Category: C-Class

Aluminum is a long-time sweetheart of the auto industry.  It’s been used in the Audi Space Frame for years.  Jaguar crafts its vehicles out of the lightweight metal.  Even the new Range Rover is made from it.  On the domestic front, Ford will make its best-selling F-150 pickup out of aluminum starting with the 2015 […] More »

If you compare the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Edition 507 coupe with the Audi RS 5 solely on the basis of name length, the Mercedes wins by a mile. If you compare both cars in their totality, things become more complicated. You may like the C63 more than the RS 5, but does it beat the […] More »

The 2014 Mercedes-Benz CL550 4MATIC is the third most expensive new car to insure in America, with a nationally averaged $3,019 per-year premium. Driving a Mercedes-Benz represents success and accomplishment, but even the richest people get irked at high insurance rates. If you are privileged enough to own a 2014 Mercedes-Benz CL550 4MATIC, SLS AMG GT, G63 […] More »

I couldn’t think of any better quote to describe the current (and future) states of the C63 better than the wise words of hip-hop lyrical prophets, The Wu-Tang Clan  “You gotta diversify your bonds, n____.” And in these simple, but truly powerful terms, that’s exactly what the C-Class is looking to do. For a long while, […] More »

Ah, yes. The C63 AMG Black Series. Mercedes’ ultimate C-Class. More than any other brand, Mercedes has positioned itself as luxury. Their designs are smooth, classy, understated. Even the AMG models tend to be rather reserved. But the Black Series? No. The C63 AMG Black Series is what the C-Class sees when it looks into a […] More »

Automotive magazines are like casinos.  They’re skilled at making sure they win more often than they lose.  Motor Trend recently hedged its bets by testing a 2014 Audi RS 5 against a 2014 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG 507 Edition coupe.  Ron Kiino, Jonny Lieberman and Randy Pobst were going to have a great time, no matter […] More »

Without the assistance of teleportation or guided nuclear missiles, it’s nigh on impossible to outrun cops in the U.S. In a country like Sweden, however, it seems a fast car is all one needs to evade the police. Seeing a Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG outrun Swedish rozzers not once, but twice, is a reminder of how […] More »