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First Drives2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class: Attainable Luxury4.5/5
SPLIT, Croatia – If owning a luxury vehicle wasn't in the cards before, there's a new 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class compact offering that's aimed at disrupting the mindset of traditional mainstream buyers who've longed for a taste of luxury, while simultaneously striking at the heart of a younger generation. Recently, mainstream …
Spotlight onWe finally get to Test the 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class
Since its inception in 1997, the compact Mercedes-Benz A-Class has been forbidden fruit in North America. It may have not been as ripe and juicy as the fruit Adam temporarily enjoyed in the Garden of Eden, but it was unattainable and therefore desired in this neck of the woods. For …
TechnologyMercedes-Benz EQ-Boost: the 48-volt Mild-hybrid Wave
The charge towards the electrification of the automobile is well under way. Hybrids are 20 years old and well accepted. In the last few years, we have seen an influx of plug-in hybrid and EV options, but not all is ideal. At least not yet. Despite the seemingly never-ending talk …
First Drives2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS: Returning to its Roots4.5/5
BARCELONA, Spain – They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. It wasn’t long after the Vision CLS concept broke cover some 15 years ago that another carmaker introduced its own vision of a four-door luxury coupé. Although the niche segment now features a little more than a …
Spotlight on2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS: the Original Four-door Luxury Coupé
I clearly remember my first encounter with the CLS-Class. I was at the 2004 New York Auto Show, same year the retro-modern Ford Mustang first broke cover, and my breath was taken away. I couldn’t wrap my brain and senses around the CLS’ sleek body, sensual curves and out-worldly beauty.
Special EventsMercedes-AMG in Affalterbach: Where Dream Cars Come True
During our recent trip to Stuttgart in order to drive the 2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S 4MATIC+ , the German manufacturer took the opportunity to give us a tour of the AMG factory in Affalterbach. Back in 1967, Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher founded a little company with a …
Special Events2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class: a Major Redesign, 40 Years Later
STUTTGART, Germany – the venerable G-Class will receive take a dip in the fountain of youth, but don’t worry, Mercedes-Benz won’t make the mistake of changing its timeless look. Forty years after hitting the market, the robust 4x4 is more popular than ever. In fact, of the 300,000 units sold …
First Drives2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S 4MATIC+: The Family Missile4.0/5
STUTTGART, Germany – Seeing the growing popularity of AMG products, in Canada in particular, it isn’t surprising to see Mercedes-Benz create high-performance variants of all its model lines. Well, almost all of them. And since the North-American market in general scoops up SUVs in industrial quantities, it was only natural …
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