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Mercedes-Benz has released the first photos of the 2012 SLK which will be highlighted at the Geneva Motor Show in 2011. Teaser photos were released yesterday of what the new SLK will look like, but they do give some good insight on the latest features and design.


The new innovative technology in the Magic Sky Control roof allows the driver to have a transparent or darkened roof. No matter what the weather conditions are, the…

Recently, the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class has been noted to not ask much from its driver.

Andrew English, a writing for the Daily Telegraph in the United Kingdom, has observed that the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class vehicle senses and monitors the traffic ahead and alongside of itself and can warn the driver or brake depending on how if views how likely it is for an accident and the level of impact.

The car's headlamps "swing into corners, shine into junctions and across motorway lanes", English said.

Infrared cameras scan the dark roads at night and will display images on the dashboard.

"As well…

Mercedes-Benz has decided to used Luxeon Rebel LED lights for their daytime running fixtures on a number of their models.

They began this adaption in June of 2010 starting with their E-Class models. Mercedes-Benz plans to expand these efforts into other models' daytime running lights by installing them in other models as well.

Uwe Kostanzer, head of Exterior Lighting Department at Mercedes-Benz Car Group, said that the German company the maker of the Luxeon Rebel LED lights, Phillips Lumileds as a partner because of the product's supremacy in output, quality of light and thermal stability.

He also said there…

The new Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class has been the latest brand enhancing design to incorporate the company's innovative nature with the materials used in the car.

An enticing mixture of satin and high-gloss finishes are used on the car's metal surfaces.

The new CLS-Class features matte galvanized air vents, framing the high-gloss-trimmed analogue clock forming an appealing piece for framework.


"Handcrafted perfection is reflected in details such as the stitched seat covers or the so-called…

The all new Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 for 2011 is a powerhouse of German engineering. The vehicle contains an intense 5.5 liter bi-turbo V8 engine.

That power plant has an output of 537 horsepower, 590 lb-ft of torque. With the AMG Performance Package, that gets tuned up to 563 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque. The new S63 AMG couples both those iterations to the 7-speed Speedshift MCT transmission.

But how fast is the Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 you ask? The S63 hits 60 miles per hour in just 4.5 seconds - 4.4 seconds with the performance package.

Top speed…