Category: Technology

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 »

For those of you who have serious road rage issues, please seek help from a qualified professional. After that, consider that if you decide to ram into John Doe’s parked Chevy Malibu at 25 mph, the total damage cost will amount to $28,131 according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Now, most people […] More »

To commemorate the 125th anniversary of Bertha Benz’s famous 100-kilometer drive to promote the automobile’s usefulness, Mercedes-Benz has become “the first motor manufacturer to demonstrate the feasibility of autonomous driving on both interurban and urban routes,” according to the voluminous press release below. We quote that passage because other automakers like Audi have demonstrated autonomous […] More »

Mode Carbon has just introduced their Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Luftstrom Rear Diffuser, and they posted some pics to our forum demonstrating how nice this more aggressive design looks. As a result, the thread is blowing up with “oohs” and “ahhs”. The diffuser’s bolder fins nicely complement the AMG quad exhaust tips, as well as the C63 AMG’s overall […] More »