All AMG badges are not created equal. Mercedes has done this for the better part of a decade now and it confuses some people. There are AMG cars such as the C-63 AMG and there are AMG packages such as the C-class AMG sports package. So what we are talking about here today is the …
Tag Archive: Mercedes Benz
Oct 04
Nico Rosberg Guides us through the Evolution of the Racing Helmet
It is very easy to see how race cars have changed over time, but helmets are often over looked. They too have gone through huge changes from leather all the way to today’s modern composite built helmets. Not to mention that at least in F1 helmets are styled aerodynamically to be a part of the …
Sep 23
The SLS AMG GT around the Ring with DC in the drivers seat
The Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT takes the already spectacular SLS stiffens the suspension, adds 20hp, and tunes it a bit all to make a more hard edged racers. In fact the slight reworks drops a full five seconds off the SLS AMGs ring lap time. Who better to show us the new SLS AMG …
May 29
Driven: Mercedes Benz E63 AMG
For 2012 Mercedes updates the E63 AMG with some new styling cues, a new engine, and that same old AMG awesomeness that makes us love these cars. Gone is the old 6.3L engine (actually a 6.2) and in is a 5.5L bi turbo torque monster. The new engine featuring direct injection makes 518hp in standard …
Jan 23
Mercedes’ ABC Suspension
A lot of people refer to the suspension on the current S-Class as “airbag suspension”, but that’s an inaccurate description. The Active Body Control(ABC) doesn’t employ an airbag at all. Mercedes Benz deputed ABC on the 1999 CL-Class. But what exactly is it? With the ABC system, the car sits on 4 fairly ordinary looking …


