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Insuring Your Mercedes-Benz or Other Luxury Car
The cost of insuring a Mercedes-Benz or other luxury car can vary considerably depending on numerous factors, some of which are under your control, and others which are not. By understanding how insurers set their premiums, you can obtain lower car insurance quotes when you shop for a new policy or renew an existing one. Credit-based [...]
Continue reading...AMG confirms it – “horsepower war is over”
15. January 2009
It was only a matter of time until someone realized it, so this shouldn’t really come to anyone with some sanity as a surprise. AMG chief, Volker Mornhinweg, has stated “The horsepower war is over.” He also told AutoCar “We are going to use other ways to extract better performance, including weight saving, engine optimization [...]
Continue reading...Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series on a dyno
29. December 2008
The guys over at Automobile Magazine have managed to get a hold of the new Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series. Before taking it out for a test drive, they decidied to put it onto a dyno and see if Mercedes delivered what they promised. On paper, Mercedes claimse the Black Series will do 670 [...]
Continue reading...Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster transformed into a SL Coupe
12. December 2008
What do you do if you have too much time on your hands and if you’re the world renowned Alfredo Stola. Well you get to work on designing some crazy concepts or transforming current models into beautiful coupes. That’s exactly what Alfredo Stola, the former technical and commercial project manager that helped developing the Maybach, [...]
Continue reading...AMG 7-speed sports transmission wins Popular Science Magazine award
13. November 2008
The well-known American technical magazine “Popular Science” has made an award to the newly developed AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed sports transmission. During the “Best of what’s new Awards”, the innovative power transfer of the SL 63 AMG high-performance Roadster achieved first place in the “Automotive” category.
Continue reading...The Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series
6. November 2008
A spectacular look, unique performance data, consistently lightweight design and the highest degree of exclusivity – these attributes sum up the new 65 AMG Black Series from Mercedes-Benz. The high-performance coupé features pure-bred motor sports technology, and introduces sports car fans to a whole new world in terms of dynamic performance. The AMG 6.0-l V12 [...]
Continue reading...The Mercedes-Benz SL is Europe’s most popular roadster
10. October 2008
The new-generation Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster has won the Internet Auto Award 2008. Voted top in the Convertibles & Roadsters category, it received the prestigious CAROLINA award. This year again over 300,000 people cast their votes in Europe’s largest Internet public award. 154 vehicles in nine categories were judged by Internet users of AutoScout24 throughout Europe. [...]
Continue reading...Carlsson tunes the SL 63 AMG
27. August 2008
Carlsson, one of many respected Mercedes tuners, has taken the SL63 monster from AMG and given it a small upgrade. Besides changing some of the cosmetic features on the CK63, like new wheels and front/back body kits, they focused their attention on something more important – the engine. We are not exactly sure what they [...]
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16. January 2009
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