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1,000 miles never felt so easy

Recently, we hopped into the 9th generation E-class for an extended test on the unfamiliar (to us) roads of Miami. Over the span of a week, we logged nearly a thousand miles hurtling our Mercedes-Benz E350 Sport everywhere from South Beach to Little Havana, from the University of Miami to Dania Beach and we’re still [...]

SLick

The Mercedes-Benz SL has always been a much-coveted car, and what’s not to like? Big, luxurious, convertible and very German. All good things. The completely redesigned 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL carries on that tradition with a bit more boldness, a bit less weight and a generous heaping of opulence. With styling cues inherited from the range-topping [...]

Not So Mellow

Talk about a match made in motoring heaven. Merc and Ducati have partnered to create a worthy collaboration of two and four wheeled beauties. The Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG and Ducati Streetfighter 848 adorned in ‘Streetfighter Yellow’ showcase performance in a rare color that MB might just bring to their line of cars if enough [...]

Hot Wheels, Indeed

Editor’s Prologue: Cars get our blood flowing here at GP. From vintage racers to compacts to the latest supercar offerings, we realize that there are myriad discussions debates over which ones are the most memorable, the most celebrated and the most remarkable. So to end the inquisition we’ve been compiling a list over the past [...]

Paint it Black

451 horsepower just not enough for you? Well, how about 510 then. And that’s exactly what you’ll get in the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series. Mated to an AMG Speedshift multiple-clutch 7-speed multimode automatic transmission (try saying that 5 times) that snaps off shifts in just 1/10th of a second, the C63 Black will [...]

Air Hoardin'

Had enough mad black tuner cars yet? It looks like there’s no end in sight, and that’s okay with us. Brabus recently released the automotive equivalent of an M198 Howitzer, the Brabus Mercedes-Benz 800 E V12 Cabriolet ($681,484) turning an already powerful convertible into an instant way to flatten the top of your skull. The [...]

Sky Limo

Everybody and their uncle is slapping clothing brand names on vehicles. It started with goofy ideas like the “Eddie Bauer” Ford Explorer and the “Nautica” Mercury Villager minivan and now it’s morphed into the ridiculous Hyundai Genesis Prada Special Edition. Finally, a carmaker is doing it to someone else. Mercedes-Benz did just that by emblazoning [...]

How to Armagedd-it-on

Someday in the not-too-distant future, you may have to rely on your wits and your skills rather than rest on the creature comforts in your life to survive. Then again, maybe not. All you may need to do is get your grubby mitts on a custom hunting variant of the Mercedes-Benz Zetros 6×6. This vehicular [...]

Coupe D'etat

MB continues their march of churning out the good stuff. Now, they’ve released news about their latest naturally-aspirated mini-beast, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe, the anticipated two-door version of their much lauded sedan. Boasting 451 horses from a 6.2 liter V8 (with the glorious option of upping it to a spleen ripping 481 hp). [...]

Mer-C-less

Revamped both inside and out, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG is a four door force to be reckoned with. Earlier generations of Mercedes AMG vehicles were blunt force instruments. Lately though, Merc has been churning out drool-worthy vehicles that truly raise the performance quotient for the German automaker, as is the case for the C63. [...]

C-Classy

NAIAS (aka the 2011 Detroit Auto Show) is churning out some seriously impressive vehicles this year, and the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe is no exception. After two generations of less-than-impressive C-Class sedan designs, overshadowed by the offerings by BMW, the current generation C-Class sedan serves as the design launching pad for the rakishly good looking [...]

The 2010 Paris Motor Show had landed and it wouldn’t be unreasonable to for a man to assume an amplitude of impossibly sexy cars, leggy models, and enough bespoke suits to make the men of Positano blush. Well, if this year’s display of supercar prowess is anything more than a declaration that the recession is [...]

Das Ist Blitzkrieg

We’ll wait a moment while you gaze at the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon LAPV 6.X… Now, wipe the drool and hit the jump to read on and see our full gallery.

Wicked Comes In A Black Two-Door

If you’ve got an itch for a truly unique Mercedes-Benz (hear me LA?) and about $650,000 sitting around then you too can join a rarefied class of Mercedes E-Class coupes. In this variation, the Brabus E V12 Coupe: an 800 horsepower (1,047 lb-ft torque!) 6.3 liter twin-turbo V12 bat out of hell will hit 60 [...]

Mercedes Readies Itself For Sexy Time

Car nut or Philistine? Doesn’t matter. All will agree that the new 2010 Mercedes SLS AMG is a vehicle for the ages. The classic gullwing doors inspired from the 1954-1957 Mercedes 300SL, sultry sheet metal, carbon-fiber structure, and AMG’s sonorous 563 horsepower (480 lb-ft torque) mid-engine all yield a package that can be described as [...]