When Mercedes-Benz launch a car, you’d better take notice, particularly if you are looking at the A-Class, writes Robin Roberts. As the oldest car-maker it knows more than a thing or two about design and engineering, and after really establishing its reputation with executive and luxury models it turned its attention to smaller models. It launched the first A-Class in 1997 but the series has … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Mercedes-Benz A 180d Sport
The UK is the largest global market for the Mercedes-Benz A-Class range of five door hatchbacks and four door saloons with over 340,000 sold since the first generation arrived in 1997, writes David Miles. Last year a record 43,527 of them were sold in the UK making it the UK’s eighth best selling model range and this year it has moved up the top ten sales chart to fourth position. … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: MB C 200 AMG Line 4MATIC Saloon
You should rightly expect something special from the world’s oldest car-maker and you wouldn’t be disappointed with the Mercedes-Benz C-class, particularly the highly popular C200 4Matic AMG Line auto tested. Almost 100 years after the company was created from the partnership of German engineers Daimler and Benz it introduced the car which was to be the foundation for today’s C-class, the … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: MB C-class 250d AMG Line coupe
You know Mercedes-Benz must be doing something right after nearly a century of making cars and when close rivals are struggling they turn out models like the C-class 250d AMG Line coupe. It’s not smallest, biggest, most economical or fastest, but it simply does so many things so well it stands head and shoulders above competitors in its class. If you asked me to define this coupe … [Read more...]
New MB SLC from under £30,500
The new Mercedes-Benz SLC will be from £30,495 for the entry-level 200 Sport. The SLC is available in Sport or AMG Line with a choice of four engines. The petrol line-up features a 2.0-litre motor which produces 184hp (SLC 200) or 245hp (SLC 300). The SLC 200 is available as standard with a six-speed manual gearbox (150 g/km of CO2) or the optional 9G-TRONIC automatic transmission … [Read more...]
Vito van now with zero-APR option
The versatile Mercedes-Benz Vito is now available for the first time with 0% APR and a £500 finance deposit contribution. The Vito offer is available across all models, including: Panel van, which can house up to three Europallets; Dualiner, with room for up to six people and plenty of cargo; and Traveliner and Shuttle variants, with up to three rows of seats. Car-like to drive and compact … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Mercedes-Benz C 220 Sport Saloon
The oldest car-maker in the world proves its in step with modern trends in the shape of the latest Mercedes-Benz C-Class saloon. Over 30 years ago, the big-car maker decided to bring its values and virtues into the medium sector with what was the first generation of the C-Class and now the fifth generation is about to make its mark. It is a significant 100KG lighter than the series it replaces … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Mercedes-Benz C 220 Sport Saloon
The oldest car-maker in the world proves its in step with modern trends in the shape of the latest Mercedes-Benz C-Class saloon. Over 30 years ago, the big-car maker decided to bring its values and virtues into the medium sector with what was the first generation of the C-Class and now the fifth generation is about to make its mark. It is a significant 100KG lighter than the series it replaces … [Read more...]
Mercedes-Benz Citan grows with Traveliner
A new extra-long Traveliner variant of the Mercedes-Benz Citan urban delivery van will soon be available to order, with a total of seven seats, offering outstanding flexibility. The new variant is ideal for alternating between carrying crew and cargo in commercial applications, use as a taxi, or for a mix of professional and private use: as a highly flexible Traveliner with up to seven seats, … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Mercedes-Benz A-Class A250 AMG Sport 4Matic
Mercedes-Benz spent millions developing the A-Class with hundreds of qualified engineers having their say, but a child simply summed it up for me when she described it as “cool”. That was good enough for me to realise this family car had what it takes, family appeal. A completely different model to the original tall boxy A-Class, the new version is more conventional in design and layout but … [Read more...]
