After speculation around the potential of a historic engine supply agreement between Mercedes-Benz and BMW, an official denial has been issued. Markus Schaefer, Chief Technology Officer and member of the Board of Management at Mercedes-Benz Group, stated that the company did not intend to use external engines, especially from a direct competitor like BMW. The […]
With the way things go, the V-12 was destined to disappear when car manufacturers and swallowed in and added induction. They remain threatened, but V-12s are still far from extinct when Mercedes-Benz has its way. The automaker recently announced that the V-12 will linger for a little longer. Markus Schäfer, the technical boss of the […]
It was only a few weeks since the CEO of Mercedes was brutally honest about his prediction for where the European car industry is going. Speak with a German business newspaper HandelsblattOla Kälenius said that the EU needs a “reality check” to prevent “going against a wall at full speed” and even “collapse”. He referred […]
Here you are a chance to buy one of the most beloved Sportssedans of the 1980s, which was once owned by a Formula 1 icon. It is the Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-1.6 that belonged to the legendary driver Ayrton Senna, the star of an upcoming RM Sotheby’s auction in London in November. The car has […]
Mercedes-Benz has been the home of gigantic grilles for more than 100 years. The faces of his cars wore metal masks with which their engines could breathe for generations before grille sizes shrink when aerodynamics became the name of the game. Now they come back. Engineers have worked for years to deliver a modern version […]