http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:28:25 -0500 Car Reviews -- Get the consensus and opinions from TheCarConnection and from around the Web on your favorite car. Lifestyle/Fashion http://static.thecarconnection.com/website/tcc-feed.jpg http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021769_first-drive-2010-mercedes-benz-sls-amg http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021769_first-drive-2010-mercedes-benz-sls-amg Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:30:00 -0500     What is it: A new gullwing supercar that effectively replaces the Mercedes-Benz SLR     Key facts: 6.2-liter V-8 with 571 horsepower; 7-speed dual-clutch transmission; rear-wheel drive     On sale: April 2010     Price: $250,000 (est.) It's been unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt auto show, and in a few days, High Gear Media heads to ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036215_mercedes-benz-goes-mcdreamy http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036215_mercedes-benz-goes-mcdreamy Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:58:00 -0400 Americans have a great propensity for philanthropy, but we're not the only ones capable of charitable giving. The latest example comes by way of Mercedes-Benz, which has given an R320 BlueTEC clean diesel vehicle to the The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing in Lewiston, Maine. The vehicle will provides no-cost transport to ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/mercedes-benz_cls-class_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/mercedes-benz_cls-class_2010 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:40:00 -0400 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-CLASS STYLING | [8 out of 10] Edmunds: "sleek and sexy exterior design" Kelley Blue Book: "One cannot argue with the sheer beauty" Car and Driver: "makes a Jaguar look ugly" With the 2010 Mercedes-Benz CLS, the German automaker succeeds with an unusual formula. They call the CLS a "four-door coupe"-a notion ...]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035387_first-look-2010-mercedes-benz-s400-hybrid http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035387_first-look-2010-mercedes-benz-s400-hybrid Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:04:00 -0400 What is it?: Mild hybrid version of the big Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan The basics: Teutonic solidity, impeccable equipment, better fuel economy On sale: This fall Price: $87,950 Exactly one year ago, our editor Marty Padgett wrote about the European launch of the 2009 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid, the world's first production hybrid car to use ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035218_can-the-new-audi-a1-help-audi-reach-its-lofty-sales-goals http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035218_can-the-new-audi-a1-help-audi-reach-its-lofty-sales-goals Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:05:00 -0400 Back in June, you might recall that Audi announced plans to roll its new A1 citycar into dealerships by early 2010. The automaker said that the A1 would debut as a three-door model, but that a five-door sportback version would soon follow. At the time, the A1 was slated only for European release. However, there's a lot of auto news flowing ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035183_monday-timewaster-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-gullwing-microsite http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035183_monday-timewaster-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-gullwing-microsite Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:30:00 -0400 It's Monday, and as usual, we're feeling kind of sluggish -- especially those of us stuck at Stalag TCC while other lucky folks have jetted off to Frankfurt. Accordingly, we've spent most of this morning tinkering around Mercedes-Benz's new microsite for the SLS AMG Gullwing, which provides a thorough overview of the SLS and gives visitors the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035096_mercedes-benz-fashion-week-kicks-off http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035096_mercedes-benz-fashion-week-kicks-off Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:01:00 -0400 Back in 2007, Mercedes-Benz made a brilliant marketing move, scoring the title sponsorship of IMG Fashion's semi-annual Fashion Week in New York. The multimillion-dollar deal keeps the brand front and center of celebrities, publishers, the media, and other insanely wealthy tastemakers. It's an over-the-top, swanky event, and it's a perfect ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/mercedes-benz_e-class_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/mercedes-benz_e-class_2010 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:06:00 -0400 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN STYLING | [7 out of 10] Car and Driver: "The design indeed has evolved, and it's the most obvious change" Cars.com: "Steadily elegant and appropriate for any occasion" Automobile Magazine: "A severe dash that looks as if it were drawn with a t-square" The 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class marks the ninth ...
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]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034823_2011-mercedes-benz-e-class-cabrio-spotted-on-satc-set http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034823_2011-mercedes-benz-e-class-cabrio-spotted-on-satc-set Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:36:00 -0400 It's not due for months yet--no, not the Sex and the City sequel, but the 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet. Guess what showed up today for its close-up? CelebsandCars has the new E-Class Cabriolet while High Gear Media revs up for the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show premiere: CelebsAndCars: New Benz E-Class Noses Aside SJP in SATC ]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034707_mercedes-benz-introduces-first-series-fuel-cell-vehicle http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034707_mercedes-benz-introduces-first-series-fuel-cell-vehicle Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:10:00 -0400 Mercedes-Benz is joining the fuel cell crowd: the company has announced plans for its first series-produced fuel cell vehicle, called the B-Class F-CELL. (MB alluded to the vehicle back in January at the Detroit Auto Show, but this makes it official.) The F-CELL will be available in the U.S. and Europe, with a small initial production run of ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034485_wtf-friday-2011-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-caught-in-cannery-row http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034485_wtf-friday-2011-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-caught-in-cannery-row Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:05:00 -0400 Picture this. A crowd of automotive journalists steps outside a hotel lobby in quiet little Monterey, California--right along Cannery Row, to be exact--waiting for a shuttle bus to the nearby Laguna Seca track, to drive Mazdas. Exactly then, four Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG supercars roll slowly up to the hotel and park, in a row, in front of the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034454_2011-mercedes-benz-slk-on-the-way http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034454_2011-mercedes-benz-slk-on-the-way Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:43:00 -0400 Reports of a new 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLK coupe/convertible are bubbling, with a zinger that the new SLK could add a plug-in hybrid version in its next generation. Automobile Magazine reports the new SLK is being prepared for a 2011 calendar-year introduction, and that it's going on a serious diet. The next SLK, they write, will lose about 200 ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021823_2011-hyundai-equus-preview http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021823_2011-hyundai-equus-preview Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:00:00 -0400     What is it: The new luxury four-door from Hyundai, bigger than the Genesis sedan     Key facts: As long as an S-Class; shares its V-8 with the Hyundai Genesis     On sale: July 2010     Price: $60,000-$80,000 With the 2009 Hyundai Genesis successfully launched, the Korean automaker is planning for the arrival of an even bigger, more ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034170_2011-bmw-5-series-touring-wagon-rendered http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034170_2011-bmw-5-series-touring-wagon-rendered Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:00:00 -0400 The past 48 hours have been big for wagons. Apart from the buzz surrounding the 2011 Mercedes Benz E-class Wagon, there's also been news of the Cadillac CTS-V SportWagon and Honda's likely U.S. launch of an Acura wagon based on the popular Acura TSX. Now comes a new rendering of the next-generation BMW 5-Series Touring Wagon, set to appear in ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033933_preview-2011-mercedes-benz-e-class-wagon http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033933_preview-2011-mercedes-benz-e-class-wagon Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:10:00 -0400 As promised, the 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon is headed for a world debut next month on its way to U.S. showrooms in 2010. Earlier this summer, Mercedes-Benz' American arm dismissed some "silly" reports that suggested world financial woes would delay the wagon until 2012. On schedule, the E-Class Wagon arrives later this year--in ..]]>