The Mercedes 540K was introduced in 1936 as a derivative of the 500K which was one of the first 160km/h cars capable of taking full advantage of the new autobahns which were being introduced to Germany. This car with its supercharger had an engine rated at 135kW. When its design More
Mercedes-Benz GLB has a wheelbase 100 mm longer than the standard B-Class, so is the first compact vehicle from the upmarket Germany marque to offer a third row of seats. Ideally occupants of the two additional individual rearmost seats should ideally be under 1.68 metres tall. The third row seats More
Mercedes-Benz hAs announced the addition of a new high-performance variant – the Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 4MATIC+. The GLE 53 has a 3.0-litre in-line six-cylinder engine fitted with twin turbochargers (one conventional turbo and one electric compressor) plus EQ Boost. The latter is a 48V electric starter-generator that adds extra acceleration, More
Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Coupé ‘Aero Edition 63’ is coming to Australia and New Zealand. And in a neat bit of marketing just 63 are on offer – 57 to and 6 to the Kiwis. As the name implies, the Aero Edition 63 features wind-tunnel-tested aerodynamic extras to increase downforce More
Two new Mercedes-AMG models featuring the world’s most powerful 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine in series production are on their way to Australia. The Mercedes-AMG A 45 S 4MATIC+ hatch and Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 S 4MATIC+ four-door coupé not only turn up the power but have been thoroughly redesigned in many More
The new Mercedes-AMG A35 is the lowest cost model ever offered by the company’s high-performance division. Not that about $75,000 by the times it’s on your driveway is exactly cheap, but you do get not only excellent engineering and driving pleasure, but also a strong dose of prestige. Though it’s More
Mercedes has introduced two new versions of its A-Class. The A 250 Sedan and A 250 4MATIC (all-wheel drive) Sedan fit into the company’s sedan line-up between the A 180 Sedan and the Mercedes-AMG A 35 4MATIC Sedan. As is often the way with the sedans they provide extra luggage More
The Mercedes-Benz EQC is Wheels Car of the Year for 2020. The family-sized SUV launched in 2019 is the first pure-electric series-production vehicle from Mercedes-Benz. Hopefully it will be the first of many electrics to win awards in what is an ever-changing world. “The Mercedes-Benz EQC was a clear winner,” More
After many generations of styling its midsize E-Class cars to suit somewhat elderly conservative buyers, Mercedes took an all-new tack with the W212 Series. Mercedes realised that young(ish), wealthy people wanted the prestige of upmarket German cars – but also wanted stylish machines This Merc is attractive car and gathered More
The Mercedes-Benz EQC, a family-size SUV, is the first all-electric vehicle from the prestigious German company. It’s built by EQ, the division of Mercedes-Benz established to guide the company’s transition to electric mobility. Mercedes-Benz Australia-Pacific CEO and Managing Director Horst von Sanden, said Australia was among the first countries in More
