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Honda Insight versus Toyota Prius: There's No Comparison

20 Nov 2009 20:11:11 PST

Study the bottom line and youâ€™ll note that the Insight stickers for considerably less than the Prius. Our loaded long-term Insight EX Navi stickers for $23,810 as-tested, compared with $21,750 base for the Toyotaâ€”at which price the Prius doesnâ€™t include navigation and many othe...

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Small piece of history: 1936 Mercedes 260D, the first successful diesel passenger car

20 Nov 2009 05:01:00 PST

Written by Xavier Navarro
Filed under: Diesel, Mercedes Benz, Germany Source: Mercedes-Benz via Diariomotor]Small piece of history: 1936 Mercedes 260D, the first successful diesel passenger car originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LA Preview: Mercedes to show ML450 hybrid, new F-Cell

18 Nov 2009 21:03:00 PST

Written by Sam Abuelsamid
The new Mercedes-Benz ML450 is available for lease starting this week here in the U.S., but it will be making its auto show debut in production form in Los Angeles the week after next. The two-mode hybrid provides similar performance to the V8 powered ML550 but with a 46 percent boost in fuel ef...

Original story at Autoblog . Related stories include: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, ML450 Hybrid And F-Cell Coming To L.A. Auto Show - German Car Zone , Frankfurt 2009: Mercedes-Benz F-Cell rids the show floor of tailpipe emissions - Autoblog , Frankfurt 2009: Porsche confirms development of electric sportscar - Autoblog

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The Mercedes E-Class wins award for “Best Bodyshell 2009″

16 Nov 2009 14:45:09 PST

Written by Muamer Hodzic
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New 2010 F1 Team - Daimler AG is buying majority stake in Brawn GP

16 Nov 2009 14:32:36 PST

Written by Muamer Hodzic
Mercedes-Benz will enter the Formula 1 World Championship with its own team, beginning with the 2010 season, and Daimler AG and McLaren Group will change their form of cooperation with effect as of 13 November 2009. This was announced by Daimler AG today.

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The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG can be ordered on November 16th

13 Nov 2009 16:18:42 PST

Written by Muamer Hodzic
Related PostsMercedes Car Group Sales Increase by 5% in November The Mercedes Car Group performed extremely well worldwide in November 2006, boosting sales by five...DaimlerChrysler November sales up 4.7% The DaimlerChrysler had a solid run in November, selling a total of 164,556 vehic...

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Mercedes-Benz news and blogs - November 22, 2009

22 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Mercedes-Benz news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Michael Schumacher to Drive for Mercedes? How Big Is Benz’s Bank Account? -- by Mark Gillies from Car and Driver Blog
• Mercedes C-Class Facelift Spied -- by Thami Masemola from Worldcarfans
• Mercedes-Benz to get €9M from German government for electric vans -- by Sam Abuelsamid from Autoblog Green
• Mercedes-Benz In The Mood To Make Babies: Expect A Smaller SLS AMG For 2013 -- by Dean from Easy Car Blog
• Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, ML450 Hybrid And F-Cell Coming To L.A. Auto Show -- by HighestOfHigh from German Car Zone
• [scans] Mercedes-Benz Classic: Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3 and Mercedes 600 -- by ree from German Car Zone
• SLS AMG to Headline Mercedes-Benz LA Show Stand -- from Automotive News & Auto Blog | Car Industry News & Blogs - Wide Open Throttle
• Mercedes to Launch Baby SLS AMG in 2013 -- by Thami Masemola from Worldcarfans
• South Africa Receives 5 Out Of 175 World-Wide Mercedes-Benz AMG Centers -- by Dean from Easy Car Blog
• Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, ML450 HYBRID and Fuel Cell to Debut at L.A. Auto Show -- from Automotive Headlines

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First Drive: 2011 Mercedes Benz SLS AMG

10 Nov 2009 05:11:00 PST

The combination of gullwing doors and a Mercedes badge makes the SLS AMG an instant entry in automotive history."Ugly don't mean nuthin' when you're sleeping on Ralph Lauren sheets." Such was the dating mantra of an old friend who evaluated the attractiveness of potential mates solely by...

Original story at Automobile Magazine .

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MB bosses should read Jeremy Clarkson's latest review on the CLK Black Series

07 Nov 2009 15:07:34 PST

Written by Kowalski
Jeremy Clarkson reviews his own car, the Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG Black Series and he hopes that MB bosses will read his review. And they should read it. The part in *bold* is where he starts talking about the car. *Mercedes-Benz CLK Black* Image:...

Original story at German Car Zone .

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Opinion: What AMG's Dev Chief thinks about SLS, LFA, CTS-V

02 Nov 2009 18:11:18 PST

MT: So AMG has said the horsepower wars are over, that you will now focus on lighter cars and improved efficiency. The SLS is the first car completely developed by AMG, and the first use of an aluminum chassis and body by Mercedes. Is this a sign of things of to come from AMG?

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2010 Mercedes Benz E350

02 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST

The E-class cruises at 80-85 mph in comfort and near silence.I'm having a bit of difficulty finding the right context for the E-class coupe. Its name says I should be looking at the BMW 6-series, while its price tag and its C-class underpinnings say I should seek out comparisons with the Audi...

Original story at Automobile Magazine .

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Opinion: Mercedes-Benz Malaysia introduces Proven Exclusivity – a Certified Pre-Owned programme

08 Oct 2009 10:26:11 PDT

Written by Paul Tan
The Mercedes-Benz E 280 Avantgarde AMG Sports Package that you see on the left is available for sale with just over 20,000km on the odometer for RM360,000. It’s also got an official Mercedes-Benz Malaysia minimum warranty of 12 months or up to 20,000km.

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New 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe Commercial

01 Oct 2009 15:02:27 PDT

Written by Muamer Hodzic
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GERMANY: Daimler chief eyes black operating ink

01 Oct 2009 07:53:00 PDT

Daimler is increasingly confident it will book a positive operating result for the Mercedes-Benz unit in the second half of the year and that September probably marked a turning point following months of downturn, chief executive Dieter Zetsche has said.

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Mercedes-Benz Brazil celebrates sales record - 1 million trucks sold

04 Aug 2009 03:33:34 PDT

Written by Muamer Hodzic
The top sellers at Mercedes-Benz in Brazil are the Mercedes-Benz Axor and the Mercedes-Benz Accelo. The Axor is the best-selling vehicle in the “linha premium” at Mercedes-Benz Brazil, which includes the medium-duty Accelo and Atego series as well as the heavy-duty Axor and Actros mod...

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Opinion: 2010 Mercedes SLS AMG: Driven! [New Cars]

14 Jul 2009 05:30:00 PDT

Written by Ray Wert
Power: Handling: Interior: The Verdict: The 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG might look like the SL Gullwing of the 1950s, but it's clearly meant to challenge the best of today's exotic sports cars, like the Audi R8, the Nissan GT-R and the Porsche 911 Turbo." [Edmunds Inside Line]

Original story at Jalopnik .

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Brabus tunes the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe

20 May 2009 10:59:37 PDT

Written by Muamer Hodzic
More driving fun with the turbodiesel models is available with the BRABUS ECO PowerXtra kits. For the E 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY BRABUS offers its D4 tuning kit. For just 1,390 Euros power output of the common-rail four-cylinder engine jumps from standard 204 hp (201 bhp) / 150 kW to 235 hp (23...

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Opinion: IIHS Small Car Test: Three Gruesome Slow-Motion Crash Videos [Crash Test Funnies]

14 Apr 2009 14:00:00 PDT

Written by Ben Wojdyla
The Smart ForTwo is the poster child for Micro-Machine scale automobiles. With a tiny, tiny footprint and virtually zero front overhang, the 1808 lb ForTwo relies on a super-strong safety cage and airbags for protection. It's cold comfort against the much bigger Mercedes-Benz C300, tip...

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2009 New York: First Drive 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid

08 Apr 2009 16:04:41 PDT

We took a half-hour drive in Manhattanâ€™s traffic-choked streets in the new Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid, which goes on sale this fall in the and Canada. Our tour guide was Volker Scheinhuette, a Mercedes-Benz engineer who has been living in the Detroit area for the past three years worki...

Original story at Automobile Magazine .

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Epic W212 Review

02 Apr 2009 17:45:38 PDT

Written by sako97
The E-class has been a long-running sedan icon, but in June Mercedes will introduce the two-door coupe version of the E-Class, a body style that has been absent from the lineup since 1996, having been supplanted by the smaller CLK hardtop coupe. In early July, the sedan version we tested wi...

Original story at German Car Zone .

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2004 Mercedes Benz CLK DTM AMG Review

18 Feb 2009 05:03:54 PST

Written by rss@youtube.com (RazorPython)
This is a review of a 2004 Mercedes Benz CLK DTM AMG using a game called test drive unlimted sorry for the poor quality, youtube sort of kill the quality but here you go enjoy its not the best review but i only made a quick video took me half hour if you want to talk on vent the info is Hostname: vent...

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Opinion: The Mercedes Benz GLK 280

22 Jan 2009 11:56:28 PST

Written by rss@youtube.com (bassistx81)
Testing the new GLK 280 Musik: The Gritz - my life be like DISCLAIMER: All rights reserved to the production companies and music labels that distributed and produced the music. I do not own the rights to the music in this video ........................ E class 320 350 220 CDI crashes bus truck crush accident lol rofl ju...

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Holiday On Ice: Two Weeks in the 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTEC Diesel

30 Dec 2008 01:12:35 PST

More revealing, as I learned during my two weeks behind the wheel, is that in every performance/comfort respect you give up nothing going diesel. The twin-turbo, 24-valve, 3.0-liter V-6 emits a tad of diesel clatter if youâ€™re standing outside the vehicle, but from inside the cabin youâ...

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We Drive the 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHybrid

12 Nov 2008 18:11:14 PST

Feeling guilty about the fuel consumption of your Mercedes-Benz S-class, but unwilling to give up the luxury touches and craftsmanship that you've become accustomed to? The 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHybrid could be just what you need.

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Podcast: Mercedes Bluetec

02 Apr 2007 21:00:00 PDT

We have the details on the new production models getting ready to bow at the upcoming New York International Auto Show. Not all are based around performance and high horsepower. Some are, well, tiny. In fact, GM is going to have the public choose which tiny cars go into production. If you're get...

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Podcast: Diesel Marathon

29 Oct 2006 21:00:00 PST

The goal is to save fuel: So you drive a smaller car, inflate your tires, and head for the gym. Yes, being overweight can cost you more at the filling station. Why are some Scion dealers running out of room? Also, it's a Diesel Marathon: What is Mercedes-Benz doing to demonstrate its new E-Clas...

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