All-wheel drive is becoming more popular in luxury vehicles. AMG is ecstatic about the success of its 4MATIC offerings: in some markets where buyers can opt for two or all-wheel drive on the same model, the all-wheel-drive version’s take rate exceeds 90 percent. If you are on the fence about whether your next Benz should […] More »
If you own an AMG Mercedes-Benz, it is likely you enjoy revving the nuts off your hand-built engine just for shits and giggles. When revved, AMG power plants are designed to provide you a high proportion of giggles relative to shits; conversely, an AMG car’s intense acceleration and handling is designed to provide your passengers […] More »
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 »
Apparently people really like all-wheel-drive AMGs — they’re selling so well that AMG is looking to increase its AWD offerings. An example of all-wheel drive’s popularity can be seen with the E63 AMG: in some markets where both the rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive models are sold, the take rate for the AWD car is more than […] More »
Mercedes-Benz is bringing its first all-electric vehicle to the U.S. market with the introduction of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive. In anticipation of its early-2014 U.S. arrival, we’re taking a look back at all the cars over the years that have made this vehicle possible. Check out our gallery below for the retrospective. You […] More »
The plug-in hybrid segment gets a lot of attention these days as the trend-setting, cutting-edge portion of the automotive industry, but plug-in hybrids have been around for a long time, and in typical ahead-of-the-curve fashion, Mercedes-Benz experimented with a plug-in hybrid prototype way back in 1982. If you’re over 40, I would apologize for the […] More »
For this week’s edition of the “AMG Monday Morning Wake-Up Call” we get to take a walk around the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4MATIC with Will Vetter, AMG’s assistant product manager. The AMG exterior treatment is more subtle than on other AMG models, but under the skin, AMG has been more liberal. The aluminum-intensive S-Class […] More »