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2011 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG and CL65 AMG Announced With 536 And 620 Horsepower
The Mercedes-Benz CL63 is the perfect car for a wealthy bachelor. A fast two door coupe that can squire you and a friend (or two) around in totally isolated luxury, but still powerful enough to give most honest sports cars a fright. The CL65 takes it up another notch without being ostentatious, and for this year,…
Porsche Won’t Participate In Horsepower Wars
Porsche AG says it wants no part in the ever escalating horsepower race, and will instead focus on engineering the vehicle as one unit, taking into account the power, handling and fuel economy aspects to develop world beating vehicles. “Our engineers are holding back on power – they are looking elsewhere now” for optimum performance,…
Mercedes A-Class to Get AMG Tuning, Spawn CLC Model for North America
In the past, if you wanted a hopped-up version of an A-Class Mercedes you’d have to talk to one of the many German tuners, like Brabus. But according to a new report Mercedes will develop its own high-performance version of the upcoming A-Class under the AMG brand. Targeting the Volkswagen Golf R, this new model…
2011 Mercedes E63 Gets Bump to 525-HP
For the 2011 model year Mercedes has announced a short list of updates to its E63 AMG super-sedan, including increases in power and fuel economy. Under the hood, the E63 retains its 6.2-liter V8 engine, with a slight power increase to 525-hp, matching the output of the SL63. The E63 also now features the more…
Hamann Tweaks the Near-Perfect Mercedes SLS AMG
Instead of adorning Mercedes-Benz‘s lovely SLS AMG with a traditional body kit full of lip spoilers, Hamann decided not to mess with the SLS AMG’s natural good looks, but rather bolt-on some larger components to make it stand out. On all four corners are larger 21-inch Design Edition Race “Anodized” wheels with 9-inch width in…
Chinese, U.S. Consumers Have “Bottomless” Appetite For German Luxury Cars
Consumers in China and the United States are fueling the fortunes of German luxury car makers like Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi. Buyers in both countries are going wild for the re-designed Mercedes-Benz E-Class, BMW 5 Series and Audi A8. “The Chinese appetite for German nameplates is absolutely bottomless,” Sascha Gommel, a Frankfurt-based analyst with Commerzbank…
Wald Refreshes Black Bison Styling Kit For Facelifted Mercedes-Benz S-Class
While Lorinser and Carlsson are staple brands for Mercedes-Benz tuning, Wald is hardly overlooked among luxury enthusiasts. The Japanese body kit specialists have revamped their Black Bison Styling Edition kit for the recently facelifted Mercedes-Benz S-Class W221 chassis and it’s looking stellar. It’s not exactly something brilliantly new, but it’s arguably the best looking kit…
Mercedes Planning 9-Speed Automatic Transmission
When Mercedes introduced its 7-speed transmission, the German automaker launched a new era of multi-geared auto-boxes with all other luxury automakers taking part in a bid to offer increased performance and fuel economy. Lexus responded with an 8-speed automatic transmission, Infiniti developed a 7-speed box and both BMW and Audi now have 8-speed units as…
2011 Mercedes CL-Class Gets ‘Corrective Braking’ to Keep You on Track
Mercedes continues to roll out new safety features for its luxurious cars, the latest being for the updated 2011 CL-Class models. The latest innovations include Active Lane Keeping Assist (a similar system is found on the 2011 Infiniti M), as well as Active Blind Spot Assist. The first, Active Lane Keeping Assist works much like…
Mercedes Gran Turismo 5 Contest Will Put 100 Top Virtual Drivers in the SLS Supercar
Has anyone ever told you that playing video games would get you nowhere? What do they known. Gran Turismo 5 is by far the most heavily anticipated driving simulator in the history of video games. So anticipated in fact that many passionate enthusiasts have lost interest with the constant changing of release dates. But nonetheless,…
2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS Revealed Ahead Of Paris Auto Show
Brazilian car site Noticias Automotivas has leaked the first pictures of the all-new redesigned Mercedes-Benz CLS, caught by a car fan who stumbled upon a photoshoot for the new vehicle at Mercedes-Benz’s Stuttgart museum. The current CLS is an iconic design, responsible for launching the “low-slung 4-door coupe” category that’s been aped by the Volkswagen…
Mercedes-Benz Takes Aim At VW Golf With New Small Car Range
Mercedes-Benz’s ungainly A-Class hatchback is known for its tall, Smart-car-on-steroids profile and its legendary failing of the “elk test“. While the current car is fairly successful in Europe, the new car is set to take a totally different direction, resembling a sportier 3-door hatchback and taking aim at the BMW 1-Series, Audi A3 and Volkswagen Golf,…
Carlsson Tunes Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet
Well this is really no surprise from Carlsson. Having already released a tuning package for the sedan, we knew a Cabriolet version wouldn’t be far off. Mercedes-Benz has really done a fantastic job changing the E-Class from mundane luxury sedan to sporty coupe and convertible, filling voids and increasing the breadth of the E-Class moniker….
Smart Developing New Type Of Scooter
Smart is set to unveil a new type of “single track” vehicle at the Paris Auto Show. The vehicle, described as a “plug in scooter”, and is similar to BMW’s ill-fated C1 covered motorcycle. Smart is looking to expand its lineup after failing to turn a profit in the car business. “Smart was originally established…
Report: 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLK AMG To Get V8
Mercedes-Benz‘s current SLK55 AMG has to make do with the least powerful of the AMG V8 engines, a 5.5L V8 making “only” 360 horsepower. By any normal persons standards, this is more than adequate, but considering what the rest of AMG’s lineup gets (a 6.2L V8, a twin turbo 5.5L V8 and a 6.5L twin…
Schumacher Rumored to Retire at Season’s End; Ecclestone Blames Mercedes
When seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher announced his return to motorsports, fans rejoiced and Mercedes was thrilled to have the best-known name in racing on its payroll. Since then, it’s been one disappointment after another, with the legend even being one-upped by his less-experienced team-mate Nico Rosberg. All this has led to rumors…
Matte Silver Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series Profiled in Stunning Photo Shoot
Yes the SL65 Black Series is clearly the favorite in the Black Series popularity contest amongst Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts. But let’s not forget the CLK63 Black Series that’s just as menacing and and exotic as the SL. Perhaps sportier and a little more mild than the SL equivalent, the CLK63 Black Series still holds racecar-bred technology…
CEC Wheels Six Car Bullrun Team Includes Mercedes SL63 With Black Series Conversion
CEC Wheels has just announced their fleet of six vehicles attending this year’s Bullrun Rally. Starting from New York City and ending at Las Vegas, Nevada, we’re fairly confident this year’s Bullrun (which has just gotten underway) will be full of crazy antics. This year’s all star lineup from CEC Wheels consists of a pair…
Italian Superstars Series Brings V8 Heavy Metal to the Race Track [video]
If “regular” Touring and GT class race cars are just too small and too low budget for your taste, then you need to check out the Italian-based Superstars Series, which pits the heavy metal of Grand Tourers against each other in a 10 race season at some of Europe’s (and South Africa’s) greatest racing circuits….
Win a Factory Tour and Test Drive the SLS AMG Supercar? Yes, Please!
As part of their series of SLS AMG ‘Rare Experience’ contests, this time Mercedes-Benz is giving you a chance to win an exclusive guided tour of the AMG factory in Affalterbach, Germany along with the opportunity to drive the SLS AMG supercar after watching it come together on the assembly line. And if that’s not…
2011 Mercedes CL63 Gets Twin-Turbo V8, MCT Speedshift Transmission
With the recent announcement of the new 2011 CL550 and its 4.7-liter twin-turbo V8, we can now confirm via Mercedes-Benz‘s German website that the CL63 will come with the company’s latest twin-turbo 5.5-liter V8. The website lists the engine’s output at 536-hp, the same amount Mercedes claimed the engine could produce when it released specs…
Mercedes Passes Audi to Take Second Place in Luxury Sales Race
With record sales last month, Mercedes was able to push past rival Audi to claim the second spot in the race to become the world’s largest luxury automaker. With first-half results now in, Mercedes sales total 556,700 units so far this year, just 1,750 units ahead of now third-place Audi. BMW remains in the top…
Ferrari, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, McLaren, Porsche, Do The Hillclimb At 2010 Goodwood Festival Of Speed
For those of us who couldn’t attend the Goodwood Festival Of Speed, don’t fret, because we’ve managed to compile all of the best videos into one handy post. All of them feature some kind of pricey sports car running up the hill at Lord March’s Estate. Sit back, turn up your speakers, and enjoy. There’s…
Mercedes Ready to Battle Insurgents With Most Hard-Core G-Wagon Ever
Mercedes has just unveiled a military-grade version of its timeless G-Wagon at the Eurosatory defense expo in France. And as with all German vehicles, it seems they must either come with an extra long press release, or an extra long name. Thankfully for us, this one comes with the latter. Although, the name is so…
