Mercedes EQT tiny camper concept teases brilliant e-RVing future

Mercedes-Benz is now working to expand its electric vehicle family into its Marco Polo camper van line. It opened 2022 with an upfitted EQV camper van, and it closes out the year with the all-new Concept EQT Marco Polo. The pop-up concept mini-camper s… Continue reading Mercedes EQT tiny camper concept teases brilliant e-RVing future

Driverless parking service begins commercial operation at Stuttgart Airport

Back in 2019, Bosch and Mercedes were granted a special permit for an automated parking system operated without human supervision. Now the partnership has been given the official nod to operate Level 4 automated valet parking on a commercial basis.Cont… Continue reading Driverless parking service begins commercial operation at Stuttgart Airport

Mercedes-AMG One hyper-hybrid deletes 8 seconds off Nürburgring record

The Mercedes-AMG One accelerates its way into the record books

Two years ago, Mercedes-AMG knocked Lamborghini off the top of the Nürburgring Nordschleife production car chart with a 6:48.047 time in a GT Black Series. It was very good news for the folks at AMG, especially since they were deep in the works on the even fiercer 1,000-hp One street-legal race car. Mercedes lost the title in 2021, when the Porsche 911 GT2 RS came roaring back to the front of the pack with a 6:43.300. But it’s 2022 now and high time for the Mercedes-AMG One F1-to-freeway hypercar to roll out of the garage and show what it’s made of. And did it ever, knocking several seconds off Porsche’s time to reorder the record sheet.

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Mercedes EQT Marco Polo electric RV previews multi micro-camper future

Mercedes-Benz is pushing further into the motorhome market with a new “micro-camper” lineup. Next month, it will reveal the all-electric Concept EQT Marco Polo camper, sliding the Marco Polo nameplate down to its smallest van series and creating the fi… Continue reading Mercedes EQT Marco Polo electric RV previews multi micro-camper future

Mercedes EQE e-SUV brings up to 340 miles or 677 hp of AMG power

After revealing its flagship EQS electric SUV earlier this year, Mercedes-Benz has revealed the mid-tier EQE SUV. A more adventurous multipurpose answer to the EQE sedan, the new E-SUV offers up to 342 miles (550 km) of range managed by an EV-specific … Continue reading Mercedes EQE e-SUV brings up to 340 miles or 677 hp of AMG power

Review: 2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a cargo van that delivers

The 2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a commercial van with extremely varied capability. It can be outfitted simply, as our cargo van version was, or with a fully self-contained camping/living quarters, or anything in between. There are three engine optio… Continue reading Review: 2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a cargo van that delivers

Mercedes tempts freight operators with eActros LongHaul electric truck

After two years in development, Mercedes-Benz Trucks has publicly unveiled a long-range version of its eActros freight truck in prototype form at IAA Transportation 2022 in Hanover, ahead of customer testing by Amazon and Rhenus next year.Continue Read… Continue reading Mercedes tempts freight operators with eActros LongHaul electric truck

Rivian and Mercedes team up to accelerate production of electric vans

With the aim of bringing next-gen electric vans to the streets sooner rather than later, Rivian and Mecedes-Benz have entered a new partnership to rapidly scale up their production. The collaboration is expected to bring about vehicles bearing the badg… Continue reading Rivian and Mercedes team up to accelerate production of electric vans

Pictorial: Remarkable sights of the 2022 Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance

Salon Privé is best known for its Concours d’Elégance, which is regarded as one of the most important such events on the planet, but over the 15 years since it began, it has grown into a week of automotive celebration that encompasses important car and… Continue reading Pictorial: Remarkable sights of the 2022 Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance