Archive for the 'Mercedes' Category

Mercedes-Benz CLA is official name of small four-door coupe debuting in Beijing

Sunday, April 1st, 2012

We will now know the “baby CLS” – the small four-door “coupe” built on the MFA platform supporting theMercedes-Benz A-Class (pictured above) and B-Class – as the CLA. It will debut at April’s Beijing Motor Show, and it’s just one of the five variants that Mercedes has planned for its MFA underpinnings. When it hits the streets in 2013, advance reports [...]

Mercedes-Benz CLC to get Beastie introduction in LA?

Sunday, March 18th, 2012

We’ve been expecting for some time that Mercedes-Benz would choose to grace its New York Auto Showstand with a variant on its new A-Class family as part of a push to bring a new range of small cars to North America. However, it now seems more likely that Los Angeles audiences will get a vision of Mercedes’ entry-level future, not [...]

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL

Saturday, December 17th, 2011

Between our official sneak peek and the endless leaks, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL is officially out of the bag before its debut at next month’s Detroit Auto Show. And like its predecessors over the last five decades, the new SL continues to offer S-Class luxury and innovations in a svelte, drop-top package. While the styling might not be a radical departure from the R230 [...]

Mercedes greenlights 911 fighter, reviving SLC name

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Way back when we were calling the SLS the SLC, the men and women at AMG in Affalterbach were keeping a secret: there would be an SLC in addition to the SLS. The current car that we have had the opportunity to love in coupe and roadster forms is slated to end production in 2015. What will pick up where it leaves off [...]

2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Much in the vein of Audi’s Sportback models or BMW’s slow-to-expand Gran Turismo range, Mercedes-Benz thinks it’s time to get excited about various sizes of its “sports tourer” subgroup. Nearly all of the aforementioned are still trying to find proper footing in their bid to be first choice for the world’s practical-minded customers, but the B-Class has [...]