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Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 “45th Anniversary”

If you like exclusive limited-run motor cars then Mercedes-Benz has come to your aid with this SLS AMG GT3 “45th Anniversary” model. Only five will be made and you’ll be needing to find €450K to get your hands on one. Mercedes describes the car as an “exclusive collector’s item” and it has been announced to […]

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Paris 2012: Mercedes SLS AMG Electric Drive

Mercedes-Benz has rocked up to Paris with the spectacular looking SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive. They reckon it is the most powerful and fastest production electric sports car ever made. With 552kW and 1000Nm of torque you can see why Mercedes is so confident. All that power comes courtesy of four electric motors, one at […]

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VIDEO: Mercedes Black thunder looms

These recent spy videos showing a pair of Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series prototypes in action are sure to whet our collective appetites for what this model will offer. Those hand assembled AMG V8 engines sound brutal, and there’s not many better words to describe the Frankenstein-like bodywork of these two development mules. We wonder […]

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Australia says no to SLS GT in favour of Black

As the saying goes, “Once you go black, you can’t go back” and that’s exactly what Mercedes-Benz Australia are doing by telling their bosses in Germany that they’re not interested in the new SLS AMG GT. Instead the locals are holding out for the SLS AMG Black Series, due for release in 2013. The SLS […]

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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT revealed

Mercedes-Benz has given its SLS AMG a mild warm over and announced a new GT model. AMG’s engine tuners have found an extra 20hp lurking inside the familiar 6.3 litre V8, giving the SLS AMG GT a peak power figure of 591hp (435kW). Torque remains at the original figure of 650Nm. Also receiving attention were […]

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Mercedes C63 AMG Black lands down under

Mercedes-Benz Australia is making a big deal about the first C63 AMG Coupé Black Series making its way to our shores. And why wouldn’t they. With 380kW on tap from a handbuilt 6.3 litre V8 and a kick arse body kit it’s a car sure to win admirers from all walks of life. The car […]

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Mercedes to take SLS AMG back to Black

We welcome news that Mercedes-Benz is set to produce a Black Series version of the SLS AMG. Speaking to Motor Trend about the SLS AMG, Tobias Moers, Director of Vehicle Development at AMG, said “We absolutely have to do a Black Series.” The standard Gullwing model offers 570hp from its 6.3 litre V8. Expect the […]

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2012 Mercedes Benz SLK 55 AMG

The usual leak info on the weekend, followed by official confirmation on Monday, reveal cycle has followed the script for the Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG. It’s the third-generation SLK that’s been fiddled with by AMG and this time it still has a normally aspirated 5.5 litre V8 under its bonnet. Although, it’s now pumping out […]

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Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series

Lust has a new name and it’s called the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series. It’s a new more extreme AMG C-Class packing a 380kW (517hp) punch. The most powerful C-Class ever uses an M156 6.3 litre V8, coupled to a 7-speed MCT gearbox, to good effect reaching 100km/h in 4.2 seconds. The engine offers plenty […]

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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster targets Frankfurt debut

Mercedes-Benz has released these official images of the SLS AMG Roadster which document the car’s development from tin top to rag top. According to Benz the SLS AMG Coupé and Roadster were created in parallel. That has given the engineers a head start in refining NVH levels, body rigidity, handling and the soft top roof. […]

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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 prepares for endurance season

The racing version of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG kicked off its first full season of competition at the Nürburgring last weekend. The SLS AMG GT3 finished third and fourth in the opening round of the 2011 VLN series. Before any car can race, though, it needs to meet strict safety regulations. Prior to the VLN […]

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2011 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG photo gallery

We must have been getting our nails done, or something, when this material was released by Mercedes-Benz a couple of weeks back. But, such is the goodness of AMG product we would hate you to miss out. So here are 33 pics of the refreshed C63 AMG range. We’ve started with the estate because, well, […]