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First Run of New Mercedes Silver Arrow Scheduled on Valentine’s Day

Giancarlo Perlas January 19, 2020

We’re just a month away from the season-opener of Formula One in Australia, and the Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport team is already prepared to unleash their new Silver Arrow. The W11 will hit the track for the first time on February 14 during a private event without the press and spectators. There’s no confirmation yet as to who will be behind the wheel of the new vehicle. However, it should be recalled that Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have taken turns in Mercedes’ first drive events for its new cars. The new Silver Arrow will be equipped with demonstration tires, and the test run is mileage-limited. The event will allow… Continue Reading »

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Renntech is Working on a 600 HP Mercedes-AMG A45 S

Giancarlo Perlas January 11, 2020

Don’t let the Mercedes-AMG A45 S fool you. Beneath the hood of the hatchback is a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine with 416 hp and 369 lb-ft of torque. Its M139 power unit is considered to be the most powerful four-cylinder engine in the world. If that’s not enough for you, Renntech recently hinted a build of the car that takes its power up to 600 hp. Details about the 600 hp AMG A45 S hot hatch are still under wraps as its unveiling is scheduled around the first quarter of 2020. All we know for now is that it will include a software modification as well as upgrades on its… Continue Reading »

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Mercedes-Benz is Still the Number 1 Luxury Car Brand in the World

Giancarlo Perlas January 11, 2020

Mercedes-Benz retained its spot in the top position of the luxury car segment of the market worldwide as 2019 folded. The brand also outdid itself by achieving a new record in sales for the ninth consecutive year. The three-pointed star marque delivered a total of 2,339,562 luxury cars to customers last year. Meanwhile, Daimler’s smart brand handed over 116,781 units to buyers in the same period. That brought their combined sales to a sum of 2,456,343 units. The top three major markets of the company, namely China, Germany, and the USA, displayed an increase in sales based on a year-on-year basis. China remained the key driving factor of Mercedes’ growth… Continue Reading »

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Facelifted Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe Spied on the Road

Giancarlo Perlas January 3, 2020

It’s been two years since the fifth-generation of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe was unveiled. With the automotive landscape changing fast due to the constant increase in the number of players in the market, a recent spy video showed that it is already due for a mid-cycle refresh. The E-Class Coupe prototype in the video does not have plenty to hide because its camouflage only hides its nose. Usually, the covered areas in prototypes are where the major changes take place. So, in the case of the subject here, expect its final version to get some cosmetic enhancements in the front bumper, front grille, and lights. The new styling elements will… Continue Reading »

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Why You Should Get the Mercedes-AMG GLB 35 SUV

Giancarlo Perlas January 2, 2020

Are you looking for a new luxury sport utility vehicle this New Year with a performance bump? Hop in as we take a look at the new Mercedes-AMG GLB 35 4MATIC, which is now available for order and priced starting at 54,549.60 euros. The SUV is currently the most potent version of the Mercedes-Benz GLB that was introduced in mid-2019. The auto carries a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine with peak performance at 302 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque. All that power goes to an all-wheel-drive system and distributed via an eight-speed automatic transmission. The configuration allows the AMG GLB 35 to go from 0 to 100 km/h in just 5.2… Continue Reading »

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Ideal Ways to Sell Your Mercedes Car for Scrap

Giancarlo Perlas December 30, 2019

When you have a clunker sitting down in your garage, driveway, or—heaven forbid—your yard, you might have greater than a useless Mercedes car on your own hands. Have you any idea it could be worth money? To learn if it’s, you should go on it into a salvage yard that provides cash for rubbish cars or own the company arrived at you if the automobile is un-drivable. Before you decide to make a telephone call though, there are many things that you have to know about how to market cars for scrap, info that may help you get the just about all money for the clunker—quite possibly even enough to… Continue Reading »

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Lumma Design Unveils New Mercedes-Benz G-Class Performance Upgrades

Giancarlo Perlas December 22, 2019

Recently, Lumma Design unveiled its updated body kit for the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. Just when we thought that the changes in the luxury sport utility vehicle were merely aesthetic in nature, the aftermarket tuner finally dropped more details about it that include its performance upgrades. The CLR G770 package for the G-Class is already months old. It features a widebody kit, and it is highlighted by its six exhaust pipes. To keep up with competition though, Lumma Design decided to introduce new updates into it. These include revisions on the hood, roof spoiler, spare wheel cover, air intakes, and wheels of the auto. The specialist kept the signature exhausts of the… Continue Reading »

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