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Mercedes, there are real AMG, as the SLS or the C 63 AMG, and then those like an ordinary Class C is adorned with a decorative Christmas package AMG.

But at Mercedes, as we sold the SLS like hot cakes (more than 5000 copies), we say that there is an untapped niche in the brand with the star and which would allow rapid margins and profits: creating a branch of special vehicles, supercars what!

And what better than to feed the buzz to say that we want to just address a popular reference of its kind? Miss 911 …

And that Christoph Jung, director of development of the AMG division, which dropped the piece: ” There is room for a model under the SLS AMG , targeting the Porsche 911. This is the next market for AMG, we consider the best mix “…

A garage in Santa Monica, California (United States), has hosted for nearly 40 years a rare, very rare Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing Special Edition , version sports performed in only 29 copies and that, in total indifference.

It could almost be an archaeological find ,: under inches of dust and disdain, collectors have unearthed the treasure and journalists of the Edmonton Journal have revealed the discovery.

It all started in 1971: Tom Wellmer receives the Special Edition from 1955 as a gift from a graduate. Months pass and the sport begins to transmission problems. The owner loses interest and will never repair the car.

Why not? After the explosive cut C63 Black Series, AMG uses the same recipe to the sedan.

Because there is patronage on AMG sedan versions, sedan or coupe, there will necessarily for Black Series finishes on each of them.

The 6.2L V8 517 hp 6800 rev and torque of 620 Nm equipment is changing rear limited slip differential, new wheels 19 “with brake discs of 390 mm front and 360 mm in back.

An aero kit as the cut should be as available and a semi slick tires,. AMG Speedshift box is also expected to exploit the cavalry.

Well, it would be presumptuous to comment on any style about this new S-Class still hiding under the covers plastics.

The only probable indication as to the general appearance is that the grille seems to be gaining vertical , making it perhaps more imposing style and the future S-Class

Under the hood, there will be diesel, big V8 petrol engine and certainly a hybrid, so as not to leave too much room for Lexus that the teeth particularly long in this market. A presentation in Frankfurt 2012, a 2013 marketing seems good timing to unless it is done on a living room where the big Asian limousine devout worshipers.

Harry Metcalfe journalists from a British car magazine EVO has been behind the wheel of  the Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster . But this time the test has not chosen to propose a trial where the adrenaline is the main protagonist as is usually the magazine.

Metcalfe analysis more relaxed and probably closer to what the customer expects type of self . No doors in butterfly wings, but in compensation there is the Roadster a retractable roof in its operation very fast and very elegant. The British test is more critical with respect to the appearance of the passenger who is not According to him up to his expectations.

For against the sound of the V-8 center front is a source of enthusiasm for Harry and his ocean of maximum torque give it wings, she and this at any speed. Another black spot in a generally idyllic

Mercedes disseminates official photos of its new SLK . We already know that the third generation of the sporty please the public and the market. Its engines are equipped with astart & stop , allowing it to earn 25% less consumption compared to its predecessors. The improvements in terms of its aerodynamics are no strangers to this progress: the cX increased from 0.32 to 0.30.

Each unit of the range engine has a direct injection : it starts with a 1.8 turbo for two variants of 184 HP (SLK 200 BlueEFFICIENCY) and 204 hp (250 BlueEfficiency SLK). Above there is a 3.6 liter V6 306 hp (350 BlueEfficiency SLK). On the front of the turbo diesel is entitled to a very interesting four-cylinder 2143 cc 204 hp and 500 Nm (SLK 250 CDI).

The prestigious 55 AMG version which is at the top of the range is equipped with a thundering V8 aspirated direct injection of 5461 cc. The power of such a unit whose code name M152, is 422 hp at 6,800 rpm while maximum torque reaches a value of 540 Nm at 4500 rpm. Taken from about 40,000 USD.

After Brabus is the turn of the preparer English Project Kahn to present his version of the Mercedes SLK , an SLK 200 with AMG pack. Kahn spoke on the front of the car now carbon fiber. He added also RS600 20-inch wheels in black and red brake clips.

The body was painted in black opaque parts with a new brushed aluminum roll bar.

Brabus, on the other hand had added 56 hp 1.8 liter engine surmountable, coupled with automatic transmission 7 speed, lowered the plate and added a sports exhaust Project Kahn.

The Municipality of Piraeus in Greece has auctioned a Mercedes 300 SL Roadster 1960.The car was left locked in a garage for 37 years after the sudden death of its owner. Luckily for collectors, the owner had no heir allowing to keep it in ideal conditions.

The vehicle has won year after year as the value for the wine. The municipality has finally emerged to take possession of the Roadster and soon to auction: a passion for the earned 405,000 euros.

We refer you to the story just as unusual for a 300 SL Gullwing Special Edition 1955 abandoned in California.

The Japanese manufacturer has indeed reveal its sales figures on the European continent for the month of September. The results recorded in this period were simply historical. The penetration of Nissan Europe was the period of September is officially 4.2%, representing an increase of 0.9% over the same period in 2010. It’s better than the previous record, which dated from sixteen years ago. In all, it made ​​some 73,713 Nissan vehicles sold in Europe in September, up 31% compared to September 2010. September was also record for the Juke, which has never previously sold as well. Even success in terms of annual figures: over the last 12 months, the sales increase was 29% compared to previous year. In short, everything goes well for Nissan in Europe.

The facts date back to April 21, when a Swiss driver aged 28, driving a Bentley Continental GT, would have reached a speed of 325 km / hour on a highway between Geneva and Lausanne. The case is surprising since for proof, the Swiss police have used the drunk driver’s mobile phone, which were video recorded the speedometer of the car when the needle reached the 325 km / hour. Since the driver had been heard by the court in September stating that he was not driving at the material time he was filming and just the meter during one of his friends was driving the GT. As for the police, it ensures that any evidence to prove that was alone in his car. Driver’s license was confiscated and he now faces heavy penalties in court
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