With that eye-popping prow, flat side panels accented with big blackwalls and rakish windshield stretched wide across a cockpit for two, snappy SLK Class two-seat coupes can shed that hard top in seconds ... Read More »

Full-size coupes that crown the Mercedes line reflect exterior changes for S Class sedans with new fascia, Read More »

Elite full-size Mercedes sedans continue with four editions -- S430, S500, S600 and (arriving late) S55 AMG -- but with a facelift that adds new front fascia, redesigned headlamps and taillight glass plus interior updates. Read More »

With the advent of the minivan and the sport utility vehicle, you might have thought that the station wagon, once an icon of the American middle class, has gone the way of the LP record album and Betamax video tape. Not so. A few manufacturers still offer station wagons, but these wagons are a far cry from the wood-paneled, reverse rear seat models in which you used to go to the drive-in theater (remember drive-in theaters?). Read More »

You must track back exactly half a century to trace the lineage of sleek SL coupes and roadsters developed by Mercedes-Benz of Germany. Read More »

On a glorious morning so early that most Big Sur travelers are still napping, we find a clear lane down the Big Sur PCH while steering the latest design for a luxurious E Class mid-size sedan by Mercedes-Benz of Germany. Read More »

Winding back roads slicing through California's coastal mountains between Monterey up north and Morro Bay in the south serve as our laboratory to sample the spirit of new iterations for the slinky CLK coupes from Mercedes-Benz of Germany. Read More »

Even at half the smackers, the CLK looks and feels surprisingly similar to the top-of-the-line CL, with Mercedes' oft-noted bank-vault-solid construction, zippy acceleration and supple highway ride. It's a highly sophisticated machine with virtually nothing to complain about, unless you expect something sporty. Read More »