Mercedes-Benz X-Class, beware! The first BMW pick-up is here! The vehicle built at the Munich plant is exhibited at the BMW Motorrad Days, starting today. Twelve trainees of the BMW Munich plant converted the new BMW X7 into the first BMW pick-up. They worked closely with the Concept Vehicle Construction and Model Technology divisions. The…
Buried alive. Mercedes-Benz G-Class found underground
The Mercedes-Benz G-Class is a tank. A fortress on wheels, undoubtedly. But when it is buried and unburied and its engine is still working, that proves that it has got the genes of a survivor. It happened in Russia, where all crazy experiments come from. An artist by the name of Valeri Lizunova took offroading…
Mercedes-Benz SSKL Avus racing car, ready for the spotlight at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
The Festival of Speed opens its doors on the 4th of July at Goodwood and Mercedes-Benz Classic and Mercedes-AMG are sending out the crown’s jewels to march at the noble event. The revolutionary 1932 Mercedes-Benz SSKL Avus racing car will be there. The Mercedes-Benz SSKL, driven by Manfren von Brauchitsch won the Avus race in Berlin,…
What would say about a Mercedes-AMG G 63 in three-door guise?
Since the last generation of the Mercedes G-Class, it is no longer possible to opt for a three-door body, but our colleagues from have imagined how a Mercedes-AMG G 63 in three-door guise would look like. When it was introduced in the 1970s, the Mercedes G-Class was available in three and five doors (short chassis…
60 km electric range: All-new Mercedes-Benz A-Class plug-in hybrid first official info
Very soon Mercedes-Benz will pull the curtain off the plug-in hybrid version of the compact A-Class. The international media was given the necessary information during a preview in Stuttgart. To start with the bad news: the name of the plug-in A-Class is not yet known. It is clear, however, that it will be a name…
FIRST TEST Mercedes GLS 580 4Matic. Can size trump anything?
FIRST TEST Mercedes GLS 580 4Matic. Can size trump anything? The third generation of the Mercedes XXL SUV, the GLS, is too big for many parking spots. Never mind – there is never enough appetite for size and luxury, especially in the U.S., China or the Middle East. The GLS, produced in Tuscaloosa in the US…
What happens to the Chinese dealership after customer complaint went viral?
The Mercedes-Benz dealership in China, that was part of a major scandal last spring, is sentenced to paying a fine of one million yuan ($145,000). The penalty was ordered after a customer complaint went viral. A Mercedes-Benz owner in northwest China complained that her brand-new car began to leak oil before it even drove out…
Daimler and BMW partner for the development of autonomous tech
At the end of last year, Daimler and the BMW Group announced that they are negotiating the signing of a comprehensive partnership aiming at the development of common autonomous technologies with the main goal of reducing costs. Six months later, the two German builders announced the official signing of the contract for this collaboration. The…