2010 Mercedes-Benz SLK spy pics

It might seem too soon to talk about the next generation of Mercedes-Benz SLK, but some rumours already suggest the car could appear in showrooms as soon as late next year.

Looking at the rendering received today, the next-generation SLK looks a lot like a smaller version of Merc’s SL.
From the technical side of things, the [...]

Mercedes-Benz F1 sells McLaren, buys Brawn

Formula One powerhouse Mercedes-Benz is selling its share of McLaren and has bought a majority stake in Brawn GP.

Team principal Ross Brawn – who led Jenson Button to this year’s title and was technical director for Michael Schumacher’s seven world championships – will remain at the helm of the new team.
The takeover creates “Mercedes Grand [...]

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Review & Road Test

The E-Class is a class act

Model Tested:

2009 Mercedes-Benz E500 Elegance; 5.5-litre V8, petrol; seven-speed automatic; sedan – $178,900*

Quality; space; power; drivetrain smoothness; standard equipment
Ride can be a little choppy
CarAdvice Rating:
It’s funny how the world goes in cycles. Long hair, short hair and back to long hair again. Light colours, dark colours and [...]

Mercedes-Benz aims for a Classic Record in Adelaide

The Classic Adelaide Rally kicks off next Wednesday with Mercedes-Benz entering the grueling event for its thirteenth consecutive year.
This year Mercedes-Benz will have four cars competing in the “Thoroughbred Touring” category.

Leading the charge is Vern Schuppan who will be driving a new 285kW AMG Sports Mercedes-Benz E500 coupe. Schuppan comes from Adelaide and competes in [...]

2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS spy pics

CarAdvice have today received a couple of spy pics of the upcoming 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS.

Already wearing less disguise than last time, these pics allow us to clearly see far more of the shape of this second generation Mercedes CLS.
Power is expected to come from a wide range of sources among which are petrol, petrol-turbo and [...]

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 [...]

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG wins Golden Steering Wheel Award

The iconic 300SL Gullwing’s spiritual successor, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, won the title of Best Super Sports Car in the 2009 Golden Steering Wheel awards yesterday.
Out of a field of eleven, the SLS AMG triumphed, receiving more than a third of votes from the quarter of a million readers of Bild am Sonntag, Auto Bild [...]

Mercedes-Benz ML-Class spy pics

Earlier today our spy photographers caught the all-new Mercedes M-class during a first test-drive close to the firm’s headquarters. The car won’t make it to the dealers before the second half of 2011 – and here we have shots of the new SUV in full glory!

Judging from these exclusive spy-pictures, the new ML won’t get [...]

2011 Mercedes-Benz B-Class spy pics

Here are the first ever shots of the all-new Mercedes B-class, expected to hit showrooms in the third-quarter of 2011.

It’s the car that fans of the current model won’t like: the new car will discontinue today’s B-class’ overall layout of a super-mini MPV in favour of a more hatchback-like design. Much more than a Sports-Tourer, [...]

Mercedes-Benz CLS AMG spy pics

The next-generation Mercedes-Benz CLS AMG has been spied testing out in the open. While the normal CLS has been caught a number of times, this is the first time that we see the high-performance AMG model strutting its stuff in public. Its side mirror indicators have the same design style as the E-Class sedan and [...]

Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG with a shot of SLS

Mercedes-Benz has released a new optional Performance Package Plus for the C 63 AMG, adding extra grunt and style to cater for the most power-hungry sports driver.

The package is available for the saloon and estate models, boosting peak output by 22kW to 358kW, approaching the level of performance offered by C-Class DTM vehicles at 377kW.
It [...]

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