AFTER A LONG ABSENCE, it appears that Mercedes-Benz’s much-loved G-Wagen may be coming back to Australian roads soon.

An Australian Army contract for 1200 4×4 and 6×6 Gelandewagens was won by Mercedes-Benz in 2007, with the first cars due to be delivered to the Army this year. However, indications from Benz’s local office are that Defence [...]

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MERCEDES-BENZ has rolled out a trio of direct-injected engines in Europe, all of which will power the marque’s volume-selling C-Class sedan and estate.

Heading the new additions to the range is the C220 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY, which utilises a 2.1 litre direct-injected inline diesel four to produce 125kW and 400Nm.

That’s the same amount of power and torque [...]

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The folks from the Triple-Pointed Star have updated the B-Class for 2009 with more technology, more fuel efficiency and a more up-to-date look.

Aside from the restyled front and rear bumpers, new wheels and tweaked wing mirrors, the 2009 B-Class also boasts body-coloured door handles, mirror housings and skirt panels, as well as swathes of [...]

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Mercedes-Benz has freshened up the ever-popular M-Class for 2009 with a number of cosmetic additions, tweaks and revisions.

The most prominent changes are concentrated around the front of the large SUV, with a restyled front bumper, reprofiled headlamps and reshaped vents giving the ‘M’ a sportier and meaner ‘face’. Around the back, the rear bumper has [...]

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Renault launched their Mégane RenaultSport dCi in late 2008 and proving that sometimes good things do come to those who wait, has recently announced the hot diesel hatches imminent arrival in Australia.

The Mégane RenaultSport dCi is powered by a 2.0-litre common-rail diesel that boasts some very impressive output figures. How does 127kW/175hp and 360Nm [...]

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Its been four years since the Mercedes CLS first came to market. At the time it was a revolutionary four-door coupe design that has proved popular, in fact it has inspired a number of competitors to develop their own four door coupes, including the VW Passat CC and Porsche’s Panamera (due in 2009), to name [...]

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Mercedes Benz have officially released details of their new Vision GLK Freeside Compact SUV “Concept”, although it is fairly obvious to even the casual observer that this is a production ready version of the upcoming GLK and the term concept is being used with some degree of poetic license. According to the MB press release [...]

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WE LOVE a good diesel and we have even more fun blowing a bit of smoke up a petrol-electric hybrid’s exhaust pipe.

Mercedes-Benz knows the diesel better than most so it makes sense that it should be the first manufacturer to have a diesel powered passenger model approved for sale in the land of Prius.

MB is [...]

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Following hard on the heels of the new C-Class sedans introduction, Mercedes-Benz have just announced that the unveiling of the new C-Class Estate (wagon) will take place at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month.

For the first time in memory (ever…) the C-Class is designed to appeal to more than just retired genteel folk with [...]

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