Ah, yes. The C63 AMG Black Series. Mercedes’ ultimate C-Class. More than any other brand, Mercedes has positioned itself as luxury. Their designs are smooth, classy, understated. Even the AMG models tend to be rather reserved. But the Black Series? No. The C63 AMG Black Series is what the C-Class sees when it looks into a […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | February 13, 2014
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 »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 12, 2014
It’s true that you learn something new everyday. I just discovered that I was misinformed about commercials. How silly of me to think that television ads are typically for products that are necessary and/or affordable to the vast majority of consumers. This mid-2000s spot from Mercedes-Benz for the SLR McLaren taught me it’s worth alerting […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 11, 2014
For as long as the Mercedes-Benz G-Class and the Land Rover Range Rover have been staples in the high-end luxury SUV segment, you would think they have a lot in common. True, the G63 AMG and the Range Rover Supercharged in this test are both V8-powered, leather-lined rigs that kick ass off road. After that, […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 10, 2014
Ladies and gentlemen, please bow your heads and join Chris Harris in a moment of silence. The introduction of the 2015 C-Class means its W204 iteration is not long for this world. In departing showroom floors, it will also take the naturally aspirated 6.2-liter V8 C63 AMG along with it. Mercedes’s next-generation hot rod is […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 7, 2014
The steel, rubber and glass equivalent of Bigfoot has been spotted in the northeastern United States, people! Mercedes-Benz’s G63 AMG 6×6 is a 9,000-pound beast and its leaving its 37-inch tire tracks in New Jersey and New York. What’s more surprising than the three-axle offroader’s looks (and its 7.8-second zero to 60 time) is its […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 5, 2014
Late last year, 6SpeedOnline spread the word that Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin agreed to a technical partnership in which the former firm would supply V8 engines to the latter. Now, the finer details of the union are coming to light. The head of Mercedes-Benz’s car division, Dr. Dieter Zetsche, said, “A subtle involvement with Aston Martin […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 5, 2014
