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Mercedes AMG GT is Unfortunately Cool

Mercedes AMG GT is unfortunately a cool car? Why? Mercedes engineers decided to offer more sportive driving characteristics and try to eliminate the negative impacts of heavy gearbox and engine whilst cornering. Thus, Mercedes AMG GT offers active engine and transmission mounts controlled by the software controlled. Instead of using plastic engine mounts that are static, Mercedes AMG GT can control its engine mounts like Porsche 911 Turbo and reduce the negative effects the engine and transmission. And these are the cool bits from the AMG GT.
However, the exterior design is not that tempting! AMG GT looks way way better than SLS AMG, however the rear-end resembles too much with Renault Laguna coupe and Mercedes S-Coupe. Also the roof is similar to Jaguar F-Type Coupe. Lastly, the front headlights are look-a-like of Mercedes A-Class. I can understand one or two minor resemblance with other cars regarding to design, however these resemblances are reduces the attractiveness and the uniqueness of the car. Ten years ago, Lexus was resembling with main stream cars, now Mercedes does the same. 
Glad to see that Mercedes realised that SLS AMG was not looking good and they removed the exterior and interior mistakes from the AMG GT. In terms of interior design of AMG GT, it is really good and way better than the SLS AMG. In terms of its competitors, it is better than the Ferrari! At least, Mercedes is not using Chrysler navigation.
Another big advantages of Mercedes AMG GT is the safety systems. AMG GT offers Collision Prevention Assist Plus, Adaptive Brake, Attention Assist and the tyre pressure monitoring system. Optional extras available include; Adaptive Highbeam Assist; PRE-SAFE system, Parktronic, Reversing camera, Lane Tracking package including Lane Keeping Assist and Blind Spot Assist, Blind Spot Assist and Traffic Sign Assist (included in COMAND Online)
Unfortunately, none of the competitors offer any pre-crash systems like Mercedes. 
But I still love Mercedes McLaren SLR!
Technical details of Mercedes AMG GT and AMG GT S:
Mercedes-AMG GT S
Mercedes-AMG GT
Displacement
3982 cc
3982 cc
Output
375 kW (510 hp)
at 6250 rpm
(6000-6500 rpm*)
340 kW (462 hp)
at 6000 rpm
Max. torque
650 Nm
at 1750-4750 rpm
(1750-5000 rpm*)
600 Nm
at 1600-5000 rpm
Fuel consumption NEDC combined
9.4 l/100 km
9.3 l/100 km
CO2 emissions
219 g/km
216 g/km
Kerb weight (according to EC)
1570 kg** / 1645 kg***
1540 kg** / 1615 kg***
Power-to-weight ratio
3.08** / 3.22*** kg/hp
3.33** / 3.49*** kg/hp
Acceleration 0-100 km/h
3.8 s
4.0 s
Top speed
310 km/h****
304 km/h****

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Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week SS15 Live

Fashion weeks are back for the Spring/Summer 2015 and Mercedes Benz is the main sponsor. You will see lots of very serious looking cars going around the events and also exaggerated AMGs will be making noise but not going anywhere. AMG are designed for posing :)
And here is the live stream from the New York Fashion Week SS15!
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Mercedes S600 What? The New Mercedes S600 Guard

The new Mercedes S600 Guard. S600 What? Guard means bullet proof in terms of Mercedes branding. Mercedes S600 Guard is one of the most common bullet proof cars on the market. It is usually preferred by prime minister, posers, unsocial people, people who are paranoid and etc. Basically, if you have some problems in your social life, S600 Guard is your car!
S600 Guard provides VR9 protection level like its competitors, if you want something safer, go buy a tank! It has extra oxygen reserver, fire extinguisher, hydraulic windows, all Mercedes S-Class safety systems, air suspension. And the most important things, flashing lights. I really love those flashing lights, that is the only reason for me to buy a S600 Guard.
S600 is powered by a V12 petrol engine with 530 hp and 870 nM of torque and coupled with 7-speed automatic. The top speed is limited 210 km/h and consumes lots of fuel. 

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New Third Generation Smart

New third generation Smart was revealed last week ForTwo and ForFour. What I think? If you are planning to buy a Smart, but it now before new model will be available. I really like the Smart first and second generations. They had a very beautiful design and unique character. However, the third generation Smart became really ugly. I really don’t know why but it looks ugly. May be the reason is the collaboration with Renault and sharing platforms. But still Mercedes should have room to design the third generation Smart that does resemble with the previous generations. 
By the way, this is the second generation Smart ForFour, the first generation was revealed nearly ten years ago and failed due to very high pricing strategy and everything was optional extra.
Unfortunately, with this design I no longer like the Smart!

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Mercedes S65 AMG Coupe (Used to be CL65 AMG)

An exciting news from Mercedes, S65 AMG Coupe (Used to be CL65 AMG) is revealed. Why important? There is one reason,  S65 AMG Coupe is the only S-Coupe that features the Road Surface Scan with Magic Body Control technology. This technology scans the road and adjusts the suspensions before you hit any pothole or speeding bumps. 
Unfortunately, Road Surface Scan with Magic Body Control cannot be ordered with 4MATIC (all-wheel drive) system due to its settlement at the front axle. Magic Body Control is an extension of ABC (Active Body Control) system that adjusts the pressure of hydraulic fluid inside the suspension to improve the ride. However, the 4MATIC does not provide enough room accommodate this technology for ages.
If you are excited with S65 AMG Coupe, Road Surface Scan is the only nice thing. The rest is the same, heavy V12 engine with a heavy transmission, lack of traction to deliver the power and unbalanced weight distribution.
Despite these problems, Road Surface Scan is a ground-breaking technology. And still rear-end of the S-Coupe still looks like a Renault Laguna Coupe!
Specs of S65 AMG Coupe: V12 6-lt twin turbo petrol engine with 630 HP and 1000 Nm of torque. Engine is coupled with AMG Speedshift Plus 7G-Tronic automatic gearbox. The top speed is limited to 300 km/h for US and 250 km/h for EU. 4.1 seconds is necessary to reach 100 km/h. 

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Price of Mercedes G-Wagon 6X6

Price of Mercedes G-Wagon 6X6 probably most asked question on internet. The main reason for this, Mercedes created the most pointless SUV and everyone wonders what is the price of this project.
Why pointless? Very simple, Mercedes G-Wagon is the pinnacle of the off-road experience. It offers state-of-art abilities, and adding two more traction wheels make the experience even better. However, when you employ a 5.5-lt V8 AMG engine with 544 HP and 758 Nm of torque with 3.6-lt tonne of mass weight does not make things better. 
Actually, it makes things even worse. Because, G-Wagon has a very bad aerodynamic efficiency and this increases the fuel consumption. In addition to this, extra two wheels and their mass weights ruin the consumption figure. 
Literally, Mercedes G-Wagon 6X6 needs a fuel tanker during a serious off-road experience to avoid any bad memories. 
And the price of Mercedes G-Wagon 6X6 is €451,010 including the VAT!

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The New Mercedes S63 Coupe 4MATIC AMG

Mercedes S63 Coupe AMG and 4MATIC models were revealed last week or week before or before that. Anyway, I was too lazy to cover this story. Because, I find it boring! Mercedes S63 Coupe AMG means literally, nothing to me. Another Mercedes with lots of hormones! However, it is an exciting topic and I need to cover it. (This car used to be called, CL 63 AMG 4MATIC.)

Anyway, S63 Coupe AMG is available with rear-wheel and all-wheel drive options. If you are planning to do burn-out or show off to your friends go buy a rear-wheel drive. If you are planning to utilise the all engine power, go buy an all-wheel drive 4MATIC model.

You will have the same toys and gadgets on this AMG but if you order with 4MATIC, you cannot have the Magic Body Control, because the front differential consumers too much space and active body control system cannot be placed with 4MATIC models and it has been for ages like that.

Mercedes S63 Coupe AMG is powered by a 5.5-lt bi-tubo V8 with 585 HP and 900 Nm of torque. The engine is coupled with AMGSPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed automatic gearbox. Rear-wheel drive needs only 4.3 seconds to reach 100 km/h and 4MATIC all-wheel drive needs only 3.9 seconds to reach 100 km/h. Both models have limited top speed of 250 km/h.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Mercedes CLA Features a Cat on Their Advertisement

Mercedes CLA features a cat on their advertisement. CLA is not the most appealing car from the Mercedes, however they know the rules of the social media and becoming viral. Cats and Kate Upton! Last year they worked with Kate Upton during the Super Bowl and this year Mercedes works with a cat to promote the aerodynamic efficiency of the Mercedes CLA!

Mercedes CLA 180 BlueEFFICIENCY Edition achieves Cd value of 0.22, which is quite good. And CLA 180 BlueEFFICIENCY is powered by a 1.6-lt petrol engine with 123 HP and 200 Nm of torque. Only needs 9.9 seconds with 6-speed manual gearbox. The top speed is 190 km/h.

 
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Official Photos of New Mercedes S-Class Coupe

New Mercedes S-Class Coupe is officially revealed and I can official declare that, it looks good. Finally, Mercedes did something that looks nice and does not recall its conservative design philosophy and this makes my previous post regarding to S-Class Coupe a bit dull.

The new Mercedes S-Class Coupe looks like a large version of the CLA. Especially the front end of the S-Class Coupe shares common design bits but this is not something really bad, instead makes the S-Class Coupe look younger.

As usual, Mercedes S-Class Coupe features the all new safety technology from the sedan version and also offers a new technology called Road Surface Scan. As I understand from the press release, the new S-Class Coupe can tilt like pendolino trains and increase handling. This technology is not new, Mercedes was working on tilting wheels and chassis more than one-decade.

And the bit is; 47 Swarovski crystals for each headlamps for an expressive appeal. How is the designer director of the Mercedes S-Class Coupe and what she or he was thinking whilst placing Swarovski crystals inside the headlamps. Sorry, but this is the most epic and unforgettable moments of the automotive industry. Even Kim Kardashian will not do something like this.

There are no details about the engines but never buy a S-Class Coupe except S500! And I cannot miss the Super Sport steering wheel. Honestly, it is funny! If you are planning to drive a car for long journeys and don’t like to suffer from the adverse effects of driving, the new S-Class Coupe will be the best vehicle. Literally, it can drive by itself and quite comfortable but don’t expect to experience laser precise handling like a Ferrari.

By the way, never order with green colour!

 
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Official Photo of the Mercedes S-Class Coupe (CL-Class)

New Mercedes S-Class Coupe or previous known as CL Coupe official photos are leaked, actually only one photo. As I expected the new S-Class Coupe does not look something really different and preserves the conservative look of Mercedes. Personally, I didn’t fancy the new S-Class Coupe. It looks nice but nothing really really special however, this is how Mercedes designs. Mercedes always try to keep the conservative look. 
So does the new Mercedes S-Class Coupe worth to buy against Bentley Continental GT, Ferrari F12 or Aston Martin Vanquish? Actually yes and no! 
If you are looking for a GT car that offers the highest technology for safety and user interface, go for the Mercedes S-Class Coupe. Because, the S-Class Coupe offers the highest safety technology on automotive world, literally the car can drive by itself if the law permits. Safety technologies of the new S-Class Coupe are amazing but, it may drive a bit boring and does not offer something really different in terms of design and heritage. You will not have the aristocratic feeling of Bentley or the wildness and selfishness of a Ferrari. If you buy the new S-Class Coupe, you will be owning the latest gadget on wheels.
If you are interested, you may find the all new features of the S-Class on this post. Probably, these features will be available with the new S-Class Coupe.
Engines? Probably the S-Class Coupe will not offer any diesel engines and compensate the gap with hybrid models.

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