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Mercedes-Benz unveiled its most extravagant SUV yet at the last Geneva Motor Show, the Mercedes-Maybach G 650 Landaulet. The G 650 is based on the G-Class, the German automaker's famous square-shaped SUV, but offers a unique style due to its mammoth proportions and an open section at the back that …

Never before have we come so close to driving a street-legal Formula 1 car on Canadian roads. The mad geniuses at AMG, the high-performance division of Mercedes-Benz, are working behind closed doors on a new hypercar codenamed “Project One.” From what we can gather, this will be a real F1 …

PADERBORN, Germany – When your enemies are called the Audi R8 , the BMW M8 , the Jaguar F-TYPE and the Porsche 911 , and you want to compete with these performance stalwarts, you know the task at hand is a colossal one. The basic recipe for success inevitably includes …

After walking several kilometres on the vast floor of the Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany, The Car Guide is now heading over to the region of Paderborn, in order to slip behind the wheel of the 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT . To be more precise, the Canadian market will get six …

As the auto industry turns to alternative powertrains and SUVs, the Mercedes-Benz GLE 550e would appear as an ideal choice for today's environment. This new offering is a sign of the times, as the German brand's new plug-in hybrid, midsize SUV replaces the turbo-diesel GLE 350d. The 550e receives the …

If Mercedes-Benz wants to survive, it has to do what other luxury carmakers are doing, which is to offer vehicles that the masses can afford while catering its traditional clientele, who want only the most exclusive models. That’s why the noble German brand is constantly refining its S-Class—the biggest and …

To stand out in a world where luxury is no longer defined with power windows or heated seats, where horsepower has surpassed logic a long time ago and connectivity has become a common feature, luxury automakers must figure new ways to set themselves apart from the competition. In the new …

We talk a lot about the Mercedes-Benz E-Class , and rightfully so. This car comes in four variants, including sedan, wagon, coupe and cabriolet, not to mention the world-rocking AMG versions. It’s no wonder that the company has become the number-one luxury brand in the United States. The E-Class Cabriolet …

Mercedes-Benz's vehicle lineup has never been so diverse. From affordable models to supercars, from wagons to SUVs of all shapes and sizes, the manufacturer has something for everyone. After last year's introduction of the 10th generation of its E-Class sedans and wagons, this year sees the arrival of the third …

CALGARY, Alberta – German automakers are pretty good at creating new market segments, and they did it again a few years ago with coupe-like SUVs. BMW conjured up the X6, and Mercedes-Benz eventually retaliated with the midsize GLE Coupe. Then BMW introduced the X4 , and Benz’s response is the …