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Daimler and Chinese automaker BYD have announced a partnership to develop and sell an electric car for the Chinese market. The car will be marketed under a new brand jointly owned by the two companies. It’ll doubtless be a few years before said car is on the road, but both companies have a significant amount of EV know-how. Daimler is ramping up production on an electrified version of the Smart

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2012 Ford Focus wagon - Click above for high res-image gallery With the debut of the 2012 Focus Wagon at the Geneva Motor Show, Ford has reached the halfway point in the roll-out of its new C-segment platform. When Ford first announced the new C-Max and Grand C-Max at the Frankfurt Motor Show last fall, it said the C platform would eventually spawn at least 10 different variants. The two MPVs

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Ford is expanding its EcoBoost engine strategy to Europe this summer with the introduction of 2.0-liter and 1.6-liter inline-four cylinder engines. The EcoBoost range of turbocharged and direct injected gasoline engines debuted last summer here in North America with the launch of the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 in the Ford Taurus SHO, Flex and Lincoln MKS and MKT. Ford will debut refreshed

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2011 Infiniti M56S - Click above for high-res image gallery What is an Infiniti? That's a pretty harsh question to be asking 20 years after the brand's debut, but sadly, it's pertinent. To be fair, the possible answers to this question got much narrower in 2003 when Infiniti introduced a legitimate BMW 3 Series competitor, the G35 (now G37). The situation further clarified that same year when

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2012 Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS Roadster - Click above for high-res image gallery Our man Chris Paukert had a layover in Germany this weekend on his way to the Geneva Motor Show that included a visit to the headquarters of AMG in Affalterbach. While there, a prototype SLS AMG Roadster made a suspiciously timed pass and pause while he and other journalists were walking around the compound. No matter

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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Safety Car live shots - Click above for high-res image gallery During our tour of the Mercedes-Benz AMG facility in Affalterbach, Germany this morning, we spotted this track-ready SLS AMG Safety Car hanging out, and we couldn't resist snapping a few photos. As we reported earlier, the SLS AMG F1 Safety Car is, for the most part, mechanically unchanged from the

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The 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan and coupe are already out and about. Later this year, Mercedes-Benz will unveil an estate (station wagon) and convertible variant at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. But wait - there’s more. According to AutoExpress, Mercedes-Benz is now working on a production version of the Fascination Concept that was unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. The three-door

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Although BSG's over, apparently tuner ASMA has other plans with it's PhantASMA CL65 Wide Body. Prepare yourself, because even with the 735 HP V12, it's a tour de force of questionable Mercedes tuning. Yes, it's got a twin-turbo V12 good for 735 HP and 870 lb-ft of torque, yes it'll do 0-62 MPH in 3.8 seconds and top out at 205 MPH — the hardware isn't what we're in a fluster about, it's the

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Mercedes-Benz GLK is offered with Genuine accessories in monochrome. Individualise as you please, from inside to the outside.

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Do we love spyshots or not? Well we certainly do, and when it’s something as good as the 2010 Mercedes E-Class Coupe we’re even more thrilled to show it off. With an improved nose design that includes  two large horizontal lines on the grille and with a back that doesn’t make us fall in love, it’s the motorization that also got our interest: a 3.5 liter V6, a 5.4 liter V8 and an uprated

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If the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan’s styling isn’t controversial enough for you, meet the Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe. While the new coupe, like the CLK it replaces is based on the C-Class, its sheetmetal and engine choices tie it to the all-new E-Class sedan. The E-Class Coupe is more relaxed and less sporty compared with the 2009 CLK, and along the way it drops out as a competitor for

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LED daytime driving lights, indicators and marker lights for the S 400 HYBRID and S 600 (They are part of a package on the other S-Class models). Out back the changes are less noticeable as the only modifications are the addition of new LED taillights and a revised exhaust system that is integrated into the rear bumper. Despite the minor makeover, the big news is the launch of the S 400 HYBRID

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This is the second Mercedes I've purchased from Jesse in the past 3 years and I'm looking forward to making my next car purchase the third Mercedes I get from her. In addition, over the past 18 years I've purchased 9 cars and Jesse is to only person I've purchased more than one car from. The reason I have and will continue to come back to Jesse to purchase new Mercedes Benzs is because of

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Joe Carpenter, Al Macaulay, Troy Metts and Bob Padovano of the Atlanta Classic Cars service department were named as round one winners in the competition to find the Best of the Best in Mercedes-Benz Service. The first round of the U.S. competition was completed in March 2009. This round of the competition consisted of a very intense and comprehensive online test, and the 632 dealership

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When the McLaren F1 first hit the streets it almost immediately catapulted to the top of the performance car scene, taking home the title of world’s fastest production car in 1998 and holding it up until 2005. Building a car better than the original F1 was always going to be a difficult challenge, and perhaps that is why for its successor McLaren isn’t setting its sights too high. While the

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With the SLR Stirling Moss Mercedes-Benz and McLaren are adding the crowning glory to the model family of their highly successful SLR super sports car with a new, uncompromisingly spectacular car. There is neither a roof nor a windscreen to separate the driver and passenger from the outside world; they enjoy unadulterated high-speed excitement with all the attributes of a speedster.

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Mercedes-Benz has continued the Loyalty Accelerator program through June 1st! If you have a current Lease or Balloon Contract with Mercedes-Benz Financial that matures through calendar year 2010 you can take advantage of this program. Mercedes-Benz will make up to 3 of your remaining payments when go into a lease or finance on any new 2008, 2009 or 2010 Mercedes model through June 1st. There

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Mercedes-Benz has just released the base prices for the 2010 E-Classes! 2010 E350 Sedan $48,600 - $4600 less than the 2009 E350 2010 E350 Coupe $48,050 - $50 less than the 2009 CLK350 2010 E550 Sedan $56,300 - $5400 less than the 2009 E550 2010 E550 Coupe $54,650 - $2150 less than the 2009 CLK550 These prices reflect a desire to stay competitive within the current marketplace.

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Finance Specials on New 2009 & 2010 Models* Wow! 1.9% Financing for up to 66 Months is continued! All C-Classes (excluding C63) All E-Classes (excluding E550 4matic) All CLS-Classes All CLK-Classes All SLK-Classes All ML-Classes All R-Classes All GL-Classes All GLK-Classes All S-Classes All CL-Classes All SL-Classes (excluding the 65 Black) Lease

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In the search for the optimum hybrid system for the premium motor car, the engineers were already sure of one thing right from the concept phase: a Mercedes-Benz SUV with a hybrid drive would have to share the same typical brand attributes as any other Mercedes vehicle. Essential elements such as the greatest possible active and passive safety, optimum ride comfort and ease of operation,

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BlueTEC is the keyword for the future of diesel engine technology. Thanks to the highly effective exhaust treatment system developed by Mercedes-Benz, BlueTEC vehicles fulfil the strictest global emissions standards to make them the cleanest diesels in the world. With the E 250 BlueTEC concept, which was created specifically for the North American market, Mercedes-Benz is now demonstrating how

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The AMG 6.3-litre V8 engine in the new E 63 AMG develops an output of 386 kW/525 hp and a torque of 630 newton metres, matching the outstanding figures for the SL 63 AMG. The high-performance roadster has also donated its AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed sports transmission to the new model. This transmission dispenses with a conventional torque converter and uses a compact, wet start-up clutch. In

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Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) has reported March sales of 15,602 vehicles, a decline of 25 percent. The volume leaders for the month were the C, E, and GLK-Class with sales of 5,008, 1,978, and 2,598 units, respectively. On a year-to-date basis, the company has sold 40,234 new vehicles, a decrease of 30.2 percent over the comparable period last year. Separately, through the Mercedes-Benz Certified

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In March, Mercedes-Benz Cars delivered 110,400 (March 2008: 131,500) Mercedes-Benz, AMG, smart, and Maybach brand vehicles to customers worldwide (minus 16 percent). Mercedes-Benz sold 98,500 (March 2008: 119,400) passenger cars in March (minus 18 percent). Despite the continuing difficult situation on the automotive markets, and the E-Class model changeover, sales of Mercedes-Benz Cars in

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After the official debut of the non-AMG variants of the 2009 Mercedes-Benz S-Class took place last week, it was only a matter of time before the high performance Affalterbach-tuned models were unveiled as well. It turns out, the wait was shorter than longer, as both the Mercedes S63 AMG and S65 AMG have been added to Mercedes-Benz Germany's "Konfigurator" feature. As expected, styling

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