Once More, With Feeling: Mercedes reveals details on updated S63, S65 AMG bahnstormers 5 months ago on Autoblog

What, again? We know, we know...it seems like Mercedes has been unveiling its flagship sedan for eons already. The updated S-Class first appeared back in April, then the pair of AMG versions leaked out on the web before they were given their official debut at the Shanghai Motor Show. But for some ...

Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS taking shape 7 months ago on Autoblog

The gestation of the Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS has spanned almost two years, and what started with a Viper-bodied mule, a few drawings and a full-scale interior mock-up has evolved into this, the latest super coupe prototype caught outside AMG Headquarters in Affalterbach, Germany. Although there's ...

Officially Official: Mercedes-Benz unveils S63 and S65 AMG at Shanghai show 7 months ago on Autoblog

After accidentally leaking a preview on its home-market configuration website last week, Mercedes-Benz has officially unveiled its revised flagship luxo-muscle sedans, the S63 AMG and S65 AMG, at the 2009 Shanghai Motor Show today. Both are treated to the same updates given to the entire S-Class ...

Officially Official: Mercedes-Benz adds AMG Sports pack for 2010 S and CL Class models 7 months ago on Autoblog

- For those of you that can manage the payments on a lower-end Mercedes-Benz S-Class or CL-Class, but can't quite stretch enough to swing an S63 or S65, AMG now has you covered. Just as BMW offers M-Sport packages on some of its models, you can now add an AMG Sports pack to any S sedan, as well ...

New York: Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS - new sketches, interior revealed 7 months ago on Autoblog

When Mercedes-Benz and McLaren announced in the late 90s that they would collaborate on a new supercar, enthusiasts were hopeful that it would be a true successor to the legendary F1. While the roadgoing McLaren had plenty of technology, it was not dominated by it. Instead it was designed more ...

BAPE designer Nigo orders custom Mercedes 300SL Gullwing from AMG 7 months ago on Autoblog

Of all the fashion/automotive collaborations we've seen, few are as bonkers as those of A Bathing Ape fashion house designer Nigo. The Japanese icon has given the BAPE treatment to some of the most expensive automobiles on the market, including camo'd Rolls-Royce Phantoms and pink Bugatti ...

Embargo Leakage: 2010 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG, return of the Hammer! 7 months ago on Autoblog

It's time for another auto show, so that means embargoes are breaking again. This time out, its the new E63 AMG from Mercedes Benz that will get its debut at the New York Auto Show next week. We're big fans of AMG's homegrown 6.2-liter V8 around the Autoblog campfire – particularly in C63 ...

VIDEO: Sultan of Michigan's car collection is one of nicest we've ever seen 7 months ago on Autoblog

We've been through a lot of great car collections and museums over the years, but even we have to admit that we've never seen a private collection like this. Assembled by a shadowy figure known only as "The Sultan of Michigan," this cache has something for car enthusiasts of most every stripe, ...

Mercedes-Benz teases the next E63 AMG 8 months ago on Autoblog

The new Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG has yet to be introduced (we're guessing it'll make an appearance in New York next month), but the readers of Germany's Sport Auto magazine are going to have a shot at winning the new über-sedan as part of the sweepstakes that accompanies the buff book's annual ...

Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz E63 prototype caught on the prowl 8 months ago on Autoblog

AMG head honcho Volker Mornhinweg has already gone on record declaring that the horsepower wars are over, but that moratorium apparently doesn't extend to products already in the Mercedes-Benz pipeline. Caught here wearing some modest camouflage is the next AMG E-class, dubbed "E63." As its ...

Start-stop, direct-injection coming to AMG models next year 9 months ago on Autoblog

Mercedes-Benz' in-house tuning arm, AMG, has announced the horsepower wars are over, and the automaker is gearing up to implement a new range of technologies that will help reduce fuel consumption by 2012. According to AutoTelegraaf, M-B will introduce start-stop technology on AMG models as ...

2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class gets AMG sports package 10 months ago on Autoblog

For those more interested in the way their car looks or goes around corners than how fast it accelerates, Mercedes-Benz has announced an AMG sports package that will be optional with any powerplant available for the new 2010 E-Class hitting European showrooms in March. Exact pricing depends on ...

Mercedes to open 175 AMG Performance Centers worldwide 11 months ago on Autoblog

In case there was any doubt that demand for big-displacement, high-output machines continues unabated in the face of calls for environmentally-conscious hybrids and a faltering global economy, Mercedes has announced an ambitious expansion of its AMG performance division. Over the course of the ...

AMG boss confirms future hybrid and diesel plans 1 year ago on Autoblog

Saying that "only a fool would ignore" the emissions of a new vehicle and the current global economy, AMG head-man Volker Mornhinweg realizes that it can't keep building gas-guzzling supercars with reckless abandon. Not that the company will lose its performance edge, mind you. In fact, hybrids ...

B&O put the Bang in Mercedes AMG 1 year ago on Autoblog

Typically when "music" is mentioned in the same sentence as AMG, it's in relation to the deep burble emanating from the exhaust pipes. But with all that Teutonic, sound-deadened cabin comfort, customers of the Mercedes tuning division have come to expect an equally impressive performance from inside ...

Review: 2008 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG [w/VIDEO] 1 year ago on Autoblog

There was a time when what we might call super-sedans were largely the province of a dedicated cadre of aftermarket tuners. Companies like Brabus, Alpina and, of course, AMG would generally start with mid-sized German sedans and transform them into something truly special. AMG in particular ...

Details emerge on Gullwing SLC, but no Mercedes badge? 1 year ago on Autoblog

Fans of the classic Gullwing Mercedes 300 SL have been eagerly awaiting the new Gullwing SLC supercar, which Mercedes' tuning house AMG has been spied working on over the last year. But if emerging reports are to be believed, the SLC won't wear a Mercedes badge at all. The true successor to SLR ...

Spied-by-Side: Pagani Zonda and SL65 Black in Colorado 1 year ago on Autoblog

Eyebrows were raised when a photograph from the Rockies began circulating the interwebs. The rare shot shows a pair of delectable supercar test mules – the next-generation Pagani Zonda and the new Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series – undergoing testing side-by-side on public roads. Aside ...

Review: 2008 Mercedes SLK55 AMG 1 year ago on Autoblog

It sits there, all tension and sinew, ready to pounce on lesser cars. Start it up and it barks with a clear V8 voice that thumps off the neighbor's house, setting them discreetly peeking from behind their lace curtains. This is an SLK? Oh yeah. No longer a blocky Benz with dwarfism, the SLK55 ...

VIDEO: Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black at full-tilt boogie 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a photo gallery. Follow the jump for video. The SL65 AMG Black, in this Autoblogger's opinion, is everything the SLR should have been -- intimidating, mean, nasty, and fast. Granted, the butterfly-doored SLR had the last base covered, but compared to this latest Black Series ride, ...

Schnell! Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the SL65 AMG Black Series. After months of spy shots and speculation, the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series is finally out in the open. And with a $320,000 price tag, a twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V12 and only 200 units on their way to the U.S., it's a ...

Spy Shots: Pagani Zonda test mule 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Pagani Zonda is still one of the most eminently desirable supercars on the street today, making Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Porsches look downright plebian. But after eight years on the market, the Zonda is due for replacement, with test mules popping up here and there. Following the spy video we ...

AMG's future includes hybrids, twin-turbo'd V8 1 year ago on Autoblog

As we've heard before, the next generation of AMG-massaged Mercs will have to balance high output with low emissions. That means more turbos, less displacement and (gasp) hybrids. The big and bad 6.2-liter V8 won't be around much longer. Instead, AMG is turning its focus towards a new, twin-turbo ...

Exposed! Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series spied naked 1 year ago on Autoblog

From all the details and disguised spy-shots, we knew the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series would look the business. But dang! The newest Black Series model was recently spied running "look at me" laps around the Nürburgring in a blazing white paint job. We've already had several ...

Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series details revealed, courtesy of MotorTrend 1 year ago on Autoblog

The online editors of Motor Trend have decided to spill the beans, which allows us to finally confirm the information circulating the interwebs regarding AMG's latest flagship supercar, the SL65 Black Series. AMG has cranked an extra 66 hp out of the twin-turbo six-liter V12, now boosted up to 670 ...

Ralf Schumacher tanks on DTM debut 1 year ago on Autoblog

People hold all sorts of unsubstantiated opinions. That's how we know there must be some people out there somewhere who still think that Ralf Schumacher is as talented as his brother. Those people were shown otherwise this past Sunday when the junior Schumi made his race debut in DTM, the German ...

Rumormill: Daimler looking to buy big stake in Aston Martin 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Aston Martin N400 V8 Vantage. What began as a rumor that Mercedes-Benz would begin supplying Aston Martin with engines has evolved into a full-blown partnership that may include both automakers co-developing platforms and technology. The newest report comes ...

Spy Video: SLR McLaren's supercharged V8 in the next Pagani supercar? 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to jump to the video of the Pagani test mule AMG put too much work into developing the engine for the Mercedes SLR McLaren for the mighty motor to be tossed aside when the ill-fated supercar is replaced by the SL65 Black Series. So what will become of the SLR's supercharged V8? An ...

Mercedes SL65 Black will offer SLR performance for less 1 year ago on Autoblog

One of the biggest criticisms of the Mercedes SLR McLaren was that, impressive though it was, the performance just didn't justify the enormous price tag. Mercedes isn't about the make that mistake again, however, and is preparing the new Black Series version of the SL65 AMG towards that end. As ...

PWNED: Kid tries to pass off CLS 55 AMG as his own, gets caught 1 year ago on Autoblog

Some people are just pathological. At first, it was amusing that Fresh C280, a member of the MDStreetScene forums, would claim to own a Mercedes CLS55 AMG. How a 19-year-old affords a car that normally retails for around $100,000 is the first thing that made everyone on the forum suspicious. A ...

Pagani and Mercedes AMG ink new engine deal 1 year ago on Autoblog

The world's major sportscar-makers all have major parent companies behind them: Ferrari and Maserati have the Fiat Group while Lamborghini (and Bugatti) are under the VW/Audi umbrella. Pagani Automobili SpA, however, remains independent, but hooked up with Mercedes to provide the motivation in the ...

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