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Mercedes-Benz is bringing in a new unique version in its CLS range, suitably coroneted as Grand Edition. This new version will be available in the UK in July and it is said that only 500 CLS Grand Editions will be ready for delivery.

The car will be obtainable in a range of 5 colors with Palladium Silver as a special color   for the first time on a CLS.

A 18″ AMG five-spoke alloy wheels with a titanium grey finish, front grille louvers, headlight fitted in a silver matt finish and floor mats with Grand Edition marking will also be added to the CLS.

Power in CLS 350 CDI V6 has been altered by 48bhp which makes the entire power to 272bhp. Torsion is raised by 36lb-ft which has decreased the 0-62 mph time to 6.5 seconds.

The CLS Grand Edition will have a starting price from £48,445 – £2,495 with extra equipments worth £4636.

The recently undertaken 2009 JD Power survey has reported that Lexus has received the maximum votes for Britain’s most satisfying brand. The esteemed honour is the ninth consecutive win in a row for the opulence brand.

Honda the fellow Japanese carmaker secured the second place and Mercedes-Benz took the third place. Actually Mercedes-Benz beat Skoda to be placed in the third position.

Lexus RX  is the topper of the customer satisfaction model table this year. It has achieved this position by replacing last year’s IS saloon.
Possessors of the Lexus 4 x 4 paid tribute to Lexus 4 x 4 for its quality and reliability which is par in excellence.
The services of the dealers dealing in Lexus 4 x 4 was also remarkable and the customers were quiet pleased with their dealers.

Toyota Prius hybrid is placed second and it has performed well on both operation costs and dependability.

A 10% stake was purchased by Daimler in Tesla. This was to support and back up Smart and Tesla to produce and sell more electric cars in the open market.

Smart cars which will be driven electrically will be produced to the tune of 1,000 numbers. The production is likely to start from later this year. The batteries and charging systems which will be used for this car will be produced by Tesla.
Plans to set in motion an electric car by Mercedes-Benz is also in the offing. It has plans to base its electric car on the present A-Class next year.

Tesla, in the intervening time, will apply Daimler’s engineering, production and supply chain expertness along with its lithium-ion battery pack to accelerate the production of its next car, the Model S. This model is most likely to be on sale in the US towards the end of 2011.

This is the first official picture of the awesome AMG 6.3-litre V8-engine E-Class saloon. The vehicle is to go on sale in the UK in August.

The E63 AMG employs a 6.2-litre V8 engine that builds up a spectacular 525bhp and a highest torque of 464lb-ft. It speeds up from 0-62 mph in 4.5 seconds, with an apex speed of 155 mph which is electronically limited.

Even though it extends 11bhp of power, fuel consumption has bettered now bringing back 22.4 mpg – 2.6 mpg more than the preceding model.

The 7 speed sports transmittal has 4 driving modes: ‘C’ (Controlled Efficiency), ‘S’ (Sport), ‘S+’ (Sport plus) and ‘M’ (Manual), which can be picked out utilizing a circular electronic switch. When operating in M mode the speed sports transmission permits gearshifts to be executed in 100 milliseconds. When it is in the Controlled Efficiency mode, the transmittal control unit is programmed to execute too soon up shifts to keep engine velocities as low as possible.

Mercedes-Benz retail merchants are hosting a Grand Prix weekend over February 21-22 to commemorate the launch of the 2009 F1 season that will mark a number of unique offers across its model range.

Various offers include complimentary upgrades, offers on Grand Prix merchandise finance packages on new and used vehicles and the opportunity to win a new Mercedes-Benz A-Class by finishing and sending a form at dealerships.
Offers are (i) 180 CDI Classic SE 5 door with metallic paint which is now obtainable for £199pm at 5.9% APR, while (ii) 180 CDI Sport with metallic paint can be purchased from £239pm at typical 5.9% APR.

There are also offers for the CLS four-door coupe, M-Class and S-Class: the CLS 320 CDI starts from £499pm; ML model deals include the ML 280 CDI Sport from £399pm and the ML 320 CDI Sport from £419pm; and there are even special offers on the top-of-range S-Class, with the S 320 CDI available from £649pm.

Mercedes-Benz is introducing panoplied versions of its novel E-Class which will suit the ultra-wealthy and the ultra-paranoid.

The E-Guard is capable of withstanding handgun bullets up to .44 calibre.
It gets extra steel amplification and all-round polycarbonate glassing to afford a ‘protective cocoon’. Its complete structural strength, corrosion protection and paint quality is certain to production-car standards: it’s a completely integrated advance rather than an aftermarket bolt-on job.

The E-Guard’s suspension and brakes are uprated to manage the increased weight. It has run-flat tyres with all tyres deflated, can go with 80kph upto 50km.

The package, not including the basic car, costs €45,000 excluding VAT.

Mercedes-Benz has 3 eco-friendly cars on its stand that are all marked as BlueZero – and this is the E-Cell hatchback.

The BlueZero E-Cell is an electrically-driven five-door compact hatch – which has shades of the next-generation A- and B-Class, with lithium-ion batteries. It will have a 62-mile range on a two-hour recharge.

There is also a BlueZero F-Cell fuel cell vehicle and the BlueZero E-Cell Plus which is a range-extended EV.
The E-Cell Plus has the Smart Fortwo’s 3-cylinder engine that acts as a creator and recharges the batteries. This is good for 373 miles between recharges.

Mercedes-Benz will introduce a ‘green’ version of its C-Class that will decrease fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in the UK market.

The C 180 Compressor Blue Efficiency replaces the existing model and Mercedes says this will reduce costs for motorists with no increase on the purchased price.
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Mercedes-Benz has twisted 4 of its new GLK compact SUVs over to after market tuners to craft one-off custom cars.

The RENNtech Rally Racer has been stimulated by the Pikes Peak hill climb rally cars, but has an extra trick: a hybrid power train, with the electric motor adding up further backing for quicker acceleration off the line.

Merc tuner Brabus has constructed the Widestar, with wide-track body kit, extensive wheel arches, new bumpers, special Brabus wheels and customized inside.

Boulevard Customs has severed off the roof of its GLK, equipped a wide-body kit and 26″ wheels, made over the interior and matched a bespoke sound system. The outcome, called Urban Whip, is rather significant of the customized Suzuki Vitaras accepted in the UK in the 1980s.
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This model will not allow you to loosen your purse strings as it runs on compressed natural gas (CNG) which is the cheapest auto fuel in the world. The three-star iconic luxury brand, Mercedes-Benz, just drove in with a CNG-complaint engine, making it more fuel efficient than the India’s cheapest car Maruti 800, which runs only on petrol.

New CNG alternative fuel of Mercedes-Benz runs over 20 km on a kg of CNG against its petrol sibling which drinks a liter for every 12 km. What is more, CNG comes at less than half the price that is Rs19 as against Rs 45.52 for petrol in Delhi. And CNG is much more cleaner than petrol.

As energy crisis grasps the world and guesses climb about a sizable fuel price hike, CNG has occupied the focus in Mercedes India plans. The German company has already brought in a couple of CNG-compatible cars to Delhi and Mumbai, permitting even the rich to have cheaper fuel options. According to sources of the automobile industry Mercedes-Benz plans to bring its global success CNG sedans to India.