Tag: 4Matic

There are certain things to which we all look forward: that unnecessarily slow walk to the front door after a great first date, the next episode of Top Gear, pay day … and AMG converting a standard Mercedes-Benz into a velvet-wrapped sledgehammer.

The world has been waiting for the 2015 S-Class Coupe for quite a while.  And now that it’s finally here, it’s hard to pay attention to it…as a whole. Mercedes-Benz can blame its own active curve tilting function. “The vehicle leans into bends much like a motorcyclist, thereby reducing the lateral acceleration acting on the […] More »

In years past, family truckster duties were handled by vehicles such as the affordable Chevrolet Suburban and the Jeep Grand Wagoneer.  Mercedes has had just such a rig on the market for a much shorter time: the GL-Class.  Motor Trend recently made one its long-term test vehicle.  It ended up being loaded in more ways […] More »

Mercedes-Benz has cooked up a snack-sized container of alphabet soup: the 2015 GLA45 AMG. Its hand-built, direct-injected and turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine serves up 355 horsepower and 332 lb.-ft. of torque.  Those figures make it “the most powerful series-production four-cylinder engine in the world.”  AMG’s 4MATIC all-wheel-drive and SPEEDSHIFT DCT dual-clutch seven-speed transmission digest that […] More »

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 »

These Photos of the Week come from MBWorld forum member “rhukster” who has just taken delivery of his 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S 4MATIC in Palladium Silver Metallic. Here are some of this car’s features: Carbon Fiber Exterior Package 19″ AMG Black 10-Spoke Wheels Black Interior Black Ash Wood Trim Lane Tracking Package With a 5.5L biturbo […] 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 »