Video: First 2010 Mercedes-Benz commercial
If you caught American Idol last night most of you probably didn’t since you knew that only the 2 Davids would remain you may have caught the first 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK commercial to debut on the stateside.The 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK will arrive in U.S. dealerships in January 2009. Only one variant will be offered at launch with power coming from a 3.5L V6 engine that produces 268-hp, giving it the ability to do 0-60 in 6.5 seconds.Click through to view the ad...[source]

Lower the top and live a fantasy in the Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG
The 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG is a fantasy. Driving one propels you into a world where money is just that stuff that keeps overflowing your various bank accounts. I was ready to buy a monocle after one day of cruising around in it. The base price is $132,875 and it climbs steeply from there. When I recently test drove this limited-edition high performance convertible, I felt like a pretender, a poseur; I could have lived in Southern California for all I knew. Sitting in the driver's seat, I would open...

Brabus kit for the Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG facelift
Mercedes-Benz went to great effort to improve the power and efficiency of its SLK range for the 2009 model year facelift but for the guys at German tuner Brabus the output of the standard model was never going to be enough. That’s why for their latest custom kit for the facelifted SLK, Brabus engineers installed a new 6.1L version of the supercharged 5.5L AMG-prepped V8 and added a new aerodynamic bodykit to match. In addition to the powertrain and aerodynamic enhancements, Brabus also modified the...

Video: Extreme testing for the 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK
Before the 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK was revealed and made ready to hit your perfectly paved roads, it wonder extreme testing in the sub-zero temperatures in Sweden to burning heat under Africa’s relentless sun.Check out this video from Mercedes-Benz that shows us how much work went into eliminating any potential weaknesses for its new compact SUV.The 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK will arrive on U.S. roads in January 2009. Only one version will be offered at launch with power coming from a 3.5L V6 engine that...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2008 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG [w/VIDEO]
Click above for high-res gallery of the AMG S63There was a time when what we might call super-sedans were largely the province of a dedicated cadre of aftermarket tuners. Companies like Brabus, Alpina and, of course, AMG would generally start with mid-sized German sedans and transform them into something truly special. AMG in particular came to the forefront in 1987 after two decades of building special Mercs when they unleashed the Hammer. They had been building cars for two decades already, but the...

More info on the Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series
The Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series seems to be the constant talk of the town in the automotive world these days. The car has been spotted everywhere from the streets of Stuttgart to the famous Nurburgring test track in Germany.What we know so far: Mercedes-Benz has already admitted that the SL 65 Black Series will be the most extreme Benz ever built. Power will come from a 6.0L V12 twin-turbo engine producing 670-hp with a peak torque of 738 lb-ft. The engine will be mated to a 5-speed automatic...

ML 450 hybrid delayed, Mercedes-Benz sues battery maker
Mercedes-Benz has filed a lawsuit against Cobasys LLC saying that the company isn’t delivering the batteries it promised for the upcoming Mercedes-Benz ML 450 hybrid. The issue could cause a delay in the launch of the ML 450 hybrid which is scheduled to arrive on the market in late 2009.Cobasys, which supplies batteries for GM’s mild-hybrid sedans, is a joint venture between Energy Conversion Devices Inc and Chevron Corp. GM was close to buying Cobasys back in June but no final deal was...

Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss Video Emerges
After celebrating its world premier yesterday, more content pertaining to the Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss has emerged, with a rather official looking video of the model making an appearance on YouTube. In the approximately minute-and-a-half clip, both the new SLR and the vehicle it was modeled after – Stirling Moss' SLR 300 – are on display, with the new SLR and its individual styling elements showcased from a number of different angles.[source]

Far From Perfect? Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTec Diesel SUV
It's good news that more automakers are willing to gamble on fuel-efficient diesels in the historically anti-diesel U.S. market.But it's bad timing that the rollouts are beginning now, when diesel fuel prices average about 48% more than regular gasoline and 38% more than premium — wiping out diesel engines' 20% to 40% edge in fuel efficiency.But fuel prices fluctuate, and high-mileage diesels might again seem like salvation. In which case, it'll be important to remember that not all diesels are...

Mercedes-Benz GL450 aces Motor Trend One-Year Road Test
The Gulfstream jet of SUVsWhen Mercedes-Benz announced a new, three-row-seat sport/utility would be built on the second-gen M-Class chassis architecture and that it would replace the mil-spec G-Wagen, one of our editors wrote, "There goes the neighborhood. Mercedes is wimping out by killing off an icon and replacing it with an overwrought station wagon. How could they?"That editor was me. But I'm pleased to advise you that it all came out fine. Continued customer demand garnered the brick-shaped G500...