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The marketing team of Mercedes-Benz is one confident group of people. Their confidence is reflected on a video that was released recently showing the love of a number of people for the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3. A number of people were shown on the video talking about the car in German and was posted on the official YouTube channel of Mercedes-Benz AMG.

Tesla had a rocky year back in 2008 when the company had trouble securing resources. According to Elon Musk, the company’s Chief Executive, their earlier woes were so bad that the company nearly shut down. He had to spend nearly all his personal reserve in an effort to save it. But thanks to a timely investment by Daimler, by pouring $50 million into the company, it was able to support its operations

With the new engine configuration set to come into play in the 2014 Formula One season, teams are scrambling to find the right engine supplier to be competitive starting next year. The Williams F1 team is the recent team has decide on Mercedes-Benz as their engine supplier.

News out of Germany confirms that Mercedes-Benz will be releasing their Porsche 911 fighter come 2016. We know it as the SLC. Despite having a lot of sporty 2-door models, Mercedes really doesn’t have a dedicated smallish sports car. Tentative pricing rumors slot the SLC between a Carrera S and a 4S.

Skylar Diggins, a third overall draft in the Tulsa Shock team of the WNBA this year, was definitely surprised when she found a white Mercedes-Benz complete with a red bow just after her graduation ceremony from the University of Notre Dame last Sunday, May 19. It turned out that it was a surprise gift from Jay-Z, her sports agent, through his sports representation agency called Roc Nation Sports.

Many racing game fans got a treat when Gran Turismo 6 was announced recently at the game’s 15th Anniversary event at the famed Silverstone circuit, which also happens to be one of the seven new locations in the game. That’s not the only new thing slated for GT6, as three new Mercedes-Benz AMG models are also set to make their virtual debut: the SLS AMG GT3, the E63 AMG, and the A45 AMG.

The Mercedes-Benz SL model was given a facelift recently by the luxury car manufacturer. The modifications include the addition of some equipment and will be included in the models that will come out of the production line in June.
Although the equipment added into the AMG Sports models are priced at £6,625 the price tags of the vehicles have gone down. The Mercedes-Benz SL350 AMG Sports is priced at £69,960, which is lower than the £72,520 of the SL350.