Tag: Video

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 »

Let’s take it back to 2011 with a pair of videos. In the first video, NASCAR driver Tony Stewart takes the helm of Lewis Hamilton’s 2008 Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes Formula One car. Stewart wastes no time in winding out the McLaren MP4-23’s Mercedes-Benz 2.4-liter V8 to its 19,000-rpm limit. You’ll hear magical sounds as the F1 […] More »

There’s something satisfying about seeing an AMG engine getting hand-built. It’s almost as satisfying as being around when your first-born child is being conceived. The AMG engine production video that is about to satisfy you reminds me of the Modern Family rerun I stumbled upon last night. It was the episode titled “Caught in the Act” […] More »

The Mercedes-Benz CLA250, which has been darting off showroom floors, is an emotional buy. You won’t fit 25 kids in the back, and don’t even think about loading their soccer gear in the trunk. In other words, as far as (coupe-like) sedans go, this isn’t the most practical car. As the video below says, “The […] More »

We’ve got a pre-facelift W204 to facilitate this week’s AMG Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. In this video, you’ll see a C63 AMG with x-pipe exhaust performing some smoky acceleration runs … pretty standard stuff, but the way it does it is so appealing. For instance, at 1:15, it appears the C63’s revs make a distant […] More »

Watch this Mercedes-Benz S-Class walk-around video and you’ll discover they tried to resemble the qualities of a boat in the exterior design. A boat? Interesting. When I think of “boaty” cars, I think of Lincolns and Cadillacs of the ’70s … I don’t want to think of an S-Class as a boat. The “boaty” design […] More »

If you ever lay your eyes on a Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing in person, chances are it is a show car you’re admiring at Pebble Beach or a museum. Cars like the 300SL are meant for preservation … they are the automotive version of Joan Rivers’ face. The Gullwing you will see in the video throws […] More »