The Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG is a pretty quick machine. It can easily outrun scooters, Prius, kittens, 911s and some M-group BMWs. We’re pretty sure that this SL can outrun, well, anything with wheels. Why? Because it pulls on a couple of Yamaha R1’s from 50 or so km/h up past 300 km/h (that’s over 186 […] More »
By: Yoav Gilad | October 10, 2013
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has just released its safety evaluation for the 2014 Mercedes-Benz M-Class, and the results are “Good”, meaning all its crashworthiness ratings were marked “Good”, which is the highest rating the IIHS awards vehicles. It’s time for Mercedes-Benz brass to crack open a bottle of Dom Pérignon because this […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | October 9, 2013
The plug-in hybrid segment gets a lot of attention these days as the trend-setting, cutting-edge portion of the automotive industry, but plug-in hybrids have been around for a long time, and in typical ahead-of-the-curve fashion, Mercedes-Benz experimented with a plug-in hybrid prototype way back in 1982. If you’re over 40, I would apologize for the […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | October 9, 2013
Through our forum, I was surprised to learn the Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan lacks two features one would expect in the midsize luxury segment: power-folding side mirrors and rear-door sun shades. Power-folding mirrors are available as an option everywhere except in the United States; the same goes for rear-door sun shades and three-zone climate control. This […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | October 8, 2013
Look under the hood of the Mercedes Benz CLA45 AMG, and you’ll find the most powerful production four-banger in the world, with 355 horsepower and 332 lb-ft of torque. How does Mercedes-Benz achieve a specific output of 177 horsepower per liter? Boost, and heaps of it — 26.1 pounds, to be exact. All that power […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | October 8, 2013
For this week’s edition of the “AMG Monday Morning Wake-Up Call” we get to take a walk around the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4MATIC with Will Vetter, AMG’s assistant product manager. The AMG exterior treatment is more subtle than on other AMG models, but under the skin, AMG has been more liberal. The aluminum-intensive S-Class […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | October 7, 2013
The public has a right to know the 0-60, slalom and skid-pad numbers of a CIA-stakeout vehicle/European ambulance, and Edmunds is delivering those numbers with a strong dose of humor, as if track testing the 6,008-lb 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 wasn’t funny enough. The original article includes cackle-inducing paragraphs like this: “If we had a nickel […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | October 7, 2013
