Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG wins Golden Steering Wheel Award
November 6, 2009 by Karl Peskett
Filed under AMG, Car News, Mercedes-Benz
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
November 2, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, Car News, Mercedes-Benz, spy photos
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
October 29, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Filed under Car News, Mercedes-Benz, spy photos
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
October 26, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Filed under Car News, Mercedes-Benz, spy photos
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
October 22, 2009 by George Skentzos
Filed under AMG, Car News, Mercedes-Benz
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 [...]
2009 Mercedes-Benz S-Class
October 20, 2009 by Alborz Fallah
Filed under Car News, In car technology, Mercedes-Benz
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 [...]
Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG lands in Australia
October 12, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Filed under Car News, Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz is fast-tracking its eagerly anticipated E 63 AMG sedan to Australia following its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Australia has exclusively been able to stipulate a specification to suit our requirements with our E 63 AMG’s fitted as standard with rear boot lip spoiler, sun protection pack and 19-inch alloy wheels – all of [...]
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabrio spy pics
October 9, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Filed under Car News, Convertibles, Mercedes-Benz, spy photos
Here’s prove Mercedes is hard working on the next generation E-Class Cabrio (so far called CLK) – and of the fact that the coupé’s beautiful sister will get a retractable hardtop.
Clearly visible is the joint between the windshield frame and the front edge of the roof. The wider disguise of the c-post and the longer [...]
German luxury marques boom in China
October 8, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Filed under Audi, BMW, Car News, China, Daimler, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen
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 [...]
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing ‘flies’ onto Museum
October 7, 2009 by George Skentzos
Filed under AMG, Car News, Gallery, Mercedes-Benz
While it may be referred to as the Gullwing, flying is certainly not a forte of the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG – or at least it shouldn’t be.
This feat occurred in Stuttgart, Germany with Mercedes lifting an SLS AMG onto the roof terrace of its Museum for a new exhibit – naturally with the gullwing [...]
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG to Appear in Gran Turismo 5
September 24, 2009 by George Skentzos
Filed under AMG, Car News, Mercedes-Benz
With the video game industry easily surpassing the film industry as a multi-billion dollar entertainment juggernaut, car companies are quickly embracing their roles in the virtual world with Mercedes-Benz today highlighting the role of its new SLS AMG in the upcoming Gran Turismo sequel.
With the official release of Gran Turismo 5 just around the corner, [...]


