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 »
As much as I love girls in American flag bikinis (a lot), that’s not why I care about the CLA. Mercedes might be turning to sorta-clothed women and hip advertising to make it appeal to my millenial self, but all they had to do was show me this: I don’t really know what racing series—if […] More »
“Expensive” is a relative term, but most multi-millionaires would agree the Mercedes-Benz S-Class is an expensive car. For the 2014 model year, however, that “expensive” claim will be only 97.8 percent as true. In October when the new W222 S-Class Benz arrives in showrooms, the well-equipped base S550 will cost $93,825 … $2,100 less than […] More »
We love the design of the Mercedes-Benz Concept S-Class Coupé that was just unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Now let’s have a look at the front: Are you not reminded of Felonious Gru from Despicable Me? Uncanny, right? The resemblance makes the S-Class Coupé concept no less striking, but what a coincidence. Now for the newsy […] More »
Contemporary Mercedes-Benz commercials have a distinctive look that touts the marque’s sophistication. At times, though, the “Best or Nothing” campaign has felt stuffy, and maybe a bit too “old money”. Enter the commercial below, directed by the talented Casey Neistat. The star of this commercial is the 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class. Because the CLA is targeting […] More »
The Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG is found in the upper reaches of the MB civility scale, so seeing someone drive a CL like they stole it is a breath of fresh air, especially for an AMG Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. It’s not often you get to see this car’s 536 horsepower and 590 lb-ft of torque unleashed, […] More »
These Photos of the Week come courtesy of Bay-Area MBWorld forum member “isamubenz” who recently installed a RevoZport carbon fiber body kit on his 2012 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Wagon. This kit is very clean looking, and works well with the stock wheels. isamubenz would like to get new wheels, but we think this car looks fine as is. Here’s […] More »
