Well, since I was going to write up the new Mercedes E Class coupe today, but that info went missing from the Merc website AND I was up far too early to watch practice for the German GP, AND Mercedes did just happen to have this really cool set of photos of Lewis Hamilton (defending [...]
Mercedes Benz in hose tuning shop, AMG, is capable of producing the most wonderful cars. Given what they have to start with, large, over-weight slabs of heavy steel that are mainly four-door sedans, the fact that AMG can modify and motivate these beats down the road with the rapidity of a sports car is amazing.
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The Mercedes Benz G-Class, also known as the Gelandawagen, turns 30 years old this month. Big, square, and highly capable, it’s what a competent off-roader is all about and that’s just the way Mercedes likes it. And they’re not about to change a thing.
Mercedes, and their in-house tuners AMG have just released their latest iteration of the top-of-the-line S-Class onto the streets of an unsuspecting world. Naturally, it’s got surprisingly good handling for a car this large, and the braking is equally impressive, but the real show is what’s under the hood. And what’s under the hood of [...]
Some car companies are chassis companies, like Lotus or Jaguar, and others, like Ferrari and Mercedes are engine companies. Having a powerful engine can overcome a lot of deficiencies in a car, that’s for sure, and recently, Mercedes, a company known for their powerful mills, received top honors for their engines.
You could start by saying something biblical, like the lord giveth, and the lord taketh away but it’s actually more prosaic than that. McLaren/Mercedes has been having a hell of a season (in a bad way) in this year’s grand prix competition. And this past weekends race at Turkey is one of their worst in [...]
Is Subaru Moved Into German Territory? Or more precisely, “Has the 2010 Subaru Legacy Moved Into German Territory?” was the brief question offered up by the fine folks at Edmund’s the other day. Whether it was a coincidence or not, I happened to be thinking the same thing.
BOOM! That sound you heard was Tesla getting vindication and Mercedes announcing what could be the most important automotive partnership in a very long time. Today, Daimler, parent company of Mercedes, announced that they have acquired a stake in Tesla motors, darling of the EV car set, and that they will also be exchanging technologies.
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