A South African man has set the new world land speed record for the blind. Hein Wagner raced to a speed of 322.5km/h in a Mercedes-Benz SL 65 Black Series on Tuesday, the 6th of October. Hein Wagner was the first South African to set a world land speed record when he reached 269km/h in a Maserati. Wagner has said that reaching a speed of over 320km/h is a milestone...

Mercedes-Benz has decided to tease the public with the SLS AMG supercar. The new supercar from Mercedes-Benz has been lifted to the roof of the Museum in Stuttgart, where the officials insisted that they opened up the gullwing doors. Luckily the car didn’t need to use it’s own wings (yeah, yeah) to get to the top of the 42 meter high roof. Mercedes-Benz...

Mercedes-Benz in the US has recorded a sales total of 16,985, which is a 9.6 percent decline in sales when compared to September 2008. There was however a 28.4 percent increase in the E-Class model. The 9.6 percent decline in sales still makes the second highest sales volume for the year, which means that although it’s bad, it’s not that bad. September...

Mercedes-Benz has been caught misleading the public with one of their E-Class adverts. The German automaker claimed that the emissions on the new E-Class were down to about 139g/km of CO2, where they followed with the catch phrase of, “It’s a pleasure, but not a guilty one”. After complaint, or two, the ASA investigated this matter and found...

Lorinser have modified the brand new M-Class SUV with styling changes that will make people… happy. The new ML styling is way more sportier than the standard model, and it will feature a new aggressive kit that starts in the front and moves all the way to the back end. There will be a new Lorinser front end, with a new four-fin grille. The side skirts and...

Carlsson are hard at work on the most powerful version of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan. Carlsson are busy modifying the E63 AMG to their standards, which seem to include some serious power with new looks. Power has been boosted by 59-horsepower to a total of 589-horsepower, while the torque is now set at 695Nm. The high performance 6.3-litre V8 engine has...

There were only ever 25 CLK GTR’s produced, where 20 were in Coupe form and another 5 in roadster form. HWA – a sister company to AMG, had created these two vehicles, where they will pump out 612-horsepower from a 6.9-litre V12 engine. The engines will be connected to a manual six-speed sequential gearbox, and this will deliver driver controls via...

Lorinser has released its first new images of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class styling package. The details on this package are still limited, however the images do show that the package remains loyal to the original images leaked earlier in the year. The front end of the Lorinser tuned Mercedes-Benz includes a new sportier grille, along with a revised bumper, aggressive...

The new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG has been revealed, and tuners really aren’t wasting time with new packages. The newest kit for the SLS AMG comes from Lorinser who are going to present two new versions of the high-performance AMG. The first model will have a lot of carbon fibre, while the other will be calm, cool and of course collected. The sketches we have...

Carlsson’s new E-Class modification kit is here. The CK50 is based on the E500 Coupe where enhancements consist of new performance, and also styling enhancements. There will be a power hike to 435-horsepower and 600Nm of torque. The engine has been modified with a new sport exhaust and sport filter, where the rear pipes are made from stainless steel. Carlsson...

Brabus has created the world’s most powerful high-performance sedan, where they then put it on show in Frankfurt. The new BRABUS E V12 is a highly modified Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan which features a stunning, but yet unique exterior set to shock on-lookers. The interior has been changed to thrill the driver every time he or she climbs inside. The new...

Mercedes-Benz has already unveiled their SLS AMG at the Frankfurt Motor Show, where it is now time that the automaker leaks a bit of information on the electric drive variant. The zero emission supercar will boast up to four electric motors for an overall output of 392kW of power, with 880Nm of torque. These figures will be capable of launching the SLS AMG Electric...

Following the standard Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon unveil in Germany, the company has unveiled the E 63 AMG Sports wagon. Styling on the new AMG E63 wagon has changed over the standard model as the sports division added a new aggressive front bumper with massive air intakes and daytime running LED lights. Other changes do include new 18-inch AMG wheels, a rear...

Mercedes-Benz has now finally, officially and thankfully released their SLS AMG supercar which is said to be the company’s greatest ‘toy’ of the year. The new SLS AMG was built along the lines of the original Gullwing from the 1950’s. The new SLS is the first car that the AMG department has ever built from the ground up. A few people have...

The Mercedes-Benz stand at the Frankfurt Motor Show houses the brand new 2010 E-Class Estate with a familiar, as well as predictable exterior. The luxury automaker has said that the designers used long horizontal lines to emphasize the practicality of the wagon. Mercedes-Benz added a new set of wheels, and LED tailight lights to the styling. There will be seven-seats...