Archive for the ‘Mercedes Benz’ 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...

•    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... Read More

Americans have a great propensity for philanthropy, but we're not the only ones capable of charitable giving. The latest example comes by way of Mercedes-Benz, which has given an R320 BlueTEC clean diesel vehicle to the The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing in Lewiston, Maine. The vehicle will provides no-cost transport to those receiving cancer care at a variety of facilities in the region, and its fuel-sipping ways will help save the Center money to boot. We cringed a little at the title of the press release -- "Mercedes-Benz Gives to a McDreamy Cause" -- but it's hard to argue with the gift. Check the release in all...

Americans have a great propensity for philanthropy, but we're not the only ones capable of charitable giving. The latest example comes by way of Mercedes-Benz, which has given an R320 BlueTEC clean diesel vehicle to the The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing in Lewiston, Maine. The vehicle will provides no-cost transport to those receiving cancer care at a variety of facilities in the region, and its fuel-sipping ways will help save the Center money to boot. We cringed a little at the title of the press release -- "Mercedes-Benz Gives to a McDreamy Cause" -- but it's hard to argue with the gift. Check the release in all... Read More

What is it?: Mild hybrid version of the big Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan The basics: Teutonic solidity, impeccable equipment, better fuel economy On sale: This fall Price: $87,950

Exactly one year ago, our editor Marty Padgett wrote about the European launch of the 2009 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid, the world's first production hybrid car to use lithium-ion cells in its battery.

Our sister site, GreenCarReports.com, is road-testing the new 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid this weekend, one of the first media outlets to do so. Meanwhile, here are the basics.

Lithium-ion chemistries are capable of storing about twice as much energy per pound as the...

What is it?: Mild hybrid version of the big Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan The basics: Teutonic solidity, impeccable equipment, better fuel economy On sale: This fall Price: $87,950 Exactly one year ago, our editor Marty Padgett wrote about the European launch of the 2009 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid, the world's first production hybrid car to use lithium-ion cells in its battery. Our sister site, GreenCarReports.com, is road-testing the new 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid this weekend, one of the first media outlets to do so. Meanwhile, here are the basics. Lithium-ion chemistries are capable of storing about twice as much energy per pound as the... Read More