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Aaron Leong - Fri, Jul 12, 2024
It feels like Mercedes-AMG is churning out new cars every other week this summer, offering up something for everyone. For brand connoisseurs who want a new GT 63 that's track-friendly, but felt that the "regular" GT 63 was too pedestrian...
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Aaron Leong - Tue, Mar 19, 2024
Just in time for Spring, Mercedes-Benz has been dropping a slew of AMG-fettled vehicles—the latest being the 469 horsepower Mercedes-AMG GT55 and 577 hp GT63 duo. As seen in the 'regular' Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe launched last year, the new...
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Aaron Leong - Mon, Aug 21, 2023
Mercedes-AMG intends on taking the fight to the Porche 911 with the potent 2024 GT Coupe that, while looking quite similar to its predecessor on the outside, has been heavily revamped internally.
Yes, the previous SL Roadster left a lot...
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Brandon Hill - Thu, Apr 15, 2021
Just over a week ago, Mercedes-Benz gave us range figures for its EQS luxury electric sedan, and they were impressive with a WLTP rating of 478 miles. Today, the German automaker fully revealed its Tesla Model S fighter, and it's an...
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Shane McGlaun - Sat, Jun 08, 2019
AMG has announced the world's most powerful four-cylinder engine in a series production model. The engine is the M 139 Mercedes-AMG 2.0L, and it will come in two output versions. One will be fitted into the Mercedes-AMG cars and is the S...
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Paul Lilly - Sat, Aug 25, 2018
If you wait long enough, what's old becomes new again, to a new generation. We see this not only in fashion, but also technology—just look at the success of Nintendo's NES Classic and SNES Classic Edition game consoles. Mercedes-Benz is...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, May 14, 2018
Sometimes the weather calls for cruising down the road with the top rolled down, Thelma and Louise style (minus the ending). Mercedes-AMG has again added that option to its growing line of GT sports cars, the latest of which is the topless...
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Shane McGlaun - Mon, Apr 02, 2018
The ever-increasing fuel economy standards were sure to be eventual the death of big displacements engines. A new rumor floating around says that death is coming soon for Mercedes' famed bi-turbo V12 engine. That engine is found under the...
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Brandon Hill - Tue, Mar 06, 2018
The horsepower wars are raging on in the global car market, even in the face of increasingly stringent emissions regulations. The Germans are no doubt at the forefront when it comes to balls-out, ultra-fast super-saloons, and the new...
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Shane McGlaun - Mon, Jan 15, 2018
One of the most iconic off-road vehicles ever made is the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. The vehicle has been crushing just about any off-road terrain for decades. Most owners of these high-end SUVs will never take them off-road, but they could if...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Mar 07, 2017
The partnership between Mercedes-Benz and AMG dates back 50 years. To celebrate the occasion, the two developed a new model car, the Mercedes-AMG GT Concept. It's a sexy four-dour coupe—basically a four-door version of the AMG GT sports...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Feb 26, 2016
The robot revolution will just have to wait, at least if Mercedes has anything to say about it. In a refreshing change of pace, Mercedes is handing out pink slips to part of its automated robotic work force, giving those jobs instead to...
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Brandon Hill - Mon, Nov 30, 2015
If you’re at all a gearhead like most of the HotHardware staff, you’re no doubt familiar with the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. The supercar — then named the Vision SLR — was introduced in concept form at the 1999 Detroit Auto Show. The...
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Brandon Hill - Wed, Jun 10, 2015
We have the feeling that the “personal power storage” market is about to really take off. Many environmentally-conscious homeowners are looking towards alternative power generation (like solar) in an effort to reduce their reliance on the...
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Brandon Hill - Tue, Mar 31, 2015
We know that McLaren knows how to make supercar as witnessed by the 650S. And the company is no stranger to the hypercar arena either thanks to the P1 (and the legendary F1). The P1 employs a twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V8 engine and a...
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Daniel A. Begun - Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Over one-third of all drivers in the U.S. admit to having fallen asleep while driving. About 60 percent of U.S. drivers admit to driving while feeling drowsy. And what is the cost for this behavior? About 100,000 car crashes per year by fatigued drives, with about 71,000 of them resulting in...
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