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More S-class Porn

Mercedes-Benz S 350 BlueTec ( W222) 2012

We’re excited to share video of the S-class’ launch! As a follow-up to our article on the 2014 MB S-class reveal, this video highlights the technology that Mercedes-Benz has stuffed into it’s smooth body and also features the S-class driving through the desert. One caveat though, the presenter gets confused at the end and states [...]

Hey, Tesla! Trust Us, We’re Car Dealers.

North Carolina’s Senate Commerce Committee recently approved legislation which would prohibit Tesla, and all other auto companies, from selling their products direct to consumers. This is akin to banning farmer’s markets and forcing consumers to shop at supermarkets. Sounds absurd, right? But apparently the Commerce Committee would prefer Tesla to open dealerships within the state [...]

And Now This… The S-class Coupe Spied!

Since the 2014 S-class launch is already such old news, we thought we’d show you what Autoblog’s spy shooters just caught: The S-class Coupe testing in the wilds of Germany. Granted it’s clad in camo-jammies, but this is the CL replacement out and about. It’s hard to tell exactly what’s going on under the masking, [...]

Achtung! Die Neue S-Klasse!

According to its 120 page press release (of course we read it all, there isn’t a quiz is there?), Mercedes-Benz has set out to build “the best automobile in the world.” In addition to the press release’s length, MB may have set a record for hyperbole, acronyms, and buzz-words (soon to be cliched). But did [...]

Congrats BMW! You Broke the Guiness World Record for Longest Drift

That’s right, on May 11th, BMW broke the previous Guiness World Record for Longest Drift, almost seven miles, by 44 miles! The new record, set by an M5, now stands at 51.3 miles! That’s like the time you drifted straight from Manhattan to your folk’s posh pad in Fairfield, CT. I say, well done, Chauncey. [...]

Leaked! 2014 BMW M5 facelift

BMW accidentally posted official images of the facelifted 2014 M5 on its website, when the configurator was updated ahead of schedule. The current M5, which initially went on sale in 2011, receives very mild updates. The grille is modified to incorporate double vertical slats (like on the M6), rather than single ones; the headlights are [...]

“Fastest Taxi Driver in the World”

“It’s a good job,” says Sabine Schmitz, without a hint of understatement. In case you’ve been on Mars for the last twenty years and returned this morning, Ms. Schmitz is employed as the Nurburgring’s “taxi” driver and ferries people around the ‘Ring in a BMW M5. In the video, she discusses growing up in her [...]