An aggressive prow on the SLK350 -- a design homage to the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG supercar -- focuses on a large grille studded with the tri-star Mercedes emblem and flanked by a horizontal bar and optional adaptive bi-xenon headlamps posted on the front corners. Body lines are classic for a roadster with a long front hood that sweeps up the steep rake of a windscreen and over the two-seat cockpit to a brief boot in back. Read More »
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class lineup has slightly revised bodywork for 2007, including a more aggressive front end that now comes to a point. The E320 Bluetec, shown here, has earth-friendly diesel technology for great gas mileage and clean emissions. Other than a navigation system designed by drunk monkeys, the Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec is a great car for long trips. It has a smooth-as-Scarlett-Johansson ride and an engine so quiet you'd never believe it's a diesel. Read More »
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New Car Review of the 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML350 Mid-Size Luxury Sport Utility Vehicle Base MSRP Range: $39,750 Base Invoice Range: $36,968 MSRP As Tested: $48,825 Versions: M Class. Vehicle Category: Mid-Size Luxury SUV Engine Location: Front Engine Drive Wheels: All-Wheel Drive. Standard Engine: 3.5-liter, Dual Overhead Cam, 24-valves, V-6,268 – horsepower at 6000 rpm and 258 lb-ft torque at 2400 ... Read More »
Both hard and soft tops apply to mid-size CLK Class cars. Convertibles, derived from the hardtop coupes, are cut to airy drop-tops by German car crafter Karmann. Three two-door coupes appear this year, as do three convertibles. Read More »
These Mercedes roadsters have seats for only two in a lux cockpit crowned by a hardtop that folds through electro-hydraulic muscle and tucks into the trunk. Read More »
This scissor-door supercar -- dubbed the SLR McLaren -- is based on a monocoque structure made from ultra-stiff carbon-fiber composites and it carries a supercharged aluminum 5.4-liter V8 engine hand-built by Mercedes-Benz's performance gurus at AMG. Read More »
Compact-size C Class cars by Mercedes consist strictly of four-door sedans for 2006. Read More »
New American-built editions of the M Class of sport-utility vehicles from Mercedes-Benz score a make-over with a second generation of designs for ML350 and ML500 based on a unibody structure that measures about six inches longer and three inches wider than first-generation models. Read More »
The SLK Class of two-seat roadsters provides a pop-top lid which stows in the trunk and three sophisticated powertrain options. Read More »
