Mercedes-Benz launching urea-injected diesel SUVs this fall

Urea injection will finally arrive in the U.S. when Mercedes-Benz launches fifty-state-legal diesel versions of its ML320, GL320 and R320 BlueTec models. Mercedes says these U.S. light-duty diesels will be equipped with AdBlue injection that allows them to meet this country’s strict Tier2 Bin5 emissions standards. To live up to that, Mercedes will have to […]

Geneva 2008: Mansory displays a few supercar transformations

OK, we’ve seen some of their previous work so we probably shouldn’t have expected much more this time around, but when we heard that Mansory had gotten its hands on an SLR and a Ferrari 599 GTB, we certainly hoped that it would figure out a way to enhance their gotta-have-it quotients. Alas, our prayers […]

Mercedes to auction DTM racer for charity

If you’re a fan of Mercedes supercars like the CLK DTM and the CLK AMG Black Series, and were intrigued by Sauber’s upcoming auction of retired F1 cars, you’ll love this. Mercedes-Benz, which usually holds on to its retired race cars, is preparing to auction off one (yeah, just one) of its DTM cars. The […]

HP Wars not over: RENNTech announces 695 HP package for Mercedes AMG models

While Mercedes-Benz and AMG may be claiming that future high-performance models bearing the three-pointed star will not place such a heavy emphasis on high horsepower, that doesn’t mean aftermarket tuner RENNTech is giving up the fight. The German tuner announced today a new Stage 3 package for any Mercedes AMG model powered by the company’s […]

Private Dancer: Tina Turner’s Mercedes-powered Lambo LM002

Tina Turner is one of the most successful performing and recording artists of all time. She’s won eight Grammies, hit the Billboard Top 10 seven times and sold more concert tickets than any other solo performer in history. Unfortunately she never learned how to drive stick, but having sold over 180 million records, she could […]

Stock Drop: Ralf to test for Mercedes DTM

While Villeneuve and Montoya are adapting well to their new home in NASCAR, their German-speaking former colleagues might be headed to their own sedan-based racing series at home.
Reports indicate that, against the advice of his older brother, Ralf Schumacher climbed into the cabin of a Mercedes C-Class DTM race car for a trial test at […]

Detroit 2008: Mercedes SLK looking a bit SLicKer for ‘09

Mercedes Benz showed off its newly-restyled-for-’09 SLK350 (closed roof) and SLK55 AMG (open roof) in Detroit this week. While the platform remains the same, the cars feature restyled noses and tails that bring the mini roadster into line with the company’s SL and SLR uber roadsters. Whether or not it’s an improvement we’ll leave up […]

Mercedes Vision GLK FREESIDE

After countless spy photos and leaks, the Mercedes-Benz GLK is finally officially official. The new compact SUV from Stuttgart will get its public debut in two weeks at the Detroit Auto Show. At 14.8-feet. long, the GLK is only about three inches longer than a Ford Escape. It borrows a lot of the sharp edged […]

Carlsson puts some more class in the M-Class

Carlsson has applied its tuning magic to the new M-Class with a host of power, visual, and interior upgrades. Starting with the engine, Carlsson’s performance kit for the 320 CDI engine boosts horsepower to 269 and torque to 452 lb-ft, and a new exhaust system with quad tailpipes is also available. The suspension can be […]

Mercedes going solo for new A and B-Classes

Mercedes’ small cars, the A-Class and B-Class, have not been the runaway success that the German automaker had hoped they would be, partially due to high costs of production that drove retail prices up above their competitors. That’s why Mercedes-Benz had been looking at forming a partnership with a rival automaker in order to reduce […]

The new skinny on the McLaren P11 supercar

McLaren is one of the most successful race teams in Formula One, but unlike rival Ferrari, it doesn’t make many road cars. Its current supercar, the Mercedes SLR McLaren, was a relative disappointment, particularly when judged against the impossibly high yardstick of its predecessor, the McLaren F1, which remains one of the quickest, fastest and […]

Essen 2007: Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster by Brabus

Of all the products in Mercedes’ stable that could benefit from a thorough tweaking, the McLaren SLR isn’t one of them. But Brabus has built its name on taking things to the illogical extreme, and its modification of the new SLR Roadster is no different.
Equipped with a new set of cams, exhaust and a system […]

RENNtech goes karting, apes SLR

RENNtech is the tuner you turn to when modifying a Mercedes-Benz. We didn’t know it’s also the tuner to visit when you want a racing kart that will scare the bejeezus out of its competition. This little guy is reportedly called the RENNtech/Aixro XR50 and features a 50-hp rotary engine onboard to power its featherweight […]

Britney Spears goes car shopping, comes home with 604 horses

The salesman who sold Lindsay Lohan her Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG must have been present when Britney Spears recently rolled into the dealership. According to celebrity site TMZ.com, Britney Spears just picked up a shiny new white SL65. That means once again a young accident prone distracted driver gets a twin-turbo monster (hooray!) with which to […]

eBay Find of the Day: Lindsay Lohan’s 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG

Lindsay Lohan’s choice of automotive accessory always seemed like the work of a good salesman. Why else would a reckless young woman in need of a transportation appliance choose a twin-turbo 6.0L V12 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG over, say, the perfectly reasonable SL500? They are both convertibles after all, and isn’t that all that matters? Regardless, […]

Mercedes eyeing motors from MINI

Just because BMW declined Mercedes’ public offering to develop engines together doesn’t mean that the 3-pointed star and the roundel can’t work together at all. Mercedes has a B-Class car arriving in 2011, and it needs motors. BMW and Peugeot have developed 4-cylinder direct injection lumps that power the MINI, and Mercedes is eying the […]

Racing-spec McMerc 722 at speed on the ‘Ring

This one kind of crept up on us, but it appears Mercedes-Benz has released a new race-spec version of the SLR supercar dubbed the GTR. It’s been revealed that the limited edition 722 SLR released last year was in fact a homologation special designed for a potential FIA GT race car, and the new GTR […]

Mercedes-Benz first in California with diesel

You may remember that despite a promise back in January of 2006 that its E320 BLUETEC would meet emissions standards in all 50 states, Mercedes-Benz announced eight months later that its new diesel sedan wouldn’t be sold in California and the contingent of states that have adopted its stricter emissions standard. Mercedes went back and […]