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  • 2017 Mercedes AMG W08 EQ Power+ Formula One race car

    The reigning champion—and current title favorites—Mercedes AMG Petronas is the latest to unveil its race car for the 2017 Formula One World Championship. The car is officially known as the W08 EQ Power+, and its unveiling took place Thursday at Silverstone in the United Kingdom. On hand to drive it were Lewis Hamilton and newcomer Valtteri Bottas. The “EQ” component denotes the name of Mercedes-Benz’s recently established EQ electric car sub-brand. As for the “EQ Power+” component, this is the tag Mercedes-AMG will use for future hybrid models...

  • Teaser for 2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabrio teased ahead of Geneva debut

    Mercedes-Benz will complete its fifth-generation E-Class family with the reveal of the 2018 E-Class Cabriolet at next month’s 2017 Geneva auto show. Camouflaged prototypes have been spied for the past several months. The design is hardly a mystery as Mercedes has already shown us the 2018...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG SLC43 Performance Studio RedArt
    Mercedes amping up the style for the SL and SLC with new special editions

    Thinking of getting yourself a Mercedes roadster for tooling around in the summer sun and the standard dealer fare just isn't cutting it ? Well, Mercedes will soon offer a trio of special edition models/packages that could tickle your fancy. Available starting this summer will be the 2018 SLC300...

  • 2017 Cigarette Racing 50’ Marauder AMG inspired by the 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R
    Cigarette Racing celebrates Mercedes-AMG’s 50th with GT R-inspired speedboat

    The folks at Florida's Cigarette Racing build some of the coolest-looking speedboats in the business, and the coolest of them all is the Marauder series. Stretching 51 feet and 7 inches in length, these come with not one but two top-of-the-line Mercury Racing V-8 engines delivering a combined 3,100...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet spy shots

    The S-Class range is approaching the midpoint in its life cycle and will soon receive an update. The first to be updated will be the S-Class sedan, followed shortly by the S-Class Coupe. Around the same time that the updated coupe arrives, we should also see the updated S-Class Cabriolet, a...

  • Mercedes-AMG's 2017 Formula One power unit
    Listen to Mercedes AMG’s 2017 F1 power unit

    Mercedes AMG recently fired up the power unit for its 2017 Formula One race car for the first time, and the team was gracious enough to release a video providing a taste of the new sound. While it’s a far cry from the roar of the V-8 and V-10 cars of old, it’s enough to get us excited...

  • Teaser for 2018 Mercedes-AMG G65 4x4² Landaulet debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show

    Mercedes-AMG has released a teaser for an open-top version of its wide-body G-Class to be labeled a Landaulet and due for a debut during next month’s 2017 Geneva auto show. A Landaulet is typically a sedan where part of the roof can be folded away to provide an open-air experience for those riding in the back. Some readers will recall that Mercedes-Maybach, back when it was a standalone brand, unveiled a Landaulet version of its 62 sedan. We’ve been spying an AMG-prepped G-Class 4x4² with its rear concealed. Initially thought to be a pickup option, it’s now likely the...

  • Mercedes-Benz F015 Luxury in Motion concept, 2015 Consumer Electronics Show
    Uber’s future fleet of self-driving cars to feature models from Mercedes

    Uber has made little secret of its desire to launch self-driving taxi fleets all over the globe. Uber is currently spending up big to develop the technology but it won’t limit its popular ride-sharing network to its own self-driving cars only. Instead, Uber will allow other firms including...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG E63 S
    Learn the 50-year history of Mercedes-AMG

    Mercedes-AMG has earned quite the name for itself over the years as Mercedes-Benz's performance arm, and for those who have forgotten the past—or never really knew it in the first place—a video is making the rounds showing AMG's roots. The video takes the viewer from AMG’s...

  • Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster in Super Bowl commercial
    Mercedes 'Easy Driver' Super Bowl spot features Peter Fonda, AMG GT Roadster

    The Coen Brothers are rightfully viewed as directorial geniuses. With such masterpieces as "Fargo," "Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou," "Miller's Crossing," "and "The Big Lebowski" under their belts, their take on the world can range from understated to surreal to hyper real. It's not often you can get...

  • Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive
    Mercedes-AMG boss Moers says hybrids coming after 2020

    The future for Mercedes-AMG will be more than just fire-breathing, turbocharged engines. AMG boss Tobias Moers told Motor Authority on Thursday at a media event in Los Angeles that the brand will have a hybrid and electric future—maybe soon. "We are not able to change the future," Moers said...

  • Mercedes-Benz Aesthetics A, 2017 Design Essentials workshop
    Mercedes previews next-gen compacts with Aesthetics A design study

    Mercedes-Benz on Thursday unveiled a design study called the Aesthetics A during a design workshop held at its headquarters in Sindelfingen, Germany. Mercedes design boss Gordon Wagener has been central in turning the lines of Mercedes cars from boring to beautiful since taking the design reins in...

  • Mercedes-Benz sports car design study, 2017 Design Essentials workshop

    Mercedes-Benz this week hosted a design workshop at its headquarters in Sindelfingen, Germany to provide a behind-the-scenes look at its design process. The automaker used the workshop to present various design studies, one of which, described as a “sports car study,” has proportions not unlike those shown in teasers for Mercedes-AMG’s upcoming hypercar. The design study has the proportions of a mid-engine car as well as the tall side fin behind the front wheel arch seen in the first official teaser for the hypercar. The side fin actually starts from the front of the design...

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger with Kreisel Mercedes-Benz G-Class electric conversion
    Arnold Schwarzenegger helps Austrian firm Kreisel launch electric G-Class

    He may be famous for owning Hummers, Unimogs and even a tank, but Arnold Schwarzenegger is also a strong proponent of more ecological forms of transport. He demonstrated this during a recent visit to his homeland where he helped launch an electric Mercedes-Benz G-Class built by local firm Kreisel...

  • 2020 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2020 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe spy shots

    Mercedes-Benz’s C-Class Coupe is one of the more handsome offerings in its segment, but the car is facing tough competition in the form of redesigned versions of the Audi A5 and Infiniti Q60. Mercedes will attempt to keep the C-Class Coupe looking fresh with some mild updates that should be...

  • Valtteri Bottas
    Bottas confirmed for Mercedes AMG F1 team, Massa to stay on at Williams

    Mercedes AMG has confirmed that current Williams driver Valtteri Bottas will fill the seat of retired reigning champion Nico Rosberg in the 2017 Formula One World Championship. Rosberg stepped down at the end of the 2016 after scoring his first title. Bottas will be teaming up with Lewis Hamilton...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG G63 4x4² pickup spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Mercedes-AMG G63 4x4² pickup spy shots

    Despite a price tag of around half a million dollars and the fact the vehicle barely squeezed into a regular parking spot, Mercedes-AMG’s G63 6x6 proved such a hit that a tamer, four-wheeled version was introduced in the form of the Mercedes-Benz G550 4x4². But the G63 6x6 is a pickup...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT S
    Mercedes overtakes BMW in sales race in US and abroad

    The past 12 months have been very good for Mercedes-Benz. The luxury marque recorded worldwide sales of 2,083,888 million cars in 2016, the first time it’s cracked the 2.0 million mark and the first time since 2005 that it’s outsold arch rival BMW. The figure represents a substantial...

  • Paddy Lowe

    The Mercedes AMG Formula One team on Tuesday confirmed that its Technical Director Paddy Lowe has stepped down. Lowe is currently on garden leave but is expected to join another team. It’s rumored he may end up at Williams, which is using Mercedes power units. “I have had a fantastically successful and enjoyable three and a half years at Mercedes working with an incredible team of people,” he said in statement. “I am now looking forward to a new challenge and wish everyone well at Mercedes.” Lowe joined Mercedes from McLaren in 2013, just before the team went on...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA, 2017 Detroit auto show
    Mercedes to add 3 new cars to compact range?

    Mercedes-Benz has reportedly confirmed plans to add more models to its compact car range. The range at present consists of the A-Class, B-Class, CLA, CLA Shooting Brake and GLA but by 2020 should have three new additions. The information was reported by Autocar, whose sources claim two of the three...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe, 2017 Detroit auto show
    2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe adds style to mid-size luxury lineup

    Mercedes-Benz on Monday revealed the 2018 E-Class Coupe at the 2017 Detroit auto show. The Coupe joins the sedan and wagon that have already been released, and a convertible is soon to follow. The two-door coupe is scheduled to go on sale this summer, with the first models being the E400 and E400...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT S, 2017 Detroit auto show
    2018 Mercedes-AMG GT receives new look, more power

    The tamer GT and GT S models of Mercedes-AMG’s sports car range have come in for an update. The updated cars were shown for the first time on Monday at the 2017 Detroit auto show and will be available later in the year, as 2018 models. The changes are subtle and bring the GT and GT S into...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C Edition 50, 2017 Detroit auto show
    2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C debuts at 2017 Detroit auto show

    The Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster that we first saw at the 2016 Paris auto show has spawned a coupe sibling. The enclosed car was unveiled on Monday at the 2017 Detroit auto show, where it was joined by refreshed versions of the tamer GT and GT S models. The GT C coupe has hardly been a secret. It was...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GLA45, 2017 Detroit auto show
    Mercedes-AMG GLA45 and CLA45 to get black-and-yellow AMG Performance Studio package

    With the GLA45 and CLA45, Mercedes-AMG has tapped into a new customer base. Priced around $50,000, these vehicles allow AMG to sell its vehicles to a customer who can't afford its higher end models that cost $65,000 or much, much more. To celebrate this relatively new customer, Mercedes-AMG is...

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