Filed under: Aftermarket, Convertible, Performance, Mercedes-Benz, Tokyo Auto Salon There are hundreds of aftermarket tuners out there, but few hold the type of street cred that does Veilside. Long known for making Japan’s greatest sportscars even greater, Veilside has now turned its attention to the Mercedes-Benz SL. Not the newest one, mind you, because it’s [...]

How do you make a model fly? Watch the making of the fashion film by Alex Prager for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2012. Alex Prager skillfully presents the international Key Visual Model, Lara Stone, together with the new SL and makes her fly in true Mary Poppins style. Go to Source

Filed under: Classics, Sedan, Videos, Mercedes-Benz, Humor There’s plenty you could say about the Mercedes-Benz 190 series. It’s built like a tank, for starters. You might even call it an enduring icon of the 1980s. And considering that it ended production – replaced by the first C-Class – in 1993, the fact there are still [...]

Filed under: Crossover, Mercedes-Benz, Diesel Even though spy shots signal that exterior adjustments on the next Mercedes-Benz GLK will be subtle, there’s one giant adjustment coming under the hood, and it smells like oil – in a good way. Automotive News says the revamped softroader will gain a new diesel engine option. For its part, [...]

Filed under: Hybrid, Etc., Europe, Technology, Hatchback, Mercedes-Benz, Electric Mercedes-Benz has its heart set on boosting its U.S. sales by more than 20 percent, and Automotive News reports that mission may include plans for an extended range hybrid. Joachim Schmidt, head of global sales for Mercedes-Benz, said a special, U.S.-only B-Class plug-in hybrid with a [...]

Filed under: Convertible, Videos, Mercedes-Benz, Design/Style, Luxury Mercedes-Benz has put together a fashion-shoot-and-video session with Dutch supermodel Lara Stone and the 2013 SL for Fashion Week, and the result is a vid that only those attending Fashion Week could understand. Which is, probably, half the point. We shared the “making of” video with you back [...]

Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Bentley, Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, Celebrities, Luxury When Daimler let slip that Maybach was on the chopping block, the German automaker reportedly insisted that ultra-luxury editions of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class would replace the doomed marque. We’re all for a smattering of low volume, seriously pricey S-Class variants, but will the richest and most influential [...]

Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Mercedes-Benz, New Car Reviews, Luxury The Ultimate Passenger Vessel For Travel To Infinity And Beyond Sometime before the end of this century, humans will travel to Mars. The longest manned journey ever attempted will take the explorers at least 34 million miles over the course of many months, at best. The [...]

The new “Thanks, Airbag” B-Class spot is a declaration of love to the airbag. For 30 years the airbag has been making driving safer and saving lives. In the future the airbag will have less to do, thanks to the COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST. This safety system identifies dangers ahead of time, assists braking and prevents [...]

The photographer Alex Prager and Lara Stone, key visual model of this year’s Fashion Week have created a very special fashion film. A SL, a tornado and in the middle of it all lead actress Lara Stone. See here the film to the International Fashion Key Visual for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2012. Go to [...]