Mercedes-Benz sales up in October

Sales at Mercedes Benz increased month-on-month for the first time this year in October.

Mercedes eclipsed the 82,500 units from 2008 by seven per cent, taking year-to-date sales to 826,000 – still 14 per cent below last year.
The news was worse at Mercedes’ sister company Smart, which managed to sell just 9300 units globally, down almost [...]

2009 Mercedes-Benz S-Class

The world’s most successful luxury car (W 221- series S-Class) which has sold 270,000 units in four years of production is now being replaced. Since the Model 220 came about in 1951 and started the lineage of the S-Class, German powerhouse Mercedes-Benz has sold around 3.3 million S-Class units.

Focusing on design and comfort with leading [...]

2009 Large Car Comparison

Ford Falcon vs. Holden Commodore vs. Nissan Maxima vs. Honda Accord vs. Toyota Aurion vs. Skoda Superb
Models Tested:

2009 Ford Falcon G6E Turbo; 4.0-litre, six-cylinder, petrol; six-speed automatic; sedan – $57,490
2009 Holden Commodore Calais V-Series; 3.6-litre, six-cylinder, petrol; six-speed automatic; sedan – $56,790
2009 Nissan Maxima Ti; 3.5-litre, six-cylinder, petrol; CVT gearbox; sedan – $46,990
2009 Honda Accord [...]

German luxury marques boom in China

The booming Chinese car market continues to be one of the few bright spots for German luxury manufacturers, which have drawn few benefits from scrapping programs in the UK, US and Europe.
Mercedes-Benz, Audi and BMW all posted year-on-year volume gains of more than 35 per cent in the China last month in stark contrast [...]

2010 Audi A8 spy pics

The current Audi A8 has been on sale since 2003 and since that time has only received a minor facelift to keep it fresh alongside the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Lexus LS and even the all-new BMW 7-series. The minor styling changes implemented during that facelift will have to soldier on for a few more months as [...]

Lagonda to join forces on S-Class based sedan?

The almost unmitigated failure that was the Lagonda SUV Concept, unveiled earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show, has, despite its public rejection, paved the way for Aston Martin to revive the Lagonda brand with reports today suggesting these may take the form of a Mercedes-Benz S-Class based offering from the famous name.

Expected to [...]

Brabus SV12 R Biturbo Frankfurt debut

Brabus has never been known for its conservative tuning, and its latest model – the Mercedes-Benz S-Class derived SV12 R – isn’t about to spoil that reputation.

With a biturbo V12 engine under the bonnet, the Brabus SV12 R churns out an insane 552kW and peak torque of 1350Nm.
In Brabus’ own words, the SV12 R Biturbo [...]

Toyota considers Daimler partnership – report

A report from German paper Auto Motor und Sport says Toyota is considering a partnership with European heavy-weight Daimler.

After Toyota’s recent collaboration with Aston Martin on a small car project, the idea may not be as silly as it sounds.

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Top Gear Australia Season 2 finale preview

Just as Top Gear in the UK starts off its new series, our own home-grown version is set to come to a climactic close with the final episode of the second season due to air next Monday.

In the finale, Steve claims his prize for beating James in the mobility scooter race by reviewing the iconic [...]

2009 Mercedes-Benz Experimental Safety Vehicle

Mercedes-Benz has long been a pioneer of innovative safety features which are traditionally first introduced in the flagship S-Class before finding their way into the mainstream.

Now the brand has unveiled the 2009 ESF Experimental Safety Vehicle – the first of its kind to be built by Mercedes-Benz since 1974 – which is packed with the [...]

2009 Mercedes-AMG S-Class range unveiled

Following the official unveiling of the new Mercedes-Benz flagship S-Class range, AMG has also revealed its performance adaptation of the top-of-the-line luxury saloon.

With the Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG and S 65 AMG, the in-house German tuners have taken a subtle approach to maintain the striking appearance of the S-Class while becoming slightly more flamboyant under [...]

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