Tag Archives: Mercedes

We rack up some serious miles in the best all-round luxury estate car on the market… I’ve driven 100 or so new cars this year. Most have been 100% electric and petrol-hybrid SUVs – leaving just a few pure petrol and diesel cars. The subject of this week’s road test, …

We road test the classy compact people carrier that is the Mercedes-Benz B-Class… OK, it’s not in the same league of revelations as ‘I’ve never seen Star Wars’, but – up and until recently – I have never driven a Mercedes-Benz B-Class. Originally introduced as a small MPV in 2005, …

New research has revealed that just a third of new cars are now fitted with manual handbrakes as manufacturers ditch them in favour of electronic parking brakes. According to research by online automotive marketplace CarGurus, only two mainstream manufacturers, Dacia and Suzuki, offer manually-operated handbrakes on their entire ranges. Many …

World premiere for futuristic Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion driverless concept car at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Capable of being powered by hydrogen fuel cells, Mercedes says the stunner is a research vehicle and vision of the future of autonomous driving. Its body structure is extremely …

Here’s a selection of 20 of the most important new cars launching in 2015… Mazda MX-5 – new version of world’s favourite sports car Land Rover Discovery Sport – it’s curtains for the Freelander Lexus RC F – delicious sports car Mercedes-AMG GT – gorgeous growler Jaguar XE – bold Brit …

Cheshire salt mine launch location for Mercedes’ new GLA crossover German car giant Mercedes-Benz chose a salt mine in Winsford, operated by Salt Union (the UK’s largest supplier of rock salt for use on icy roads in winter) to take the wraps off its new GLA crossover. Journalists were transported …

Ahh celebrities…love them or hate them; they sure do give us plenty to talk about, particularly when it comes to their outrageous taste in cars. We’ve witnessed a £135K Bentley being spray painted pink by the likes of Paris Hilton, prestige badges replaced with the names of footballer’s girlfriends and …