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Cash inflow of approximately €300 million
Daimler Trucks and Mercedes-Benz Cars in very good positions and with increased activities in India (more…)
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PeterH on March 9th, 2010
Aim: Best in class – top performance in all respects by virtue of a comprehensively efficient powertrain
Affalterbach – AMG is writing another chapter in its “AMG Performance 2015″ drive system strategy: a completely newly developed AMG 5.5-litre V8 biturbo engine with a peak output of up to 420 kW (544 to 571 hp) and
maximum torque of up to 900 newton metres will enter the lineup in summer 2010. The new eight-cylinder unit known internally as the M 157 impresses with a wealth of technological highlights such as direct petrol
injection with spray-guided combustion and twin turbochargers. (more…)
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- Collaborations with Sauber, then McLaren
- World championship victories in 1998, 1999 and 2008 (more…)
Continue reading about Since 1994: Mercedes-Benz in Formula 1
- Early days in cooperation with the Sauber racing stable
- Championship victories with several different vehicles
- DTM draws the crowds
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- 1951: a time for testing and a new strategy
- Initial successes in 1952 with the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (W 194)
- 1954 and 1955: triumphant years for the W 196 R and 300 SLR (more…)
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- 1934: birth of a new star – the W 25
- Races and speed records
- 432.7 km/h – still the fastest speed ever recorded on a public highway (more…)
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- Productive interaction between commitment to sports and the brand’s top-quality production cars
- Engineering competence and the excitement of competition (more…)
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The AMG arm of Mercedes-Benz introduced its latest engine here today at its headquarters in Affalterbach, Germany. The new engine is a 5.5-liter direct injection twin-turbo V8 and it will eventually replace the current 6.2-liter normally-aspirated V8 throughout the lineup. AMG vehicles equipped with the new engine will still be referred to as “63s” though because Mercedes likes the sound of it. (more…)
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- 1926: debut of Mercedes-Benz Kompressor cars on the racetrack
- Impressive vehicles dubbed ‘white elephants’
- Victory in Mille Miglia 1931 as the first non-Italian winner (more…)
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- 1894: Daimler engines take 1st to 4th place in the world’s first car race
- Epoch-making Grand Prix victories in 1908 and 1914
- Supercharger era begins in 1922 (more…)
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50,000 design ideas from more than 100 countries for the smart fortwo
Stuttgart – smart’s worldwide design contest “Style your smart” implemented the “open innovation” approach in the car industry – with resounding success. More than 8,000 smart and design fans from more than 100 countries took part in the creative contest that ran for a period of around six weeks. On the website www.styleyoursmart.com entrants created more than 50,000 designs for the exterior of the smart fortwo. The winner with the most creative design is Tamir Shefer from Jaffa, Israel. He receives prize money of €1,500.
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PeterH on March 3rd, 2010
- Mercedes-Benz USA Records February Sales of 14,870 passenger cars and light truck vehicles – an improvement of 4.7 percent over February 2009
- Mercedes-Benz USA Records 515 Sales of Sprinter Vans
- smart USA Records 442 Sales in February 2010 – a nearly 60 percent improvement over January 2010 (more…)
Mercedes-Benz C-Class and E-Class create a new dimension of efficiency
Continue reading about A shining example of low consumption and CO2 emissions
The ever-increasing eco awareness and the global financial crisis have determined automotive producers to start the downsizing trend, replacing naturally aspirated engines with smaller-capacity forced induction units that are more efficient, in order to improve the fuel efficiency and decrease the amount of CO2 emitted by their cars.
Continue reading about Mercedes AMG Replacing 6.2 Liter V8 With 544 HP Twin-turbo V8
- Bus brand of Daimler AG at UMA Expo 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada
- US variant of touring coach with over 30 new features
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PeterH on February 26th, 2010
- Gullwing model for motor racing’s top flight
- Unique super sports car concept
- Two monitors for keeping a close eye on the race
- C 63 AMG Estate once again Official F1™ Medical Car
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