Archive for the ‘AMG’ Category

•    What is it: A new gullwing supercar that effectively replaces the Mercedes-Benz SLR •    Key facts: 6.2-liter V-8 with 571 horsepower; 7-speed dual-clutch transmission; rear-wheel drive •    On sale: April 2010 •    Price: $250,000 (est.)

It's been unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt auto show, and in a few days, High Gear Media heads to Monterey and Laguna Seca to join up with the 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG for our first drive.

The SLS car is the successor to the current Benz SLR roadster and former coupe, but this time around, the German automaker's put an emphasis on low weight to go with astonishing power, as it hunts down some of the...

It's Monday, and as usual, we're feeling kind of sluggish -- especially those of us stuck at Stalag TCC while other lucky folks have jetted off to Frankfurt. Accordingly, we've spent most of this morning tinkering around Mercedes-Benz's new microsite for the SLS AMG Gullwing, which provides a thorough overview of the SLS and gives visitors the chance to customize their own. The site's achingly slow, and the results are disheartening, since none of us will ever manage to afford the real thing, but hey, that's why they build fantasy sites, right? [Mercedes-AMG via Carscoop]

Mercedes-Benz AMG Black Series. Just the name engenders thoughts of billowy clouds of vaporized tire, roaring engines and finely crafted carbon fiber. But it also brings to mind words like 'hefty' and 'brutish' - but that's set to change with the next Black Series Coupe.

Based around the new E-Class Coupe (pictured), the next AMG Black Series car will focus on handling and agility as much as it does power, according to a new report attributed to insiders. Don't worry - the brawn won't be gone, it'll just be packaged inside an eminently controllable chassis and interface.

The only things missing will be the lamentations over excessive weight,...