Smart Announces First All-Electric Carsharing Fleet in the US

Daimler’s Car2go subsidiary has announced the introduction of the first all-electric carsharing fleet in North America. According to company, the plan calls for 300 zero-emission Smart ForTwo electric cars to arrive in the city of San Diego by the end of the year.

Buying a New Car? Why Not Bundle A European Holiday

Did you know that there are holiday packages that bundle airfares, accommodation and cosmetic surgery? It’s a sort of incentive program for women (and some men) to have their surgery done overseas and is especially popular in Britain and Australia. Well, as some of you may already know, there are similar programs for people who want to buy a new car.
These so-called, “European Delivery Programs” are offered by companies as diverse as Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Volvo. Effectively you’re bundling a discount European vacation with your new car purchase.

Video: Mercedes Benz’s Silver Suits Burn Some Rubber

The Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows display team has released a new promotional video exhibiting the power-sliding capabilities of its drivers to attract fans to the Mercedes-Benz World at the Brooklands motor racing circuit in Weybridge, Surrey, UK.

Mercedes Keeps 2012 M-Class SUV Prices Unchanged from 2011MY

Good news for those looking to shop Mercedes-Benz’s next-generation M-Class SUV as the German firm has kept pricing for the two available models at launch unchanged over the respective versions of the outgoing ML, despite the new design, improved engines and upgraded standard equipment.

China Hopes To Poach Overseas Automotive Engineering Talent

China has a problem. Although it has the financial and material resources to compete with the world’s automakers, it lacks the design and engineering knowhow.
The solution – to companies such as BAIC, Dongfeng, Chang’an and others – is to seek talent abroad; in Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and USA. Research and development centres are popping up in Nottingham and Detroit and recruitment fairs are being held in Munich, Stuttgart and Aachen.

Mercedes-Benz Tops Secret Shopper Study of U.S. Dealers, Lincoln Places Last in Luxury Segment

Mercedes-Benz dealers were number one for customer treatment in the US according to an independent study by survey company Pied Piper. The California-based company hired 3,524 “secret shoppers” and sent them to US dealerships in order to determine how their salesmen were performing in anything from explaining a car’s features to closing a deal.
This is the third year in a row that Mercedes-Benz, which looks set to top the sales charts this year in the luxury segment, has topped Pied Piper’s study.

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell Powerful Electric Car Gallery

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell Powerful Electric Car

Daimler AG plans to produce electric supercar Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell as a super sports car in the world’s most technically sophisticated. SLS AMG E-Cell is shown in Detroit uses four electric motors, which could create power 392 kW (525 hp) and torque of 880 Nm (649 lb-ft). Power to each electric motor is derived from lithium-ion batteries. Each motor has a maximum of 12,000 rpm. When done testing, this car is capable of acceleration 0-100 km / h SLS AMG E-CELL achieved in 4 seconds. The time just 0.2 seconds slower than SLS AMG V8, 6300 cc, 571 hp. Some of the revisions made to accommodate the electric machine. As systems are redesigned front suspense until its weight is heavier than the standard AMG SLS.

Famous lovers of famous cars

Bentley

The Lovers of Bentley Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri recently put their custom-built 2007 Bentley Continental GTC convertible for auction on eBay . Oprah Winfrey also auctioned her 1996 Bentley Azure convertible, which sold for just under $68,000.
Bentley lover Paris Hilton’s can’t-miss-it Pepto-pink number, while Victoria Beckham loves her posh Continental GTC with monogrammed seats.Which was gifted by Tom Cruise. Sharon Stone, Kim Kardashian, and The Game drive black Bentleys, Liz Hurley and Richie Rich drive silver cars, while Seal drives in golden Bentley.

Mercedes

Britney Spears loves her white Mercedes CLK convertible.
Other lovers of CLK include Lauren Conrad and Katie Holmes. Mercedes is also a car of choice for other starlets like Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, Tara Reid, Lady Gaga, Reese Witherspoon, and Miley Cyrus. Among the male lovers of  Merc are Ryan Seacrest, Dwayne Wade, Michael Jordan,Ringo Starr, and Lebron James.

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster

Mercedes-Benz is upping the suspense as it reveals more and more details about the 2012 SLS AMG Roadster. Set to go on sale later this year, the SLS Roadster is a mechanical twin of the SLS Coupe—minus the hardtop’s dramatic gullwing doors. A 6.2-liter V-8 delivers 563 bhp and 479 lb. ft. of torque at 4750 rpm. Fitted with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, the SLS Roadster won’t stop accelerating until it reaches its (electronically limited) top speed of 197 mph. The sprint to 60 mph takes only 3.7 seconds.

Although the SLS AMG coupe reaches $ 185,750, $ 200,000 roadster SLS could break the barrier. Mercedes-Benz can not get away with it because people are still out, even to revive the Gullwing coupe, so there is really no reason to sell a new version at reasonable prices. There is no car in a hurry, or: Without waiting for the final drive cover and the tape before the Frankfurt Motor Show in September of 2011, probably as a 2012 model. After that compete with the Audi R8 Spyder, Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, as well as changes in the level of the Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet.