A company called Inkas has a gigantic Mercedes-Benz G63 AMD stretch limo that is the pinnacle of luxury and security. The massive limo has bulletproof armor that can survive rounds fired from machine guns. The wheelbase of the limo is stretched enough to make plenty of room for luxury normally reserved for the home.
The family truckster from National Lampoon is an image burned into many of our minds of what the great American road trip used to look like. In the pre-internet and crossover SUV days, packing the whole family into the station wagon and setting off across the country was just something you did every summer. Even if it was against your will, you'd end up cramped in the back seat with your family. Stations wagons were often the preferred mode of transportation, as the long roof provided plenty of space to store everything a family would need for two-weeks on the road.
We have seen a modern resurgence of insanely high-performance sports cars called hypercars today. We have them from Bugatti, McLaren, Porsche, and Ferrari among others. Mercedes doesn't really have a car that competes at the highest echelons of the hypercar market, but back in 1998 it certainly did. That car was called the Mercedes-Benz AMG CLK GTR and it was awesome.
Mercedes-Benz has taken the wraps off the 2019 A-Class Sedan, it's luxury four door sedan that will head to the US later this year. Borrowing driver assistance and safety technology from its bigger siblings, the S-Class and E-Class, and introducing a brand-new infotainment system, it's part of what the automaker says has been a resurgence of high-end compact cars.
You never forget your first AMG. Even just hearing the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine firing up for the first time, under the bulging hood of what was in 2015 the all-new Mercedes-AMG C63 S, I was instantly in love. That's why I’m totally fine with Mercedes-AMG keeping the same engine in this model year 2019 AMG C63 S mid-cycle refresh, though that's not to say Mercedes' fearsome tuners have slept on the rest of the car.
Daimler is working on an electric version of its Citaro bus, the upcoming Mercedes-Benz eCitaro. This all-electric model will power cities of the future, enabling them to provide emission-free public transportation that is completely silent. The first orders for eCitaro have already been placed and the initial units will be delivered to customers later this year.
If you're in the market for a new plug-in hybrid vehicle, you can safely cross Mercedes off your list. The German carmaker has discontinued production on their PHEV models of the C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, and GLE. For the time being, anyway. Mercedes isn't giving up on the plug-in market altogether, but instead making room for next year's debut of their new generation of hybrids under the EQ branding.
Mercedes has priced up its subscription car service, with Mercedes-Benz Collection opening up to users in two US locations. Announced back in April, Collection promised the use of multiple different Mercedes cars, ranging from coupes and convertibles, through sedans, and SUVs, for a set monthly fee that also included insurance and servicing.
Mercedes-Benz has officially announced the 2019 E Class family of cars. The range includes 4Matic versions, coupe, sedan, and wagon models. New for 2019 in the E class are E 450 models including standard and 4Matic versions of those rides. E 450 models get more powerful engines and the entire line will land this fall at dealers in the US.
Mercedes-AMG has taken the wraps off its latest performance four-door, the 2019 AMG E 53 Sedan, delivering more speed and smarter tech than the outgoing model. Replacing the old AMG E 43 Sedan, the new car packs a 3.0-liter in-line six cylinder turbocharged engine, using Mercedes' EQ Boost technology, for 429 horsepower.
Mercedes has stepped up to the plate and offered up some details on its coming electric SUV called the EQC. This is the first all-electric model from Mercedes-Benz and tech brand EQ. Mercedes says that between January and March the new EV completed winter testing in northern Sweden.
A new Mercedes performance four-door car is coming for fans to plunk down their money on. The car has a long name and is the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4MATIC+ Edition 1. Mercedes will build the car for 12 months starting in September 2018.