Archive for the ‘Mercedes-Benz’ Category

The future of DTM on display at Hockenheim

Last weekend BMW unveiled the final version of its new M3 DTM racecar. Also on hand for the category’s season finale in Hockenheim were Audi (A5 DTM) and Mercedes-Benz (DTM AMG C-Coupé) with their 2012 challengers on display. 2012 marks a return to DTM racing for BMW, a series they have been absent from since [...]

You can be my wingman anytime

Ever wondered if car manufacturers have Top Gun style sections within their hallowed production halls? Mercedes has one, it’s called the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center. It’s where they send their best workers to go and restore old cars. The centre in Irvine, Calfornia claims it “is the ideal place for owners, collectors, and enthusiasts to connect [...]

Oh yes, the SLS AMG Black Series is coming!

Last month it emerged that Mercedes-Benz was keen to make a Black Series version of its SLS AMG ‘Gullwing’. And here’s the spy shot to prove it. The shot was taken close to the Benz development facility near the Nürburgring. Expect the SLS Black to hang on to its naturally aspirated 6.2 litre V8. Of [...]

2011 Japanese GP: Take a lap around Suzuka

Ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix we bring you two videos to refresh your memory of the legendary Suzuka layout. The first is onboard with Michael Schumacher in his Mercedes GP from 2010. Then, after the break Team Lotus puts Jarno Trulli into their simulator. It’s a bit low rent, to be honest, but [...]

The ultimate barnyard find?

Those with a keen eye will recognise this barnyard wreck is an iconic Mercedes-Benz 300SL coupé; the original ‘Gullwing’. It’s a 1955 model and only the very knowledgeable will pick it as a special alloy-bodied competition special. Just 29 were ever made. Along with its alloy body panels Mercedes made further modifications including the use [...]

VIDEO: Mercedes C63 AMG Black spied

Pistonspy has come up trumps again with some great footage and pics of the seriously cool Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black. Perhaps the most desirable Black Series yet—in our eyes at least—it’s interesting to see this development car lapping the Nürburgring with a large rear wing. Turns out that wing is part of an AMG Aero [...]

Mercedes A-Class AMG stretches its legs

You may recall the Mercedes-Benz Concept A-Class from earlier in the year; it’s a funky and curvaceous Golf wearing three-pointed star emblems. The show car had a 155kW 2.0 litre turbocharged four cylinder. The car you see above is reported to be the hi-po AMG version of the new A-Class. It’s been circulating at recent [...]

Mercedes to take SLS AMG back to Black

We welcome news that Mercedes-Benz is set to produce a Black Series version of the SLS AMG. Speaking to Motor Trend about the SLS AMG, Tobias Moers, Director of Vehicle Development at AMG, said “We absolutely have to do a Black Series.” The standard Gullwing model offers 570hp from its 6.3 litre V8. Expect the [...]

Motions eleven

US publication Motor Trend has assembled a group of 11 incredibly desirable cars, sent them to an empty airstrip and planted the go pedal. Check the list below, form your opinion on which car you think will be quickest. Also consider which cars you reckon will make the top three. Which one will be the [...]