Feel like you're always digging for your seatbelt buckle? It's not a fun game. In fact, it's one drivers get so tired playing that they sometimes lose patience and say 'the heck with it'. As we all know, not wearing your seatbelt can prove deadly in the event of an accident. To help enhance driver safety, Mercedes-Benz has developed active seatbelt buckles.
As the name suggests, the buckles are active, emerging from…
2011 has officially closed and the question everyone wants answered, at least die-hard Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts, is: How did the Tri-Pointed Star perform? The answer: Very, very well - especially in the Sport Utility Vehicle/Crossover (SUV/CUV) segment. This includes the R-Class, G-Class, GL-Class, M-Class and GLK Class. Overall demand for the five aforementioned Mercedes-Benz vehicles rose by 24.3 percent year over year.
The vehicle that demonstrated the strongest surge in sales in 2011? The…
Have you ever been driving up a hill in a snow storm and felt like you were going to slip backwards, all the way down? Or maybe, you live in a warmer climate and have felt your vehicle slipping in the rain while taking a tight turn? It doesn't really matter exactly what the circumstances are; the insecurity drivers feel when their vehicle is out of control - even for just a few, split seconds…
In case you haven't heard, Mercedes-Benz, in an effort to make their vehicle lineup more efficient, is slowly transitioning their models from 6.2-liter V8s to turbo 5.5-liter V8s. As is typical when people are confronted with change, many Tri-Pointed Star fans were not too happy to hear it. However, we assure you, this change is one that promises to bring good things. I mean, have you ever heard of a 518-horsepower SUV…
It's been a little over a year since Mercedes-Benz and Ducati decided to team up. To celebrate their anniversary together, the luxury automaker and high-end motorcycle designer decided to show off the most powerful Mercedes- Benz SLK made to date - the 55 AMG and lightweight, zephyr of a motorcycle - the Ducati Streetfighter 848.
Both the Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG and Ducati Streetfighter 848 sport a bright yellow exterior. Inside, the SLK 55 AMG is?
Mercedes-BenzUSA recently proved its dedication to the improvement of local communities with its first-ever "Community Stars" social media challenge. To honor local, grass-roots initiatives and celebrate its 125th birthday, Mercedes-Benz donated $125,000 to five deserving community-service groups across the country ($25,000 to each of the five winners). Launched with the help of social media in September 2011, Mercedes-Benz challenged interested community-service organizations to upload sixty-second explanatory videos and enlisted the aid of?
Without even having to dress their cars in zombie brigade, Mercedes-Benz successfully freaked out Bavarian rival, BMW. How did Mercedes-Benz do it? Simply by superseding their competitor in end-of-month sales.
To be fair, both brands experienced a bump in sales, in October. But, when you look at the numbers side by side, Beamer's look pretty paltry. For, while their sales rose 13 percent, Mercedes-Benz sales rose 10 percent more, topping out at a hefty?
Leave the Mercedes-Benz badge only to luxury cars? That's what any ordinary automaker would do. The Tri-Pointed Star is, of course, taking a more creative approach. First, they attached their name to a series of fashion weeks. Now?
Now, Mercedes-Benz is adding their name to the high-profile, Louisiana Superdome. You might recognize the architectural phenomenon as refuge for Hurricane Katrina evacuees, home of previous Super Bowl championships and the site of the forthcoming 2013?
If you drive a Mercedes-Benz or are a Mercedes-Benz enthusiast, you already know that infinite power and classy, posh presence are just two of the pillars on which the Mercedes-Benz brand is built. There's substance beyond the glitzy surface of Mercedes-Benz, however that few recognize. In part, that's because Mercedes-Benz doesn't go around bragging about it. So Mercedes-Benz of Sioux Falls in South Dakota, will do the boasting for them.
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