For lovers of Mercedes-Benz’ AMG-enhanced CLK63, you’d best take a good long look at the images above and below as there will not be a replacement for the current model.

The problem, it seems, is competition from the marque’s own lineup. By switching from a C-Class to a E-Class chassis, the CLK63 has jumped a class [...]

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Well folks, episode three is over and in this writer’s opinion there is a little potential peeking through the cracks. The guys are relaxing a little in their roles and even the studio audience managed a brief chuckle, although I still whince when Charlie introduces The Stig… they need a new copywriter for that one.

The [...]

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Even if you own the Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG Black Series, for some people a stock ride just won’t cut it.  American Tuners Vorsteiner agree entirely and have taken to the ‘nasty’ CLK Black to create the ’super-nasty’ Black Widow.

In standard trim (if you can call it that), the Black Series is already a sinister bit [...]

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Since being spotted testing at the Nurburgring back in May, the new Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series has been one of the more hotly anticipated European sports cars this year. With 493kW and a monstrous 1001Nm of torque available from its twin-turbo 6-litre V12, it’s not hard to see why.

It’s not all about power though, [...]

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Jezza hits the road in the wee small hours of the morning to sample the 378kW/507hp Mercedes-Benz CLK Black Series and returns home smitten, announcing that the hi-po Merc is now his new favourite—and The Stig agrees.

A distinct lack of oversteer slides and smoking rear tyres suggest that JC took Mercedes and its written warning [...]

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We all knew 2007 was a good year for the car industry. In Australia, the one million sales in a calendar year mark was passed for the first time in history, with many manufacturers posting record sales results in this country. Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz car division has issued a press release claiming that sales of its [...]

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