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Daimler AG is considering launching a series of small Mercedes-Benz cars in the U.S. in a bid to tap Americans’ growing interest in downsized models that offer upscale features and finishes, the German car maker’s chief executive said.
Under its tentative plan, Mercedes would import by 2012 at least one of four next-generation compact models it will start selling in Europe in late 2011, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. [click to continue...]
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Over half a century after the original ‘Gullwing’, Mercedes has created another: the new 563bhp SLS AMG supercar
Here, in final, production-ready form, is the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. It’s a very surprising car, and not just for its gullwing doors.
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German carmaker Daimler AG said its Mercedes-Benz Cars division saw a 4 percent increase in global sales in October.
Daimler, based in Stuttgart, said the division, which includes the Mercedes-Benz and Smart brands, delivered 97,700 cars during the month compared with 93,800 in October 2008.
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German auto maker Mercedes-Benz today launched a new version of its truck Actros in the country priced at Rs 65 lakh (ex-showroom, Pune).
“The new Mercedes-Benz Actros will be a valuable partner for the vibrant Indian mining and infrastructure operators and we have high expectations from this product in India,” Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director and CEO Wilfried Aulbur said in a statement.
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While we’ve yet to see the all-new SLS AMG Gullwing that is scheduled to make its world debut at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz has already begun working on a topless version of the SLR McLaren’s replacement that was scooped here by our photographers during testing. The convertible model, which will feature an electric folding canvas top, is expected to go on sale almost two years later than the coupe, in late 2011.
If you pay close attention to the photos, you can see that the SLS AMG roadster features normal door handles, meaning that Mercedes has most likely ditched the coupe model’s “gullwing” doors in favor of conventional openings. However, there is a possibility that Merc may use scissor-type doors like the those found on the outgoing McLaren SLR roadster.
Sans the rooftop and the rear deck, the roadster model’s styling appears to be identical to that of the coupe.
Don’t expect to see any changes under the hood either, with the roadster using the same front-mounted 6.3-litre V8 engine as the Gullwing. It produces an output of 571HP and 650Nm (479 lb-ft) of torque with power being delivered to the rear wheels through a new seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.
According to the German automaker’s preliminary figures, the SLS AMG Gullwing takes 3.8 seconds to reach 100 km/h or 62mph and achieves a top speed of 315 km/h or 196 mph. Because of the increased weight due to the necessary structural reinforcements, the roadster should be a tad bit slower in acceleration than the fixed-roof SLS AMG.
It remains to be seen if Mercedes will also offer a roadster version of the recently confirmed, all-electric SLS “Gullwing” eDrive that will be powered by four electric motors positioned near the wheels producing a combined output of 526HP and a peak torque of 880Nm (649 lb-ft).
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