• SEMA 2008 show report: Mercedes GLK

    04 November 2008 by Ben Whitworth

    Mercedes GLK Whip first official photos

    Mercedes set an all but impossible challenge for tuners at this year’s SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show in Las Vegas – to turn its gut-wrenchingly ugly GLK off-roader, which makes...

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  • Mercedes coupes: the next generation

    14 October 2008 by Georg Kacher

    Mercedes is to shake up its entire family of coupes, CAR hears. The changes kick off with the new E-class coupe and will include a proper new C-class coupe (instead of today’s short-cut CLC), as well...

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  • Does It Work? video: night vision

    09 October 2008 by Ben Pulman

    Our latest Does It Work? video tests Mercedes' night vision system, the optional £1200 Night View Assist that turns night into day

    Have you seen night vision systems at work in cars? Watch CAR's new film as we test Mercedes' Night View Assist in our latest Does It Work? video series to see if carrot-munching machines really can...

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  • AMG plans greener, cleaner performance cars

    08 October 2008 by Ben Whitworth

    AMG is going green – the maker of unfeasibly fast Mercedes-Benz models is gearing up for hybrid and diesel versions, using advanced low-weight materials to retain their tyre-smoking performance...

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  • Mercedes at the Paris motor show 2008

    02 October 2008 by Ben Whitworth

    Mercedes at the Paris motor show

    Mercedes’ new Project Fascination – easily the best-looking car from Stuttgart in a long while – took centre stage on Daimler's stand, followed by the new S400 Blue Hybrid, a grenade-proof Pullman...

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  • Jody Scheckter turns farmer

    26 August 2008 by Ben Whitworth

    Jody Scheckter Mercedes-Benz

    Ever wondered what happens to F1 world champions when they hang up their race suits? Jody Scheckter – the last man to give Ferrari a world championship in 1979 before Michael Schumacher stepped in –...

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  • Mercedes launches Attention Assist

    13 August 2008 by Ben Whitworth

    Mercedes-Benz researchers call it the ‘one-second nap’ – that instant when fatigue overcomes you at the wheel on a long trip and you wake up in hospital. To counter dozing off while driving, which...

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  • Mercedes supercars

    29 July 2008 by Tim Pollard

    The SLR is the fruit of a strange motor industry marriage. Collaborating as they do in motorsport, Woking and Stuttgart decided to build a road car that showcased their full-bodied technical know-how.

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  • McLaren supercars

    29 July 2008 by Tim Pollard

    Conceived as Ron Dennis and his closest allies were held up in an airport lounge, the F1 remains for many the definitive supercar. Woking-based McLaren Automotive is part of the F1-focused McLaren...

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  • Mercedes at the London motor show 2008

    23 July 2008 by By Gavin Green and CAR reader reporter Sandy T

    Little in the way of new metal on the Merc stand – but you can let your kids have a crack at driving if they're taller than 4ft 11in in a special Merc contest

    Mercedes were one of the few premium brands to bother making an appearance at the 2008 London motor show and, although there were no whizz-bang world debuts, there was a reminder of just how busy the...

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  • Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series first photos

    11 July 2008 by Tim Pollard

    Mercedes isn't just a car company; it now offers a conveyor belt to satisfy the most farflung consumer mores. Why else launch the SL65 AMG Black Series? It's not as if the current SL63 and SL65 aren't...

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  • 2008 British Grand Prix car guide

    25 June 2008 by Tom Clarkson

    CAR Online's Grand Prix reporter Tom Clarkson presents his guide to how each of the cars will perform at the British Grand Prix. First up, the Ferrari F2008... FERRARI F2008 The class of the field at...

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  • Mercedes GLK unveiled in Beijing

    21 April 2008 by Guy Bird

    Feedback on the forthcoming Mercedes GLK has been mixed to say the least. The final production version at the Beijing motor show is – as predicted – little changed and still ugly, especially in the...

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  • Mercedes’ new four-cylinder diesels

    11 April 2008 by Stephen Dobie

    Mercedes has announced a new diesel engine, and it’s a win win situation – power is up, emissions are down. The environment can breathe a (small) sigh of relief while you have a bigger smile on your...

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  • Mercedes’ production Bluetec diesel SUVs

    13 March 2008 by Ben Pulman

    Europe loves diesel, America doesn’t, so welcome to the US-only Mercedes Bluetec SUVs. The R, ML and GL 320 Bluetec diesels will be launched in America in autumn 2008, but won’t be coming to Europe...

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  • Mercedes Vision GLK Bluetec hybrid

    04 March 2008 by Ben Barry

    What’s new on the Mercedes stand? Quite a confusingly long list when you include facelifts and revised engines. But the big story is the Vision GLK Bluetec hybrid, a concept SUV with a four-cylinder...

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  • Mercedes CLC (2008): first official pictures

    27 January 2008 by Ben Pulman

    This is Mercedes’ new CLC, only it's not quite so new. Underneath it’s really the old Sports Coupe with a nose from the C-class grafted on to give it more modern engines and help it pass the latest...

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  • Mercedes GLK at Detroit

    15 January 2008 by Guy Bird

    When the pictures of Mercedes’ new small SUV concept were shown prior to Christmas, there were plenty of pained expressions in the CAR office. To be honest, the cars look little better in the metal.

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  • Mercedes CLC tease

    09 January 2008 by Car magazine

    Looking squat, mean and aggressive (the car, not the model), this is the new Mercedes CLC. And although the CLC is based on the current C-class-derived Sports Coupe, Merc hopes that the 1100 new or...

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  • Mercworld’s first birthday

    03 December 2007 by Car magazine

    Join Mercedes at Brooklands this weekend for cake, Stirling Moss, and the chance to ride in a Mercedes SLR McLaren

    Mercedes-Benz World will be celebrating its first birthday this weekend, and you’re invited.  Although officially the anniversary was last week, it’ll be this Saturday and Sunday (3-4 November) that...

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  • RML SLR 722 GT (2007): first official pictures

    30 October 2007 by Ben Pulman

    Yet another McLaren Mercedes special edition SLR? It’s another special edition, but it's nothing to do with Mercedes, apparently. Northamptonshire-based RML (Ray Mallock Ltd) have tweaked the SLR for...

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  • Mercedes’ new E-class scooped

    09 October 2007 by Ben Pulman

    Merc's new E-class arrives in 2009, and should be very, very clean. Merc's Bluetec technology, which squirts urea (basically the toxins found in your pee) into the exhaust to cut NOx emissions...

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