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Stuttgart Stadium soon to be Mercedes Benz Arena

Stuttgart’s Gottlieb Daimler Stadium is one of few in Germany that is currently not bearing the name of a corporation. This will change on July 30th, when a friendly with Arsenal London will inaugurate the new Mercedes Benz Arena. The deal will guarantee Mercedes a 30 year leas on the stadium name for about 20 million Euros. The stadium was renovated recently in preperation for the 2006 World Cup, but there are currently plans to demolish it and build a brand new 60,000-seater in 2009 – this time without an athletics track. The new, yet to be approved by local authorities, stadium would cost 93 million Euros and be completed… Continue Reading »

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Mercedes Benz C63 TV Commercial

It seems that Mercedes is slowly prepping up the release of the C63 AMG in the States. No release date is yet clear for the AMG beast, but the TV commercial may be an indication that the moment is not too far away. Until Mercedes finally decides to release the C63, we have videos such as this to help us with the long wait. Enjoy the spot.

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Mercedes-Benz A-Class Restyling

Yet another MB to get redesigned. This time the “european” A-Class. It will premiere at the Auto Mobil International motor show in Leipzig from 5th – 13th of April. The new A 150 and A 170 features BlueEFFICIENCY and ECO start/stop technology. There will be a new A 160 CDI (diesel) with a BlueEFFICIENCY package that allows this friendly compact to reduce fuel consumption to just 4,5 liter per 100 kilometres. When will this car start to make sense in the US and Canada? More pictures and full official information after the break

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Mercedes Heritage: Four-cylinder engines from Mercedes-Benz

What do four-valve technology, supercharging, common rail technology and CGI direct gasoline injection have in common? Answer: They all celebrated their Mercedes-Benz premieres in four-cylinder engines. Throughout the history of the brand from Stuttgart, this seemingly unspectacular engine type has always been at the cutting edge of outstanding innovation. Even the DIESOTTO technology, which was premiered in the F 700 research car at the 2007 International Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA), was first introduced by Mercedes-Benz in a four-cylinder engine. Along with many other factors, the number of cylinders an engine has is indicative both of driving culture and prestige. The greater the number of cylinders, the better the ride quality… Continue Reading »

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Formula 1 Grand Prix in Malaysia

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton finished the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang Circuit in third and fifth positions respectively. After 56 laps (310.408 kms), Heikki came home 38.4sec behind winner Kimi Rà¤ikkà¶nen (Ferrari) whilst Lewis was fifth, 46.5sec behind. After the second of 18 Grands Prix, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes maintained the lead in the Constructors’ Championship with 24 points ahead of BMW Sauber with 19 points and Ferrari with 11 points. Lewis leads the drivers’ ranking with 14 points ahead of Rà¤ikkà¶nen and Heidfeld (tied on 11 points) and Heikki who is fourth with 10 points.

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Mercedes-Benz Partners with Exclusive Online Community

We have seen time and time again that Mercedes is open to new ideas and to new ways of reach their fans and customers. Their newest venture is a partnership with the exclusive online community ‘ASmallWorld‘, which will not online give them the opportunity to directly target consumers, but also to interact with them and gain insight on what their customer wants. ASmallWorld’s invite only social network has over 300,000 members from more than 200 countries. The partnership will consist of an automotive forum for the members, blogs for prominent personalities, as well as an event calender and ASW’s Internet TV. While Mercedes has plenty of forums and blogs as… Continue Reading »

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Diesel initiative in the US: BlueTEC SUVs in all 50 US states

Mercedes Benz has finally won approval to license BlueTEC SUVs in all 50 states. They will shortly start selling the ML 320, R 320, and GL 320 BlueTEC in all US states, and feature the worlds cleanest diesel technology available. The vehicles, which will first be available in the US, will comply with the extremely strict requirements of the American Bin 5 and ULEV emission standards. This will make Mercedes-Benz the first manufacturer to be able to license diesel SUVs in all 50 US states. The public is still not aware on how this technology works, so we’ll try to explain. The second BlueTEC version, used in the new GL… Continue Reading »

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