peak torque available from 2000 to 4500 rpm in the “base” version and 2500 to 3750 rpm in more powerful guise.

Going Green Is Seriously Seductive In the Mercedes F 800

Mercedes-Benz, like everyone else on the planet, is experimenting with plug-in hybrids. But it’s still betting heavily on hydrogen. Now it’s combined the two in a head-turning high-end “multi-drive” concept car that can run on batteries or a fuel cell.

The F 800 Style builds upon the technology underpinning the S 400 Hybrid and the B-Class F-Cell and wraps it in seriously seductive bodywork. This baby has some go to back up the show, too, provided you stick with the 409-horsepower plug-in hybrid version. Choose the hydrogen fuel cell model and you’re limited to 136 horsepower, which is criminally low in a luxury sedan. At least you can admire its stunning good looks as it creeps by.

Mercedes hybrid is fast and frugal

Sharing its basic underpinnings with the current S400 Hybrid, this plug-in hybrid is again thwarting critics by meshing eye-melting design with all the goodness of green technology. Showing off the firm's latest drivetrain developments, the F800 is powered by both an 81kW electric motor and a 223kW 3-litre V6. Running in conjunction, Mercedes claims this set-up will give the F800 a combined fuel economy figure of 2.42l/100km with CO2 emissions at a miserly 68g/km.

Mercedes-Benz F800 Style Concept

F800 Style Concept will be the model that takes the CLS-Class to a futuristic and a new modern era, by being significantly different than it’s predecessors and with lots and lots of innovations especially in the interior.

The first thing we observe is the exterior which looks compact and sporty but with great sense of style, which is something that Mercedes always treated with respect.The lateral and frontal sides have a nervous look, the headlights with LED tech adopted a totally different look than the previousMercedes versions, also the rear doors are sliding so that it seems like a car from another world because it unveils an almost unbelievable interior with the central pillar missing. Another aspect that will make you tingle are the rims, with a severe design but with some sneaky details giving the impression that even when the car is stopped looks like it’s running.

So, now we just have to wait for the Geneva Auto Show to come and clear our eyes this beautiful exhibit, until then see the gallery below.

2010 ART Mercedes G55 AMG G streetline

2010 ART Mercedes G55 AMG G streetline

2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class