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AMG announces new Powertrain with 5.5L V8 Biturbo Engine

AMG announces new Powertrain with 5.5L V8 Biturbo Engine
AMG is writing another chapter in its "AMG Performance 2015" drive system strategy: a completely newly developed AMG 5.5-liter V8 biturbo engine with a peak output of up to 563 hp and maximum torque of up to 664 lb-ft. will enter the lineup in late 2010. The new eight-cylinder unit known internally as...
March 9th, 2010 | Mercedes-Benz | Read More

BRABUS releases Tuning Package for the new E-Class

BRABUS releases Tuning Package for the new E-Class
Concurrent with the market launch of the new Mercedes E-Class of the W 212 model series, BRABUS presents an exclusive tuning program for the new sedan. Highlights in the product lineup are the BRABUS 6.1 displacement engine with 462 hp (456 bhp) / 340 kW for the E 500 (E550 in the US), a sporty yet elegant...
March 30th, 2009 | Mercedes-Benz | Read More

Mercedes May Cancel Hybrid SUV Plan Due To Chevron Dispute

Mercedes-Benz may be forced to cancel plans to produce its first hybrid sport utility vehicle for the U.S. market because oil giant Chevron and a partner have pulled funding from the automaker's sole supplier of electric batteries needed to power the vehicle, InformationWeek has learned. The situation...
August 1st, 2008 | Mercedes-Benz | Read More

Daimler announces an electric Mercedes for 2010

German auto maker Daimler will market an electric model by its Mercedes division and one by its small city-car brand Smart in 2010, boss Dieter Zetsche said Friday in a press interview released in advance. "We're are preparing an electric Smart for 2010 and an electric Mercedes for the same year,"...
June 20th, 2008 | Mercedes-Benz | Read More

Mercedes sticks to U.S. sales targets

Daimler's luxury passenger car Mercedes-Benz is holding on to its U.S. sales growth targets this year despite weakness in the U.S. car market, Mercedes-Benz U.S. head Ernst Lieb told reporters. He said Mercedes-Benz this year will exceed the previous year's 235,400 unit sales. Between...
May 17th, 2008 | Mercedes-Benz | Read More

Mercedes-Benz sales rise 3.5 pct in March

The German carmaker Daimler said on Friday that March sales by its Mercedes-Benz division rose by 3.5 percent to 131,500 vehicles from the equivalent figure in 2007 with a boom by the Smart car. Sales of the Mercedes-Benz brand itself declined by 2.9 percent to 119,400 units while those of...
April 4th, 2008 | Mercedes-Benz | Read More

New Mercedes-Benz for the Pope

In future, Pope Benedict XVI will present himself to the 40,000 or so pilgrims in St. Peter's Square in a shining white, open-top Mercedes-Benz G-Class during his public audiences on Wednesdays. The new "Popemobile" was created over a two-year development period in close consultation...
December 4th, 2007 | Mercedes-Benz | Read More

Mercedes-Benz brings the diesel back to California

With its market launch in California, the E 320 BLUETEC starts out as the world’s only diesel-engined passenger car to be available in California today. Mercedes-Benz is thus the first automaker who complies with the stringent emission limits of California – and other federal states –...
October 23rd, 2007 | Mercedes-Benz | Read More

Blind Spot Assist for yet greater safety when changing lanes

Mercedes-Benz now offers a newly developed Blind Spot Assist system as an option for its S and CL-Class models, which is designed to help drivers when changing lanes. Mercedes-Benz employs six short-range radar sensors for the new assistance system, which can be found in the front and rear...
October 18th, 2007 | Mercedes-Benz | Read More

Mercedes-Benz presents new brand design

Mercedes-Benz has fundamentally revised its brand identity for all communication materials with a new design. The new, standardised brand identity will be introduced in all corporate units - from Passenger Cars to Commercial Vehicles - and in all the world's markets from November 1, 2007....
October 18th, 2007 | Mercedes-Benz | Read More
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