In Germany, autobahn lane discipline does not mean staying in one lane all the time, but rather moving to the right when you are finished passing. But in recent years, adherence to this lane discipline has declined.
Under the hood now lives a detuned version of the C350’s direct-injected 3.5-liter V-6 making 248 horsepower and 251 lb-ft of torque, gains of 20 and 30, respectively, over the previous C300’s 3.0-liter.
Mercedes has revealed its take on the ultimate golf buggy with the Vision Golf Car concept. It was shown recently at The Open at Muirfield, East Lothian, and has an electric motor running off lithium-ion batteries that can be charged either by solar panels on the roof or from a wall socket.
The Mercedes S500 Hybrid has been revealed, and it's the first ever plug-in electric model from the German manufacturer. It will make its official debut at the Frankfurt motor show next month.
The apocalypse, if you're a member of the Mayan Book-a-Month Club, is only about two years away. That doesn't give you much time to start packing away necessary items to ward off zombies and the like, but you should still be able to spend a few minutes researching the right vehicle in which to ride out the world's impending doom.
The Mercedes Benz GLK Class is available in one trim level known as the GLK350 but comes with GLK350 4Matic with all-wheel drive as an option. Standard features on the vehicle include cruise control, 19-inch wheels, front seats with eight power adjustments, high quality vinyl upholstery, automatic headlamps, climate control with two zones, Bluetooth, a power tilt-and telescopic steering wheel, and an audio system with eight speakers, a CD player and an auxiliary audio jack.
Mercedes-Benz finally drove out its new F700 Concept at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. Looking something like an S-Class cross-bred with a Mazda RX-8, it still managed to wow the assembled horde. The debut itself was a wild enviro-mechanical fusion of dancers emulating trees and geckos that formed a vehicle out of their prop tree branches and then fit themselves inside. It was a clever way to show green and machine can coexist beautifully.
Germany's DTM race series is coming to the U.S. in 2013, but there's no reason to wait until it gets here to enjoy the show. Especially not when the 2012 C63 AMG is the field's official safety car, shown off here in its be-lighted guise.