Tag Archives: Mercedes-Benz M-Class
First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG

First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG is a mean grocery getter

During a time where things like carbon footprints and mpg ratings have taken over our automotive blogger brains, Mercedes-Benz reached out to me to come test-drive the new 2012 ML63 AMG in Santa Barbara. Eager to get away from the cold weather in the North East, I took them up on the offer and packed [...]

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2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG

2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG price starts at $95,865

Mercedes-Benz has just dropped pricing details on the new 2012 ML63 AMG, which is arriving in dealerships as we speak. Prices for the Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG start at $95,865 including a $875 destination charge. Follow the jump for the list of standard equipments. Check out our original post on the 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG. Refresher: 2012 [...]

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2011 LA Auto Show: Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG zooms into LA with 5.5 twin-turbo V8

Key Competitors: BMW X5 M, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Infiniti FX50. Power: 5.5L Bi-Turbo V8 518-hp and 516 lb-ft. Transmission: 7-speed AMG SPEEDSHIFT PLUS automatic. Performance: 0-60 in 4.7 seconds, top speed electronically limited to 155 mph. Availability: First quarter of 2012. Pricing: TBA closer to launch date. Mercedes-Benz unveiled its latest rendition of the [...]

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2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG

2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG unveiled ahead of LA

The 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG will be making its public debut later this week at the 2011 LA Auto Show but the Stuttgart automaker has just released all the images and details of the new SUV. “Like its predecessors, the 2012 ML63 AMG sets new standards in terms of performance, exclusivity and an outstanding driving [...]

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2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG to debut in LA

Mercedes AMG is a big fan of the New York and LA Auto Show. This year at the 2011 LA Auto Show, the high-performance division of the Stuttgart brand will reveal the 2012 ML63 AMG. The hardcore version of the ML crossover will then go on sale early next year. While we don’t have many [...]

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Mercedes-Benz MLC: A BMW X6 competitor to enter production in Alabama in 2015

Mercedes-Benz MLC: A BMW X6 competitor to enter production in Alabama in 2015

As we reported over the weekend, Mercedes-Benz is planning to invest more than $2 billion to upgrade and expand operations at its U.S. auto assembly plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The investment will make room to produce the new M-Class, the successor generations of the GL-Class and the C-Class… but that’s not all. Sources now tell Automotive News Europe [...]

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Mercedes-Benz to invest $2 billion in Alabama plant

Mercedes-Benz to invest $2 billion in Alabama plant

Daimler AG has announced an investment of more than $2 billion for upgrading and expanding operations at its U.S. auto assembly plant near Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The announcement came during the production of the first new 2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class at the Tuscaloosa plant. “A total amount of more than 2 billion US dollars is invested for [...]

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2012 Mercedes-Benz ML350 4Matic

2012 Mercedes-Benz ML350 4Matic price starts at $49,865, M350 BlueTec starts at $51,365

Mercedes-Benz USA announced the pricing on the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class, which its dealerships next month. The German automaker has decided to hold prices steady on the first two models of the new generation M-class crossover. A V8 powered Mercedes-Benz M-Class will debut in the first quarter of 2012 – prices of which will be [...]

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Pope Benedict XVI goes green, getting M-Class based hybrid model

Pope Benedict XVI goes green, getting M-Class based hybrid model

Pope Benedict XVI is going green, with a new vehicle in development at Mercedes-Benz powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery. Since the popemobile does a lot of low-speed cruising, the car was designed to run off the battery under a certain speed, and when it is time to speed up, the petrol engine will kick [...]

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Report: Mercedes-Benz working on BMW X6 competitor called GLS

Report: Mercedes-Benz working on BMW X6 competitor called GLS

Many have a love or hate relationship with BMW’s X6 SAV aka Sport Activity Vehicle. People either love the design of crossover with a sloping roofline or they are completely disgusted by it. Personally, I think it’s a very unconventional and great looking vehicle – and to that end – so does Mercedes-Benz. The Stuttgart [...]

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