http://www.mercedespost.com Rumors and daily news about the best car in the world; the Mercedes Benz Sun, 31 Jul 2011 09:04:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mercedesposthttp://feedburner.google.com The new 2012 Mercedes C63 AMG Coupe Black Series made its world debut last week-end at the Formula 1 German Grand Prix on the Nürburgring. Channeled through a special tuned AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed transmission with rear axle differential lock, the AMG 6.3-liter V8 engine produces 517 PS (380 kW / 510 bhp), 30 PS [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.mercedespost.com/2012-mercedes-c63-amg-black-unveiled Mercedes US/UK was recalling more than 100,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the United States and the United Kingdom to prevent a loss of power steering fluid. The NHTSA said in a posting to its website Monday that the recall involved Mercedes-Benz C-Class vehicles from the 2010 model year and Mercedes-Benz E-Class vehicles from the 2010-2011 model [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.mercedespost.com/us-mercedes-recall-to-fix-steering-glitch A special-edition Mercedes-Benz SLR 722 is up for auction on EBay with a “buy it now” price of $429,998. The asking price of $429,998 has not stopped 55 people from making offers, with bidding set to go on until Halloween. It’s no ordinary car. It’s a special-edition 2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR 722, one of what owner [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.mercedespost.com/michael-jordan-mercedes-slr-722-on-ebay Daimler, aims to sell 300,000 Mercedes-Benz cars in China annually in 2015, its chief executive said on Friday, nearly tripling its sales this year. China will become the biggest market for Daimler AG’s (DAI.XE) Mercedes Benz Cars unit, around 2014 to 2016, Daimler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche said Friday. Zetsche also said he doesn’t expect [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.mercedespost.com/daimler-wants-to-triple-china-sales-by-2015 Mercedes-Benz today unveiled two new engines for the 2011 CL-Class. The first of two all-new direct injection biturbo V8 engines is for the 2011 CL550 4MATIC. According to Mercedes, the 4.6-liter V8 engine has 20 percent smaller displacement than its predecessor, but delivers 429 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque, which is 12 percent more [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.mercedespost.com/us-two-new-v8-engines Mercedes has a new $298 accessory available now that adds another level of smartphone compatibility to its existing in-vehicle controls of iPods and aux audio. The Media Interface Plus allows the car to stream audio from an iPhone, BlackBerry, or any other compatible Bluetooth music player (we’re guessing A2DP, though Mercedes doesn’t specify). The MIP [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.mercedespost.com/mercedes-new-media-interface-plus In the plaza by Lincoln Center, passers-by got an eyeful of the stylishly surreal attendees in town for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. It seems some of these fashion-fabulous folks are there just to be photographed, and throngs of tourists gathered to gawk at the “show” outside the tents that housed the official presentations. Once through a [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.mercedespost.com/spring-2011-mercedes-benz-fashion-week Michael Schumacher is thinking about pulling out of Formula 1 at the end of this season, according to BBC Sport pundit Eddie Jordan. The German, 41, ended three years in retirement when he signed last winter a three-year deal to drive for Mercedes. “I’ve a hunch something fundamental has changed. I believe he is disillusioned [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.mercedespost.com/michael-schumacher-may-quit-f1-says-eddie-jordan The German auto group Daimler, world leader in heavy truck manufacturing, said Friday it would build a popular Mercedes-Benz model in Brazil to meet fast growing demand in Latin America. The Actros truck designed for long-distance transport is to be produced in Juis de Fora, southern Brazil, a statement said, in addition to plants in [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.mercedespost.com/daimler-to-expand-brazilian-truck-production Mercedes-AMG is challenging the future with its SLS AMG E-CELL a state-of-the-art development of its exciting gullwing super sports car that features a zero-emission high-tech drive. With exceptional performance, this devcelopment project vehicle boasts a power output of 392 kW and 880 Nm of torque, and is part of the company’s ‘AMG Performance 2015′ strategy [...] Related posts:

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