http://www.benzinsider.com Latest Mercedes-Benz news, reviews and rumors Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:11:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class is not only off to a great start in terms of sales numbers but has also won numerous awards in the past few months. Just recently it had won an award for its Attention Assist system in Britain as well as "The best cars of 2010′ ... http://www.benzinsider.com/2010/02/mercedes-benz-e-class-with-two-nominations-for-2010-world-car-of-the-year/ The smart fortwo cdi is maintaining its top position among the most environmentally friendly cars with a combustion engine. The smart fortwo cdi now emits just 86 g/km of CO2 – less than all its competitors. A high level of environmental friendliness is an innate characteristic of the successful smart fortwo ... http://www.benzinsider.com/2010/02/smart-is-the-past-and-the-present-co2-champion/ EEV, which means Enhanced Environmentally Friendly Vehicle, is a classification used for engines which comply with an even more stringent exhaust emission standard than Euro 5. The EEV standard reduces particulate emissions by roughly a further one third compared to the already stringent Euro 5 limits. In extending its truck ... http://www.benzinsider.com/2010/02/mercedes-benz-bluetec-eev-trucks-even-more-environment-friendly/ In January, Mercedes-Benz continued the positive trend of the past few months by posting significant increases in its worldwide sales. A total of 67,000 passenger cars were delivered to customers, 24 percent more than in the previous year (2009: 53,900 vehicles). In the U.S., Mercedes-Benz was the fastest-growing premium brand in ... http://www.benzinsider.com/2010/02/mercedes-benz-worldwide-sales-grow-by-24-in-january/ Mercedes-Benz was among the most successful brands in the readers' vote for the "Off-roader of the Year 2010" held by the motoring magazine "Off Road". Within the portfolio the legendary G-Class was even able to notch up a double success: it won first place in the "Luxury off-roader" category, while ... http://www.benzinsider.com/2010/02/g-class-m-class-and-unimog-win-awards-in-the-off-road-category/ Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Ernst Lieb was on Fox Business this morning, offering his outlook for sales in the coming months for Mercedes-Benz and the auto industry. The 45.3 percent sales increase in January was one of the main topics. The thing that is still unknown is how MBUSA stacks up ... http://www.benzinsider.com/2010/02/mbusa-ceo-ernst-lieb-talks-about-the-january-sales-increase/ Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported January sales of 15,158 vehicles, a 45.3% improvement over January 2009, starting 2010 with robust momentum. In the sedan category, the popularity of the C-Class – the gateway to the Mercedes-Benz brand for younger and first-time Mercedes-Benz buyers – maintained its lead as the volume leader ... http://www.benzinsider.com/2010/02/mbusa-january-sales-increase-453-percent/ Today was the first test of the new Mercedes GP Petronas race car in Valencia with Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher. Nico was at the wheel in the morning whilst Michael took over in the afternoon. [gallery link="file"] http://www.benzinsider.com/2010/02/first-test-drive-for-schumi-and-team-in-valencia/ The famous Benz tuner, Brabus, has come out with the fastest and most expensive SUV in the world. The Mercedes-Benz GL was not just given a visual tune up, but Brabus also installed a 6.3 liter V8 engine as well as two turbos. The result of this was a 650 ... http://www.benzinsider.com/2010/01/brabus-tunes-the-mercedes-benz-gl-to-supercar-status/ What Car?, the UK's biggest car buyer's guide, has named Mercedes-Benz the winner of its 2010 prize for best safety innovation for the ATTENTION ASSIST feature, which is designed to combat overtiredness in drivers – one of the most frequent causes of accidents. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class also took home the ... http://www.benzinsider.com/2010/01/mercedes-benz-wins-british-prize-for-safety-for-its-attention-assist-system/