Brabus, the German tuner popular for its work on Mercedes-Benz models, has tuned the CL 600 to squeeze out more horsepower and add some sleek styling mods, resulting in the Brabus 800 Coupe. The Mercedes-Benz CL 600 comes stock with a V12 that puts out 510-hp and 612 lb-ft, yet power mods are still where [...]
Mercedes-Benz’s U.S. executives are focused on increasing the brand’s market share in the region. To do that, they will be adding volume with a range of new front-wheel-drive compact cars and different variants of redesigned C-Class due out in 2014 and 2015. On global scale, Mercedes-Benz has plans to introduce at least 10 new models [...]
It’s no surprise that Mercedes-Benz has been slipping behind its closest competitors including BMW and Lexus. For the past 5 months, BMW has outsold both Mercedes-Benz and Lexus. The Daimler AG owned brand sales dropped 1.9 percent to 18,477 units in August 2011. The company now plans to expand its lineup of passenger cars and [...]
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has been the industry leader in technology and innovation since, well, ever. Famous for safety features such as electronic traction control, driver and passenger airbags, electronic ABS and many many more, the story went that if you ever wondered what cars of the future will have as standard technology, look no further [...]
For the 2012 model year, Mercedes-Benz vehicles have received some significant upgrades including a more fuel-efficient 7-speed automatic transmission and more powerful direct-injection gasoline engines, including a new turbo 4-cylinder, a normally aspirated V6 and bi-turbo V8 – some with ECO Stop/Start technology. First time at egmCarTech? Visit our home page for the latest news. Most [...]
German tuner Vath, a specialist in tuning cars from the three-pointed-star since 1977, has just introduced a new tuner version for the CL-Class. Kits are available for all models but the one that is the most eye-catching is the makeover for the 6.0L twin-turbocharged V12 CL65 AMG. The basic package will increase horsepower of the [...]
Mercedes-Benz has released pricing details on its new V8 biturbo engine powered vehicles including the 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL550 4MATIC coupe, 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL 63 AMG coupe and the 2011 Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG sedan. The 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL550 is powered by a new 4.6L V8 twin-turbo making 429-hp and a maximum torque of 516 lb-ft. [...]
After all the leaked images, Mercedes-Benz has finally taken the covers off of the new 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL AMG lineup. New for 2011 is AMG’s 5.5L V8 Biturbo engine for the Mercedes-Benz CL 63 AMG. The engine is good for 536-hp at 5,000 rpm with a maximum torque of 590 lb-ft available between 2,000 – [...]
The 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class is not only the company’s flagship coupe, it is also one that introduces two new stat-of-the-art safety features using radar, camera and sensor technology. The two new features, known as Active Lane Keeping Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist, both help drivers avoid danger through corrective braking. Active Lane Keeping Assist [...]
Following the official debut of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class, images of the new 2011 CL 63 and CL 65 AMG have been leaked on the web. The new 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL 63 AMG is reported to get a 5.5L twin-turbo V8 making 544-hp and a peak torque of 590 lb-ft. That’s 26 more horses than [...]
