Mercedes Talk

Car experts and enthusiasts raised eyebrows last year when information with regard to name change of the CLK to become the E-Class Coupe leaked out. Now about a month ago, the same issue was raised when the car manufacturer announced that the new Coupe E-Class is based on the platform of the C-Class just like its older sibling the CLK.

The Mercedes-Benz team is very busy coming up with the CLR or the new Cabrio C-Class. Designers fit this car with a collapsing hard top to meet the market competition head on.

Right now, the CLC is the forerunner of Mercedes in that classification but its physique of being a 3-door liftback doesn’t really perfectly fit the picture. It is also based on the DNA of the older Sportcoupe C-Class.

The CLC is a bit behind when compared to the new C-Class and it will most likely see the end of its line during the mid-cycle of the range.

According to Mercedes-Benz insiders, the CLC will be killed from production by 2010 and be replaced with a more competitive 2011 C-Class Coupe.

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The C-Class of Mercedes-Benz was upgraded last January with implementation of the CGI BluEfficiency, a direct fuel injection technology, to the unveiled C350 CGI BlueEfficiency. The line up is further made stronger with the addition of three new variants of fuel efficient engines.

The three new engine options were derived from the DNA of 4-cylinder power plants while the C350 a V6 CGI Bluefficiency engine.

The C220 gets a 2.2L turbodiesel CDI BlueEfficiency under its hood which is claimed to be the most efficient of the pack. This new engine outputs 170hp and generates a torque of 295 lb-ft. The C220 can burst from 0 to 100 in an impressive 8.4 seconds. The car’s fuel mileage is also excellent at 49 mpg or 4.8L/100km. Emissions will also not be a problem at 127 g/km.

Another member of the new C-Class line up is the C250 turbodiesel with CDI BlueEfficiency. The powertrain under the hood of the C250 is more powerful with 204 hp and a torque of 369lb-ft. The C250 only takes 7 seconds flat to blaze the car from 0 to 100. It is also very fuel efficient with a mileage of 5.1 L/100km or 46 mpg.

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300SL or otherwise known as Gullwing – has been resurrected five decades after the 2-seater set the 1954 New York auto show into frenzy. Now that Gullwing is named SLS – and will sure steal the spotlight for Mercedes-Benz at the Frankfurt’s motor show on September 2009.

Prototypes are now making a buzz to give car aficionados a glimpse of its design and specifications. Volker Mornhinweg, AMG boss, had stated that the redefinition of this Mercedes still holds it 300SL features. They just made the modernized reinvention with the long bonnet, well carved wings, erected windscreen, well-furnished doors and a rounded turret. Aside from those, they had also tapered the rear sides of the car.

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Twelve years and 460,000 sales later, Mercedes-Benz finally replaced its CLK model with the brand new 2010 E-class coupe, which will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. The 2010 E-Class coupe is expected to enter the market this June.

The brand new Mercedes is a symbol of its evolution from the old CLK model not only in its line name but also in its handling and structure that clearly support E-class sedan revealed only recently.

The luxury car company aims to drive the E-class coupe farther up from the present CLK model. This move allows Mercedes room to introduce the C-class coupe at the lower end of their line.

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Blueprints of a certain code name C197 was spied among the much awaited show cars that Mercedes-Benz has in store for 2010. Car enthusiasts can expect to see this high-performance gullwing coupe paraded in Geneva next year.

There is no official name for this new two-gullwing-door coupe model yet. Earlier reports last year suggested that it would be bear the SLC badge, but it seems that the plans have changed. There’s a possibility that it will carry the AMG badge. However, no official announcements from Mercedes-Benz have been made.

The company has already released a number of image clips of this coupe’s exterior. The car shows off a highly aerodynamic and modern finish which is almost spacey. Aside from the slick overall exterior, the coupe is also expected to boasts of a 550 hp to 650 hp V12 engine. This is the same engine used in the AMG Black Series.

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Just when you thought the Mercedes McLaren SLR couldn’t get any sicker, high-end tuner Renntech brought out the first sketches of what will become the Renntech Mercedes SLR with 777 Horsepower.

Source: Sports Car Rent Las Vegas

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If you have read, seen pictures, and heard about the new 2010 Mercedes-Benz E Class in the auto world, don’t be surprised if you cannot see it in the Detroit Auto Show. Viewing of the car was on an invitation basis for selected auto industry personalities and the media.

The car will not be for public viewing during the Detroit Auto Show but will be on spotlight during the Geneva Motor Show in March. Some are assuming that it will also be on display in New York come April.

The new E Class is scheduled to be on sale this summer in the United States.

The U.S. release will have their engines DNA pulled from the power plant of the E350 that outputs around 268 horsepower. There is also the adaptation from the E550 V8 engine that has 382 horsepower.

The 4MATIC version and the E63 AMG will not be out during the launch but will follow later this year. Same is true for the E350 Blue TEC that runs on diesel due for release in 2010.

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The Mercedes SLR current line may be saying goodbye this year but it is bidding farewell in style in the Detroit Auto Show. The final chapter of the great vehicle pays homage to the legendary Stirling Moss with the unveiling of the Stirling Moss SLR.

The new release is a second tribute to the legendary race car driver following the 2007 release of the SLR 722 praising Moss’ achievement during the 1955 Mille Miglia race.

True to its purpose, the Stirling Moss SLR bares similarities to the renowned Mercedes 300 SLR. Its carbon fiber chassis follows the line form of an arrow head. It has the long front end with a short rear over hang giving it anyone an impression that in can zoom like lightning on the road.

The design also drops the windshield and roof. Instead, it makes use of a wind deflector to improve the airflow across the car. Roll bars are also installed behind the passenger seat disguised by the air scoops housing them.

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There are special cell phone kits available for the discerning Mercedes owners. Owners of such cars are known to use the best stuff possible and it is no different when they go in for mobile accessories for their cell phone. While driving round in the remote areas of the country, many of them find that the signal is very weak and the connection gets either cut off or the sound quality gets distorted. This leads to lack of communication and loss os business related discussions.

There are special gadgets available for your Mercedes that can boost the signal to your cell phone. These gadgets can be attached on your Mercedes car and help assure that you do not face any conversation problems while on the move. If you do not want to miss out the conversation and ensure that you have heard and made yourself heard, then you should check out these signal boosters that enhance the reception quality of your mobile phone, especially in fringe areas. Get one of them today to make sure that you are in touch with your business partners and relatives while on your way to some other location.

Mercedes-Benz has hardly ever been seen as a green car maker throughout the automotive industry, and as it’s so important for car makers to at least give the appearance of caring about our precious earth, like most other car manufacturers, Mercedes has been working hard on developing electric/hybrid vehicles for the future…

This BlueZero concept is one of the main research results — which will probably lead to electric versions of the A-class and the Smart ForTwo…

I’m not unimpressed with the look either. Keep at it, Mercs!