Mercedes-Benz News

Daimler, Mercedes-Benz's parent company, is one of the oldest names in the automotive world. Mercedes-Benz itself bears a long history. But the AMG performance brand is quite a bit younger--just 45 this year. In celebration of the anniversary, the company has loosed its lips, a bit, about its...

In February we brought you details of a series of patent drawings that suggested Mercedes-Benz was considering a four-door version of its SLS AMG supercar complete with a set of gullwing doors and a pair of rear-hinged ‘suicide’ style doors. As the images show, it's a pretty slick take...

A high-performance AMG version of the third-generation Mercedes-Benz A Class luxury hatchback has been speculated on for close to two years but now, finally, we have some official details on the matter. Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that the new hot hatch will be called the A45 AMG (previously...

It doesn’t seem possible, but the relationship between Mercedes-Benz and AMG stretches back some 45 years, dating to 1967. Founded by a pair of former Mercedes-Benz engineers, AMG originally developed engines for motorsport competition. Today, the company is best known for making...

Talk of a new sports car built along the lines of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG dates back several years and has yet to lead to any tangible evidence that such a car is even in the works. At least, that was until today. One of our spy photographers has managed to scoop a test mule for this new sports...

Our experience tells us that when something sounds too good to be true, it often is. Take this 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL coupe, for example: it’s only got 31,000 miles on the odometer, and is a two-owner car that’s being offered for sale on eBay. Call us paranoid, but that would be our...

Mercedes-Benz is introducing a whole range of new and updated models for the 2013 model year, with every vehicle ranging from the base C Class sedan to the SLS AMG supercar affected by the updates. On top of the model changes, the automaker is also expanding the use of its mbrace telematics feature...

Mercedes-Benz is updating its SLS AMG supercar for the 2013 model year, adding more power, a recalibrated transmission and more dynamic suspension settings to make it worthy of its new GT title. More hardcore in every way, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT, which comes in either coupe or...

A German court has ruled that the 1937 Mercedes-Benz 500K Special Roadster purchased by Dutch collector Frans van Haren in 2011 was illegally liberated from Germany as a “spoil of war,” and that the descendants of the original owner have a legitimate claim to ownership of the car. Van...

UPDATE: Mercedes-Benz has released a video of the amazing stunt, which you can watch by clicking here. Formula 1 legend and AMG brand ambassador David Coulthard has managed to catch a golf ball using a 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, and in the process set a new Guinness World Record...

Plans to add a new high-performance AMG variant to its GL Class lineup has been one of Mercedes-Benz’s worst kept secrets, with prototypes for the potent full-size luxury SUV spotted testing in public for over two years now. Today the covers have come off the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL63 AMG...

Being a Formula One driver means having every moment of every day during racing season spelled out for you. In addition to constant physical training, there’s testing in simulators (and occasionally on track, FAI rules permitting), debriefings, and the ever-present sponsor appearances. For...

In Early February we first brought you details about an alleged plan from French automaker Renault concerning the launch of a new high-end model that would borrow technology from Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes, as we’ve known for a while now, has formed an alliance with Renault and Nissan, and...

No respectable dictionary would define a neologism like "ridonkulous" just yet. And even if they did, they probably wouldn't do it with a picture of a Mercedes SUV blowing through a water trap like it had lost all common sense and all ability to tread lightly on anything, whether it be terra firma...

If you’re shopping for an E Class Mercedes sedan in the U.S., your least expensive option is the E350, which carries a starting price of $51,365 before you check off a single option box. If you’ve got your mind made up to buy a new Mercedes, the price is what the price is. If...

There are plenty of schools you can go to to learn how to drive a car fast on a racetrack, including the U.S. AMG Driving Academy. Unlike the other schools, though, the AMG Driving Academy gives you something before you sign on the dotted line and pay for a course. Using former SCCA Trans-Am Series...

While many automakers have shied away from hydrogen fuel cell technology, German luxury brand Mercedes-Benz is hard at work on the development of the clean-running vehicles and is on track to launch its first mass-produced example in 2014. According to Automotive News (subscription required)...

If we say “Mercedes-Benz,” what are the first adjectives to pop into your head? Chances are good you’ll come up with words like “plush,” or “coddling,” or “luxurious.” It isn’t likely that words like “crisp,”...

Following yesterday’s announcement of the groundbreaking of a new powertrain plant in Tennessee, Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz have today confirmed that a new compact car to be launched by Infiniti but underpinned by Mercedes technology will be manufactured in Austria by independent vehicle...

We recently drove the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG along some very lovely roads in the south of France and came away quite impressed with the car. British journo and avid race driver Chris Harris also happened to test AMG’s take on the latest SL Class and was kind enough to create this...