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The Auto tech wake-up: Free iPads and Apple-trained tutors

Chris Davies, May 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

Fiendishly complex car dashboards aren't just a concern to safety regulators but auto manufacturers too, worried that new buyers may not only fail to use gadgetry-packed vehicles but may come to resent them. Cadillac's new 2013 ATS may be tempting gas-heads with its sharp styling and engine options, but the fact that the GM-owned company will throw in a free iPad - preloaded with a new CUE training tool to help owners get the best of their car - should help take some of the sting out of the touchscreen dashboard too. It's not just Cadillac which is reacting, however; other car manufacturers are even raiding well-known computing firms for their tech tutor talent. Read The Full Story

Mercedes Concept Style Coupé is all swoops, leather and evil eyes

Chris Davies, Apr 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

Mercedes-Benz's latest showpiece, the Concept Style Coupé, has been revealed, an "almost production-standard" design exercise likely to preview the next-gen CLS. A four-door with a riot of concave and convex surface detailing, the CSC features "powerdomes" in the bonnet and a diamond-finish grille, while the wheels are the usual concept frippery and the indicator lights manage to look like evil vampire eyes. Read The Full Story

Mercedes-Benz GL-Class a total luxury beast

Chris Burns, Apr 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

The folks at Mercedes-Benz have not been shy this week at the New York Auto Show with how "first class" the new GL-Class they've revealed truly is. It's a maxi-sized luxury sport utility vehicle and in its current iteration, it's the nation's best selling vehicle in its class. Here in 2012, beginning on September 1st, consumers will be able to upgrade to this new edition with style and class. Read The Full Story

Brabus Bullit Stealth Coupe packs a punch

Shane McGlaun, Mar 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

Obviously, there's a difference in what a stealth car or sleeper means between Europeans and Americans. Americans see a sleeper as a car that's stock on the outside, with a lot of go under the hood to surprise people. Over in Europe they called the new Brabus Bullit Stealth Coupe 800 a sleeper, it looks awake to me. Read The Full Story

Mercedes creates invisible F-Cell car

Chris Davies, Mar 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Invisibility cloaks might be great for sneaking around as a teen wizard, but making your car invisible probably isn't such a great idea; still, Mercedes Benz's promo for the F-Cell zer0 emissions technology is impressive all the same. One side of the car was covered with sheets of multicolored LEDs, showing a feed from a Canon 5D MkII camera on the other side, before Mercedes took to the streets of Germany to confuse pedestrians. Read The Full Story

Siri is your new Mercedes-Benz copilot

Chris Davies, Feb 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple's Siri digital personal assistant is set to show up on the dash of select Mercedes-Benz models, with the news that the A-Class COMAND system is getting an upgrade for improved iPhone 4S interconnectivity. Dubbed "Drive Kit Plus for iPhone" the system allows users to navigate through their iTunes library via the A-Class' Controller in the armrest, together with trigger Siri spoken voice commands to locate services, contact people in your address book, fire off text messages and more. Read The Full Story

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Mercedes-Benz mbrace2 in-vehicle technology and apps hands-on

Chris Burns, Jan 27th 2012 Discuss [4]

The folks at Mercedes-Benz have given us a demonstration and hands-on look at their second-generation in-car technology environment mbrace2, here with a set of built-in apps as well as a mobile application working on an iPhone connected directly with the vehicle. In the group’s brand new SL-Class we get to check out how a fabulous looking set of menus will bring us everything we could possibly need or want to the drivers seat of our car. No need for a dongle anymore also, as mbrace2 brings with it a brand new mobile application that is able to control your car from your iPhone.

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Maybach axed as 2013 Mercedes S-class takes the wheel

Chris Davies, Nov 28th 2011 Discuss [3]

Mercedes will axe its luxury Maybach line in 2013, insiders in the company have revealed, with a new S-class expected to sate the needs of wealthy road users. "It is better to cut our losses with Maybach" a supposedly high-level Mercedes-Benz source told Autoweek, "than to continue into an uncertain future with a brand that has failed to live up to original sales expectations." Read The Full Story

Mercedes-Benz shows off “iPhone Interface Plus” concept for 2012

Rue Liu, Sep 16th 2011 Discuss [0]

During the IAA Motor Show in Frankfurt, Mercedes-Benz showed off a new "iPhone Interface Plus" concept, which it promises to launch by the summer of 2012. The concept builds on the company's Media Interface Plus system that aims to provide users with a continuous experience of being connected through their smartphones or tablets even while they're driving. All this done so with safety measures in place of course. Read The Full Story

Mercedes shows off new 2012 SLK55 AMG

Shane McGlaun, Aug 23rd 2011 Discuss [1]

Many of the car companies in the US have been selling 2012 models for half a year already despite the fact that we still have a quarter to go in 2011. Mercedes is offering at least one of its 2012 models in the proper calendar year with the sweet new Mercedes SLK55 AMG two-seater not showing up in the US until early 2012. The little AMG has impressive performance and looks good too. Read The Full Story