Marcus Slater, Author at MBWorld - Page 16 of 24

For all the high-tech safety equipment that Mercedes packs into their E-Class, they can’t quite seem to out engineer stupid. I mean, most people have forgotten to pull up the parking brake at some point, I get that. However, most people realize their error before getting out of the car. Here’s what happens when that […] More »

Choosing between these two is like the Sophie’s choice of modern Mercedes. On one hand you have the CLK63 AMG Black. The guys at AMG finally decided that America was ready for a full-fat sportscar and brought it over in 2008. 500hp and 465 lb-ft of torque later, it won the hearts and minds of […] More »

The E-Class is not a race car. No one looks at Mercedes’ line-up and says “you know, the E-Class is the perfect platform for a track toy.”  And yet, here we are with another souped up E-Class that’s more than capable of burning down the drag strip. Not that we’re complaining, of course. There’s absolutely […] More »

Brabus is best known for turning mild-mannered Mercedes into brutally powerful road cars. So it’s with a quizzical eye that we look on their latest work: the Brabus A-Class. To be fair, Brabus is deals in all Mercedes. It’s just that we’re used to seeing the fire breathing torque monsters that haunt the dreams of […] More »

Mercedes is an old, old, old company. They’re the oldest automaker in the world. As such they have more history, more strange stories and odd facts than most other companies on the planet. We’ve gathered a few here that are interesting enough to bring up in normal conversation (with other Mercedes nerds, obviously) but not […] More »

Electric cars are coming, there’s no question about that. The allure of constant, instant torque and a freedom from gasoline dependency is just too good of a combo to pass up. Mercedes isn’t dragging their feet about it either. They’ve already announced plans for an all electric B-Class, but to show how serious they are, […] More »

And it looks… a lot like a baby CLS. I guess that’s what we expected and Mercedes really has followed through in that regard. Even the front bumper is reminiscent of the 2012 CLS, complete with gaping scoops at the corner of it’s front bumper. I think it’s lost a little bit of elegance from […] More »