The readers of the specialist magazine “Off Road” voted the Unimog “Off-Road Vehicle of the Year” with 54.9 percent of the votes – that’s even a few more than last year. Thus the “Universal-Motorgerät” won first place in the special vehicles category for the 17th time in a row. The extreme off-road Unimog is highly … Read more
For Mercedes-AMG, this year’s TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa is all about a special anniversary: 50 years ago almost to the day, the classic race at the Ardennes circuit resulted into the first major success that put the still young AMG brand onto the major motorsport stage almost overnight. Hans Heyer and Clemens Schickentanz won … Read more
The latest edition to the Mercedes-EQ model range, the new EQS, was unveiled at a private event in Abu Dhabi at the Emirates Motor Company showroom. Ahead of the official market introduction in the final quarter of the year, the event saw VIPs and customers witness the EQS and its progressive luxury features for the … Read more
This race put AMG on the motorsport map overnight: at 3 p.m. on 24 July 1971 almost 80 racing touring cars started the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Right in the middle of the field there was a mighty Mercedes-Benz luxury saloon of the W 109 model series driving the course in the Ardennes. It was not a works racing car, … Read more
The new Mercedes-Benz Citan and its fully electric model variant – the eCitan – will celebrate their premiere on Wednesday, 25 August 2021. At 2:00 p.m. (CEST), the new Small Van will be presented to the public for the first time on the Mercedes me media online platform. Marcus Breitschwerdt (Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans), Natalie … Read more
The new Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S 4MATIC+ Coupe is the perfect basis, which the engineers and designers of BRABUS (Brabus-Allee, D-46240 Bottrop, phone + 49 / (0) 2041 / 777-0, fax + 49 / (0) 2041 / 777 111, Internet www.brabus.com) turn into a high-performance SUV coupe in a class of its own. The BRABUS … Read more
For Mercedes-AMG Motorsport, the 2021 TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa 2021 (29th July – 1st August) mark an extraordinary anniversary. Exactly 50 years ago, the long-standing brand from Affalterbach achieved its first major success in the Belgian endurance racing classic. In 1971, the Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 AMG finished in second place overall and secured victory in … Read more
With the S 580 e (combined fuel consumption: 1.5-1.1 l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions: 33.0-26.0 g/km, combined electrical consumption: 22.0-20.2 kWh/100 km)[1] the fourth generation of the hybrid drive system is now celebrating its premiere in the S-Class. The plug-in hybrid is available to order, in both short and long wheelbase versions, with price starting at 123,736 … Read more
New engine for the successful large van from Mercedes-Benz Vans: since the end of last year, the Sprinter Panel Van and the Chassis Cab variant with rear-wheel drive are available with the powerful and efficient OM654 four-cylinder diesel engine from the powertrain portfolio of Mercedes-Benz Cars. This autumn, the switch for all the other versions … Read more
The Mercedes-Benz racing sports car 300 SLR “722” (W 196 S) will commemorate Sir Stirling Moss at the British Grand Prix from 16 to 18 July 2021 at Silverstone. Mercedes-Benz Classic presents the car in the F1® Fan Zone in the infield of the English circuit in a glass display cube, complemented by historical film recordings. It is the … Read more