The BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class have long been rivals, with each generation of these famous models trading blows in every category. The new 320i Mzansi Edition – at R863,692 – has now leveled up BMW’s game – ...
The arrival of the Mercedes GLC for 2016 saw the company capitalise on the growing crossover trend, becoming the brand’s best-selling model in 2020. Mercedes hopes to continue that trend with the next-gen model that’s currently under development. Numerous ...
If you want to drive around in a Mercedes-Benz C-Class, the cheapest model on offer is the C180 at R723,000. This gets you a four-door luxury sedan that puts out 115kW and 250Nm. Need more power? Mercedes-AMG has the ...
Porsche recently updated the Macan SUV with a new look, new features, and more power. As a result, the mid-range Macan S now comes in at a South African starting price of R1,271,000. This puts it firmly in the crosshairs ...
South African pricing for the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class has been revealed, with model listings now available on the local Mercedes-Benz website. South African pricing for the C200 starts at R856,080 – while the C220d starts at R911,740. This follows the ...
Lamborghini’s Huracan STO has been generating a lot of buzz as one of the finest cars of the year. Designed to handle a track, how does it do on a drag strip? YouTube’s Schmee150 decided to pit it against ...
Buyers of the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class must earn at least R80,000 per month to be able to “afford” the luxury sedan. This is according to a calculation done by TopAuto, which follows guidance from financial experts. Mercedes-Benz recently listed ...
The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class has gone on sale in South Africa, with the 2.0-litre, turbo-diesel C220d available at a starting price of R911,740. This puts the Mercedes-Benz in direct competition with BMW’s newest 2.0-litre, turbo-diesel, 3 Series – the ...
It’s a customary belief during the Lunar New Year that a good spring cleaning before can bring you and your household good luck and prosperity. Of course, you yourself would get all groomed and dressed to the nines in ...
Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday announced it will partner with Woburn, Massachusetts-based Factorial Energy to develop solid-state batteries for future electric vehicles. The announcement comes just a month after a similar partnership was announced between Hyundai Motor Group and Factorial. It ...
Mercedes-Benz South Africa has told TopAuto that it will not bring the C300d or the four-wheel-drive “4Matic” versions of the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class to the country. The company cited the C220d as the reason for not bringing in the ...
Mercedes-AMG has revealed its first hybrid performance car – the GT 63 S E Performance. The E Performance is based on the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4-door Coupe, and is fitted with a unique petrol-electric drivetrain with an electric ...
Mercedes named Kingspan as a new partner ahead of last week’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but faced outcry over the company’s involvement in the Grenfell Tower disaster. Kingspan’s insulation was one of the products that was used on the ...
Rubell Museum to showcase Project MAYBACH to the public from December 1st – December 2nd. The world is devastated by the recent passing of fashion designer icon Virgil Abloh, who incorporated his unique artistic vision into countless collaborations and ...
What appears to be the 2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan was spotted testing in Europe this week under some pretty substantial camouflage. While it may be difficult to tell where the body stops and the disguise begins, one thing is ...
Nissan will use a new race car concept to help develop electric-vehicle technology. Revealed today, the concept is powered by the dual-motor, all-wheel-drive setup that will power the range-topping version of the new Ariya electric crossover. Hyundai and Kia ...
Mercedes-Benz has revealed the outlandish Project Maybach concept – an all-electric and totally bespoke creation co-designed with fashion designer Virgil Abloh, who died earlier this week. The concept has been revealed in tribute to Abloh, who worked with Mercedes ...
Mercedes has made its electric eVito van more competitive in the face of rivals such as the Citroen e-Dispatch and Vauxhall Vivaro-e with a substantial range boost and fast-charging tech. The updates to the panel van, which mirror tweaks made ...
The new Mercedes-AMG SL has been revealed – and it is an absolute stunner. Mercedes said the new car “returns to its roots” with a soft top and sporty character. Two models are then available: Mercedes-AMG SL 55, and ...
Daimler navigated its toughest quarter yet with regard to scarce semiconductor supply by prioritizing its most lucrative models, keeping earnings on track to grow this year even as vehicle sales slump. Group earnings before interest and tax will be ...
Overview When the Benz-branded GLE’s 255 and 362 horsepower just aren’t enough, the Mercedes-AMG GLE53’s 429 horses are here to cure the power deficit. Along with a sportier chassis setup, the more powerful turbo 3.0-liter inline-six is the primary ...
Several years ago I refereed a magazine twin test between the two fastest hot hatches you could buy at the time. We were in South Wales in the middle of winter, the roads caked in salt with ambient temperatures ...
Overview The 2021 Mercedes-AMG A35 sports a 302-hp turbo four that snorts like a hog on steroids and kicks like a mule when launched from a stop. Barnyard analogies aside, the A35 is based on the Mercedes-Benz A-class compact ...
Mercedes-Benz is currently focused on expanding their EQ range of electric sedans and SUVs, however, they don’t forget more traditional models like the E-Class. A few months ago we saw a mysterious mule and now our spy photographers spotted a ...
Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz won regulatory approval to deploy a hands-free driving system in Germany ahead of Tesla, gaining an edge in the race to offer higher levels of automation in one of the world’s most competitive car markets. The automaker ...
The current Mercedes-Benz G-Class (W463) was introduced in January 2018 and as its third-year anniversary approaches, two camouflaged prototypes of the AMG variant were caught testing on public roads by our spy photographers. Judging from the side-mounted exhaust pipes ...
Summary The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is a medium-sized saloon and estate car that is now in its fifth generation. This version was launched in the summer of 2021, arriving in the UK later in the year. The previous generation C-Class ...
Mercedes will move to a new generation of its long-lived E-Class within the next couple of years, and the first spy shots of the new model have surfaced. Caught by our spy photographers on public roads in Europe, the rival ...
By Hannah Elliott, Los Angeles This year, it seems, all anyone ever wanted to talk about in the car world were electric vehicles. In March, nine EU countries urged the European Commission to accelerate an EU-wide phaseout of gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles. In November, ...
If you’re having your first taste of an all-new car – and an important one at that, like an all-new Mercedes C-Class – it’s best to assess it in ‘as near’ to purest form as possible. And purest for ...
Mercedes-Benz has provided details on the electric vehicles it will launch in South Africa in 2022. The five new models coming to the country this year are the EQA, EQB, EQC, EQE, and EQS. Mercedes-Benz will also collaborate with ...
In Detail submitted by Richard Owen price $ $ $54 000 USD engine Supercharged V6 position Front Longitudinal aspiration Supercharged valvetrain SOHC, 3 Valves / Cyl fuel feed Electronic Sequential Injection displacement 3199 cc / 195.2 in³ bore 89 ...
Mercedes-Benz’ F800 Style research vehicle is showing the future of premium automobiles from a new perspective, as the five-seat premium sedan combines highly efficient drive technologies with unparalleled safety and convenience features and an emotive design idiom, which interprets current ...
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 was introduced in autumn 2010 as an exclusive customer sports car for sprint and long-distance races. The racing car was developed according to the GT3 regulations of the FIA, which require among other things a ...
The NX450h+ plug-in hybrid will be the flagship of the NX range. The new 2022 Lexus NX could be the model that amps up the Japanese premium brand’s sales in Australia. The NX plays in the competitive – and ...
Photo: Kristen Lee/Jalopnik If you were leasing a car, there was a time when you could trade that leased car to any dealership instead of giving it back to the brand you got it from. Due to the used ...
The Mercedes E-Class is fresh off a facelift for the 2021 model year, but the automaker is already developing the next iteration. New spy shots from somewhere in southern Europe give us our first glimpse of the sixth-generation E-Class ...
Traditionally the top of the Mercedes-Benz product range is occupied by the grand coupé. With the Concept S-Class Coupé the company will provide a concrete vision of the next model generation at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt: with ...
Mercedes just launched the facelifted E-Class for the 2021 model year, which brought it more in line with the current Audi A6 and BMW 5 Series. Oddly enough, the company is already working on prototypes for the next-gen E-Class ...
To fill the void, the founder of German tuner Pogea Racing has gone mad and given his Mercedes-AMG CLS 63 S Shooting Brake a massive power boost. The result is called the Lorenzo, a super wagon that can comfortably ...