As new trends and technologies take hold on the automotive industry, words like crossover, 4-door coupe, and SUVÂ coupe become common vernacular, but what do they mean? The difference between a sport-utility vehicle and a crossover vehicle seem to fall into a gray area of opinion and argumentation. Read the rest of this entry
The GLE badge may only be one year old, but the essence of the SUV stretches back to the M-Class and beyond. This is why it is of no surprise that it will be getting some updates as soon as 2018. The 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE SUV updates are subtle, but after only two years of production, this is still an impressive undertaking. Read the rest of this entry
There is nothing like the disappointment of finding a burn in your leather seats. Maybe it was your fault or maybe a careless friend left the indelible mark in your brand new CLA Coupe. The point is, it usually isn’t enough high enough of a priority to go to a service center, so you have to see it every time you get in your car. Many times, burn marks will stay with a car until the end of its life, but the good news is, they don’t have to. Actually, you can repair burn marks in leather seats with a few bucks and a little patience. Read the rest of this entry
The new Mercedes-AMG GT R is everything we could ever ask for from Mercedes-Benz. From the Green Hell Magno paint to the adaptive aerodynamics and Venturi-effect cooling systems, basically the only thing separating the GT R from an actual race car are the three extra seats surrounding the driver. All the speed and vomiting is obviously the main attraction here, but one of the coolest things about the new GT R is the resurrection of the panamericana grille that was made famous by the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Roadster! Read the rest of this entry
If there is one thing Mercedes-AMG is good at, it is making more power than the competition. Whether it be diesel, supercharged, turbocharged, or biturbocharged, Mercedes-Benz is always ahead of the game with horsepower and torque. With the release of the GT R, we decided to take a look at what makes a Mercedes-Benz a Mercedes-Benz. Is it the forced induction that does the trick or is it something else. Our first mission is to find out what the boost pressure is on the 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R. Read the rest of this entry
The 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R is the first Mercedes-AMG vehicle in history to have active rear-wheel steering, meaning all four wheels turn in conjunction with the steering wheel. The introduction of this also puts the GT R on a short list of passenger vehicles to ever be offered with similar technologies. One of them, in particular, was the car made famous in the Fast and the Furious franchise, the Nissan Skyline GT-R R34, which was only in production from 1999 to 2002. Read the rest of this entry
The 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R was unveiled last weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and we are excited to say that we underestimated the power of the newest addition to the AMG GT family. The new GT R is cleared for takeoff, but legal on the street. Could it the most extreme passenger car to ever assault a public road? Probably, yes. Read the rest of this entry
We may be jumping the gun a little bit, but certain German publications are calling Mercedes-Benz out for mentioning a long term goal of creating a separate brand for electric vehicles. Right now, Mercedes-Benz offers a few all electric vehicles such as the B-Class and the A-Class, but they are not available in the United States. There is also an electric option for the new GLE SUV, but again, it isn’t available in the United States. Will a Mercedes-Benz all-electric brand make it to the United States of America? Read the rest of this entry
For the last few years, and longer for some, the world has been waiting for Mercedes-Benz to release a pickup truck. Mercedes-Benz is one of the most successful automotive brands in history and it has its hand in every class of passenger car except for the pickup truck. It has been said that this missing link has to do with the fact that it wouldn’t be able to keep up with the F-150 in terms of sales. This may have a lot of truth to it, but after looking at the spy shots available online, it is safe to say that the Mercedes-Benz GLT will be in the United States…eventually. Read the rest of this entry
26 years ago, Scottsdale hit 122 degrees Fahrenheit, setting the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Scottsdale, AZ. This Sunday, June 19th, the expected high is 120 degrees. To put this into perspective, the highest temperature ever recorded on planet Earth was in Death Valley in 1913, when it was supposedly 134 degrees. Only 14 degrees higher than what is expected. So how do you be prepared for a record-breaking heat wave? Here are some things to do during the Scottsdale heat wave of 2016 that will keep you cool and, most importantly, alive. Read the rest of this entry