Let’s say you’ve got $75,000 to spend, an open mind and find yourself in the AMG section of your local Mercedes-Benz dealer. Just go with it. The obvious answer is a well-equipped AMG C 63. It has a twin-turbo V8, it’s rear-drive based and looks at …
With the Mercedes family of models being so vast, there’s always something going on in the lineup. Whether it’s a facelift, a next-gen model, or a new addition to the range, the three-pointed star never rests. Time will eventually come for the company’s best-selling crossover to …
Mercedes-Benz will cut production and reduce working hours at a second factory, the latest automaker to suffer from a global shortage of semiconductors, the Handelsblatt daily reported on Thursday, citing unnamed company sources. Automakers and electronics makers are facing a shortage of chips as consumer …
Daimler, the maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars and Freightliner trucks, lost 1.91 billion euros ($2.21 billion) in the second quarter as the coronavirus outbreak slashed sales of the company’s cars, vans, buses and trucks by about a third. CEO Ola Kallenius said Thursday it had …
Mercedes-Benz is on to a promising 2020 in the U.S., at least in the first half of this harrowing year. Its three-year sales crown among luxury automakers from 2016 to 2018 was cut off by BMW last year, but the Three-Pointed Star seems to be getting …
It seems like compact luxury SUVs are multiplying like rabbits, with new choices constantly popping up with various new takes on the segment. With this constant churn, one might think that the Mercedes GLC-Class is starting to show its age and be less competitive as a …
Comfort, sportiness, smart functions. Eva Greiner, chief engineer of the eDrive system, invites Felix Smith to Immendingen for a test drive of the all new EQS. Get to know which eDrive features will be launched by Mercedes-EQ in the EQS on an all purpose battery-electric platform …
Mercedes introduced the latest version of MBUX on the A-Class in 2018, and the system is now available across virtually its entire model line-up. A key focus of the system is voice control. Mercedes is currently rolling out an over-the-air software update in certain markets …
The Mercedes-Benz GLE is definitely not lacking variety when it comes to the available trims and powertrains. In the United States alone, currently, it has four models on sale before entering the AMG territory and without counting the GLE Coupe derivatives. However, there’s nothing like the …
Mercedes-Benz GLA has straddled the line between hatchback and crossover since it debuted. It was a stubby, squat and lifted question mark that only got weirder after the AMG division laid hands on it. Despite the confusion, the vehicle’s purpose in Mercedes’ lineup has always been …
At the first Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA) held in April 1951, Daimler-Benz presented the 220 model in addition to the 300 model, which was positioned as a representational vehicle. Both offered completely new six-cylinder engines with overhead camshaft. Aside from its 2.2-liter engine with 80 …
These revisions add improved tech and the potential for lower fuel bills to a package that was already very hard to fault. Of course, this six-cylinder diesel is a big jump in price over the four-cylinder option, which is equally luxurious and comfortable to drive. However, …
