Vans are pretty awesome pieces of equipment — not minivans, but actual vans. They’re like motorhomes you can drive every day, and that’s pretty cool. All vans currently sold in the United States are two-wheel drive, but that’s about to change because when the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter BlueTEC 4×4 Diesel goes on sale in the U.S. […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | March 6, 2014
Remember, this won’t quite be for the US market, but here’s something interesting from the press desk of Mercedes-Benz. I’ll be honest, the headline itself had me wincing. As I clicked TopGear’s coverage, I expected to hate the ever-loving hell out of this thing, but truth be told, I quite like it. It’s hard to discuss European […] More »
By: Tim Wu | February 4, 2014
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has released a list of 12 cars and trucks that are good at being bad for the environment. The list, titled “Meanest Vehicles for the Environment in 2014” uses something called a “Green Score” to measure a car’s or truck’s environmental friendliness. Factors such as tailpipe emissions […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | January 30, 2014
Before I get into the details, I have to ask you what you think of the “Edition 1” GLA45 AMG’s racing stripes. Are they a bit much? Let me rephrase that: Are they a bit much on a crossover? I’ll reserve judgment because I’m sure you have a lot to say about how Mercedes is […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | January 21, 2014
This six-strong fleet of 1987 Mercedes-Benz Unimogs is for sale … yes, the entire fleet can be yours for $200,000. They are also for sale individually, but imagine how cool it would be to have your very own fleet of Unimogs. Imagine making this Unimog fleet a Christmas present for a loved one. You’d never […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | December 23, 2013
Mercedes-Benz brass has confirmed to Car and Driver that they will be introducing a new crossover based on the ML-Class that will compete with the BMW X6. Your guess is as good as ours regarding what they would call this thing, but “MLC” is a good start at name speculation. For many, cars like the […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | October 11, 2013
The public has a right to know the 0-60, slalom and skid-pad numbers of a CIA-stakeout vehicle/European ambulance, and Edmunds is delivering those numbers with a strong dose of humor, as if track testing the 6,008-lb 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 wasn’t funny enough. The original article includes cackle-inducing paragraphs like this: “If we had a nickel […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | October 7, 2013
