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Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster final form revealed in patent drawings?

found about 6 hours ago by Jonathon Ramsey on Autoblog
Not that there's anything new to report from last week, when we saw a prototype Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster at the factory in Affalterbach, but if you're the type that gets giddy over sketches then these are for you. As sussed out by Auto Bild,...
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Mercedes SLS AMG Convertible Leaked In Patent Application [Spy Photos]

found about 5 hours ago by Wes Siler on Jalopnik
We've seen the Mercedes SLS AMG convertible before, even in person, but these patent drawings confirm what our eyes have been telling us: it drops the gullwing doors and gains a soft top....
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Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy picks up dates for 2010, adds SLS and Pro-level courses

found about 22 hours ago by Jonathon Ramsey on Autoblog
What do you do after hitting success with a trial product? Bring it back and make it bigger, of course. That's just what Mercedes-Benz has done with its AMG Driving Academy, a program that our own Editor Paukert attended the course last fall at Lime...
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Spy Shots: Best look yet at forthcoming Mercedes-Benz C-Class update

found about 20 hours ago by Steven J. Ewing on Autoblog
Our spy photographers have just snapped these shots of the next Mercedes-Benz C-Class undergoing winter testing, and these latest shots give us the clearest look yet at the entry-level luxury sedan's updated front and rear. The baby Benz should make...
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Power: What Is It Good For?

found about 23 hours ago by Martin Schwoerer on The Truth About Cars
Who doesn’t like a proper wacky duel? Like the one where James May raced a Ferrari against a camel, or when the guys from TopGear did a “train vs Aston Martin” from London to Cannes? As in the case of the proverbial hare and tortoise, when you...
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Mercedes-Benz Showcases New 5.5-liter Bi-Turbo V8 on Retro-Dressed S63 AMG

found about 46 hours ago on Carscoop
It's time for Mercedes-Benz's naturally aspirated 6.3-liter V8 that powered an array of AMG models over the years including the S63 AMG to give its place to a newly developed AMG 5.5-litre V8 biturbo engine that's more powerful yet significantly...
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Mercedes SLR 722, Yas Marina Circuit [Car Porn]

found 2 days ago by Wes Siler on Jalopnik
The newest F1 track, Yas Marina is built atop a man-made island off the coast of Abu Dhabi. An Arabian version of Monaco, the circuit looks best with cars lapping it, cars like this Mercedes SLR 722. While some newer tracks merely attempt to...
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Mercedes Will Put Double the Money Into Green Tech

found 2 days ago by Chris Weiss on MotorCrave.com
According to a recent report in Automotive News, Mercedes-Benz will see  its current investment in green tech double over the next two years. The company will expand plug-ins and fuel-cell vehicles to every segment during this time, demonstrating...
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Mercedes-Benz' Parent Company Sells Tata Motors Stake

found 2 days ago on Carscoop
Daimler AG, the company that owns Mercedes-Benz, today sold its entire 5.34% stake in India's Tata Motors ending a relationship that stretches back more than five decades. The German firm said that the sale of 25.6 million shares will generate...
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Report: Mercedes to launch B-Class-based hatchback, CUV in U.S.

found 2 days ago by Jeremy Korzeniewski on Autoblog
Here in the United States, the Mercedes-Benz product portfolio starts off with the C-Class sedan. Those familiar with the alphabet may realize that there are at least two available letters before 'C' that would theoretically allow the German...
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Prime Edition Mercedes-Benz E-Class Convertibles

found 3 days ago by Chris Weiss on MotorCrave.com
Mercedes introduced its 2011 E-Class Cabriolet at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year. Ensuring that the first owners of the new Mercedes have a little extra hint of class and exclusivity, Mercedes-Benz announced the Prime Edition packages for...
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Neo, your Warthog is here: HALO-esque Mercedes C.S.V. Concept

found 5 days ago on Carscoop
Found on web-zine Yanko Design was this mad doggy: the insane (-ly awesome) C.S.V. It stands for Cyborg Sensation Vehicle. Yes, really. Designed by Derek Chik Kin Ng, it'll be hitting dealerships in 2040 and targets "young adventurous...
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2001 Mercedes Wants You to Egg Your Driveway for $12,000! [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]

found 6 days ago by Graverobber on Jalopnik
They say that, to make an omelet, you're going to have to break some eggs. Well, today Nice Price or Crack Pipe has an egg-shaped Mercedes, and if you want to make it, you'll need to break out twelve grand.Small, turbo'd and phone booth-thin ruled...
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Mercedes' First-Ever Diesel-Hybrid, the E300 BlueTEC, Debuts in Geneva

found 7 days ago on Carscoop
At the Geneva Motor Show, Mercedes previewed its first-ever, series-production diesel-hybrid model, the E300 BlueTEC HYBRID that will be available in both sedan and Estate body styles when it is launched onto the market at the end of 2011. The...
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Geneva Show: Gazal-1 Leaps Straight out of Saudi Arabia

found 7 days ago on Carscoop
This right here is the Gazal-1. It's based on the Mercedes-Benz G-Class and was built by engineering students at King Saud University. Here's where I'd usually bore you with the project's mission as read in a press release, but let's keep this one...
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Geneva: Mercedes F 800 Style Shows Off More Than Just Design Direction

found 7 days ago on Carscoop
The latest in Mercedes' F X00 research series is called the Style. Can you guess what they're concentrating on? Clearly it looks good, and probably foreshadows where the next CLS is going (or possibly the rumored C-baby CLS).Here's what it is: the...
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Brabus Mercedes E V12 Coupe Wants to Punch Geneva in the Face

found 8 days ago on Carscoop
Brabus is calling its E V12 Coupe a Gran Turismo, and that makes sense. I mean, look at it. You gonna argue? I'm sure it's more than happy to slap you around with its 800 horsepower and then proceed to crush your spleen with that 1,420 Nm of...
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Brabus unveils new E-Class with 800HP, 1000 lbs torque

found 8 days ago by James on CarBuyersNoteBook
For a while now, Brabus has been tuning Mercedes cars to the point of complete uselessness. When you pack a massive engine in a car, one which delivers over 1000 lbs of torque, you’re only going to burn out your tires every time you stomp on the...
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Mercedes Poised to Launch First Diesel-Hybrid By Year-End

found 9 days ago by Chris Weiss on MotorCrave.com
One look around the showroom floor will tell you that there’s no shortage of hybrids, whether that be far-out concepts or forward-looking production previews. However, the general format is largely gasoline engine and electric...
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Geneva 2010: Mercedes-Benz F 800 Style concept ladels on the tech and glitz

found 9 days ago by Chris Paukert on Autoblog
While most automakers have scaled back their auto show vehicle press introductions due to budgetary cutbacks or newfound modesty, Mercedes-Benz hasn't forgotten the value of theater. As part of its press conference today showing off several models,...
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SLS AMG roadster spied on

found 9 days ago by James on CarBuyersNoteBook
Autoblog has gotten their hands on early test versions of the roadster variety of the upcoming SLS AMG, sadly though, there are no pics of the roof down. Check out the gallery here. Related PostsBuick Regal GS prototype spied on It's been a regular...
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SLS AMG F1 Safety Car

found 9 days ago by James on CarBuyersNoteBook
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG F1 Safety Car has finally been unveiled, and will take over duties as the new, official safety car of Formula 1. It should be able to coral the F1 pack, with its AMG made 570HP engine, it’ll keep up with the F1s. At...
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Daimler And BYD Team Up For Chinese Market EV

found 10 days ago by Edward Niedermeyer on The Truth About Cars
Dow Jones [via Easybourse.com] has a hot release that is sure to be burning up the wires: Daimler and Chinese EV firm BYD have signed a deal to develop an electric vehicle “specific to the requirements of  the Chinese market.” The new EV will...
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Spy Shots: 2012 Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS roadster spotted in Affalterbach

found 10 days ago by Sam Abuelsamid on Autoblog
Our man Chris Paukert had a layover in Germany this weekend on his way to the Geneva Motor Show that included a visit to the headquarters of AMG in Affalterbach. While there, a prototype SLS AMG Roadster made a suspiciously timed pass and pause...
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2011 Mercedes S63 AMG: Why's It Still Called S63? [Geneva Motor Show]

found 10 days ago by Wes Siler on Jalopnik
In pursuit of greater fuel efficiency and more power, the 2011 Mercedes S63 AMG adopts a 5.5-liter twin-turbo V8. So why the hell is it still called the S63?The new engine, first shown today in Geneva, comes in two flavors: standard and with an...
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2011 Mercedes-Benz S63 gets smaller but more powerful 5.5-liter biturbo V8

found 10 days ago by Chris Paukert on Autoblog
We're here in Affalterbach, Germany this morning for a Mercedes-Benz AMG tech day ahead of the Geneva Motor Show, and while we have yet to get a tour of the facilities, we already have some news - the 2011 S63 AMG will receive the company's all-new...
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AMG To Offer Less Expensive, Entry Level Model Based on F800 Concept

found 12 days ago by Chris Weiss on MotorCrave.com
The sexy F800 concept has yet to officially debut in Geneva, but already we hear that AMG, Mercedes’ high-performance wing, is planning on basing a new, entry-level model around it. The new model is expected to feature a turbocharged...
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Guess That Engine: Friday Fangio Edition [Engine Porn]

found 12 days ago by Sam Smith on Jalopnik
We'll give you a hint: It goes in a racing car that helped a certain Argentinean win two F1 championships. Four words: direct injection and desmo. (If you know your history, that last bit should clinch it.)Did you guess Mercedes-Benz W196 R? Maybe...
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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG F1 Safety Car unveiled

found 13 days ago by Jeremy Korzeniewski on Autoblog
Sometimes, speed equals safety. Perhaps nowhere else is that more true than on a racetrack when you're piloting the so-called safety car and you've got a pack of Formula One cars riding up your tailpipe. Good thing, then, that the newest safety car...
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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing Official F1 Safety Car for 2010 Season

found 13 days ago on Carscoop
The first race of the 2010 Formula-1 season in Bahrain on March 12 will mark the debut of the most powerful official F1 safety car of all time, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing, which replaces the firm's SL 63 AMG roadster that was used in the...
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