by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) on May 16th 2011 at 2:31PM After over three decades of production, the big boxy Mercedes-Benz G-Class is not long for this world. (At least, not in three-door, short-wheelbase form.) But while a Final Edition is already being offered in Europe, you didn’t think that Mercedes would leave it down [...]

We’re about to witness the first-ever mass-production diesel hybrid in this summer’s Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 crossover; this sort of powertrain has had engineers and many consumers drooling for a few years. The miles-per-gallon possibilities and environmental benefits are fascinating right away. All that has held them at bay was the expense of development and production, [...]

The big German luxury automakers all have a high-end super-luxury brand to compete. BMW has Bentley and Volkswagen’s entry is Rolls-Royce. The two got a hold of these brands after a bidding war – for years Rolls-Royce and Bentley have been under the same roof. Mercedes-Benz’ entry into the segment is the Maybach, introduced over [...]

Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Affalterbach Edition – We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: The Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG is an absolutely stunning piece of machinery. We recently had a chance to steer a C63 fitted with the P31 Development Package around the greater Detroit area, and it now looks like our friends to the [...]

It seems like just yesterday that we found out that the Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG was on its death bed. Okay, it was Monday, but if a report from Motor Trend is true, you can forget about all that noise. The magazine’s website reports that a call to MB revealed that sales of the 503-horsepower ML63 [...]

The luxury and convenience of first-class travel is no longer limited to flight. Now you can experience all of the amenities of a private jet and more in a custom Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Grand Edition available exclusively from Mercedes-Benz Manhattan. A mobile office has never been so well-equipped with functional appointments like high-speed internet, satellite radio, [...]

Ah, the joys of the word wide web: a potentially leaked French Mercedes-Benz commercial reveals the 2012 Mercedes SLK ahead of its official debut. The vehicle comes with an SLS-inspired front fascia and uses exterior features such as front quarter vents, a boot lid spoiler and taillights that uses LED technology. The clip shows the [...]

Filed under: Classics , Rolls-Royce , Design/Style , Luxury Spirit of Ecstasy sculpture by Priory Fine Arts – Click above for high-res image gallery Though hood ornaments were once commonplace on high-end automobiles, they’ve all but completely gone the way of the dodo. Mercedes-Benz sedans still use the simple but iconic three-pointed star, and its upscale sister brand Maybach has its own Double-M.

Filed under: Sedan , Etc. , Videos , Mercedes-Benz , Luxury Mercedes-Benz wants to know what catches your eye – Click above to watch the video after the jump Chances are, if we were to ask you what catches a man’s eye in the natural world, you wouldn’t have to hire a team of researchers to come up with the answer. Of course, odds are that you don’t work for Mercedes-Benz , either.

Filed under: Performance , Wagon , Mercedes-Benz , Diesel , Luxury Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery In the span of two weeks, Mercedes-Benz announced two new CLS-based production models: the recently revealed CLS63 AMG and plans to produce a wagon version inspired by the CLS “Shooting Brake” Concept shown at the Beijing Motor Show .