The Geländewagen Lives...
Now in its 33rd year, the Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen—a.k.a. the G-class—is in better shape than ever. This comes after the plan hatched a few years ago to replace the military-derived vehicle with the GL-class, a modern seven-passenger SUV built on a stretched M-class platform. (The...
Bentley Plug-In Hybrid ...
Last August, we received a comprehensive download from Bentley chief Wolfgang Dürheimer about the brand and the technologies that will drive its cars well into the future. We sat down again with Herr Dürheimer at the 2012 Detroit auto show to get an update on the automaker’s plug-in...
Video: This is the quic...
Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Videos , Mercedes-Benz , Luxury Behold what could very possibly be the world’s quickest Mercedes-Benz . The good people at Renntech managed to get their hands on a Mercedes-Benz SLR , and quickly set to nudging the power to obscene...
Autoblog Podcast #264...
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Podcasts , Buick , Hyundai , Mini The North American International Auto Show episode Episode #264 of the Autoblog Podcast is here with Chris, Dan, Chris Paukert, and the prodigal Alex Nunez. The Detroit Auto Show just wrapped up, and we saw plenty there...
Official: Audi releases...
Filed under: Wagon , Europe , Audi , Luxury Good things, they say, come in threes. If that’s the case, for fans of rugged-looking Audi wagons, this must be a good week indeed. Not only did Audi unveil the Q3 Vail concept in Detroit (while confirming the arrival of the production Q3...
CES: Hands on with Merc...
Filed under: CES , Technology , Mercedes-Benz , Luxury , Infotainment Following Dr. Z’s keynote here at CES , Mercedes-Benz showed off the latest iteration of its telematics and infotainment system, mBrace2 . The system simply expands and enhances what M-B’s system has been...
Video: Lincoln MKZ Conc...
Filed under: Concept Cars , Detroit Auto Show , Sedan , Etc. , Videos , Lincoln , Design/Style , Luxury Lincoln dropped plenty of jaws with the company’s MKZ Concept at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show , but the vehicle may have been a bit hotter than the company intended. Something...What Recession? Rolls-R...
Rolls-Royce — the luxury car brand that makes all other luxury carmakers feel young, vibrant and West Egg-ish — saw a seemingly astounding 31% increase in sales in 2011. Rolls sold 3,538 Spirit of Ecstasy-ornamented barges of bountiful bank accounts — making it the best...