Mercedes Class A Concept is shown in Rastatt

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Paul Pietsch Classic: Mercedes-Benz Classic Car Rally supports

A legend is 100 years old: Paul Pietsch, racers and publisher, is celebrating on 20 June 2011 this rare milestone birthday. Motor Presse Stuttgart honors its founder for the occasion with a star-studded classic car rally and reliability test, which results in two daily stages of Freiburg in the Black Forest to Stuttgart.

Mercedes-Benz supports the "Paul Pietsch Classic" as a premium partner. The high-profile starting field gathered on 17 June for scrutineering at the Mercedes-Benz branch in Freiburg, where the cars on 18 June at 8.30 clock and roll over the start ramp. The aim of the "Paul Pietsch Classic" is on the afternoon of 19 June, the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart.

Press Launch Mercedes-Benz M-Class: New accents

1.2 million M-Class Mercedes-Benz has sold since the launch of the first generation in 1997. At the time, Daimler today favored Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) were invented, today showed the Stuttgart, the third generation of its premium SUV. And they put the bar high. On the road it has become much better, and in the field are still convincing.

The whole consumption with more security and a considerably lower. On average a quarter of the fuel consumption dropped in the new generation. Mercedes-Benz boss Dieter Zetsche was important to note that even the older 320-diesel in the fuel efficiency of which were better than Japanese SUV hybrid.

Mercedes-Benz design study points to "60 years of Mercedes-Benz Unimog

The Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks (MBS), in which the vehicle Unimog series, Econic and Zetros are combined, had at the celebration of "60 years of Mercedes-Benz Unimog, on 3 June 2011 at the Daimler plant Worth presents a design study. The design study combines past and future of the Unimog to very avant-garde fashion.

Basis of the design study is the chassis of all-terrain Unimog U 5000 The conventional and known Unimog unique feature, the coil springs are, the concept car painted red, while Bertrand Janssen and his team let the beefy hood in typical Mercedes-Benz line and wings shine in a fresh green.

F-Cell World Drive reaches Oslo

After successful journey of more than 30 000 kilometers through 14 countries and three Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-Cell on Wednesday, 1 June 2011, Stuttgart achieve their goal. The finale to this unique world tour will celebrate the Stuttgart car maker Mercedes-Benz Museum in due and invites all interested parties to participate.

Already from 15.00 clock is possible, electric vehicles of the Stuttgart automotive group experience. The B-Class F-Cell, the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive, the A-Class E-Cell E-Cell and Vito are test ride. Now the vessels at the stage of Stockholm, Sweden, in neighboring Norway to Oslo have completed.

Mercedes-Benz AMG Roadster SLS costs 195 160 Euro

After the AMG Gullwing SLS presented as a roadster. The super sports car coming in the fall of 2011 from the market and may 1 June, ordered. The soft-top of the SLS AMG Roadster opens and closes in eleven seconds, and can operate at speeds of up to a speed of 50 mph. The potency of the powerful 420 kW / 571 hp AMG 6.2-liter V8 engine and front-mid seven-speed dual clutch transmission, this open two-seater will cost in Germany € 195 160.

Mercedes SLS Roadster prices and output

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Mercedes-Benz in Russia's most successful premium brand

In the first four months of the year, Mercedes-Benz is in no other market has grown so much as in Russia. The sales were at record levels every month and rose by a total of 77.2 percent on 7764 cars for the full year 2010, Mercedes-Benz from the most successful premium brand in Russia 19 724 units, a new time high and an increase of 63.7 percent.

The total market in 2010 recorded an increase of 30 percent. Mercedes-Benz currently has 54 dealers and repair centers in Russia, in 2011 added ten more. For the trade mark in 37 cities in Russia is present. The best-selling model is the E-Class sedan. It recorded since January, an increase of 75.0 percent and claims with 1827 units sold, the market leader in its segment.

Two "Fleet World Honours" for Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz has achieved the "Fleet World Honours 2011" a double victory. The S-Class and the Sprinter won in their respective categories of luxury sedans and vans and were able to defend their title. The S-Class won for the third time in three years and was even exceeded by the sprinter, who triumphed for the fourth consecutive year.

The two awards were presented during a special ceremony, held at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall in London. The Fleet World Honours are awarded each year to the automotive manufacturers, service companies and individuals that have done well in the opinion of the judges in their respective sector excellence.

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Mercedes-Benz E-Class Taxi of the Year named

The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is the "Taxi of the Year. In the taxi, the taxi premier sedan, station wagon and compact people won the T-model Mercedes-Benz E-Class 200 CDI Blue Efficiency with the special "The Taxi". Also finished second in this category, Mercedes-Benz E-Class limousine. In the category of "alternative-fuel taxi" has the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, the lead and won with the E 200 NGT with bivalent natural gas drive Blue Efficiency.

Jochen Mass: Why is the Mille Miglia so popular?

I have now taken part in 19 oder20 Mille Miglia (MM) with Mercedes and am amazed every year how much this event strikes us in their spell. It is hard, you sleep in two nights, no more than four to five hours. The heat in the cars is very difficult for one, and the hotels are so beautiful that it always with schwerfaellt, they leave in the morning again.

If we believe drivers that we have caught the stressful end of the MM, we are well advised to consider again the situation of the mechanics and the accompanying staff, get every night until late in the cars from us and then with a long list of must confront things that we want to see gentlemen drivers improved overnight.

Press Launch Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Coupé: The fast trio is complete

BES is done. According to the classical saloon and practical estate, traditionally known as the Daimler-T model, the Mercedes-Benz AMG subsidiary served from July 2011 to the third gear of the most powerful C-class variations. Perhaps the most unreasonable, but complete with security spaßbringendste because lightest and most dynamic form, the two-door coupe for the price from 72 590 € makes quick trio.

Press Launch Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe: The Bucket List

bThe best is always last. Now it is, worthy of debate about the term "the best" in this case, for the sedan to the C-Class and the Model T are already there. Many will regard as the best of this series. So perhaps we agree to another description. How about the "most beautiful C-class." Such a title is the coupe model to a normally but in this case particularly.

/ B still makes my surprise, not after, when I stand before a new Mercedes-Benz. So much have changed. From the elegant and restrained stresses drawn vehicles of the Stuttgart now have become extroverted types, roll the young, fresh and dynamic on the streets. They do not act more like the old car-Adel from Stuttgart, but business aggressively to new, younger audiences.

Mercedes-Benz AMG shows SLS for an ambulance

With a special emergency medical vehicle Mercedes-Benz is the beginning tomorrow in Fulda "Rettmobil 2011 - present (13.5.). To see an SLS AMG is silver with emergency label and bar roof-blue light. The brand also shows a framework model of the security body C-Class. It serves to illustrate the security of a modern passenger cars as the third exhibit of a life simulator based on the E-class is presented, which is suspended in a frame structure so that a continuous 180-degree rotation is possible around the longitudinal axis.

SLS Mercedes AMG Roadster: a debut in style!

Having been developed concurrently with the coupe, the Mercedes AMG Roadster SLS waiver of the gullwing doors present on its coupe version of the same name. A jump out immediately is undoubtedly its fabric hood that we can better appreciate its official debut set for IAA in September. The hood is made of fabric and is equipped with an electro-hydraulic opening system with components in steel, aluminum and magnesium.

Mercedes-Benz E-Class reduces consumption of the top-level

Mercedes-Benz has reduced the consumption of the E-Class up to 20 percent. Contribute to this new petrol engines and an improved drive train and a standard start-stop system. Consumes the E 350 Blue Efficiency of combined cycle average of 6.8 to 7.0 liters per 100 kilometers, the E 500 It now 8.9 liters (provisional figures).

Both models are therefore according to the manufacturer the most economical vehicles in its class. Mercedes-Benz has raised the performance of the E 350 CGI Blue Efficiency by 10 kW/14 hp to 215 kW / 306 hp, the standard consumption by the direct injection of the third generation, the optimized 7-speed automatic transmission 7G-Tronic Plus and the start- stop function but reduced by a fifth.

New Mercedes E-Class 2011

The update of the 2011 Mercedes E-Class mainly concerns the engine and its transmission, this is because the intention of the German House is to reduce both fuel consumption and emissions. The E-Class model year 2011 have been even a small change in the bridge, because the instrumentation is now complemented by a color TFT screen with new features.

E 'range was extended to the fuel system on the V6 and V8 BlueDIRECT E350 and E500, this together with the 7G Tronic Plus combined with the 4 cylinder. But do not stop there, as even the Start and Stop system is equipped with a new torque converter. In addition to these changes we can see that the powers are slightly changed, but none the less consumption will be reduced.

Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Safety Car of DTM season 2011

In the DTM season 2011 is the new Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Safety Car. His first was the safety car on 1 May 2011 at the season-opener for the German Touring Car Masters at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg. The V-8 sport sedan that would allow the demanding task in the DTM modified only slightly. On the use of the safety car decide the German Motorsport Association (DMSB), who takes over as part of the DTM regulations, the implementation of and compliance with safety and sport sovereign functions.

Mercedes SLS extreme tuning signed FAB Design named Gullstream

The Fab Design tuner showed his latest creation, the Gullstream Mercedes SLS, a car built on the Mercedes SLS, the coupe with gull-wing. Fab Design has taken action on the body, a body-kit featuring eye-catching and ultra sporty, with wide track, daytime running lights in vertical design, side skirts and redesigned fascias.

Above the roof of the SLS Gullstream there is also a new air intake while under stand the 5-spoke alloy wheels double. The suspension is badged Koni (we've already been able to see the Mercedes AMG GT3 SLS), the tuner also spoke on discharges, now with electronic control valve and silencer.

FAB Design Mercedes SLS Gullstream

Fab Design presents the SLS Gullstream supercoupè on the basis of Mercedes with gull-wing doors. The tuner Hunzenschwil proceeded to give the car a very vibrant body-kit, with its wide track, daytime running lights to show a vertical, side skirts and fascia completely revised. The roof looks great even if a non-functional air intake.

Beautiful alloy wheels with five twin-spoke design. Can be articulated to the vehicle body through a fund Koni suspension with suspension from the SLS AMG GT3. Also a new exhaust system with electronically controlled valve silencer. The powerful V8 delivers 6.2 hours 615 hp (from 571) while the maximum torque, equal to 690 Nm at 4600 rpm.