Nik J Miles

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“Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG: Most powerful production SUV”

Exclusivity with a bi-turbo V8

The true luxury SUV market segment was actually created by Mercedes-Benz, when the German automaker debuted the first generation M-Class in the fall of 1997, breaking new ground. Now, 14 years later, the new 2012  M-Class rolls into dealer showrooms adding new standard features and options loaded with state-of-the-art safety technology. Starring at the top of the model lineup is the ML63 AMG which is scheduled to go on sale in early March.

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“Premium quality in a compact format”

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan is number one in sales worldwide in its market segment. That’s newsworthy in its own right, but for the 2012 model year, the iconic German automaker has undertaken a major restyling of its popular four-door C-Class sedan that incorporates more than 2,000 new parts, including new bumpers, headlights, front grille, an aluminum hood, LED taillights along with a redesigned interior.

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Slip a big V-8 engine in to a compact coupe and you have the makings of an awesome sports coupe.  When the engine is the Mercedes-Benz AMG 6.3-liter V-8 and the car is the C-Class coupe the edge becomes even sharper and the car becomes world class.

At 510 horsepower, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series is the most powerful C-Class of all time and is expected to make a 0 to 60 mph run in under four seconds.  The engine is backed by the high-performance AMG Speedshift MCT-7 transmission driving the rear wheels. The transmission has four modes, the rev-matching function and RACE START deliver maximum driving fun and a high degree of versatility. In the “Sport plus” and “Manual” modes gearshift takes a mere 100 milliseconds. Read the rest of this entry »

Owners of the new Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG will be getting the best of both worlds with the new 5.5-liter V-8 engine.  Boasting an increase of 60-hp for the SLK55 from the previous version, up to 415-hp, the engine also is consuming about 30 percent less fuel.

The new AMG Cylinder Management system and direct fuel injection are responsible for the magic that provides the seemly contradictory characteristics. Read the rest of this entry »

Arriving in U.S. Mercedes-Benz showrooms in September 2011, the all-new 2012 C63 AMG will offer the latest addition to the company’s high performance arsenal.

The new coupe joins the successful C63 AMG Sedan and CLS 63 AMG as well as the AMG family of coupes which includes the CLS63 AMG and the CL63 AMG.

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The Original 4-Door Coupe On Steroids

Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. – Helen of Troy may have been the face that launched a thousand ships into battle, but the Mercedes-Benz CLS was the face that launched hundreds of thousands of cars.  The Mercedes CLS made design history in 2006 (2004 in Europe and South America) when it created the swept back roof line that was marketed as a “four-door coupe”.  In succeeding years the roofline was emulated by more than a dozen other automakers, but none captured the full essence of the CLS.

The fall of 2010 brought a new generation of the sexy four-door and early in 2011, the 2012 version of the CLS 63 AMG performance model debuted producing perfect 10s in the “Wow Factor” rating. Read the rest of this entry »

“Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG: The next gullwing classic?”

It has been said that “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, and that’s indeed true up to a point. There’s no question that in the case of either the classic Mercedes-Benz 300SL gullwing of the mid-‘50s, or the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG gullwing, that they are both elegant and beautiful, and highly desirable vehicles. Several colleagues have expressed however, that in their perception, the earlier version is by far the more beautiful and desirable of the two. Here we come to an impasse, as both cars have equal merit in their own right and are both lustworthy objects to any true auto aficionado. Those that claim the original, iconic gullwing ranks as superior in value and substance to the newer SLS AMG version, due so while stating that the latter is nothing more than a marketing exercise or ploy that possesses no real merit in terms of value or collectability, while also suggesting that the 2011 SLS AMG will soon be forgotten by those in the know – I seriously doubt it.

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“One Bad-to-the-Bone Benz”

The 2012 CLS 63 AMG sedan represents a continuation of the CLS 55 AMG and CLS 63 AMG before it – models that have turned fantasies into reality on a global basis since 2004.

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NWAPA

Imagine driving a very cool new car for a distance between 9 to 25 miles, getting out and then into another very cool car for another 9 to 25 mile leg and then repeating the same routine through 23 cars in a two day period.

NWAPA

Welcome to the 2010 NWAPA (Northwest Automotive Press Association) Run to the Sun held recently in western Washington.  After 23 cars and more than 450 miles of smiles, here are our quick impressions of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Read the rest of this entry »

When the Mercedes-Benz CL AMG rolls into dealerships in November, a new 5.5-liter biturbo engine will replace the naturally aspired AMG 6.3-liter V-8 engine.  The new AMG engine develops a peak output of 536-hp and maximum torque of 590-lb.ft.  In conjunction with the AMG Performance Package, these figures increase to 563 hp and 664 lb-ft. Read the rest of this entry »