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Archive | August, 2007

It’s Official: The new C-Class Estate

31. August 2007

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After months of speculations, and dozen of spy shots/video, Mercedes has finally revealed the C-Class Estate. They sure did let us wait with the Estate, as the sedan was released in March and the AMG version a couple of months ago. The car is absolutely beautiful, especially when you look at it from the side. [...]

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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter now available with ECO-Start

31. August 2007

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An engine that is not running does not need any fuel. This truism helps the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter to save fuel and thereby reduce its environmental impact. If the vehicle is stationary with the engine idling and the transmission in neutral for more than three seconds, the engine is automatically switched off. As soon as the [...]

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Mafia blows up S-Class

30. August 2007

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When driving a new S-Class, you are guaranteed to draw the attention of both men and women alike. When driving an S-Class in Latvia, and you are somehow associated with a certain mafia group, it may get you killed. As you can see, this fella got the attention of the wrong people, ending with a [...]

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New Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Black Series: It’s Time to Fly

29. August 2007

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The famous F1 or SLR lookalike nose has finally justified its appearance. Well, it could be a potential überflieger, a car that Porsche drivers won’t make happy at all. After shifting the CLK63 AMG into overdrive with the Black Series treatment, Mercedes is repeating the process, this time with the SLK55 AMG. Thanks to a massaged [...]

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Mercedes Car Group achieves EBIT of €1,204 million

29. August 2007

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The numbers for the 2nd quarter have come out, and even though they seem high, they fall short of what DCX earned last year. DaimlerChrysler achieved EBIT (Earnings before Interest & Taxes) of €2,134 million in the second quarter, which is less than in Q2 of 2006: €2,374 million. The earnings trend was positively affected [...]

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