Category: Technology

Late last year, 6SpeedOnline spread the word that Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin agreed to a technical partnership in which the former firm would supply V8 engines to the latter. Now, the finer details of the union are coming to light.  The head of Mercedes-Benz’s car division, Dr. Dieter Zetsche, said, “A subtle involvement with Aston Martin […] More »

You know those videos with mind-blowing action and the fine print at the bottom that states something to the effect of “All stunts performed in a controlled environment”?  Yeah… This is not one of those videos. Matt Farah and superspeedersRob drove out to a remote location in a $150,000 bulletproof  S600 to see if it […] More »

Now that’s more like it. Mercedes position as an engine manufacturer means we get to see their name on more than one car. This one though, this is their baby. I think this car looks leagues better than McLaren’s car. That, I think, is due to the front end looking fairly normal compared to the […] More »

Spend a week at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) and you’ll feel like you’ve seen every product there is to see in your Earthly existence. There was especially a lot to see at the Mercedes-Benz booth, like really cool watches that can show you the status of your car on the watch face, and a new […] More »

Mercedes-Benz has cooked up a snack-sized container of alphabet soup: the 2015 GLA45 AMG. Its hand-built, direct-injected and turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine serves up 355 horsepower and 332 lb.-ft. of torque.  Those figures make it “the most powerful series-production four-cylinder engine in the world.”  AMG’s 4MATIC all-wheel-drive and SPEEDSHIFT DCT dual-clutch seven-speed transmission digest that […] More »

All-wheel drive is becoming more popular in luxury vehicles. AMG is ecstatic about the success of its 4MATIC offerings: in some markets where buyers can opt for two or all-wheel drive on the same model, the all-wheel-drive version’s take rate exceeds 90 percent. If you are on the fence about whether your next Benz should […] More »

If you own an AMG Mercedes-Benz, it is likely you enjoy revving the nuts off your hand-built engine just for shits and giggles. When revved, AMG power plants are designed to provide you a high proportion of giggles relative to shits; conversely, an AMG car’s intense acceleration and handling is designed to provide your passengers […] More »