Mercedes-Benz has been around the automotive industry since 1886 with Karl Benz creating the first petrol car. There were a great number of influential people involved with the beginnings of Merecedes-Benz. Early on they had racing success that has continued till the current day. In Australia they currently have 35 models available such as the S63 AMG, SLK, C63, E63, Cl-Class, SLK, G Series, GL Series & ML Series. The Mercedes-Benz logo is the best recognised symbol in the world.
Bigger and bolder than before, the new Mercedes-Benz GLS400d packs plenty of presence and room for the whole family.
Time has passed, competitors have updated, and there’s a new V6 variant at the top of the range, but can Mercedes-Benz’s mainstay X250d ute hold its own in Australia’s huge ute market?
What does a hundred grand in van get you these days? Quite a bit, in fact. ...
The updated Mercedes-Benz GLC keeps the top-selling luxury SUV fresh. But if you can stretch to the pricier GLC300 version, you ought to.
The Mercedes-Benz EQC, the company's first series-production electric vehicle, is now on sale in Australia. Is it a worthy contender for your shopping list? To find out, Mike Costello takes a first drive on Australian roads.
Mercedes-Benz launches new-generation cars every other week, but whole new nameplates are rarer things. Enter the family-focused GLB small SUV...
A popular model for Mercedes-Benz, the revised GLC must take the fight to other heavy hitters in the segment. With new infotainment and tech inclusions, it is primed for that fight.
Best ute 2019 comparison: Ford Ranger v Toyota HiLux v Mitsubishi Triton v Nissan Navara v Isuzu D-Max v Holden Colorado v Volkswagen Amarok v Mazda BT-50 v Mercedes X-Class v Ssangyong Musso XLV v LDV T60 It’s the most comprehensive test we’ve undertaken: 11 of Australia’s top-selling double-cab utes compared side-by-side...
Prospective buyers of big luxury SUVs are spoiled for choice, and here are three of the best. The BMW X5 is an enduring top seller and almost certainly the storied Bavarian brand’s most important model, offering an unmistakable look with dynamic handling...
We test 11 of the best double-cab utes on sale in Australia today, including towing, loading, in the city and suburbs, and off-road.
There's a new-generation 3 Series in town. Yep, it's that time again.
The new 2020 Mercedes-Benz A250 sedans are now in Australia, rounding out the local 2020 A-Class sedan line-up. There are two A250 sedan variants available: the front-wheel-drive A250 from $53,000 and the all-wheel-drive A250 4Matic from $59,200. (Both prices exclude on-road costs...
When Mercedes-Benz introduced the current S-Class Cabriolet in 2016, it was the first factory droptop available in the Sonderklasse line since 1971. It may also be the last. Autocar reports the S-Class Cabriolet and its coupe sibling will end production in 2022, the next generation of S-Class going sedan-only...
Sometimes the best-laid plans go awry, and I’d never want to discourage a car manufacturer from rolling the dice and having a crack. But when it comes to automotive miscalculations, the short life of Mercedes-Benz Vans’ X-Class pickup has to rate pretty highly on the list, and serve as a lesson to others...
The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQS concept, revealed at last year’s Frankfurt motor show, was a dazzling, futuristic-looking concept car, as concept cars tend to be. If you were worried something would be lost in the transition to production EQS, Mercedes-Benz has released some official photographs of the concept and a pre-production prototype side-by-side to put your mind at ease...
As an admitted geek who cares more about gigahertz than horsepower, I've wanted a car with adaptive cruise control for a long time, well before I could afford one. ACC with stop and go down to 0km/h is a great technology with an active radar, allowing for easy driving on long commutes, and increased safety when glancing at screens in stop-start traffic - as most drivers tend to do these days...
I review my friend’s car because I drive and ride the car quite often, and hence I know the car in detail from A to Z. My friend has no time to write an Owner Review as he always busy working on his Mercedes and hunting down classic or rare Mercedes for investment. Thankfully he has a golden heart, allowing me to review and criticise his car...
A pragmatic Mercedes designed to maximise the safe transport for the most important people in your life… as opposed to a Mercedes that looks like you are the most important person in other peoples' lives… When my wife was pregnant with our first child, we had just returned to Melbourne in the summer of 2014 from a stint working overseas...
I’ve previously written two reviews of ‘Panzer’ the W123, and they can be found here and here. Now, at the grand old age of 37, with the odometer having ticked over the 40,000km mark, I thought that perhaps it was time to write another. Part 1: Looking at the W123 through rose coloured glasses I’m writing this while sitting at the dining room table, watching a torrential night-time downpour through a floor-to-ceiling window...
