We’re adding a bit of external combustion (fire) to your AMG Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. Mercedes AMG Petronas has released video of a 2.4-liter FO108 V8 F1 engine that’s on a strict fire diet. V8 engines are about to take their final bow at Formula One, making way for the introduction of the 1.6-liter turbocharged […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | November 20, 2013
Let’s take it back to 2011 with a pair of videos. In the first video, NASCAR driver Tony Stewart takes the helm of Lewis Hamilton’s 2008 Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes Formula One car. Stewart wastes no time in winding out the McLaren MP4-23’s Mercedes-Benz 2.4-liter V8 to its 19,000-rpm limit. You’ll hear magical sounds as the F1 […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | November 14, 2013
A 2004 Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG recently annihilated Alex Roy’s previous cross-country driving record of 31 hours and 4 minutes. The record was broken by Ed Bolian, a guy who teaches Sunday school with his wife … he also sells Lamborghinis. Helping Bolian break the law was his co-driver Dave Black, and Dan Huang, the passenger/navigator. While the record has not been […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | October 30, 2013
…But not first place. The Indian GP yesterday saw reigning champ Sebastian Vettel clinch the F1 championship, his fourth in a row. Tires were an issue once again as the soft options suffered from early degradation affecting all drivers except Sebastian Vettel. Who, of course, qualified on the pole. The Mercedes-AMG Petronas cars were strong […] More »
By: Yoav Gilad | October 28, 2013
Mercedes-Benz invited Chris Harris and former F1 driver David Coulthard to drive a 220 Sedan in the Nurburgring round of the Langstreckencup (Long Distance Cup), the world’s largest historic endurance racing series. Harris was so excited by the invitation that he bought a suit. Not a racing suit, mind you, but a poorly-fitting business suit. […] More »
By: Yoav Gilad | October 25, 2013
For this week’s AMG Monday Morning Wake-Up Call, we’re taking you down under for a drag race pitting the Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG against the HSV (Holden Special Vehicles) Gen-F GTS. Under the hood, the Mercedes is equipped with the most powerful production four-cylinder engine in the world. The HSV GTS is the most powerful car […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | October 15, 2013
The Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG is a pretty quick machine. It can easily outrun scooters, Prius, kittens, 911s and some M-group BMWs. We’re pretty sure that this SL can outrun, well, anything with wheels. Why? Because it pulls on a couple of Yamaha R1’s from 50 or so km/h up past 300 km/h (that’s over 186 […] More »
By: Yoav Gilad | October 10, 2013
