mercedes-benz

January172013

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CLA.

Well i’ve been pretty anxiously awaiting the new Mercedes Benz CLA, as i’m excited about the ‘next phase’ of Euro compact sedans and hatchbacks entering the deprived US market. I was expecting a lot out of the CLA design, as the Concept sort of blew me away last year. I wasn’t disappointed. In black…..this thing looks spectacular. Can I leave the 4 rings to go be the 3 pointed star? hmm….

oh and would you look at that interior! it matches my Fitzroy Chronograph watch! dig it lots.

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Tagged 2013, 2014, black, cla, debut, interior, mercedes-benz

September262012

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Mercedes installation.

The Mercedes-Benz “Concept Coupe” incorporated into an art installation by Paul Cocksedge Studios.

Love the details on it. Next year is really going to be competitive in the small luxury sedan segment of the US market with this new MB A-Class sedan, Audi A3/S3, and rumoured BMW 1-series sedan.

This is a beautiful car, and it’s really great to see modern automotive design picking up steam. This will add a lot of excitement to the more conservative Mercedes lineup. I’m not sure it’s enough to talk me out of a next-generation S3…but it is pretty wicked. I really hope this car reaches production with the design elements intact.

src: MB

Tagged 2013, 2014, a-class sedan, art exhibit, art installation, beautiful new sedans, concept coupe, mercedes-benz, neon

August292011

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joined at the hip/evolution.

Mercedes-Benz 220S Coupe:

Mercedes Benz E-Class Coupe (2011)

Tagged 220s, design, e-class coupe, historical, MB, mbusa, mercedes-benz, similarities

August142011

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foto of the day. 300SL

Mercedes-Benz 300SL winning at Le Mans in 1952…

Tagged 1952, 300sl, le mans, mercedes-benz, winning

May12011

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iPad: motoring stuff.

My lovely wife bought me an iPad last weekend. It’s an amazing device—-beautiful to use and full of utility. I am currently in the process of comprehensively reviewing a monumental amount of scientific knowledge for an upcoming examination—-and the iPad is like a saint that has come to help me out. It is brilliant. That being said—-there are tons of e-magazines available for the iPad related to cars—and i downloaded a few of the ‘free’ apps namely by BMW, Mercedes, Audi, and Porsche. I have to say that each one is entertaining and beautifully put together, especially for free. Apparently they will supply new issues as they are made….very cool. Here are some screencaps I took with the iPad of these 4 apps. BTW, the Mercedes application is just amazing—-it goes through their entire automotive history with photos and 2 minute audio summaries. Very cool, again.

Tagged app, apps, audi, bmw, bmw magazine, car magazines, ipad, ipad applications, iphone, ipod touch, magazines, mercedes-benz, porsche, porsche pad cinema

April192011

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foto of the day. benzes.

a bunch of killer Mercedes-Benz race cars!

(click to enlarge)

Tagged amg, clk, gtr, many race cars, mercedes-benz, photos, pics, racing, together, wallpaper

July292010

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foto of the day. 450SLC.

Mercedes Benz 450 SLC 5.0

(special IEDEI crop)

click to enlarge

Tagged 2008 german rally, 450SLC, 70s, dirt, green, mercedes benz 450 SLC, mercedes-benz, rally, rally racing, rallye, silver, sl, slc, SLR

July262010

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MB 300 SEL 6.3 AMG

The original AMG…..the daddy of ALL AMG cars.

“In its early years, AMG concentrated on building racing cars based on the Mercedes-Benz 300 SE sedan and competing in European touring car races. The first racing success came in 1971, when a Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3, modified by AMG with a 6.9-liter engine, took a surprise class victory in the 24-hour race at Spa in Belgium, finishing in second place overall. The 1971 success proved to be the springboard for an enviable record on the track that has continued to this day and has formed a cornerstone of the AMG philosophy (see AMG racing history at end of this section)”

http://amgmarket.com/amg/the-history-of-amg-mercedes-benz/

Tagged 1971, 450hp, 6.3 sel, amg, MB, mercedes-benz, muscle car, racing, SEL 6.3 AMG, SEL AMG, vintage

February62010

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Take a tour of the Mercedes-Benz Museum.

As expected, MB has constructed a damn cool museum to display alot of their motorsports and production car history. Here are some of the pics presented by the company to highlight their new museum. You can tour the museum virtually on their website as well. Easier than getting a flight out to Stuttgart!

Online museum tour:

http://www.mercedes-benz-classic.com/content/classic/mpc/mpc_classic_website/en/mpc_home/mbc/home/museum/virtual_tour.html

(CLICK TO ENLARGE TO GET HI-RES….for wallpaper use)

Tagged fotos, gallery, germany, history, mercedes-benz, museum, photos, production, racing, setup, tour, wallpaper

November262009

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DTM history videos.

Thanks to Jalopnik for the heads up on this video series on YouTube, made by the very enthusiastic DTM ENTHUSIAST.

FIRST CLASS

THE REBORN STARS

THE GOLDEN YEARS

Tagged 1990s, 90s, alfa romeo, audi ttr, btcc, dtm, dtm enthusiast, e30 dtm, e30 m3, films, german touring, german touring car, mercedes-benz, video

November152009

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foto of the day. 11142009.

FANGIO. in his W196-R.

Tagged f1, formula one, grand prix, juan manuel fangio, mercedes-benz, pneu englebe, w196, w196 r, w196r

November82009

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foto of the day.

1954 French Grand Prix in Reims. The ‘aerodynamic’ return of the MB Silver Arrows! The groundbreaking W196 R.

click foto two times to get hi(gher) resolution.

Tagged 1953, 1954, aerodynamic, ascari, f1, formula one, grand prix, mercedes-benz, photographs, photos, silver arrows, vintage, w196 r, w196r, wallpaper

November12009

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foto of the day.

some random DTM photo…..

click two times to get hi-res foto.

Tagged audi, dtm, dtm racing, german touring car, mercedes-benz

October222009

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foto of the day.

DTM racing from the late 80s. Fantastic.

Tagged 1980s, 1990s, 80s, 90s, audi, dtm, mercedes-benz, photos, vintage

October72009

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foto of the day.

1990 Mercedes-Benz 190e 2.5-16 EVO II DTM

(click 2 times to get hi-res version)

Tagged 1990, 1991, 1992, 2, 2.3-16, 2.5-16, amg, dtm, evo, german, II, MB, mercedes-benz, race car, racing, special, touring car

October52009

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BMW commercial FAIL.

BMW has decidedly become more tacky as the 90’s concluded and the 00’s began. The cars have declined, in my opinion, and their strategy, designs, and overall brand identity have undergone a process of failure. Currently their sales are dropping by the day; losing momentum to the imminent rise of Audi, Lexus, and a resurging popularity of Mercedes-Benz.

That being said, it is readily apparent these days that BMW is MOST worried about Audi and their slow and steady growth (even through the recession). So what are BMW gonna do about it?

They have released one of the cheesiest, nonsensical, and empty commercials i’ve seen in a long time. Nice one BMW. Even that previous generation Audi A4 you’ve put sort of makes the current 3-series look pale. If they had put the new B8 A4, it would have surely converted more buyers into Audi drivers than BMW ones. Ultimately, what this commercial does is make BMW drivers look worse than their current image already suggests…

And the slow decline of BMW continues…

Tagged ad, ads, advertisement, audi, bmw, cheesy, commercial, crappy, fail, jump for joy, jumping, making fun of, mercedes-benz, poor taste, strategy, tv

September222009

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Cash for clunkers list of “traded in” cars: the horror.

What sort of an imbecile decides to trade some of these cars in for $4500? It’s amazing that ALL of these were likely instantly destroyed.

Aston Martin DB7 Volante (1997)

Bentley Continental R (1997)

Mercedes-Benz 500E (yes, the limited edition one built by Porsche….*sigh*)

Buick GNX

2001 Audi S4 (2 of em!)

2002 Audi S4 Avant (2 of em!)

2001 and 2002 Audi Allroads (a bunch of em)

2001 Audi A8 and A8L

BMW M3 (E30)

BMW M5 (E28)

Mazda RX8 (2005)

BMW 540i (2001)

All sorts of interesting Mercedes Benz

BMW 330xi (2001)

FULL PDF FOR DOWNLOAD HERE:

http://www.cars.gov/files/official-information/trade-in-vehicles.pdf

Tagged 2009, audi, automobiles, bmw, c4c, cars, cash for clunkers, crazy, government, idiots, list, listing, mercedes-benz, most expensive, pdf, program, rx-8, strange, trade in, traded in, tradein, unexpected

September122009

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Mercedes-Benz and AMG launch SLS Configurator…

It’s not exactly a sophisticated configurator, it seems more likely to be for something playful like a Mini or something—however, it does show which colours will be offered on the SLS AMG Gullwing.

Check it out!

www.mercedes-amg.com/#/sls

Tagged amg, colors, colours, configurator, gullwing, mercedes, mercedes-benz, official, options, sls, sls amg gullwing, styling, website

September92009

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Mercedes-Benz introduce: SLS AMG Gullwing

I’m hearing $225,000+ and mid 3s for 0-60 for the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing. It’s been tested extensively on the Nurburgring, so i’m guessing it’ll have some handling behind it. I think the styling is a bit BLAH, considering the glorious original Gullwing it is attempting to replicate the feeling of. Obviously, this is one of those ‘modern retro’ type projects (e.g. Camaro, BMW Z8, etc…), and although it may look several times more striking in real life; the photos don’t seem to really give out the feeling of ‘classic’ just yet. I do love the interior though…..very sharp—-even though the automatic transmission looks like crap sitting in an interior as nice as that one.

IEDEI has turned the ‘official’ SLS photos into B&W, to see if it fits the bill of ‘classic’…..download the photos in hi-res after clicking each one twice…..and then YOU decide whether it’s a classic or not!

Tagged 2010, coupe, gull wing, gullwing, interior, MB, mercedes-benz, nurburgring, photos, pictures, prices, pricing, retro, sls

June22009

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foto of the day.

Sir Stirling Moss and co.

Mercedes-Benz 300SLR, 1955 Mille Miglia

(click 2 times through to get the hi-res version)

Tagged 1955, 300, 300slr, 722, italian, mercedes, mercedes-benz, mille miglia, racing, SLR, stirling moss, vintage

April92009

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Mercedes progress on gullwing coupe revival

Well, it’s undoubtedly one of the great icons in automotive history, the famous Gullwing Mercedes coupes of the 50s. We all know that Mercedes has been testing prototypes of the car very openly…and although very concealed, have provided insight into the direction MB are headed in…

Below are some ‘new’ sketches found on the Top Gear site, along with a couple original spy photos and what Top Gear claim, are the ‘actual’ interior shots of the production car. Either way, the car looks fantastic. Can’t wait to see the final product.

more pictures after the push—– Continue reading →

Tagged 300sl, 50s, 60s, classic, concept, coupe, gullwing, MB, mercedes-benz, prototype, sl, sls, testing, top gear

March252009

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Mercedes-Benz goes SUPER retro! F-Cell Roadster Concept

Going back to the 60s for design? MB has decided that it’s going back to the 80s………..the 1880s! The new F-Cell Roadster Concept takes the design from the original, first car ever produced in the world—-the 1886 buggy made by Mercedes Benz!

Full details are not out yet, but the car is controlled by a joystick, has a top speed of only 25 km/h, and a hydrogen fuel cell technology for power. I really dig the stitched leather seats, which are laying over the carbon fibre seats (imagine that on a 1886 car!). The body is composed of lightweight carbon fibre and F1 type fibreglass. Very interesting stuff…click here to see more photos! Continue reading →

Tagged 1886, 2009, concept, first car, fuel cell, hydrogen, MB, mercedes-benz, roadster

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