This is how designers working for European spy agency Automedia think the Mercedes-Benz GLC (above) will look when it lands in New Zealand this year. They have used pictures of the camouflaged GLC as a guide. The illustrations of the Audi Q1, Mini Countryman and Volvo XC60 on this page are also based on many pictures of camouflaged prototypes. The GLC replaces the GLK, … [Read more...] about A peek at the future – what NZ buyers can expect
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New Audi Q7 sheds weight equivalent to a ‘concert grand piano’
The new Audi Q7 weighs in at 1995kg, around 325kg lighter than the outgoing model, shedding bulk that is roughly “the equivalent of a concert grand piano”, says the carmaker. Audi took the covers off the second-generation SUV before its first official unveiling at next month’s Detroit motor show. It revealed a smaller, lighter and more fuel-efficient Q7 that will arrive in … [Read more...] about New Audi Q7 sheds weight equivalent to a ‘concert grand piano’
New Benz estate and hybrid sedan add to a world of alphabet soup
Mercedes-Benz is reportedly planning to introduce 19 new models between now and 2020, some of them refreshes of existing variants, others occupying new segments. The M-Class SUV name goes, replaced by a G-Class variant … it’s more than ever a world of alphabet soup in the A-, B-, C-, E-, G-, S-Class and AMG model ranges. A couple of those ‘new’ examples in the … [Read more...] about New Benz estate and hybrid sedan add to a world of alphabet soup
Mercedes-Benz limo overall winner of women’s world car of year award
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class (above) has won the overall Women’s World Car of the Year award for 2014, beating second-placed Audi A8 and third-placed Tesla Model S, the battery-electric car the NZ Green Party wants the NZ Government to use as its ministerial fleet. The S-Class also won the luxury category, again pipping the Audi and Tesla. But the US-built Tesla won the … [Read more...] about Mercedes-Benz limo overall winner of women’s world car of year award
Benz paints its latest wagon as a plaything for the mega-rich
The noisiest part of this Mercedes-Benz off-road wagon was the squeal from the 37-inch tyres on winding sealed roads in Spain, say photographers from spy agency Automedia. Rubber meeting the road as the lightly camouflaged prototype G63 AMG Gelandewagen went from one off-road test track to another drowned out the exhaust burble from its twin-turbocharged 5.5-litre V8 … [Read more...] about Benz paints its latest wagon as a plaything for the mega-rich