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Mercedes-Benz Review Roundup: The SL65 AMG Black Series, GLK-Class, CLS550 And ML320 BlueTEC

ashleyrude submitted on 1/8/2009 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:58:04 AM

Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series Reviewer's rating: Unspecified "For roughly $300,000, the SL65 AMG Black Series is significantly different from the $198,175 SL65 AMG from which it springs—except for the interior, which is almost stock. ...

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2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Brochure Makes Its Way Onto The Web

ashleyrude submitted on 1/7/2009 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:31:58 AM

Just when you thought you couldn't see any more of the new 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class prior to its upcoming debut at the Geneva Motor Show, a healthy portion of the model's brochure has made its way onto the Web, revealing completely both the model's...

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The Mercedes-Benz CLS Grand Edition Makes Its World Debut

ashleyrude submitted on 1/2/2009 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:20:48 AM

As you may remember, last month Mercedes announced that Julia Stegner would take on the role as brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin 2009. As part of her duties, Julia posed for a photo shoot alongside a Mercedes CLS 350 CGI Grand ...

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The Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG Makes An Appearance In Jay Leno's Garage - Video

ashleyrude submitted on 12/29/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:02:24 PM

If you're in the market for a new Mercedes SL63 AMG, Jay Leno recently spent some time with the consummate model, featuring the roadster on his Jay Leno's Garage website. In the roughly ten minute video, Jay outlines a number of the model's features...

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Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss Video Emerges

ashleyrude submitted on 12/20/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:39:32 AM

After celebrating its world premier yesterday, more content pertaining to the Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss has emerged, with a rather official looking video of the model making an appearance on YouTube. In the approximately minute-and-a-half clip,...

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World Premier Of The Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss

ashleyrude submitted on 12/19/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:50:02 PM

After battling nearly a foot of snow to get to work this morning I have finally arrived at my office, only to be greeted by the news that Mercedes has officially taken the wraps off a model that up until now has been known as the Mercedes-Benz SLR Sp...

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The Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series, C180K BlueEFFICIENCY And A170

ashleyrude submitted on 12/13/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:06:06 AM

"Recession? What recession? Not in the cockpit of this $299,000 carbon-fiber bauble. Not in the engine bay stuffed full of 661 horses. Not anywhere near the sumo crouch of the new Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series, a limited-edition, twin-turbochar...

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2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS Prototype Spotted In The Wild

ashleyrude submitted on 12/12/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:29:40 PM

Ladies and gentlemen, here, in all its cladded glory, is your first peek at the next-generation 2011 Mercedes CLS-Class. Although the front remains out of site in each of the pictures, the back and sides are all clearly visible, and they reveal... w...

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Mercedes-Benz Introduces New SPLITVIEW COMAND Display For The S-Class

ashleyrude submitted on 12/10/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:15:06 PM

Mercedes has announced today that starting in the summer of 2009, S-Class models will feature a new technology they're calling SPLITVIEW. Developed in collaboration with Bosch, SPLITVIEW will allow both the driver and passenger to view two separate ...

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Mercedes-Benz C-Class Named Top Safety Pick By The Insurance Institute For Highway Safety

ashleyrude submitted on 12/9/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:54:45 AM

In their latest assessments, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has named the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class one of their Top Safety Picks for 2009. The news comes after the IIHS examined the C-Class in three categories – frontal offset, s...

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Brabus Unveils Tuning Options for the Mercedes S-Class and CL-Class models

ashleyrude submitted on 10/24/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 6:25:52 PM

Let me speak candidly for a moment when I say there are some things in life that simply are better when they're bigger. A few things that appropriately fall under this adage include flat-screen televisions (for men), diamonds (for women), and the ir...

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World Premier Of The Mercedes-Benz C 350 CGI BlueEFFICIENCY

ashleyrude submitted on 10/23/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:06:51 AM

Chalk up another ridiculously fuel efficient C-Class for those residing abroad, as Mercedes has unveiled yet another BlueEFFICIENCY model for the range – this time, the C 350 CGI BlueEFFICIENCY. Compared to the existing C 350, the CGI BlueEFFICIENCY...

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The Job Design Aero Series For The Mercedes-Benz CLS550

ashleyrude submitted on 10/21/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:20:08 PM

If you're looking for a way to add a touch of Japanese flavor to your 100% pure-blooded German Mercedes CLS-Class, the fine folks at Job Design have just the aero package you're looking for. Based on the styling of the Lexus IS-F, highlights of Job ...

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World Premier of the Carlsson CK63 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG with First Photos

ashleyrude submitted on 10/20/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 6:16:02 PM

Let me state for the record that I've long been a fan of the incredible work perpetually turned out by German tuning firm Carlsson, and their latest achievement – the CK63 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG – is another remarkably clear example of why. On the ou...

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Smart ForTwo MHD Named Germany's Most Cost-Efficient Car

ashleyrude submitted on 10/6/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:13:33 PM

According to German market observer EurotaxSchwacke, the smart fortwo micro hybrid drive (mhd) is still Germany's most cost-efficient car, confirming previous cost calculations by numerous other trade magazines and ADAC (Germany's largest automobile ...

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