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  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GLA45, 2017 Detroit auto show

    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 releasing the new AMG Performance Studio package for the CLA45 and GLA45. Mercedes announced the package as part of its 2018 GLA reveal, so it appears it will be offered for the 2018 models for both vehicles. The GLA45 will also be offered with the AMG Performance Studio package, which is known as the...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GLA45 spy shots - S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Mercedes-AMG GLA45 spy shots

    The Mercedes-AMG GLA45 may be classified as an SUV, but it is much closer to a hot hatch in reality. That doesn’t detract from the car’s ability to put a massive smile on your face, as we discovered during a first drive at the launch a bit over two years ago. With the entire GLA range...

  • Teaser for 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA debuting at 2017 Detroit auto show
    2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA teased ahead of 2017 Detroit auto show

    Mercedes-Benz’s GLA is about to receive its mid-cycle update and we’ll see it for the first time at the 2017 Detroit auto show. The automaker has released this single teaser shot which reveals a few subtle tweaks will be made as part of the update. The Mercedes GLA first went on sale in...

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    Homologation Special: Cosworth-powered Mercedes headed to auction

    Homologation specials need to happen far more often. Remember when they were a semi-regular thing? You'd have an automaker looking to produce a brutish race car for a given racing series, but that series required the brand to build a handful of examples in street-car form. This resulted in glorious...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Night Edition
    Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Night Edition to debut in Detroit

    Already one of the most desirable cars in production, Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class Coupe gets a little more lustworthy with a new Night Edition treatment. The S-Class Coupe Night Edition is a limited edition version of the stunning coupe that Mercedes will introduce next month at the 2017 Detroit...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 spy shots

    Mercedes-AMG engineers are in the final stages of development of a new GLC63, a model confirmed by the Affalterbach tuner’s boss Tobias Moers in March. That’s right. AMG has dropped its twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 into the engine bay of the GLC. This should make the GLC63 a real...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    The Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster that debuted in September at the 2016 Paris auto show is about to spawn a coupe sibling. The enclosed car has just been spied during what looks to be an official photo shoot. This suggests the reveal isn't far. The GT C coupe is hardly a secret. In fact, we already know when it will go on sale. According to a presentation slide made to investors in July, the market launch for the GT C will be in late 2017, which means we should see it arrive as a 2018 model. The car borrows elements from the track-focused GT R, like the protruding “Panamericana”...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe leaked - Image via AutoTijd
    2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe leaked ahead of December 14 reveal

    Mercedes-Benz will reveal a redesigned E-Class Coupe on December 14 but photos of the car have already surfaced. The photos were posted by Belgian website AutoTijd (via Motor1) and reveal a handsome albeit familiar design. The pillar-less glasshouse is particularly beautiful. We also get a look at...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Mercedes-AMG E50 to be performance range-topper for new E-Class Coupe

    The current Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe doesn’t have a dedicated Mercedes-AMG offering with one of the tuner's hand-built engines, and neither will the redesigned model. That’s according to Autocar which is reporting that the performance range-topper for the redesigned E-Class Coupe...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R at the Nürburgring
    Mercedes-AMG GT R claims rear-wheel-drive Nürburgring record with 7:10.92 run

    Numerous prototypes for the Mercedes-AMG GT R were flung around the Nürburgring as part of the car’s development program—and it appears all that hard testing has paid off. The car is shockingly fast, as evidenced by this video from the good folks at Sport Auto. Test driver...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG E63 S
    2018 Mercedes-AMG E63 first drive review: the deep-knee Benz

    It's time to come clean, friends. Don't worry, You're in a safe space here. Just admit it. You're power-hungry. But just how much power will it take to get your fix? 300? 400? 500? How about 603 horsepower—stuffed into the latest, greatest version of the Benz E-Class? Works for us. We're just...

  • Mercedes-Benz HD matrix LED headlights
    Mercedes-Benz unveils ultra-precise ‘high-def’ headlights

    Mercedes-Benz has developed a new type of headlight with such precise control of the light beam that it can project complex symbols, including words, onto the road ahead to help inform the driver of his or her surroundings. Mercedes calls the technology HD (High-Definition) headlights and plans to...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Professional Cab Chassis

    With all of the excitement following October's reveal of the new X-Class concept, it’s easy to forget that Mercedes-Benz already manufacturers a handful of pickup trucks. Everyone’s well aware of the tough-as-nails Unimog offerings, but if we had our pick we’d go with the much more daily driver friendly G-Class pickup. Instead of teasing you all the way to the end of the article, we’ll tell you up front that the vehicle isn’t available in the United States. It’s based on the G-Class Professional, which is a decontented commercial version of the G-Class SUV...

  • Nico Rosberg after winning the 2016 Formula One World Championship
    F1 world champion Nico Rosberg announces retirement

    World champion Formula One driver Nico Rosberg announced that he would retire from the motorsport, only a few days after winning his first championship. “Since 25 years in racing, it has been my dream, my ‘one thing’ to become Formula One world champion,” Rosberg said on his...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG S63 facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Mercedes-AMG S63 spy shots

    Mercedes-Benz is in the process of updating its S-Class range, including those models from the AMG performance skunk works. Our latest spy shots show a prototype for the updated version of AMG’s S63 super sedan, which in current form has been on sale since the 2014 model year. The visual...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Maybach S650 Cabriolet, 2016 Los Angeles auto show
    Mercedes-Maybach S650 Cabriolet worthy of the Maybach badge? Poll results

    Mercedes is in the process of relaunching the Maybach badge, only this time it's not a standalone brand. Set as a sub-brand within Mercedes-Benz, the badge represents the most luxurious models within the three-pointed star's showroom. The latest? An ultra-luxurious version of the S-Class Cabriolet...

  • Combined Charging Standard (CCS) electric car charger
    4 automakers join forces for 350-kilowatt fast-charging network

    As they gear up to launch a new generation of volume electric cars, the major automakers are following Tesla’s [NSDQ:TSLA] lead of rolling out charging infrastructure to help eliminate range anxiety for owners. But instead of going it alone with individual standards, as Tesla has done with...

  • Mercedes AMG's Nico Rosberg at the 2016 Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
    Rosberg named 2016 Formula One world champion after Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

    Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg was crowned the 2016 Formula One world champion after a nail-biting finish to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. Teammate Lewis Hamilton comfortably won the race, having led from pole, but Rosberg only needed to finish third to win the title. In the end the German...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS

    Diesel engines have always faced an oily, uphill challenge here in the United States. While some see them as a choice that provides great torque and strong fuel economy figures, others still assume they're clattery, smelly engines best left for large trucks. That's unfortunate because a good diesel engine is a wonderful thing. Unfortunately, given Volkswagen's deception, the writing may be on the wall for these engines here in the States. There is market research to be conducted and environmental testing to be concluded in the face of tougher testing from the EPA. Current demand for diesel...

  • Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup truck concept
    Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup isn't a US product, for now

    Mercedes-Benz in October pulled the wraps off a concept previewing a new pickup truck. The production version it will spawn will be called the X-Class and will be a mid-size truck that looks like it's aimed at those with both an active lifestyle and a healthy balance in their checking and savings...

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

    Despite the arrival of the new C-Class Coupe and C-Class Cabriolet, Mercedes-Benz has no intention of phasing out the only marginally larger two-door E-Class variants. Today we have new spy shots of the new E-Class Cabriolet. They come just days after the sighting of the E-Class Coupe. Both are...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Maybach S650 Cabriolet, 2016 Los Angeles auto show
    Mercedes-Maybach S650 Cabriolet video preview

    What's the fun in owning an ultra-rare car if the world can't see you driving it? The new Mercedes-Maybach S650 might just be your answer. The droptop version of Mercedes S-Class trimmed in Maybach opulence just made its debut at the LA auto show. MORE: Read all our 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG GLC43, Affalterbach, Germany
    2017 Mercedes-AMG GLC43 first drive review

    We’ve been down this road before—well, not literally, as this particular stretch of Germany’s Baden-Württemburg state isn’t exactly bristling with tourists. But there’s a distinct familiarity to the Mercedes-AMG GLC43. After all, the recipe is tried-and-true for...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe spy shots and video

    Mercedes-Benz has launched a new generation of its E-Class but so far all we've seen is the sedan and wagon. More body styles are coming, similar to what’s offered with the outgoing model. A long-wheelbase E-Class L has debuted in China, and eventually there will be new coupe, convertible and...

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