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Over the past several months prototypes of the new Mercedes-Benz B-Class wearing some distinct AMG styling and performance cues have been spotted. This led to speculation that a hot version of the compact MPV was in the works, complete with an all-wheel drive system and high-output turbocharged engine. According to a Mercedes-Benz insider, the hot B-Class is only a test-mule for new components that will feature in AMG versions of the third-generation A-Class and new BLS four-door coupe. Speaking with Autocar, the insider said that while the new B-Class is an interesting vehicle, it...
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Mercedes Goes AMG With Formula 1 Team For 2012
To promote its AMG performance division, Mercedes Benz is changing the name of its Formula 1 team for the 2012 season.
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Mercedes-Benz And Ducati Strengthen Partnership At Bologna Motor Show
Mercedes-Benz and Ducati are building on the cooperative agreement set up between the brands at last year's Los Angeles Auto Show.
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2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG: 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show
Following the release of the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class last summer, the model variant we’ve all been waiting for, the high-performance ML63 AMG, has finally been revealed ahead of its official world debut this week at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. As predicted, the uber-SUV gets...
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Watch An AMG Designer Pen A New Model In Time-Lapse Video
When designing the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG, designers first start with a pencil and a blank sheet of paper.
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AMG Continues To Hint At 'Baby SLS' Coupe
Mercedes-Benz and AMG want a car to compete with the Porsche 911, and are continuing to hint at development of a 'baby SLS' to target this segment.
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In a time when most of its rivals are downsizing their engines and adopting forced induction or hybrid technology to boost output, we’re glad to see that AMG is sticking with the tried and true formula of a naturally aspirated V-8 engine for its latest generation 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG. With a peak output of 415 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque, the new V-8, codenamed M152, ensures that the 2012 SLK55 AMG is the most powerful SLK of all time. However, it’s also quite frugal thanks to cylinder deactivation technology, direct injection, and an engine stop-start system...
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Mercedes-Benz Facing Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged AMG V-8 Defects
Mercedes-Benz may soon be facing a class action lawsuit over alleged defects in its M156 6.2-liter V-8 engine, used in seven different AMG models.
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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Supercar Gets New Options
Making its official world debut tomorrow at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show is the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, the open-top version of the SLS AMG ‘Gullwing’ that was first launched in ’09. Mercedes-Benz will be using the Frankfurt stage to also announce a handful of new...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz A-Class Spy Video
UPDATE: The new Mercedes-Benz A Class has been revealed. Click here for all the details. We’ve already seen spy shots of the upcoming 2013 Mercedes-Benz A-Class luxury hatchback, as well as the long-rumored A25 AMG performance variant, but now we have an exclusive spy video featuring...
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Mercedes-Benz Planning New AMG, S-Class, CL-Class Variants: Report
The battle at the top of the luxury market has increasingly become about volume (see, for example, Porsche's expansion to new model niches) but it's also about profitability, which means not just selling more cars, but selling more high-end cars. To that end, Mercedes-Benz is said to be considering...
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Beat An F1 Star In "World's Biggest Race" On Gran Turismo 5
For everyone who has ever uttered the words, "I bet I could beat that guy" when watching motor racing on television, getting a chance to actually go head to head with a Formula 1 driver could be your opportunity to prove it. European gamers will do just that on September 5, when Gran Turismo 5 fans...
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The 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG is the high-performance variant of the 2012 SLK range, and comes packing a naturally-aspirated 5.5-liter V-8 with 415 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque on tap.
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2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG Spy Shots
2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG will come with the latest M157 twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V-8 from AMG and at least 518 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque on tap.
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2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series Preview
The 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series is making its first public outing at this weekend’s 2011 Formula 1 German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring before going on display at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show in September.
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AMG Opens Exclusive Customer Lounge At German Headquarters
The new AMG lounge will enable customers to offer feedback and suggestions for new models directly to AMG instead of through their dealers.
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Mercedes-Benz Unveils New AMG V-8 With Cylinder Deactivation
Peak output has been boosted to 415 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque though fuel economy is said to be 30 percent better than the engine being replaced by this new M152 unit.
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First Pagani Huayra Spotted In U.S. ...Is An AMG Test Mule?
File this one in the so strange it's probably true folder: the first Pagani Huayra spotted on U.S. soil is said to be not a customer car, but an AMG-owned test mule used to run new engines to their limits, according to the spotter. The images, snagged by a reader at GT Spirit, show what is clearly...
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Peak output of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Wagon stands at 518 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque but an available performance package bumps this up to 550 horsepower and 590 pound-feet.
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG Gets New 5.5-Liter V-8
The new engine is not only lighter than the one in the previous model, it’s also more powerful and more fuel efficient.
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Mercedes AMG Fan? Get Accessories With 'High Tech Qualities'
The world of automotive branded merchandise impresses and amuses in equal measure. For every sleek Porsche Design fountain pen, there's a Ferrari teddy bear to redress the balance. Now is the turn of the Mercedes-Benz AMG brand to offer a range of suitably high-tech merchandise for both business...
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Mercedes-Benz Driver To Attempt World’s Longest Drift
Drifting defines adolescent ridiculousness, yet we can’t get enough of it. The style of driving--if you can call it that--requires a driver to intentionally over steer, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels through turns, while maintaining vehicle control and a high exit speed...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG Spy Video
The brand new 2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class has been revealed and is on track for a debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show this September, but the model we’re most interested in, the high-performance AMG variant, is still being fine tuned ahead of a sales launch around the end of the year. We now...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster Online Configurator Goes Live
It won’t be on sale until fall but you can configure the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster to your exact specifications right now via a new online configurator on the AMG website that’s just gone live. This isn’t a complete configurator as it only allows you to adjust a few...
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