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Renntech previews Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG-based C74 ahead of SEMA

Filed under: Aftermarket, Sedan, Performance, Mercedes-Benz, Luxury

Renntech C74 Konzept – Click above for high-res image gallery

Captured here auditioning for the role of World’s Angriest C-Class is the Renntech C74 Konzept. Starting with a C63 AMG, the tuner added a body kit comprised of an aggressive carbon fiber front lip, spoiler and rear diffuser, along with 19- and 20-inch wheels. Under the hood the 6.2-liter AMG engine is goosed to 605 horsepower and 555 pound-feet of torque thanks to a upgraded internals, larger throttle bodies and a tweaked ECU, while carbon fiber stabilizer braces are fitted front and rear. And the “74”? That refers to the width of the rear track, where 11-inch, 305-series tires reside. The whole package will run you $11,950, and you can get the details after the jump.

Gallery: Renntech C74 Konzept

[Source: Renntech]

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Renntech previews Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG-based C74 ahead of SEMA originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mercedes shows C63 and SLS AMG specials in Australia

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Sedan, Performance, Mercedes-Benz, Misc. Auto Shows, Australia

Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Concept 358

Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Concept 358 – Click above for high-res image gallery

You may not have guessed it on your own – we probably wouldn’t have, either – but Australia ranks as the fifth largest market worldwide for Mercedes-Benz. And yet all the exciting show cars are almost invariably unveiled at auto shows in the United States or Europe. You couldn’t blame the Aussies for feeling neglected, so Mercedes arrived this year at the Australian International Motor Show with two special AMGs.

The first is called Concept 358, and it’s essentially a tweaked C63 AMG sedan featuring the AMG Performance Plus package (which boosts the 6.3-liter V8’s output up to 480hp), 19-inch alloys, special leather interior and a unique Pearl Orange paint job.

The unique SLS AMG unveiled Down Under also features a special paint scheme: in this case a unique Night Black matte-finish with red accents. They’re not ground-breaking concepts, but interesting takes on some of Affalterbach’s best. Details are in the press release after the jump.

Gallery: Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Concept 358 and matte-black SLS AMG

[Source: Mercedes-Benz]

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Mercedes shows C63 and SLS AMG specials in Australia originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Video: 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 looks and sounds evil, priced around $550k

Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Videos, Mercedes-Benz, Racing

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 screengrab

2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 – Click above to watch video after the jump

The FIA GT3 European racing series is about to get a whole lot classier. Mercedes-Benz has been testing and tuning its 2011 SLS AMG GT3 and the car is now ready to claim top spot in your high-end racing trailer. Pricing for the racing version of the “standard” SLS AMG Benz is set at €397,460 (including 19 percent Value Added Tax) or a little over $550,000 USD. The SLS AMG GT3 was recently out at the EurosSpeedway Lausitz in Eastern Germany. A camera crew was on hand to capture the action, and the result is over 21 minutes of shameless automotive ~~pornography~~ action. The only sound is the car on the track, interspersed with the occasional pit stop.

If you’re a wealthy privateer racer, the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 can be ordered directly through Mercedes-AMG GmbH. Act now, and your racecar could arrive as early as February of 2011. What are you waiting for? There are two mega press releases and footage of the SLS AMG GT3 being put through its paces, after the jump.

Gallery: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3

[Source: Mercedes-Benz, YouTube]

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Video: 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 looks and sounds evil, priced around $550k originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK to get ‘Magic Sky Control’?

Filed under: Convertible, Geneva Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz, Luxury

The roof of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK has been teased, giving us a glimpse of the Magic Sky Control that could be contained within. As with the panorama roof on the big daddy SL roadster, there’s quite a bit of ‘bezel’ around the central open area, probably containing the electrical components necessary to work that ‘magic’.

The roof will be opaque normally, and there will be no electrical action going on. At the press of a button, however, a charge will be run through the top panel which will arrange particles contained in the glass to allow light to pass through. Voila, magic. Or physics, take your pick. The next SLK will show itself in person at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.

[Source: Mercedes-Benz, Auto Express]

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK to get ‘Magic Sky Control’? originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mercedes-Benz announces in-car iPad integration

Filed under: Etc., Technology, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen

Mercedes-Benz iPad integration

Apple continues its march towards world domination. Since its introduction, automakers have paid a lot of attention to the iPad; Hyundai plans to use the device as an Equus owner’s manual, while Chevrolet, Ford and Volkswagen have developed apps for it, and BMW has introduced an in-car docking system for the super tablet.

Not one to be left off the technology train, Mercedes-Benz has announced plans to create its own headrest-mounted iPad docks. The units will allow rear passengers to use and charge iPads, which could usher in a whole new era of back-seat driving as the iPad navigation app battles it out with the factory unit up front.

[Source: Engadget]

Mercedes-Benz announces in-car iPad integration originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 09 Oct 2010 11:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Report: Lexus may offer $3,000 rebate to beat Mercedes

Filed under: Car Buying, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Earnings/Financials

Though the first eight months of 2010, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz were in a dead heat in the race to be crowned the top-selling luxury brand in the States. But big-time September sales at Mercedes-Benz pulled the German marque ahead of Lexus by a substantial 3,000 units, really putting the heat on Toyota’s luxury arm. Could Mercedes pull off the upset to unseat Lexus for the first time since 2000? Not if Lexus can help it.

USA Today reports that Lexus announced during dealer meetings this week that it will slap up to $3,000 in incentives on the hood of its vehicles in an effort to entice buyers to shell out for a new L-branded car, crossover or SUV. In some cases, Lexus will reportedly also resort to cut-rate financing rate in an effort to spur sales.

The move is a bit surprising given Lexus’s penchant for asking for and receiving full retail for its products, though 2010 hasn’t been the best year for the Japanese premium marque. Given the fact that Lexus has earned its success on the heels of a terrific reputation for quality, the recall of millions of Toyota and Lexus models for unintended acceleration issues has likely hurt sales and certainly dinged its reputation. Add in the fact that the high-volume ES350 and top-of-the-line LS are a bit long-in-the-tooth, and it adds up to a possibility that Lexus may lose its hard-earned sales crown.

[Source: USA Today]

Report: Lexus may offer $3,000 rebate to beat Mercedes originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mercedes-Benz will do the ‘unthinkable’ to go green

Filed under: Mercedes-Benz

2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS

2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS – Click above for high-res image gallery

At the Mercedes press conference during last week’s Paris Auto Show, the company rolled out its CLS – the car everyone was really there to see – for dessert. We couldn’t have our pudding without eating our meat, though, so there were five courses served before it: the Smart Ad Lib, Smart scooter, Smart bicycle, Mercedes A-Class E-Cell, and a 2.2-liter four-cylinder diesel S-Class, throughout which time Mercedes CEO Dieter Zetsche and Smart head Annette Winkler took a good thirty minutes to stress the consumer and environmental friendliness of the brand’s offerings.

This will not be an isolated incident, either. Zetsche said “We want to be efficiency world champions … and we will be,” and to do so will require initiatives that were “previously unthinkable,” such as the hybrid S-Class and the coming four-cylinder. While there’s no timeline placed on his pronouncement, it is clear that if M-B is going to stay with BMW and Audi in the emissions and efficiency stakes it will need to take a sledgehammer to conventional ideas of the brand.

Audi has laid out its electronic initiatives and BMW has its Efficient Dynamics, but so far Mercedes has only laid out a range of different projects under no particular umbrella, such as an all-hybrid S-Class line, more efficient ICE engines, and a new range of small cars for America. We wait to see if there is one particular way M-B will ultimately go to fulfill its aim… and if that way will include euthanizing Maybach…

Gallery: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class

2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class

[Source: Automotive News – Sub. Req.]

Mercedes-Benz will do the ‘unthinkable’ to go green originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz ML AMG snapped with less disguise

Filed under: Spy Photos, Performance, SUV, Mercedes-Benz, Luxury

Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz ML AMG

Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz ML AMG – Click above for high-res image gallery

Mercedes-Benz is in the process of updating the AMG side of the family, including the replacement of its 6.2-liter engines with the more efficient 5.5-liter, twin-turbocharged V8. One of the models set to receive the new mill is the 2012 M-Class, and photogs posted outside the Nürburgring have caught the revised SUV getting ready to push its prodigious weight around the circuit.

The current generation ML63 AMG churns out 503 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque, but with the twin-turbo 5.5-liter mill bolted in, the reworked high-po ML could see at least 544 hp and close to 600 lb-ft of twist. In addition to the upgraded engine, the camo-clad mule also benefits from a more aggressive lower-front fascia, a new character line running across the side and an assortment of other revised body mods, all of which should make their way to the new model when it goes on sale early next year.

Gallery: Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz ML AMG

Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz ML AMG

[Source: CarPix]

Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz ML AMG snapped with less disguise originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Report: Mercedes overtakes Lexus as leading luxury automaker in U.S.

Filed under: Car Buying, Mercedes-Benz, Earnings/Financials, Luxury

Mercedes-Benz Emblem

Make way for the new king. Mercedes-Benz has made up serious ground in the American luxury market, beating out both BMW and long-reigning Lexus in sales last month. The Silver Arrow saw deliveries climb by 17 percent in the US, up to 19,862 units in September. What’s more, Ernst Lieb, the company’s chief executive officer, said that he expects the Mercedes-Benz market share to continue to grow throughout the remainder of 2010.

That news comes as BMW announced its sales had grown by 21 percent compared to this time last year. Lexus, meanwhile isn’t fairing so well. The Japanese luxury marque saw its sales fall off by a hefty six percent to 16,948 units, even in light of booming ES sales. The company delivered 21 percent more of its front-wheel-drive sedan in September, but those gains were demolished by the fact that sales of the company’s IS line dropped off by 27 percent.

It would seem that buyers are still somewhat skittish of Lexus products after a torrent of recalls earlier this year. Even so, Brian Smith, the U.S. vice-president of Lexus sales, says that he doesn’t believe his company will lose its position as the number one luxury automaker in the States when all of 2010 is counted.

[Source: Bloomberg]

Report: Mercedes overtakes Lexus as leading luxury automaker in U.S. originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Review: 2010 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG w/P31 Development Package

Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Mercedes-Benz, Reviews, Luxury

As Subtle As Dropping A TV Set From A Hotel Balcony

2010 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG w/P31 Development Package – Click above for high-res image gallery

Roger Daltrey has gone on record as saying that in the Who’s early days, they were paid ₤75 to ₤150 a show, yet they would bust-up around ₤250-300 worth of gear every time they took to the stage. That’s bad math. Similarly, Mercedes-Benz asks those willing to pay $57,350 for its least expensive AMG model – the C63 AMG – to pony up a further $5,950 for the new-for-2010 P31 AMG Development Package that adds 30 horsepower, uprated brakes and a passel of miscellaneous hi-po gear.

From the perspective of a rational consumer, this too, fails to add up, as the standard-issue C63 is already a hooligan’s hooligan, a car from which no sane individual would walk away wishing for bigger stones. But as with Daltrey’s Who, the C63 is a fantastically overachieving beast of rather pedestrian roots, and when it comes down to it, adding the Dev Pack promises to be like dropping off Pete Townshend in the brand-new lobby of a mid-’60s Holiday Inn. With a set of Marshall stacks. Drunk and fresh off a painful breakup. In other words, it might not make a whole lot of sense or be a particularly wise financial decision, but it’s also a brave call with the glorious potential for unbridled mayhem.

Gallery: Review: 2011 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Performance Pack

2011 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Performance Pack

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Review: 2010 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG w/P31 Development Package originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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