Here in the U.S., Mercedes-Benz has long positioned itself as the builder of premium cars and SUVs (with the exceptions of the Sprinter and upcoming Metris vans). Globally, however, the company offers a massive array...
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The current generation of Mercedes-Benz S-Class (codename W222) has reaffirmed the model’s status as the king of the German luxury liners, particularly when you include the new factory-stretched Mercedes-Maybach versions. And because it’s the 800...
As loathe as most of us are to thank a tax collector, we think the folks who wrote the tax laws for automobile fuels in Western Europe are owed a tip of the cap, for...
Although jacked-up all-wheel-drive station wagons have been reasonably strong sellers since the 1995 introduction of the Subaru Legacy Outback, Mercedes-Benz has been content to stay on that particular segment’s sidelines. This is despite the fact...
Despite all the moaning about electrically-boosted steering, pre-recorded engine noise being piped through the stereo system to make up for the muting effect of the engine’s turbochargers and, yes, the fact that it’s a major...
The fuel price and supply shocks of the 1970s sent many of the world’s prestige automakers scrambling to come up with more efficient machines to keep their fiscally-flush customers in the fold. Mercedes-Benz, of course,...
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The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 has certainly been one of the more successful GT3 racecars competing globally over the last few years. There’s just one not-so-slight problem: The street version of the SLS is no...
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Just 10 years ago, the idea of Audi producing a mid-engined supercar bordered on preposterous. After all, Audi parent Volkswagen already had Lamborghini in its stable, and was hard at work on what would become...
When it comes to full-size, high-powered luxury coupes, you can’t do much better than the Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4Matic Coupe. Its 5.5L twin-turbo V8 sends the better part of 577 horsepower to all four wheels,...
Back at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November, Mercedes-Benz confirmed it was establishing a new sub-brand called Mercedes-Maybach (because reviving Maybach as a standalone nameplate worked sooo well…) and revealed its first model, the...