Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupé 2

If car segments were members of a big family, coupés would be those who stay in the shadow of their siblings. People who want a charming car often go to cabriolets. Practical buyers prefer sedans. Performance-seekers will only take coupés in sporty variations. And, more recently, coupés can't even get the undecided: their four-door brothers are increasingly eager to snatch those folks. Mercedes-Benz sells at least one of each of those. However, like in most families, coupés only need a moment of your undivided attention to show at what are they good. When someone does that, the results are usually breathtaking.

Mercedes-Benz S 63 760 Brabus

Sempre graças à importadora Strasse, a linha de modelos do fabricante alemão preparados pela Brabus acaba de aumentar mais uma vez. O modelo da vez é o Classe S, cuja versão de performance e exclusividade igualmente altos chega por US$ 640 mil. As alterações típicas aparecem de novo, como o predomínio da cor preta e os retoques visuais de gosto extravagante. Entretanto, também está lá um motor V8 biturbo, que desenvolve 770 cv e 112,2 kgfm – aceleração de 0 a 100 km/h em 3,7 segundos e máxima de 325 km/h. Outros destaques são partes feitas em fibra de carbono e dutos do motor banhados a ouro.

Mercedes-Benz A-Class 2016

Europeans are longtime fans of “hot hatches”. The term is their own creation, and refers to hatchbacks in their sporty versions, with aggressive design and, of course, high-performance powertrain. This trend was focused on compact cars, at first, but it didn’t take long to expand towards more expensive categories. Months ago, Renault and Seat competed over a Nürburgring record, but a new version took the title back to Mégane. Today, Mercedes-Benz updates its hatchback already including the AMG sibling – weeks after the latest Audi RS3 took the old one’s gold medal in engine power.

Mercedes-Benz GLC

During the 2000s, the trio of German luxury automakers had quite a dilemma with which to deal. Their everlasting search for new buyers reached the inevitable point of looking to the less wealthy, after finding so many different ways to keep pleasing the regular crowd. The only way to do it in the short term was making their entry-level lineup cheaper, but it would bring an unbearable loss of prestige. This is why they opted for the whole new investment that led to models like A-Class and 1-Series. As it turns out, these became successful enough to motivate several changes even to the older options.

Linhas Mercedes-Benz A e B 2016

Depois da arquirrival BMW, a Mercedes-Benz agora equipa sua linha mais acessível com motor bicombustível no Brasil. A versão 200 de CLA, Classe A, Classe B e GLA usa a nova versão do motor 1.6 turbo, mas ele não mudou além do óbvio: foram mantidos potência (156 cv), torque (25,5 kgfm), e plano de manutenção (revisões a cada dez mil quilômetros). Todo o restante também foi mantido, de modo que eles continuam trazendo o sistema start/stop, o seletor de vários modos de condução, e o mesmo restante da lista de equipamentos. A minivan começou a ser vendida em julho, um mês depois dos demais.

Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2016

G-Class has become so iconic that people actually like its old-fashioned styling, specially in a world dominated by crossovers. That’s why Mercedes only gave it some nips and tucks now, like retouched bumpers and spoilers, and new wheels. More important news is the adoption of a twin-turbo, 4.0 V8 for G 500, good for 422 hp and 62 kgfm, and a diesel-burner 2.1-liter for G 350 d, which reaches 245 hp and 61,1 kgfm. Regarding the AMGs, G 63 goes to 571 hp and G 65 to 630 hp and 101.6 kgfm. There’s also the AMG Edition 463, with two-tone internal trim, Nappa seats, 21” wheels and carbon-fiber inserts.

Mercedes-Benz GLE

Do you remember how German automakers fractionate the release of a new car? Special trim levels, multiple body variations… each one gets its own event. They usually start with the most important ones, but only because the real reason behind this is to get more attention. However, there are times when the same purpose needs a different way to be achieved. Mercedes released the brand new GLE lineup starting with the Coupé, some months ago, and only now moved to the main model. But if you have good memory, you’ll understand what was done just by looking at the pictures.

Mercedes-Benz S 63 Coupé Brabus

Lançada no último Salão de Genebra, a mais nova criação da Brabus já pode ser adquirida no Brasil. A extravagância típica da preparadora já aparece por fora, com spoilers e parachoques melhorados com fibra de carbono. Já as rodas de 21” compartilham a cor bronze com os vários detalhes da cabine, que por sua vez vem toda revestida em couro. O motor V8 biturbo do S 63 AMG foi retrabalhado para gerar 850 cv e 147,8 kgfm, suficientes para levá-lo a 100 km/h em 3,5 s, a 200 km/h em 9,4 s, e ao limite eletrônico de 350 km/h. Também vêm tração integral e câmbio automático de sete marchas.

Mercedes-Benz C180 Brabus

Continuando sua recente investida no Brasil, a Brabus agora oferece outra versão do novo Classe C. Custando R$ 159.000, a C180 pode vir como sedã ou Touring (perua), e repete o conjunto de mudanças externas vistas no C200 preparado: entre itens de série e opcionais, estão lá spoilers dianteiro, laterais e traseiro, rodas de aro 18” ou 19”, e novos pedaleiras, pinos de porta, tapetes e paddle-shifters de metal, todos com a marca Brabus. O motor é um 1.6 turbo de 177 cv e 30,6 kgfm, que vai de 0 a 100 km/h em 8,4 segundos e à máxima de 230 km/h. Todos os itens novos são fabricados pela OEM Quality.

Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupé

Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz have reached a point where it’s almost impossible for a customer to decide from which to buy by looking for the “best” car. Since their vehicles have managed to be just as comfortable, efficient, powerful, roomy, safe and stylish, choosing one of them has become essentially a matter of personal taste. And this is what has conquered their attention since a couple of years ago. After 6-Series Gran Coupé emerged as a response to CLS, now it’s time for Daimler to release its very own “Sports Activity Vehicle” – also known as an X6-fighter.

Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake

And the German goose has laid another golden egg. After a sedan and a crossover, A-Class’ family now spawns an extra-stylish station wagon, which intends to join C-Class Estate in a similar customer-tempting duality to that maintained by CLA and C-Class sedan since 2013. Besides, having one more specimen of a car category which has become seriously endangered in the past few years is always great. Not only will this article present the main vehicle, which is Mercedes’ latest shooting brake, as also introduce you to its AMG super-sporty variation, which was released at the same time.

Mercedes-Benz SL 400

Que tal ser apresentado ao roadster mais seguro do mundo? Esta versão do SL é o mais novo Mercedes-Benz a ser vendido no Brasil, por US$ 222,9 mil. Ele substitui o SL 350 com um 3.0 V6 biturbo de 333 cv e 48,9 kgfm, que o leva de 0 a 100 km/h em 5,2 segundos. Os outros destaques incluem carroceria em alumínio, câmbio automático 7G-Tronic com quatro modos de uso, central Comand Online com leitor de DVD e conexão à Internet (sempre que o carro esteja parado), entrada e partida sem chave, operação da tampa traseira por gestos, e uma série de sistemas eletrônicos voltados à segurança.

Mercedes-Maybach S-Class

After some teasers and lots of speculation, the last Los Angeles Auto Show was selected to hold the presentation of the real deal. Even though Mercedes’ last attempt of reviving the Maybach brand was an expressive failure, during the last decade, it was impossible to ignore the fact that wealthier customers are always looking for something new on which to spend their money. The problem, then, was to figure a different way to work, in order not to set itself to the same result. However, after taking a few other variables into account, the best solution couldn’t have become easier to find.

Mercedes-Benz G63 Brabus

Depois de trazer o G63 620, a importadora oficial Strasse inclui a versão ainda mais potente do Classe G, com preço inicial de US$ 565 mil – é possível levar alguns itens em forma opcional. As mudanças incluem exaustão controlada, pacote aerodinâmico, rodas forjadas de 21”, suspensão regulável e os detalhes visuais da Brabus, incluindo motor com capa preta e dutos banhados a ouro (para dissipar melhor o calor). Falando nele, trata-se de um V8 biturbo de 710 cv e 97,8 kgfm, que acelera de 0 a 100 km/h em 4,9 segundos. Unidades com até doze meses de uso também podem ser convertidas.

Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2015

For the standards of the automotive world, the minivan class has gone from rise to fall surprisingly quickly. The mid-eighties labeled Chrysler and Renault’s concoctions as revolutionary, while the nineties saw their expansion into several countries – under several brands. However, they were already mainstream cars in the 2000s, and now are seriously threatened by the crossovers. Some of the reasons why Mercedes-Benz’s sole representative has become one of the scarcing sources of hope for this vehicle category are precisely what the ‘2015 facelift has enhanced.

Mercedes-AMG GT

When you gather a bunch of sports car fans and mention something like “late 1980s”, the most likely names to pop up are two. The rivalry starred by Ferrari F40 and Porsche 959 was so interesting because it showed to both public and press that there are very different ways to create a high-performance automobile. And these have only became more and more over the following years, thanks mostly to all the changes which the global market has suffered. Today, almost three decades later, this concept is what brought Mercedes-Benz to the vehicle you are just about to meet.

Mercedes-Benz CLA

Quando se fala no Classe A, a maioria das descrições explora o fato de ele hatchback, tanto por ser o único que a Mercedes-Benz oferece como por ter surgido como uma minivan, anos atrás. O GLA, por sua vez, costuma ser lembrado como um típico seguidor das tendências mais recentes do mundo automotivo. Já quando se fala no CLA, o que não passa despercebido é o seu papel de “sedã de entrada” da marca. Pode não ser a imagem mais desejável, mas é por causa dela que o modelo vem fazendo tanto sucesso. E é justamente ela que a filial brasileira acaba de reforçar.

Mercedes-Benz C200 Brabus

Muitas pessoas compram valorizando a diferenciação. Desde modelos de celular e tablet até a simples escolha de um filme ou restaurante, elas tendem a fugir das opções que a maioria costuma seguir. E isso não tem por que mudar quando se fala em carros. Alguns se enveredam por modelos mais exóticos, seja novos ou usados, outros procuram formar combinações diferentes de detalhes visuais, e outros recorrem a trabalhos posteriores à compra. Para quem não é adepto do tuning por conta própria, a saída são novidades como a deste artigo.

Mercedes-Benz Vito 3

If you are a car enthusiast who lives in Europe, hearing “Vito” will certainly remind you of “Viano”, if not also of V-Class. The reason for using multiple names for the same vehicle was to differentiate its variations, but since it started to change their uses through the years, distinguishing them became actually harder. This must be why the Germans took the vans’ new generations as an opportunity to finally give each one its separate role in the lineup, with no influence of the others. After V-Class, now it is the time to know Vito’s all-new incarnation.

Mercedes-Benz CLS 2015

Can you believe the world’s first “four-door coupé” is ten years old? In times when dozens of cars are released every year, not to mention those only retouched, it has become each time harder to keep track of the market progress of any particular one. Nevertheless, since it will always be easy for buyers to be attracted to truly good products, there is no wonder how CLS managed to spend these years not only defending itself from posterior rivals as also prospering enough as to keep presenting the best of what Mercedes-Benz has to offer.