Archive for Category: "Mercedes-Benz"
Nissan Breaks Ground on New Engine Plant
The partnership between Nissan and Daimler hit a milestone recently as ground broke on their first ever, joint facility. The assembly plant, located in Decherd, Tennessee, will produced engines for both Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz vehicles – owned by Daimler. When the all-new four cylinder, gasoline powerplant finds its first working way under the hood of the upcoming C-Class [...]
Daimler Destroys Fake 300 SL Gullwing
While imitation may be the most sincere form of flattery, Daimler doesn’t believe it needs the love, apparently. A reproduction Mercedes-Benz 300 SL “gullwing” coupe was confiscated by German customs and turned over to the to the company. Daimler had the body disassembled from the chassis and the whole shebang was crushed by a pair of 30-ton industrial presses. After the carnage was surveyed, [...]
Mercedes Bringing V12 Power Back To The SL
The Mercedes SL-Class roadster has always been associated with speed, beauty and power. For many years that power was available courtesy of a V12 engine. That all ended last year when Mercedes refused to offer a V12 powered variant. This year, however, Mercedes is again gracing the SL with a V12 powerplant in the form of the SL65 AMG. The 65 designation is [...]
Mercedes-Benz To Stop Selling The R-Class State Side
If one was to try to count the number of Mercedes-Benz models available using their toes, they would have to get another foot. With so many different options for so many different situations, some vehicles start to lose their meaning after a while. This is especially so in the United States as the German automaker [...]
Breaking: Did Mercedes Apply For Four-Door SLS Patent?
The automotive sleuths at Autoblog.com have uncovered a patent filing from Mercedes-Benz that show a possible four-door SLS. The design features the standard “gull-wing” front doors on the current SLS, but include a smaller set of reverse-opening (suicide-style) doors for back occupants. Autoblog reports that Mercedes would neither confirm nor deny these patent drawings instead replying with the [...]
The AMG Driving Academy
Mercedes-Benz has a rich history of building powerful but smooth powertrains. The German company’s in-house tuning outfit, AMG, has a rich history of building insane powertrains: monstrous engines that produce both numbers and noises that rival 1960′s Detroit iron. In the 40 some years that the gearhead engineers have been working, muscle car Mercs have come and gone but today, the AMG philosophy remains [...]
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Sales Jump
Mercedes-Benz has a gaggle of models to fill their line up with; so much so that admittedly there are a few that go unnoticed to the media. While the spotlight shines on the SLS AMG or CLS-Class, there are plenty of hard-working vehicles that make the brand so successful worldwide. One in particular recently accomplished something truly great [...]
Mercedes Teases The U.S. With E300 Diesel Hybrid
At the annual Detroit Auto Show in January 2012, Mercedes-Benz will show off its latest hybrid: the E300 BlueTec. Not your average hybrid, the alternate alternate will be the German company’s first venture into the extremely young diesel/hybrid segment but as always, there is a catch. According to Car & Driver Magazine, even though the E300 BlueTec Hybrid will be [...]
Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz To Build Next Small Car
Back in April 2010, Nissan/Renault and Mercedes-Benz’s parents, Daimler, entered into a joint partnership for furthering small car technology. The idea was to parts-interchange so that both companies could have new compact vehicles and soon, the first fruit of their labor will hit the market. To be branded as Nissan’s luxury premium name, Infiniti, is a [...]
Mercedes-Benz Recalls its Diesels
Mercedes-Benz USA doesn’t have the largest diesel market, but there are still a decent number of BlueTecs running around American soil. A certain number of these vehicles are being recalled due to the diesel fuel filter leaking. The area around the heating component for the filter has the potential to fail, causing fuel to leak [...]
