The Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One team is bringing back some big names for the 2010 season that, if nothing else, are sure to garner quite a bit of attention from F1 fans around the world. After unveiling the all new MGP W01 Formula 1 car in Valecia, Spain; seven time world champion Michael Schumacher and son of former driver Keke Rosberg, Nico who are currently testing the new race car took some time out to pose alongside the team principal Ross Brawn with the latest member of the Silver Arrow family wearing its silver and green livery before the car went back into the garage to prepare for the start of the test session.
The Former BMW driver Nico will be the first of the Mercedes GP Petronas drivers to try out the new car with Michael taking over shortly after. However the big news comes with the multi world champion Schumacher being reunited with his longtime comrade Brawn, who is fresh off of last year’s title winning season in his team Brawn GP’s rookie year, who has been working with Michael ever since his Benetton days all the way up through his retirement with Ferrari.
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The Mercedes Benz GLK is the German automaker’s entry into the compact crossover segment and with its swept back two box body, the new CUV is clearly derived from the rugged G Wagen, offering the same bold features that made the mighty Geländewagen so popular, except in a much smaller package. We joked about how our Mars Red GLK 350 looks like a red hot roller skate with its optional oversized 20 inch alloys pushed to the far corners of its chassis, but the GLK is certainly nothing to laugh about. The GLK offers new car shoppers a luxurious option when looking to buy into this new segment. Despite its compact nature, our out of this world GLK has styling to spare and is a welcome addition to the Mercedes Benzlineup. The GLK’s size not only makes it easy to park, but also quite maneuverable in traffic and combined with the safety of 6 airbags, makes it a great choice for new car buyers.
The inside of our GLK 350 features an Almond/Black Leather interior along with the Full Leather Seating Package that, as the name suggests, includes cow hide derived upholstery and a leather wrapped multifunction steering wheel as well as elegant Burl Walnut trim to go along with the standard brushed aluminum pieces. The infotainment system is made up of a Harman/Kardon Logic 7 surround sound system that will play everything from MP3s being stored on an iPod to Sirius Satellite radio as well as a hard drive based navigation system and a 7 inch LCD screen to let the driver in on all that is going on.
The GLK 350 is powered by a 3.5 Liter V6 sending 268 HP straight to the rear wheels through a seven speed automatic transmission allows the GLK to accelerate smoothly and get an estimated 16 MPG in the city and as much as 22 MPG on the highway. This sporty red GLK is a more affordable alternative than the last one we saw, especially when you consider the $3,150 Premium Package that includes just about power everything at a savings of over $1,200 if purchased separately. Tack on a very reasonable $970 for the brushed roof rails and plus sized wheel and tires amongst a few other items, this $34,600 GLK added up to a nicely equipped $45,645 premium CUV.
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Mercedes Benz has come up with a sultry special edition version of their compact hard top convertible, the SLK Grand Edition. The stylish package adds between 2300 and 3500 Euro to the base SLK and adds distinguishing designo graphite finish, exclusive 18 inch triple five spoke light weight alloy wheels, silver fins on the hood and color matched headlamp housings. On the inside, Mercedes Benz’s design team has added supple gray Nappa leather wrapped upholstery complete with embossed Grand Edition emblems in the seats as well as the newly developed AIRSCARF personal warming system integrated into the front headrests highlighted by red accent stitching. All in all the Grand Edition adds another layer of elegance to the Mercedes Benz SLK all at a great price.
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The German automaker Mercedes Benz has unveiled a new special edition version of their premium luxury hard top convertible, the SL Night Edition. The nocturnal grand tourer features a few aesthetic upgrades like a set of two tone 19 inch AMG design five spoke alloys covering a set of silver front brake calipers and color matched darker light housings as well as specific badging on the front fenders to set it apart from more mundane SLs. Meanwhile the interior of the Night Edition is finished off with Black Nappa leather wrapped upholstery offset by shiny chrome trim as well as matching sport steering wheel, shift lever and roof lining. The Mercedes Benz SL Night Edition is enough to make David Hasselhoff’s talking Trans-Am from Knight Rider jealous.
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Mercedes Benz will go head to head with their German rivals in an attempt to steal a share of the entry level luxury youth market from new car shoppers looking to buy a BMW 1-Series with their new C-Class Coupe for 2011. With a hindquarter that closely resembles that of a CTS Coupe, this smaller C-Class is to the future as the old C230 Kompressor was to the recent past, a premium compact with sporty looks that adds another rung to the bottom of the Mercedes Benz ownership ladder. This move should come as no surprise considering what the German automaker has done with their all new E-Class lineup, turning the full size sedan into everything from a two door cabriolet to a fire breathing factory tuned AMG version.
So don’t be surprised if you start to see the C in a few more shapes and sizes. What we do know is that under the hood, the C-Class Coupe will be offered with the same direct injected 3.5 Liter V6 engines that the standard car comes with, and much like the use of forced induction with the supercharged smaller displacement motor in the Kompressor, there will also be a twin turbocharged unit making around 300 HP with a lot less displacement. No words yet on the AMG version, but if Mercedes is keen on the idea of downsizing, expect the hand built 6.2 Liter motor to give way to a 5.5 Liter twin turbocharged V8 engine.
The Mercedes E-Class family is now complete, after a complete restyling for 2010 the last member of the extended lineup has just come to market with the convertible version. The E-Class Convertible’s official debut will come in January 2010 at the Detroit Auto Show, and sales will begin in May 2010. The E-Class Cabrio will be offered with a choice of two engines, a 3.5 Liter V6 that makes 268 HP and 258 lb-ft of torque in the E350 and a 5.5 Liter V8 pumping out 382 HP and 391 lb-ft of torque in the E550.
New technologies for the E-Class Convertible is the AIRCAP automatic draft-stop system that extends a wind deflector 2.4 inches above the to of the windscreen along with a conventional draft stop panel mounted behind the rear seats to create a turbulence free zone inside of the cabin even with the top down at speed. The system can be activated at speeds of up to 100 MPH and will remain functional right up until the cabrio’s top speed.
Besides the new AIRCAP system, the E-Class Cabrio will be offered with all of Mercedes Benz’s latest security systems that include ATTENTION ASSIST drowsiness detection, PRE-SAFE anticipatory occupant protection, Adaptive Highbeam Assist and DISTRONIC PLUS proximity control to make the new E-Class one of the safest convertibles on the road.
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Sitting next to the SLS AMG Desert Gold at the Dubai International Auto Show is special edition Mercedes Benz G55 AMG Kompressor called "Edition 79". Just like the golden gull wing, this factory custom G Wagon is exclusively destined for the Middle East market and makes a nostalgic reference to the Geländewagen’s origin back in 1979.
The "Edition 79" differentiates itself from ordinary G Class SUVs is a Designo Magno Alanite Grey finish and will come with a custom brush guard up front to ensure that nothing gets in your way, the sides are dressed up with strips of carbon fiber trim and to round out the "Edition 79" package a set of 19 inch AMG design lightweight alloy wheels finished in titanium. Very fitting with the special edition theme, Mercedes will only make 79 units of the limited edition G55.
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The SLS AMG super car was just unveiled at the Dubai Internation Auto Show with a very special color for the wealthy Middle East region, a matte silk finish that Mercedes Benz is calling "AMG Desert Gold".
This special edition gull wing combines a matte gold skin on top of an aluminum body with bold highlights in contrasting gloss black. All of the special edition SLS’s decorative trim is dipped in highly lustrous chrome or is available in the standard super car’s Silver Shadow finish. AMG’s design team finishes off the golden gull wing with a set of black light weight alloy wheels sized 9.5 x 19 inches up front and a wide 11.0 x 20 inches in the rear.
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The German automaker Mercedes Benz has just revealed the new B-Class F-Cell, the company’s first full size production ready fuel cell powered EV to hit the road, with deliveries scheduled to begin in Europe and the U.S. next spring. The B-Class F-Cell is propelled by an electric motor that is on par with a conventional 2.0 Liter internal combustion engine. The electrically charged bundle of wound wires and magnets provides a maximum output of 136 HP and 214 lb-ft of torque fed juice by a powerful trio of high voltage lithium ion battery packs.
The electric motor is combined with three 700-bar hydrogen storage tanks that is used to run the fuel cell. Each tank holds just under 4 kilograms of the liquid hydrogen fuel and can cover a range of up to 400 kilometers with the tanks topped off, now this is more than twice as far as the previous A-Class F‑Cell from Mercedes. The best part is, unlike a pure BEV that can take all night to fully charge, the F-Cell’s tanks can be filled in less than three minutes at any standard refueling station so that you can get back on your way.
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Believe it or not there are luxury car owners who have to deal with inclement weather on a regular basis. For those new car buyers Mercedes has just unveiled a special E-Class that was designed specifically for winter driving conditions because the purpose built E-Class 4MATIC is equipped with a permanent all wheel drive system.
The basic design concept, with the engine installed longitudinally and the transmission and transfer case becoming one integral unit, makes for a compact, lightweight power train layout that minimizes frictional losses, providing a number of benefits compared to traditional transverse layouts as used by other automakers with a selectable 4x4 mode. Fuel consumption, for instance, is between a mere 0.2 and 0.6 liters more per hundred kilometers than a comparable model with the conventional drive, and because Mercedes prides themselves on providing occupants with a first class ride, vibration and acoustic comfort meet the high standards expected of the E-Class.
The air suspension system – optional for all 4MATIC models and standard on the E 500 4MATIC – is a continuously variable, electronically controlled damping system that processes a series of sensor signals and controls each corner individually. Not only will Mercedes Benz customers experience the best in ride comfort, but they will also be able to reap the benefits of excellent handling safety and sporty agility as well.
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