While Michael and Nico were taking the covers off the new F1 W03 Mercedes decided it would be a good time to sneak out its new SL63 AMG for a quick spin around the Circuit de Catalunya. Based on the new sixth-gen SL the range topping AMG version uses a 5.5 litre twin-turbo V8. The [...]

Mercedes AMG has just revealed its F1 W03 to the world ahead of tonight’s pre-season testing in Barcelona. Admitting that the W03 has a face only a mother could love Team Principal Ross Brawn said, “The F1 W03 is a car that I believe, and hope, our team can be proud of, and which will [...]

Exploiting an interesting quirk in Formula One’s testing agreement Mercedes AMG ran a full private test session with its new W03 in Barcelona yesterday. They racked up 300km of uninterrupted testing. Michael Schumacher drove in the morning and Nico Rosberg took over in the afternoon. The W03 first turned a wheel in a shakedown and [...]

In addition to Friday’s unofficial preview, the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team has given us an excellent driver’s eye view of their 2012 F1 car, the W03. Nico Rosberg is at the wheel and it’s perhaps the chest-mounted camera that gives the most revealing insight into a modern day Formula One car. Check out the [...]

The 2012 Mercedes GP F1 car is due for its official reveal at Barcelona next Tuesday, but the car has been photographed early during a secret shakedown test at Silverstone yesterday. As you can see Michael Schumacher was at the wheel during the light run. It’s also evident that Ross Brawn and his merry men [...]

A cyclist from the Dutch cycling club OGOTT has come up with a great sneak preview of the new Mercedes-Benz A Class on a recent trip to the Canary Islands. The car appeared to be on an official photography shoot and is scheduled for debut next month at the Geneva Motor Show. As one would [...]

Later today McLaren will take the wraps off its new MP4-27 F1 car. But a recent article in Gazzetta dello Sport has raised questions over McLaren’s future engine partner when F1 swicthes to V6 turbo engines in 2014. The report claims McLaren has met with new engine maker PURE to discuss a deal that would [...]

The Mercedes-Benz 300SL ‘Gullwing’ is one of the most beautiful cars ever made. Only 1400 300SL coupés were made and some are more equal than others. Like this 1955 model, for example, which is one of only 29 alloy-bodied Gullwings. Prior to its auction Gooding & Company said it was expected to sell for around [...]

The third-gen SLK was launched in Australia in August last year. It kicked off with just two models, the SLK 200 ($82,900*) and the SLK 350 ($118,900*). Mercedes-Benz Australia has just announced two more models will be added the the range. At the lower end of the spectrum is the SLK 250 BlueEFFICIENCY ($91,900*) which [...]

Here we have a selection of images from the floor of the Detroit Motor Show, or more correctly, the North American International Auto Show. Unlike Tokyo late last year there’s a noticeable lack of weird and wonderful concept creations, but we certainly applaud the appearance of the Honda NSX Concept. It’s easily the clear star [...]

Chris Harris is perhaps the closest thing magazine journos have to a bona fide celebrity; that is he hasn’t gained his popularity on the back of a TV program or the like. Mostly he’s earned his reputation, and following, on the back of his writing, some part-time racing and a lot of sideways action. In [...]

After a couple of unofficial false starts Mercedes-Benz has now, finally, revealed its new SL roadster. The SL was first launched in 1952 and this is just the sixth-generation to be developed in that time. While the SL can probably pass as ‘Sporty’, ‘Lightweight’ is still stretching it a bit. The SL500 now tips the [...]

More official looking images of the sixth-generation Mercedes-Benz SL have appeared on motoring websites around the globe. Oddly, none have shown up on any of the official Mercedes press portals that we have access to. So we’ve nicked a few from Evo and suggest you follow the source link below for more. While ‘SL’ stands [...]

Once upon a time this pretty Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG ‘Gullwing’ was a firery red colour. The AMG Performance Studio has produced a time lapse video showing the possibilities available to those with money to burn. If we were lucky enough to do just that we’d like to hope we’d pick a better colour for the [...]

These delightfully grainy images of the impending Mercedes-Benz SL Klasse have emerged on the German Car Forum. It shows the new SL is equal parts spectacular and equal parts, well, pretty ugly. The front three quarter shot shows quite a well sorted design, striking a nice balance between simple and detailed. Whereas the rear three [...]