The new Mercedes-Benz incenio designer wheels for the new CL-Class have a progressive styling which underlines the exceptional two-door car's confident looks. The optimised weight reduces the unsprung masses, ensuring an even more direct response from the CL-Class.
If you've read the post below and seen the pictures, you will have found out that Brabus squeezed out 15 more horses and transformed the Fortwo in a performance machine. If you think that was impressive, check out the video above. The Fortwo has an 180hp GSXR1000 motor that goes from 0-60 in just 4 seconds. If you want to know if that is fast, just watch the video above and see how the Ferrari is trying to keep up. Click here to visit the guy's website.
Just before the introduction of a new Fortwo model, we get a Brabus tuned model that reminds us how we will miss the old one. The Smart Fortwo Brabus will have 75 hp/ 55 kw and be priced at 18,491.39 euro.
We all know that when it comes to luxury and prestige, Mercedes is the top choice. If you don't believe this statement, then take a look at the Careerbuilder.com survey. They interviewed regular folks and CEOs to see what they think a company's CEO drives.
Here is an interesting comparison test that is not done very often, and especially not to this scale. German finest car magazine - Autobild, has tested 100 cars in just one category.
Mercedes has posted its monthly sales numbers, and they look very good. They (Mercedes) increased their August sales from 19,267 cars last years to 20,602, which represents a 6.9 percent increase.
This is for the readers in Europe and other areas where the Smart car is being sold. According to the Press Release (below): Before the fortwo successor model becomes available in the spring of 2007, the smart fortwo edition red will be offered for sale as a final special model to mark the phase-out of the current model.
Here is very nice comparison test between the Audi RS4 and Mercedes CLK 63 AMG. Two very powerful and sporty convertibles that have left the Autobild testers with a very hard decision to make.
DaimlerChrysler, in the course of its global Diesel offensive, is now also trying to penetrate the Japanese market. The president of DaimlerChrysler Japan, Hans Tempel, presented today in Tokyo the new Mercedes E-class, which will be available with the E320 CDI for the first time as a Diesel variant in Japan.
Keith Cody, took some very interesting picture at Port Hueneme in California. It shows at least a hundred Smart Fortwo;s parked and possibly awaiting a shipment.
When the new CL comes out (2007), you can expect it to be packed with new feature and amazing technology that will provide the driver and passengers a more comfortable and safer driving experience.
Wow, what an exiting race it was today from start to finish. The start was just insane; half of the cars were pushed outside the track and a lot of them suffered damage
Juan Pablo Montoya is unable to test NASCAR this summer because Dodge, the US subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler has not been able to negotiate his release from his contract at McLaren - despite the fact that McLaren is also linked to DaimlerChrysler.
Mercedes is known with raising the bar with new patents and technology when it releases new cars, from being first to install airbags to patenting front and rear crumble zones. So with the new CL, they are installing tones of new features. One of them are the new seats, which have more functions than some cars.
Mercedes showed us the Black Series a couple of weeks ago, and we even saw it being driven by Autobild, but this is the first a review has been written. AutoZeitung, like with any other reviews, has written a great article about the SLK 55 AMG Black Series.
The McLaren F1 team has really been struggling in the last couple of years; their last championship title was won by Mika Hakkinen in 1999. Norbert Haug, the Mercedes motorsport boss, wants to get the racing team back to the top, and the natural first step would be to replace Ron Dennis, who is the McLaren boss, according to a AutoMotorundSport report.\r\n
These videos are fantastic. Not only is the car amazing, but Jeremy and Richard are just hilarious. The top video is the SLR being tested by Jeremy and the bottom one is by Hamster himself.
For this week, we have a nice duel between two family friendly cars that are not the most aesthetically pleasing designs, but do have other features that make them unique.