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Daimler AG to Buy 25 Percent of MV Agusta

Last July, rumors surfaced about Daimler’s plan to buy MV Agusta, which indicated that the German multinational corporation might be planning to expand its vehicle range to include motorcycles. Recently, Reuters confirmed about the imminent move of Daimler to buy 25 percent of the Italian motorcycle’s shares. The source claimed Daimler will be buying the stake of MV Agusta through its Mercedes-AMG performance division. The agreement would also include a seat on the board of MV Agusta. So far, the financial details surrounding the purchase weren’t disclosed by any of the parties. According to the report, the two would greatly benefit in the deal. Particularly, the association with Mercedes would provide MV Agusta… Continue Reading »

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Mercedes-Benz Surf Boards Developed For Garrett McNamara

Mercedes-Benz collaborated with Corticeira Amorim and Polen Surfboards in creating a Mercedes-Benz surf board under the MBoard project designed mainly using Portuguese cork, according to a report from worldcarfans.com. The surf board was designed primarily for the Hawaiian daredevil, Garrett McNamara. The Mercedes-Benz surf board for the professional surfer was developed as part of the MBoard project that was announced a year earlier. The project already saw the development of four similar surf boards that were dubbed as “The Silver Arrow of the Seas.” McNamara is set to face the winter giants of Nazaré using the “MBoard 2.0.” McNamara said cork is known for its flexibility and high durability, which… Continue Reading »

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2015 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Nears Sold-out Status For 2015-2016

While the 2015 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT was only unveiled recently, it appears that the 2015-2016 model years of the latest supercar offering of the luxury vehicle manufacturer from Germany is nearly sold out, as indicated on a report from gtspirit.com. Mercedes-Benz made the revelation recently for the sports super car with a front mid-engine layout. The Mercedes-Benz AMG GT is the second sports luxury vehicle completely developed by Mercedes-AMG. The first model was the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. The engine used for the latest supercar offering of the German manufacturer is the 4.0-liter bi-turbo V8 engine from AMG. It offers a 463HP power output in its GT variant while the GT… Continue Reading »

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Voltage Design Pushes the Power of the Mercedes S65 AMG Further

Voltage Design recently revealed its tuning package for the ever-elegant and powerful “W222” Mercedes S65 AMG. The kit gives the car additional kick in its performance and a couple of components to go with it like new diffuser, intakes, brakes and wheels, plus optional hood. The Mercedes S65 AMG already packs a lot of horses under its hood. Fresh from the Mercedes-AMG factory, it already has 463 kW and 1,000 Nm of torque in its V12 engine. All that power is distributed through its AMG Speedshift Plus 7G-Tronic 7-speed automatic transmission. Its electronically-limited speed can reach up to 155 mph, and it can build acceleration from zero to 62 mph in… Continue Reading »

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Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains bags Dewar Trophy for F1 power unit design

Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) was awarded the 2014 Dewar Trophy, the most prestigious engineering accolade in British automotive engineering awarded by the Royal Automobile Club, for the PU106A Hybrid Formula One Power Unit that was designed, developed, and built fully in HPP’s facilities in Brixworth. This year marks the 150th birth anniversary of Sir Thomas Dewar, for which the trophy is named. 2014 also marks ‘120 years of motorsport success for Mercedes-Benz’ and is a major technological turning point in Formula 1 with the introduction of the new power units. With all these coming together, the win seems to become more meaningful and fitting. The Mercedes power unit has led to the… Continue Reading »

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Presenting the Spy Shots of the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE Plug-in Hybrid

You will never get a shortage of spy photos if you have access in Nurburgring. Recently, spies caught a variant of the Mercedes-Benz GLE in the endurance track. What made this model special is that it is a plug-in hybrid—a feature that was given away when the vehicle was caught juicing up its battery in a charging station. According to TopSpeed, the subject of the spy shots shown here will debut in 2015 under a 2016 model year. The report noted that the GLE would be the first SUV of the three-pointed star marque to offer a plug-in hybrid drivetrain. No official hint was given by the German automaker yet regarding… Continue Reading »

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Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series Takes on the W03

What will happen if you pit the Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series against the W03 of Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team? Well, it does not take a genius to figure out the answer to this question. Despite the overwhelming power of the SLS AMG Black Series, it will surely eat dust while enjoying a nice view of the W03’s backside if you have them race each other. Of course, the cars are completely different from each other, so it does not really feel right to compare the two.However, for the sake of fun, and to see how much distance can the W03 get between it the SLS AMG Black… Continue Reading »

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