The tire wear problem that dogged the Mercedes-Benz factory team for the first half of the season is no longer a problem. Their car, however, lacks the speed it once had. Hamilton stole the show in Saturday qualifying, waiting until the last possible moment to bag pole position for Sunday’s race. But on the day […] More »
By: Lane Anderson | August 26, 2013
While it wasn’t called a “C-Class” until 1993, Mercedes-Benz has delivered more than 10 million units of its “mid-range car” to customers worldwide since 1982. Originally called the Mercedes-Benz 190, it was launched as the smallest car in the Benz lineup; because of this, many referred to it as the “Baby Benz”. The first generation W201 […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 26, 2013
Spa Francorchamps rarely disappoints. The high-speed, low-downforce circuit in the Ardennes forest of Belgium had the most exhilarating qualifying session of the season. The final man to record a time in the session wound up being the quickest. That man was Lewis Hamilton. Q3 began with a rain shower. All drivers began the session on slicks. […] More »
By: Lane Anderson | August 24, 2013
The image you see above isn’t really our photo of the week. The one below is. Forum member “marcmaddox” attempted to post an image of his 2005 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG, asking forum members to critique his car and photography/editing skills. Unfortunately, marcmaddox came up 529,920 pixels short, so an error message was posted instead. Forum members […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 23, 2013
While Mercedes has released a handful of official “spy-photos” of the upcoming SLC sportscar – previously known as the “baby SLS” – some weeks ago, these are now the first spy-photos showing the sportscar racing down the Nürburgring. Reportedly codenamed the C190, the prototype is heavily camouflaged but appears to be heavily influenced by the SLS […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | August 23, 2013
The Motor Trend Best Driver’s Car competition is fast becoming the U.S. version of Top Gear’s Power Lap. Seeing different contenders with varying chassis setups handle similar conditions might be the pinnacle of consumer reporting for enthusiasts. For today’s Best Driver’s Car video, the 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series makes its way around Mazda Raceway […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 22, 2013
We’ve known Mercedes has been planning an S-Class plug-in hybrid since 2009’s Vision S500 Plug-In Hybrid concept. In July we reported the production version would be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Now Mercedes-Benz has revealed the S500 Plug-In Hybrid. First off, we’re really impressed with a land yacht that can get 78 mpg and […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 21, 2013
