Just days after Elon Musk announced plans to revolutionise the trucking world with ‘Master Plan Part Deux’, Mercedes-Benz has rolled out a tangible rival to the electric truck game: the Urban eTruck. Capable of hauling 26 tonnes, the Urban eTruck has a range of 200km thanks to a 200kWh battery […]
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz dealers jump on the Pokemon Go bandwagon
Some Mercedes-Benz dealerships are capitalising on the Pokemon Go craze by installing lure modules to get gamers near and into their stores. It’s understood around 40 per cent of people who’ve downloaded Pokemon Go are over 25, as the original 150 Pokemon which feature in the game came out around […]
Mercedes-Benz GLA Coupe & GT roadster confirmed for 2017
Mercedes-Benz has very sneakily confirmed some long-awaited models deep in its half-yearly sales presentation; the GLA Coupe, the GT roadster, and the ‘GLT’ ute. While the emphasis of the document was on Daimler’s strong sales in the first half of 2016, many of the media went straight to Mercedes’s product […]
Brabus 800 is one beastly Mercedes SL 65 AMG
If you’re in the market for a little bit extra from your Mercedes SL 65 AMG, tuning house Brabus may have exactly what you’re looking for. Welcome to the Brabus 800; a fire-breathing roadster with earth-moving equipment under the bonnet. In case you were under the impression the stock Mercedes […]
Mercedes bus concept shows off potential autonomous future
Mercedes is showing off an autonomous bus which might make friendly (and rude) bus drivers around the world slightly nervous. Called, aptly enough, the Future Bus, it uses technology developed from its autonomous truck concepts to point the way forward for public transport. It uses a system derived from the […]
For Sale: 1998 Mercedes E 55 AMG wagon owned by Schumacher
A classic 1998 Mercedes-Benz E 55 AMG wagon previously owned by Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has been discovered for sale online. The ad, listed by Berlin-based dealership CTS, says the E 55 has just under 200,000km on the clock, with an asking price of $133,025 – around ten […]
Posaidon creates 1000hp Mercedes-AMG E 63
German tuners Posaidon has released the most powerful street legal Mercedes-AMG E 63 package it has ever created, called the RS850+. The RS850+ is based on the Mercedes-AMG E 63, using a heavily modified 5.5-litre twin-turbo V8 now producing a mega 760kW of power (1020hp) and 1400Nm of torque. In […]
Mercedes-Benz patents interesting tyre water-spray technology
Automotive spies have found one of Mercedes-Benz’s latest patent applications, detailing a system that sprays water over the tyres to cool them. The application was submitted to the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) a week ago, and is described by Daimler as a “vehicle with reservoir for storing a fluid […]