Mercedes-Benz News
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Mercedes-Benz is best known for its big sedans, but lately the German automaker has been looking into smaller and more efficient vehicles. That lineup is expected to increase over the next few years, reports Automotive News. Mercedes will expand its roster of front-wheel drive models when a new platform, announced by Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche, debuts in 2018. This follows the launch of the CLA-Class recently introduced in the U.S. While the CLA takes Mercedes into previously unexplored territory in the U.S, the marque's next front-drive model will be even further from home--the Mercedes-Benz...
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Mercedes-Benz S Class Plug-In Hybrid Due At Frankfurt Show
Mercedes-Benz is set to launch a plug-in hybrid version of its flagship S Class at this September's Frankfurt Auto Show. Previously available with hybrid and diesel variants in selected markets, the new plug-in hybrid--called the S 500 Plug-In Hybrid--will be the greenest S Class yet. Autocar...
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New Nürburgring Lap Record For Electric Car Set By SLS AMG
The timing was nothing if not amusing. No sooner had Audi let us drive its R8 e-tron electric supercar and proudly boasted of its lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, then arch-rival Mercedes-Benz stole it from under Audi's nose with its SLS AMG Electric Drive. The striking yellow...
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Mercedes-Benz A-Class 200 CDI Driven: Taster For Diesel CLA?
There are many reasons why certain models aren't sold in certain markets, but that doesn't make it any less frustrating when you can't get hold of them. For fans of diesel vehicles, there are almost too many to count--few vehicles in Europe don't have a diesel option in the range, but only a...
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Sharing Savvy: Smart & Ford Discuss Fuel-Efficient Three-Cylinder Engines
In spy movies, information is used as a form of currency; it's traded for hostages, treasure, and occasionally, more information. But the practice isn't just limited to films. It takes place in the business world, too, and the auto industry is no exception. According to AutoNews, Ford and Daimler...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK 250 BlueTEC: Fuel Efficiency Drive Report
Launched for 2009 and notably refreshed for the 2013 model year, the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class luxury compact crossover has never been particularly green. But with the mid-year addition of a new diesel version, its fuel efficiency goes up by a third--which isn't bad for a pricey, heavy crossover. Two...
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One by one, the luxury automakers are turning towards greener vehicles. First came Lexus, expanding its hybrid range with every model. Then BMW, with a hybrid here and there and a wider diesel range. Then there was Audi, which recently announced a plug-in hybrid A3 e-Tron. Now it's the turn of Mercedes-Benz, which will offer both hybrid and diesel versions of its C Class sedan when the new model debuts in August 2014. It's partly aimed at digging into BMW's lead with the 3-Series, reports Automotive News. Not only with the next C Class offer a greater powertrain range, but a convertible model...
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Mercedes-Benz AMG Exec Says Hybrids Dominate Diesels In Future
Mercedes-Benz in-house tuner AMG is best known for its thunderous, cacophonous V-8 gasoline engines. The brand's latest model is something of a departure, though. The 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG still offers ballistic performance, but uses only a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine--albeit...
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Mercedes-Benz B Class Electric Drive: Live Photos From NY Show
Mercedes-Benz doesn't yet offer a front-wheel drive model in the U.S, at least until the new CLA Class lands. In Europe however, it's gone through three generations of A Class and it's now on the second-gen B Class, a spacious family hatchback. The 2013 New York Auto Show sees the debut of an...
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Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz Ponder Tiny Luxury Crossovers
One of the next major growth areas for automakers in the premium arena is the subcompact crossover segment, which currently has only a few players and is experiencing strong growth. The segment is especially popular in emerging markets where buyers enjoy the benefits of traditional SUVs, such as...
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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive Supercar: First Drive Video
It was a Mercedes-Benz icon before it became a performance flagship. Now it's a messenger for the future: the gullwing's going electric. The SLS AMG Electric Drive electric car is closing in on series production, converting the octane-addicted supercar to fit a greener vision of the future. We've...
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How Mercedes-Benz, AMG Plan To Downsize Engines: Google+ Hangout Video
Last week, three members of High Gear Media's editorial staff sat down to discuss Mercedes-Benz, AMG, and their future technologies. The participants were editorial director Marty Padgett, social media manager Joel Feder, and senior editor Nelson Ireson--and they appeared in a Google+ 'Hangout on...
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Selling luxury vehicles is a delicate balancing act. Concentrate on your most wealthy clientele and the market is lucrative, but limited. But go too far the other way, catering for the mass market, and you risk damaging your reputation. This is the barrier Mercedes-Benz has had to cross in producing the A Class, a model not available in the U.S. Following our drive in a couple of high-end models last year, we've now tested one at the bottom of the A Class (and indeed, the entire Mercedes) range. And impressively, it still feels like a Mercedes-Benz should. The original A Class This hasn't...
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Classic Green Biodiesel Benz With Racing Pedigree For Sale
Just because a car is old, or because it races, it doesn't mean it can't be green. Mercedes-Benz has been building diesel cars for what seems like an eternity--indeed, they were one of the first to produce a diesel production car. One such example is this 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190d that just sold on...
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Daimler, Ford, Nissan Agree To Share Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Costs For 2017 Or Later
The speculation is over, as Daimler has signed a three-way agreement with Ford and the Renault-Nissan Alliance to jointly develop future hydrogen fuel-cell technology. The technology, expensive to develop and not without its drawbacks, has been explored by each company in the past, and the...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA: 2013 Detroit Auto Show Live Photos
You'd struggle to tell at a glance, but the car you see here has the most aerodynamically-efficient shape of any car on sale. The 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA is the firm's smallest sedan, based on the front-wheel drive A-Class sold in Europe. Already an efficient shape, the elongated tail of the CLA, a...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA Coupe: Detroit Auto Show Preview
It's been a while since Mercedes-Benz offered a truly compact sedan on the U.S. market, the C-Class having grown over the last few decades like many other vehicles, and the old 190e a distant memory. The 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA changes that, but the new small sedan is very different from those old...
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Mercedes-Benz Doubles Down On Diesels For U.S.
Several automakers are finally realising that customers in the U.S. are warming to diesel--and Mercedes-Benz is one of those ready to bring even more models to North America. The E-Class executive sedan and ML SUV are the latest to be granted diesel options. Both, as you may be aware, are already...
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Imagine your dream car. It would have to be beautiful. Classy, too, and utterly elegant and tasteful. No superfluous detailing, timeless lines, and a badge that demands respect. Oh, and it would be electric, making it as clean as any other electric vehicle on the road. For some, the 1965 Mercedes-Benz SL currently for sale on eBay will tick all those boxes--even the electric one. The seller says that over 600 hours of work went into the project, at the hands of a master Mercedes mechanic. Batteries and electronics occupy the trunk and engine bay, in lieu of the old 2.3-liter gasoline...
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Mercedes-Benz Ener-G-Force Photo Gallery: 2012 LA Auto Show
At the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show this week, Mercedes-Benz unveiled a striking new SUV concept said to be capable of packing a hydrogen fuel cell stack, lithium-ion battery and four in-wheel electric motors. The concept is the Mercedes-Benz Ener-G-Force, and although it doesn’t herald a new...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz A Class: U.S-Bound Premium Compact Driven
Big German automakers used to thrive on producing large, luxurious sedans. Built seemingly to last forever, they were vehicles of aspiration, a cut above volume vehicles from other carmakers. How things change. Aspiration may still be a part of owning a Mercedes-Benz, BMW or Audi, but now gas...
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Mercedes-Benz B Class Electric Drive: Paris Auto Show Preview
Mercedes-Benz has dropped its 'E-Cell' designation for electric cars, and adopted the Electric Drive moniker previously seen on the electric Smart Fortwo, with a new electric B Class. Set to be unveiled at the Paris Auto Show next week, the B Class Electric Drive is the latest in a line of...
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All-Electric Mercedes-Benz SLS E-Cell Gets Closer To Launch
For those of you who like fast, expensive, all-electric sports cars, next year will be big. The Audi R8 e-tron will launch first, but it will soon be followed by the Mercedes-Benz SLS E-Cell, the all-electric conversion of its expensive gull-wing sports coupe. Now, Motor Authority has some spy...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz E Class Offers Hybrid, Diesel Models For MPGs
The German automakers are becoming particularly adept at filling niches, and the increasing number of models offered with gasoline, diesel and hybrid alternatives is testament to this. Only last week we asked you which of the Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid or TDI you'd prefer, and this week we're asking...
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