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  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class

    Mercedes-Benz chose Cape Town, South Africa to reveal the production version of its X-Class pickup truck. Why Cape Town? Because South Africa will be one of the markets where the truck will be sold, along with Europe, Australia, and South America. Mercedes calls the X-Class the world's first premium pickup. The gang from Stuttgart must not have ever heard the term King Ranch. The X-Class will be initially offered with 4-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines. The X 200 model will feature a gasoline 4-cylinder making 163-horsepower and 175 pound-feet of torque. The X 220d will get a 2.3-liter...

  • Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton at the 2017 Formula One British Grand Prix
    Hamilton slashes Vettel’s championship lead with 5th British Grand Prix win

    There’s now just one point separating the top two drivers in the 2017 Formula One World Championship thanks to a strong performance by Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton on Sunday at the British Grand Prix. Hamilton, who entered the race with a 20-point deficit to Ferrari’s Sebastian...

  • Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ concept, 2016 Paris auto show
    Mercedes and Chery reach agreement on use of EQ name in China

    Mercedes-Benz in the coming years will introduce a family of new electric cars under the EQ sub-brand. There was a chance Mercedes might have been blocked from using the name in China because local automaker Chery has been selling an electric car called the eQ since 2014. However, the two...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe and Cabrio to debut at 2017 Frankfurt auto show

    Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class sedan has been updated for 2018 with some visual tweaks to the exterior and cabin, plus a revised powertrain lineup. The automaker has confirmed that similar changes will be introduced to the 2-door S-Class models, also for 2018. Prototypes for the updated S-Class...

  • Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR takes on rally stage
    Owner gets dirty, runs dirt rally stage in Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR

    We're not sure if we should call this owner a madman or a hero because it takes a lot of guts to run your one-of-six Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster on a rally stage. The Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR was born for FIA GT Championship racing and was the result of homologation requirements. (Translation: it's...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet
    Mercedes voice activation now lets you control climate, comfort settings

    The latest version of Mercedes-Benz’s voice activation system, known as Linguatronic, will for the first time allow you to control more than just the infotainment system. In addition to controlling regular infotainment functions such as the navigation or communications, Linguatronic will let...

  • Mercedes AMG’s Valtteri Bottas at the 2017 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix

    Mercedes AMG’s Valtteri Bottas on Sunday took his second Formula One victory after crossing the finish line of the 2017 Austrian Grand Prix first, albeit just 0.6 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. Bottas started the race on pole and was joined on the front row by Vettel. Bottas got a superb start which the stewards later okayed after some initial discussion over whether the Finn got a jump start. He would then control the race, though towards the end would have to use all his skill to hold off Vettel. Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo was third after fending off...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class production
    The 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class drives itself off the production line

    Self-driving technology is only just starting to really blossom, though not one vehicle can truly claim to be fully autonomous just yet. However, Mercedes-Benz believes the recent production start of the 2018 S-Class is a moment for the history books. Why? Because the updated luxury sedan is able...

  • 2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class spy shots and video

    Mercedes-Benz’s iconic G-Class is about to receive its first full redesign since the nameplate’s launch. Our latest spy shots and video reveal what appears to be the same boxy G-Class that’s been with us—in civilian form—since 1979, but if you look a little closer...

  • Teaser for Mercedes-Benz X-Class debuting on July 18, 2017
    Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup teased ahead of July 18 reveal

    Mercedes-Benz is prepped and ready to reveal its X-Class, a mid-size pickup truck previewed last fall by a concept of the same name. The reveal is coming July 18 and to build excitement Mercedes has released a teaser video that provides a few glimpses at the vehicle. The video, plus our spy shots...

  • 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Report: Mercedes-AMG to introduce ‘53’ series hybrids, starting with next CLS

    Mercedes-AMG is committed to electrifying its lineup, a stance made clear with the unveiling of the 805-horsepower GT hybrid sedan concept at March’s 2017 Geneva auto show. The first of AMG’s hybrids will be the Formula One-powered Project One hypercar debuting in September at the 2017...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz E400 Cabriolet
    2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet first drive review: a true E at last

    The Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet has a strange and winding 25-year history. It all started with W124-generation cars in the early 1990s, the first Mercedes models to bear the E-Class name. In the late 1990s, the E begat the CLK-Class Cabriolet for two generations, both of which were based on the...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz E400 Coupe

    When you have an obscene amount of money, you should be driving a grand tourer. I recommend the Aston Martin DB11 or a Ferrari GTC4 Lusso. But what if you're not a sultan, an oligarch, or a tech innovator and still want what a GT can provide? You buy the 2018 Mercedes-Benz E400 Coupe. Priced from $59,895, including a mandatory $995 destination charge, the redesigned E-Class Coupe takes all the important elements that make grand tourers so desirable—a spacious, opulent cabin; high-speed stability, comfort and agility; a stunning body, and straight-line speed—and lowers the cost of...

  • Mercedes AMG's Lewis Hamilton at the 2017 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix
    Mercedes-AMG dominates 2017 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix

    After losing out to Ferrari at the previous race in Monaco, Mercedes AMG was back to dominant form on Sunday at the 2017 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, although the automaker did have some luck on its side. Star driver Lewis Hamilton started on pole and controlled the race virtually from start to...

  • Pair of Mercedes-Benz 300SLs
    Unrestored Mercedes 300SL and 300SL Roadster head to auction

    Some cars stand the test of time, while others don't fair so well. However, when it comes to this pair of Mercedes-Benz 300SLs tucked away in a garage somewhere, they've been kept in meticulously good shape. They aren't just any old pair of sought after Mercedes-Benz either. So the story goes, the...

  • Mercedes-Benz A Sedan concept, 2017 Shanghai auto show
    Mercedes-AMG plans 2-tier performance for next-gen compacts

    Mercedes-AMG is on track to surpass 100,000 annual sales this year but numbers could go much higher in years to come. Mercedes-Benz is readying a next-generation compact car range that will expand to eight body styles from the current range’s five. The automaker recently previewed the new...

  • The Beast of the Green Hell promotion for the Mercedes-AMG GT R
    Documentary series dives into the Mercedes-AMG GT R and its ties to the Nürburgring

    Mercedes-AMG gave the GT R a proper nickname after showcasing its latest creation to the automotive world: The Beast of The Green Hell. The Beast is the Mercedes-AMG GT R; The Green Hell is none other than the Nürburgring. Mercedes-AMG has put together a new, five-part documentary series to...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Edition 50
    2017 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Edition 50 debuts, limited to 5 cars

    This year is Mercedes-AMG’s 50th, and the official tuner to Mercedes-Benz is celebrating the anniversary in a big way. The climax of the celebrations will be the unveiling of a new hypercar at September’s 2017 Frankfurt auto show. Along the way, though, AMG is unveiling some special...

  • Mercedes-AMG Project One's Formula 1-derived powertrain

    As we approach the debut of Mercedes-AMG’s “Project One” at September’s 2017 Frankfurt auto show, more and more details on the hybrid hypercar are surfacing. AMG used this weekend’s 24 Hours Nürburgring to provide a sneak peek at the car’s layout and powertrain. As we previously learned, the powertrain is lifted straight out of one of the Mercedes AMG Formula One’s team championship-winning race cars and augmented with an electric drive system on the front axle for all-wheel drive. Peak output is expected to be around 1,020 horsepower. Around 750...

  • Mercedes-Benz A Sedan concept, 2017 Shanghai auto show
    Report: Mercedes to downsize engines for next-gen compacts

    The next-generation of Mercedes-Benz compact cars are likely in for smaller powerplants, according to a new report from Autocar. Developed under the M282 code name, the engines will reportedly displace 1.2 and 1.4 liters and bear an inline-4 configuration. The German marque is said to be targeting...

  • Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR
    Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR

    There is only one thing to do after hammering a Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR around a track: drive it home. In the pantheon of rare machines, this one finds itself near the top of the list with other brilliant homologation specials. Mercedes-Benz spent years competing in the International Touring Car...

  • Mercedes-Benz Home Battery Storage Unit
    Mercedes-Benz partners with Vivint Solar for home energy storage in US

    Tesla may have been the first to try its hand at home energy storage in the United States, but Mercedes-Benz is on deck. The German luxury brand announced a new partnership with Vivint Solar to bring its home energy storage solution to America. The energy storage system is installed in a home and...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class spy shots

    These are our latest spy shots of a prototype for a new mid-size pickup truck from Mercedes-Benz. (Earlier shots showed a test mule.) The truck will be called an X-Class and was previewed last fall by a concept of the same name. This isn’t a lifestyle offering we’re talking...

  • 2019 Mercedes-AMG G63 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Mercedes-AMG G63 spy shots and video

    The G-Class is unique in the Mercedes-Benz lineup in that around half of the sales are high-performance models built by Mercedes-AMG. With the SUV icon about to undergo its first redesign since the nameplate’s launch four decades ago, you can bet the engineers will be spending extra time on...

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