German tuning firm Kicherer decided to have a go at Stuttgart's latest super coupe, the SLS AMG Gullwing and I rather like it. The new creation doesn't really go a long way away from the original yet the image it provides is totally different. The modified Gullwing now boasts a full body matte black foil wrap which is combined with...
The 2010 International Engine of the Year awards seen an end to proceedings and in that end there were ten different engines being honored in 11 categories, plus an overall winner chosen. The engines were rated by a jury of automotive journalists from around the world had the difficult task of rating the engines and ranking each of them in...
It would seem like it was just yesterday that the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG was leaving the drawing board and entering production and already the eco-mentalists have gotten to it. To be frank, Mercedes unveiled their plan for an all electric version of the SLS AMG nearly a year ago but every single time I see one of these cars I...
As befits a new car launch, Mercedes is putting on a show. The car going to be launched soon is the 2011 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG and the show of put in store is more of a history lesson. The latest S class AMG will be running around in the livery used by the 300SEL 6.8 AMG endurance racer that had...
It would seem that startup supercar makers are pretty much letting go of the tradition to fit Big Blocks from Detroit in their mid-engined rockets and turning to the Germans instead. The Pagani Zonda led the way with power coming from Mercedes, then the floodgates opened up and German engines found homes in stuff such as the Wiesmann GT, the...
It would seem that Audi's plans for world domination (of car sales, of course) will be put on hold for a while as not only did they not manage to outsell BMW but something else, rather peculiar, has happened. The homeland rivals took away their number two spot in the luxury car makers by outselling them due to a variety...
Mercedes will launch in autumn this year a new generation of V6 and V8 engines, capable to consume with 24% less than the current versions. Daimler announced the development plans of Mercedes brand for this year and 2011. Germans intend to address in the premium segment with force, relying on 16 new models and a new generation of engines. Stuttgart...
It seems that the tuning scene is as always, completely crazy and the craziest of all tuning companies is still Brabus. Not only do they build some insane supercars using Mercedes cars as bases but now they just built a supercar to outclass their last supercar, the Brabus Vanish. The new Brabus beast is called the Stealth 65 and weirdly...
It is not uncommon for automotive manufacturers to get some advertising throughout the film industry and this time two big names of both worlds have come together. I'm talking about the Germans from Mercedes-Benz providing transportation for the four dames (and the main male character) of the iconic Sex and the City sequel. Yep folks, in case you just remembered...
Ah, Brabus, the German tuning company that takes away Mercedes pension plan cars and sensibleness and throws it all away to create totally unplugged cars. So what did they use for a base now? Well it's something completely not sensible. It's the Mercedes SL 65 AMG, the Black Series no less. The "new" car, is called the Brabus Vanish and...
The newest member of the Mercedes-Benz E Class family has received "the royal treatment" from the famous BINZ limousine maker as the car now features an extra set of doors and quite a bit of extra length. The BINZ version of the E Class not only features an extra couple of doors but secludes an extra row of seats within...
What we have here is a new creation from Mercedes called E500 Cabrio, this version being built on the platform like C-Klasse. This E class limousine was built at Sindelfingen, its platform being different compared to the one from Cabriolet, being obviously heavier. From the dynamics point of view the differences between Cabriolet and Coupe are very small, the same...
Another launch from the Beijing Auto Show revealed the long wheel base version of the 2009 Mercedes E Class. The latest addition in terms of options to Mercedes W212 lineup features a simple figure being changed, the length of the car has grown by five and a half inches. The newest member of the E Class family has been getting...
We have here the closest variant from the series one of the future model CLS, I’m talking about the Mercedes Benz CLS Shooting brake, the one from the pictures of course. The showrooms from China became pretty popular and in every year more and more producers choose to launch their important models at one of the showrooms from China. The...
Mercedes-Benz Romania expanded its authorized centers network thanks to inauguration of the Autoportal authorized center from Ramnicu Valcea. This new authorized center was built in less than seven months by the Autoportal society which applied to become Mercedes-Benz Romania Center in octomber 2008. The investments in this project, construction, land, service equipments reached 3.000.000 euro. Also let’s not forget about...
You may remember the first info leaked by Mercedes on the CLS Estate a few weeks ago. Well now this car sees actual form as a concept and it's called the Mercedes-Benz Shooting Break Concept. The car that Mercedes unveiled today shows that there still may be hope for the estate buyer just as the CLS revived the estate as...
This new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is a supercar that can also be bought in Romania at a price starting from 149.000 euro, without TVA. I know, this price might seem big but the standard equipment is very satisfying, providing a large range of features, the main objective being the driver comfort. The driver comfort is ensured by the following: THERMOTRONIC...
The first quarter of 2010 is full of surprises, after Toyota having reported an increase in sales, a new one is coming from Germany. Audi outsold Mercedes for the first time ever. While this is a surprise, the fact that BMW are still number one isn’t. BMW is the leader in sales over the first three months of this year...
Since the recent global alliance between Daimler AG and Renault-Nissan has been solidified it’s about time to see the results and first of its kind will be that the next Infiniti G series will get engines from Mercedes-Benz. The G series has always been a top seller for Infiniti and the future modifications to its engine line will include the...
We have here the latest creation from Mercedes created especially for off-road, even extreme off-road, called Mercedes Benz Zetros. Keeping that in mind you can think now at many applications for this Zetros monster, applications from the military ones to utilities, fire fighting and other, all that means construction support and hard to reach areas. That’s enough with the intro,...
