Mercedes-Benz News

Those in the market for the latest generation of Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class need not only opt for the 2015 S65 AMG if they’re after a V-12 under the hood. The German automaker has introduced an S600 model at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show this week, complete with a twin-turbocharged V-12...

It’s been no secret that a high-performance AMG version of the yet-to-be-released Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class was coming. Following months of prototype spy shots and the reveal of a thinly-veiled concept version last year, the all-new 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA45 AMG is finally here, having made its...

There's a new C-Class coming, and it's beautiful. It's also lighter, more powerful, with standard all-wheel drive, and packing several new high-tech safety features. The 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class will make its official public debut at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show this Monday. Today, we add to the...

Mercedes-Benz is the latest premium automotive brand to announce record sales, following the likes of Audi, Buick and Rolls-Royce. More than 1,461,680 cars wearing the three-pointed star were sold in 2013, an increase of 10.7 percent on the 1,320,097 sold in 2012. And if you factor in sales of...

For most of us, QR codes are just a quick way of getting extra details from an advertisement or transferring clients from a business card to a website. They're useful, but hardly life-changing. Those fitted to the latest Mercedes-Benz models--and now able to be retrofitted to the last few decades...

Mercedes-Benz had a very good run in 2013, with the German auto giant manufacturing a record 1.49 million vehicles over the course of the past 12 months. No figure for the amount of sales has been released, though Mercedes says it will be higher than 1.4 million units, which makes it also a new...

AMG is the latest to join the personalization craze among purveyors of luxury and performance autos, with the official Mercedes-Benz tuner showcasing its potential with a bespoke SLS AMG Black Series. The striking sports car was personalized by its owner through the AMG Performance Studio. Full...

Mercedes-Benz stunned audiences at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show with its Concept S-Class Coupe, and soon we’ll being seeing its production cousin, which its designers promise will retain close to 90 percent of the sultry concept’s lines. The new S-Class Coupe, the replacement for the...

Owning a masterpiece of vintage automotive engineering is the dream of many of us. Maybe even all of us. But for one man, that dream is reality, in the form of a stunning 300SL--the original gullwing. Shared with us here, via eGarage, with the fitting title "Poetry in Motion," is one pristine...

These are the first photos of a new AMG styling pack for the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class which we expect to be available when the svelte luxury sedan hits showrooms in the second half of next year. The styling pack is known as the AMG Line in Mercedes speak, and offers buyers of the new C-Class a...

It's nearly Christmas, and apparently automotive advertising departments have been on the brandy mince pies and the mulled wine, because things have started getting a little silly. Recently, Mercedes released an advert demonstrating its Magic Body Control system, using chickens. British rival...

Mercedes-Benz is providing a glimpse of one potential technology that enables greater connectivity between the driver and his or her car. The technology is a wrist watch that connects with a car through the internet and provides feedback on vehicle diagnostics and other vehicle-related...

In July of this year, Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz tuner AMG signed a Letter of Intent to form a wide-ranging technical partnership aimed at providing the historic British sports car brand with access to some of AMG’s latest technology in return for some shares and other assets. Today, the...

Mercedes is adding time to shifts at the German plant that builds its flagship sedan.

Mercedes-Benz is working on a facelift for its CLS-Class, and that means separate variants such as the CLS Shooting Brake and high-performance CLS63 AMG are set to receive the same updates. We’ve already seen spy shots of a prototype for the updated CLS Shooting Brake, and now we have some...

Jaguar proves it's at the top of the food chain with a new ad.

We knew that the next generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class would take some cues from the hyper-stylized CLA. That's a very good thing apparently, as the recently revealed 2015 C-Class is showing off some seriously stylish lines. It should be a shot in the arm for a car that has tough competition in the...

Mercedes-Benz unveiled its wild Gran Turismo Concept at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. This is the automaker's vision of motoring in the future, and it's a vision we can get behind. Unfortunately, the Gran Turismo Concept is just that--a concept vehicle that won't be built, well, ever. At least...

A faulty sensor in the 2013 SL-Class may cause an airbag not to deploy in certain situations.

Earlier in the year, it was revealed that Michael Schumacher, a seven-time Formula One world champion and former driver for the Mercedes AMG F1 team, would be helping to develop Mercedes-Benz road cars. It turns out one of the first Mercedes cars to be worked on by Schuey is the all-new 2015...