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Mercedes-Benz Presents Environmental Talent on Hollywood’s Biggest Night

Posted on 06. Mar, 2010 by Christopher.

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As tinsel town gears up to celebrate Hollywood’s Biggest Night with local and international golden statue hopefuls filling the city, Maybach sets the weekend off in high style for a good cause, while the Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid makes it’s TV Academy Award debut with a well conceived spot, as it has become the choice for [...]

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Brabus Busts Out the World’s Fastest Street-Legal SUV

Posted on 29. Dec, 2009 by Mack.

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The Dubai Motor Show unveils some fun – including the Brabus GLK V12.
At the Dubai Motor Show they went gaga over the Brabus GLK V12, a modified Mercedes-Benz billed as the world’s fastest street-legal SUV which made its world debut. Powered by a 750 hp 12-cylinder twin turbo engine, the vehicle set a new speed [...]

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Mercedes nabs highest ever score in J.D. Power survey

Posted on 10. Dec, 2009 by Mack.

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Mercedes-Benz has received the highest ever rating in their annual customer retention survey.
Closing the sale is just about the most important thing in business, because without the sale you’re out of business. Any good salesman will tell you, though, that getting the customer to keep coming back is nearly as important. Earlier this week, we [...]

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Mercedes Split screen display on show at Los Angeles Auto Show 2009

Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by Mack.

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Mercedes will debut it’s split screen technology at the LA Auto Show.
Displaying two images on a single screen isn’t exactly brand-new technology, but it takes a few years for truly cutting-edge technology to be worked into production automobiles, and now Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class is joining the dual-view ranks at the L.A. Auto Show. We first brought [...]

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Mercedes embraces the iPhone

Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by Mack.

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Unlock your car with your iPhone or Blackberry.
Bit by bit (or byte by byte), carmakers are connecting their vehicles not only to Internet-based services but also to owners’ smartphones. The latest is Mercedes-Benz, which announced a new telematics platform Monday that beefs up its navigation system with traffic and weather information and lets drivers [...]

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Five expensive clunker cars to avoid

Posted on 14. Nov, 2009 by Christopher.

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Don’t judge a brand on just one or two models. Despite the GL-Class finding a place on our list, Mercedes-Benz registered large improvements this year, with most of its models rated at least average for their reliability. The GL even received a respectable score of 77 for its overall performance–a testament to its other strengths. [...]

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First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG straightens up and flies right

Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by Mack.

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Enjoy a look at the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.
On one hand, it may seem like an odd time for Mercedes to be jumping back into the ultra-premium end of the car market, particularly in light of its recent less-than-standouts efforts (think: McLaren SLR and the salesproof Maybach). But this isn’t the case with the 2011 [...]

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Mercedes-Benz 2010 E-Class Reviewed

Posted on 10. Oct, 2009 by Christopher.

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Here’s the NYTimes with the review:
What’s not new are the engines. That’s great for the E550, which borrows the S-Class’s 5.5-liter V-8 with a bountiful 382 horsepower. But while the E350’s 3.5-liter V-6 is a smoothie — and is well served by the excellent seven-speed automatic transmission — its 268 horsepower trails 6-cylinder competitors by [...]

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The Green Future of Mercedes-Benz: Driving the S 400 Hybrid

Posted on 29. Sep, 2009 by Mack.

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Treehugger takes the new hybrid Mercedes for a spin – with mixed results.
I’m still buzzing from the Frankfurt auto show. With its many visual delights, the IAA is arguably the most important gathering of automakers in the world. Much of my focus centered around Mercedes-Benz (after all, Daimler AG was my host), and I’m still [...]

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2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG: Official Photos

Posted on 09. Sep, 2009 by Mack.

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Car and Driver has tons of photos of the sleek new 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.
Of all the significant automobiles to be unveiled at this year’s Frankfurt auto show, there may be none so highly anticipated as the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Affalterbach’s new supercar is a brazen homage to the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, a car [...]

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Mercedes-Benz BlueZero E-Cell Plus

Posted on 04. Sep, 2009 by Christopher.

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Can’t wait to test-drive!
The Mercedes-Benz BlueZero E-Cell Plus is the third — and final — version of Mercedes-Benz’s eco-friendly modular concept cars to be unveiled. “The Concept BlueZero offers a triple demonstration of the technical maturity of alternative drive systems from Mercedes-Benz,” said Prof. Herbert Kohler, Daimler’s chief environmental officer and leader of future mobility [...]

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Talking Green Cars with Mercedes

Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 by Mack.

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Treehugger talks green cars with Sascha Simon from Mercedes-Benz
Sascha Simon is responsible for strategic planning of product management for Mercedes Benz USA. Bascially, that means that he ensures that future Mercedes products give consumers what they want how they want it while Mercedes continues to produce automobiles that embodies the company’s core values. He [...]

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A look at the classic 1949 Mercedes 170S Cabriolet A

Posted on 30. Aug, 2009 by Mack.

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A look at a true classic auto – the 1949 Mercedes 170S Cabriolet A. Even today, it is amazing.
The small Cabriolet A series of the 170S line-up was presented for the first time in May 1949 at the Hanover Technical Export Fair. Largely based on the W136 series, its development was rather quick and successful. [...]