DaimlerChrysler has said that all of its future vehicles will be available with an optional hybrid powertrain. DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche told German automotive magazine Auto Motor und Sport that hybrids are “very important” due to new European and U.S. regulations on CO2 emissions.
DaimlerChrysler’s first hybrid will be a hybrid version of the Dodge Durango, […]

Mercedes’ new S-Class comes with the automaker’s new night vision assistance system. Mercedes’ S-Class night-vision drive technology uses two infrared projector and a windshield-mounted camera, and displays and enhanced image onto a screen. With the system, enhanced images of what is in front of the car extend out to the distance of normal high beams, […]

DaimlerChrysler is considering holding on to the Chrysler Group’s Jeep brand in the possible sale of the American arm of the Anglo-German company, according to German newspaper Handelsblatt. According to inside sources, DaimlerChrysler is considering splitting the Jeep brand out Chrysler and keeping it independent. Experts believe that Jeep fits well with the Mercedes brand, […]

Mercedes-Benz announced that it has released a new sports package for its SL-Class. The sports package offers  exclusive details that provide a bit of extra flair for its luxury roadster.
Outside, the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class sports package features a newly designed set of 19-inch, twin-spoke wheels and dark-tinted taillamps as the only exterior enhancements. Inside, the sports […]

If a Mercedes BLUETEC diesel isn’t green enough, Mercedes-Benz has another option with its 2007 line of bikes. Coming from Mercedes-Benz Accessories, th2 2007 Mercedes Bike Collection features “Fitness” and “Trekking” models and an ultra lightweight high-end racing bike with a carbon frame
Both Fitness and Trekking models come in mens and womens models, and feature […]

Mercedes-Benz continues to expand its BLUETEC offerings, and has announced its first four-cylinder BLUETEC model, the Vision C 220 BLUETEC, which it will debut at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show. Mercedes-Benz’s BLUETEC diesel initiative and the associated technology is designed to reduce diesel vehicle emissions, especially nitrogen oxides.
The Vision C 220 BLUETEC follows the Mercedes-Benz […]

The all-new Mercedes-Benz C-Class will feature more aggressive styling than the European version when it arrives in the States this September, said Ernst Lieb, Mercedes-Benz USA president and CEO, in an interview with Automotive News.
Lieb didn’t provide any details about what “more aggressive” means, so we can only speculate, and speculate we will. The European […]

The Mercedes-Benz Unimog was named cross-country vehicle of the year in the “Special vehicles” category by the readers of “Off Road” magazine. For a third time, the Unimog was voted “2007 cross-country vehicle of the year - Special vehicles category” by the Munich-based all-wheel-drive magazine.
Mercedes-Benz was winners in two of the eight categories: the Unimog […]

Mercedes-Benz has announced it is currently developing a new generation of its Pullman limousine. Named after the luxurious Pullman railroad sleeping cars, the Pullman limos have been transporting heads of state and monarchs for eight decades.
Based on the S600 long wheelbase Guard model with a substantially extended wheelbase resulting in an extremely large passenger compartment, […]

Spy photographers caught prototypes of the Mercedes GLK compact SUV during testing in Scandinavia. Joing the ML- and GL-Class SUV, the GLK-Class CUV will slot in below the midsize ML, and will compete with the BMW X3 and the forthcoming Audi Q5, Volvo XC60 and Volkswagen Tiguan. While still heavily disguised, the photos show the […]