Itâs officially summer and Iâm told that the commonfolk start bellyaching for something called a âvacationâ during these warm months. I suppose itâs something of a break from the âworkâ they do to âearnâ money and pay their âbills.â But what the hell, I decided to try out this vacation to see what all the fuss isâŚ
Since all hipsters collectively decided that the counterculture thing to do was ride fixed gear bicycles everywhere, itâs time for true hipsters to one-up to mainstream hipsters. Itâs time to bring back the Benz Patent Motorwagen from 1886 with this replica. Good year for a hipster revolution.
If itâs time to go car shopping again, perhaps skip the Craigslist ads, the enticing CarMax warranty or Aston Martin of Cleveland. This year at the Silverstone Classic auctions in the UK, we find three similar and similarly priced street legal touring car legendsâall of which are priced to sell and old enough toâŚ
UK-based classic car sellers Fast Classics have brought to market this one-of-one 1988 Mercedes 190 built by Brabus. Their asking price? ÂŁ132,000. Now, if you can pick yourself up off the floor after seeing that stratospheric price, take a look at the listing for the full explanation of what exactly makes it worth soâŚ
Here he is, everyone: Steve Mercedes, the inventor of the Mercedes. He is very proud of what he has invented, as you would be! Please show him the proper respect and deference during your time on Jalopnik.
Good morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Good morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Mercedes-Benz has always engineered its Very German Power Saloons, AKA âsedans,â with a balance of luxury and performance, but theyâre only as capable as the shoes they wear, as this video of one spinning out on the highway proves.
Mercedes-Benz hasnât been shy about its intention to flood the world with new electric cars, but one thing still up in the air was if it wanted to put an electric compact car into production. Now, we have an answer. On Friday, the German automaker said itâs dropping nearly $600 million on a factory expansion to startâŚ
If you thought the seemingly everlasting âoldâ Mercedes G-Class would actually go away completely, you underestimate its power over the militaries and corporations of the world. Itâs still being built alongside itâs refreshed and improved replacement.
Imagine you, a member of the public, are driving about in your Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing and minding your own business. As you do. Suddenly, while stopped at a light, the inattentive driver behind you taps the back of your car with his. You would have become a murderer that day, but because Mercedes is now sellingâŚ
The 2019 Mercedes Geländewagen, updated recently, is proof that Mercedes isnât slowing down with G-Wagen production, even though the bodyâs basic design hails from the 1970s. And if these new rumors of even more upcoming variants are true, then we could soon be looking at a whole family of boxy trucks.
What do you call a bite-sized Maybach? The all-new 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class L Sedan, thatâs what. It just debuted at the Beijing Auto Show. It is marvelous. It is excellent.
Automotive YouTube is a deep, unseemly pool of hucksters, show-offs and superbrains locked somewhere inside a 25-minute video no soul has ever finished. Whatâs worse than being an automotive YouTuber, though? Being an automotive YouTuber who also scams old people out of their pensions.
V12 engines. Their numbers are dwindling, sadly. And I predict that, in the coming years, they might be phased out completely in favor of smaller but more efficient systems. So, I propose that they go out with a bang.
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class, very possibly the âbest car in the world,â is going electric, Mercedes-Benzâs CEO Dieter Zetsche said Wednesday. And not just hybrid, which you can already get with the S550e. No, this will be full-on electric, and a challenge to Tesla, who has recently been beating them on their own turf.
This is certainly not the first time weâve seen dashcam video of dealership techs doing stupid, embarrassing, or disrespectful things to or with customerâs cars, and I suspect it wonât be the last. Daniel Shiekhan took his Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG in for a transmission service to a Toronto-area Mercedes-Benz dealership,âŚ
Russell Crowe has divorced his wife of over a decade. Sad! But, as he explained to an Australian television station on Thursday, heâs now trying to create âa bit of clear space.â Howâs that? Well, heâs putting hundreds of things up for auction, including a 2001 Mercedes-Benz S500 that dates to his Gladiator days.
The Mercedes SL roadster has always been a supreme luxury droptop, and the best part was that was the fact that you could have 12 cylinders under the hood if you were willing to pony up the cash. But an admittedly thinly-sourced rumor says this is the last hurrah for the V12 SL.
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has some of the most comfortable and pampering seats on the market today. You can drive around while being simultaneously cooled, heated, massaged and hugged by the active bolsters. But whatâs under all that buttery and perforated leather?
