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Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series Unveiled Before Official Debut

Giancarlo Perlas July 9, 2020

The Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series is finally here. A new video from Mercedes-Benz is giving us a first look at the car without its camouflage. Originally, thought to make its debut at the end of the year, the much-awaited high-performance car has moved its official launch earlier than expected, and now, the three-pointed star brand just dropped another bomb of the auto without any camo obstructing its breathtaking visuals. The vid features YouTuber Shmee150 driving off with the AMG GT Black Series. As of now, the technical details of the car are not yet available. However, based on several sources, the vehicle will get a new version of AMG’s 4.0-liter… Continue Reading »

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Mansory Makes Star Trooper Pickup Based on Mercedes-Benz G-Class

Giancarlo Perlas July 9, 2020

Last year, Mansory with the help of German fashion designer Phillip Plein made the Star Trooper based on the Mercedes-AMG G63 20th Anniversary Edition. The sport utility vehicle takes a camouflaged finish with extensive upgrades in styling and a boost in performance. Fast-forward to the present, the Star Trooper is making a comeback in a limited edition, two-door pickup truck form. It’s not clear what version of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class was used as a platform for the two-door Star Trooper pickup. Mansory likely made a massive overhaul to the present G-Class by cutting its rear passenger section and converting it into a pickup bed, or it simply used the older… Continue Reading »

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Mansory Mercedes-Benz G500 Cabriolet Speranza Costs Half a Million Dollars

Giancarlo Perlas July 9, 2020

The last brand-new Mercedes-Benz G500 Cabriolet was sold out before the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. That makes the two-door G-Class rare nowadays but would you buy one for half a million dollars? Some time ago, Mansory created the Mercedes-Benz G500 Cabriolet Speranza. The name of the auto means “hope” in Italian. Based on an advertisement, the famous tuner is asking 455,800 euros, or $516,696.54 based on current exchange rates, for the product. The 2012 G500 Cabriolet features extensive styling upgrades on its body and interior. The exterior is fitted with the Mansory’s widebody kit matched with custom paint and logos. Then it is fitted with new bumpers, headlights, extended wheel… Continue Reading »

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Is Sebastian Vettel Moving to Mercedes F1 Team?

Giancarlo Perlas July 8, 2020

Rumors about Sebastian Vettel moving to Mercedes AMG Petronas have been going around since 2017. Nothing has come out of them due to the success of Mercedes Formula 1’s own drivers though. As his contract with Ferrari is about to come to a close at the end of 2020, some are asking again whether he is in some kind of negotiation with the current Constructors Champion. The contracts of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas with Mercedes F1 is set to expire this year. However, with the World Champion status of the Briton and the success of the Finn in the recent Austrian Grand Prix, their seats are most likely locked… Continue Reading »

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A Peek Inside the Next-Gen Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Giancarlo Perlas July 7, 2020

After Mercedes-Benz launched the new S-Class digital specials via Mercedes me media, the company is going ahead with the official teases for the new model of its flagship car. The recent update of the series gives us a peek of the next-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class cockpit. The presentation was done by Markus Schafer, a Daimler board member. In the video, the artificial intelligence of the auto reveals that it is a plug-in hybrid. A charging port is also visible on the rear bumper of the camouflaged vehicle. The exterior is not that different from the S-Class spy shots that we have seen before so we will just get ahead with the… Continue Reading »

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The Posaidon Mercedes-AMG A45 S is as Fast as a Ferrari F40

Giancarlo Perlas July 7, 2020

The Mercedes-AMG A45 S is the most powerful hot hatch in series production right now. In a tuned state, we have seen the high-performance A-Class put on quite a fight against the likes of BMW M5, Jaguar F-Type, and Lamborghini Huracan. Recently, German tuner Posaidon dipped its hands again on the darling of many tuners, the AMG A-Class hatchback. Once again, the specialist gave the car an absurd amount of power as it rebadged it as the A45 RS. A two-tier upgrade released by the company for the AMG A45 S puts the peak of the car’s 2.0-liter turbocharged engine at 525 bhp. That propels the auto from 0 to… Continue Reading »

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Mercedes-Benz Car Subscription Service Stops After Poor Performance

Giancarlo Perlas July 7, 2020

In 2018, the Mercedes-Benz car subscription service was launched. The program called the Mercedes-Benz Collection lets subscribers shift from one car to another as many times as they want. The company chose Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Nashville for its pilot phase. Only two years after its introduction though, the German automaker decided to pull the plug on it. According to Automotive News, the reason for axing the service is due to its poor sales. Adam Chamberlain, head of sales of Mercedes-Benz USA, admitted that they would have expanded it if sales were better. Despite their failure to go further with the pilot of the program, he said that it was a… Continue Reading »

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