Have you ever wondered how fast the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E350 4MATIC Coupe gets to 60 mph at one mile above sea level? No? I bet you’re wondering now. The video below will satisfy your wonderment, but first some reference knowledge: with a 4,001-lb. curb weight, Mercedes-Benz says the E350 can hit 60 mph in 6.1 […] More »

There is a 120-horsepower chasm between the 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG and the 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS that you are about to see in the Fifth Gear track battle below. Which car will be victorious? The Mercedes with its 550-horsepower biturbo V8, or the Porsche with a relatively puny 430 horsepower V8? This may seem like […] More »

The Mercedes-Benz G-Class doesn’t need to be fast to be cool, but extra horsepower doesn’t hurt, either, so when it comes to cool off-roaders, a G-Class in AMG guise is the R-134a of SUVs. Weistec Engineering has taken a 2007 G55 AMG and increased its cool factor even more by creating the fastest G55 in the […] More »

We’re giving you a double dose of AMG action in this week’s AMG Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. In the first video, check out RENNtech’s Stage 1 tune for the A45 AMG that bumps output to 414 horsepower and 393 lb-ft of torque at about 27 pounds of boost.   In the next video, the cylinder […] More »

This drift battle comically spans a wide bandwidth of the automotive-enthusiast sector. In the upper-crust corner we have the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG. In the hooligan’s corner we have a Nissan 200SX. The UK version of the Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG is only offered in rear-wheel drive, so the amount of slip angle it can achieve […] 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 »

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 »