If we’re talking about modified cars, Mercedez Benz models are not new to this arena. In fact, in the past few years, it has become one of the tuners’ favorite models to prep not just for showcase purposes but also for professional races.
However, modified cars look just about the same: flashy wheels with enough bling to make the blind see, kick-ass body kits, and last but not definitely not the least, more power. Tuning company Lorinser adapts this age-old formula for almost all the cars it modifies, and, ironically, comes up with models not too far from their original state.
Lorinser’s latest showcase is the high-end Mercedes C63 AMG, a high-end, high performance model to begin with. With this particular model under its wings, Lorinsers is planning to participate in this month’s Tuner Grand Prix in Hockenheimring, Germany. Lorinsers gives C63’s LV8 engine 500HP and 442lb-ft of torque.
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Automakers around the world spend money and effort to come up with vehicles that will answer the needs of the market today, in terms of style, efficiency, and parts. Mercedes Benz which is set to release the new ML-Class SUV by 2011 may derive the concepts from the next gen of R-Class and G-Class or other future power trains.
The new breed of ML may have a smaller body compared to the current version of the ML. The wheelbase though appears to be the same.
There are also reports that Mercedes Benz is working on a hybrid M-Class that can run on both electric power and diesel. A hybrid petrol variant is already due to roll out before the end of this year. The car manufacturer may also come up with a plug-in hybrid ML running on an 80hp electric power train coupled with a V6 3.5L twin turbocharged engine.
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It may be the right time for Mercedes Benz to give SLK its well deserved next sibling. The roadster was born in 2004 and even with the midlife facelift, the looks and the works can just be a bit tiring. A new SLK is taking form and has been testing the asphalt in Germany.
Auto industry spies report that the proportions of the new Mercedes Benz SLK cannot be appreciated yet due to the thick slabs used to camouflage it. The LED daylight which has been the recent trend for the Benz fleet is evident.
The hood seems to be longer than its older sibling and the seats look a bit pushed back. The side mirrors are also attached to the doors with thinner bars.
The angle between the rear deck and hard top is a tinge of the SLC 2010. The lines of the front end of the new SLK also hints which design forms are being shared with other member of the Mercedes Benz fleet. Good thing though that the front provides a fresher look compared to the older generation Benz.
The SLK will have under its hood a 2.2L diesel power train derived from the C250 CDI. It can produce 204hp which is more like the output of the C-Class and GLK. Some say that the SLK may have a so-so performance if this diesel powerplant rolls in the U.S. market. The engine may just fall short of the sporty experience expected from an SLK.
There might also be an AMG variant that will have a whopping 470hp V6 engine. We might get more revelations with regard to the specs of the new SLK as it goes forward its development.
The new SLK will be in dealerships before the end of 2010 and may have a sticker price close to the current release of $46,000.
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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.
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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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