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"The good news," we explained to Mercedes' tireless public relations man, "is that we can guarantee you a comparo win." So there it is, angry letter writers: We do rig these things. Or at least we did in this apples-to-pears contest, launched with a preconceived notion. It would be a stretch...

Daimler AG, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, has dropped plans to seek U.S. approval for selling 2017 diesel models but has yet to decide if it will exit the American passenger diesel market altogether. Mercedes-Benz offered four Bluetec diesel models in the U.S. last year, accounting for...

Mercedes-AMG seemingly can't help itself at this point. The brand is adding yet another vehicle to the ever-expanding lineup of V-6-powered "43" models. The 2017 Mercedes-AMG GLE43 4MATIC is the ninth AMG 43 variant, and it's one that was easy to see coming given the existence of the GLE43...

Long revered for its stoic sedans and wagons, Mercedes-Benz bunched the underpants of more than one purist when it introduced the ML-class SUV in the late 1990s. (True, the Gel?ndewagen, or G-wagen, had been around for decades, but that purpose-built, low-volume vehicle was engineered for...

Recently I spent a week in Los Angeles driving a massively posh V12 SUV, an open-top supercar with screeching 602 horsepower engine, and a Jeep that could climb over a four-foot boulder. They were all excellent, joyous cars. But the one that still haunts me, the one whose steering wheel I itch...

Mercedes-Benz USA today announced pricing and product information for the GLC, G-Class, GLE (ML facelift), C450 AMG 4MATIC sedan, and GLE Coupe. This follows the 2016 Mercedes-Benz pricing and model year changes already announced in mid-June 2015. Arriving in dealerships in November 2015, the...

Having performed duty as an expeditionary vehicle in The Lost World: Jurassic Park and tenure as the Popemobile, the Mercedes-Benz M-Class has certainly proven its versatility. Now, with a name change to the GLE-class, the automaker?s mid-size SUV faces new challenges, mainly the growing market...

Stuttgart's recipe is exactly the same as Munich's: design a four-door coupe body with much less interior space, plonk it on the chassis of a wagon-style SUV, then charge extra for something that's less practical and awkwardly proportioned. As BMW based the X6 on its X5 wagon, so the rival...

What it is: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 AMG 4Matic, AMG GLE 63 and AMG GLE 63 S four-door ?coupe? SUV. Price Range: To be determined Competitors: BMW X6, BMW X6M, Audi Q6 (rumored) Alternatives: Porsche Cayenne, regular Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class SUV Pros: Sleek looking, wagony and fun to...

The rural Austrian mountain roads are damp after a light sprinkle of rain, yet we are bombing along at a high clip, taking corners at speeds that might seem unwise considering the lofty perch of the driver?s seat. We are at the helm of the new Mercedes-Benz GLE450 AMG coupe, a new hatchback...

The name has changed, but the song remains, well, mostly the same. The updated 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class (n?e M-Class) is all about refinement and a new attitude. Further up the range things have gone all Daft Punk ? harder, better, faster, stronger. Merc's bread-and-butter SUV was last...

MONTVALE, New Jersey ? The new 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class crossover will start at $52,025 when it begins arriving at U.S. Mercedes-Benz dealers in early August. The price includes a $925 destination charge and reflects a $2,800 price increase over the base 2015 Mercedes-Benz M-Class that it...

Mercedes-Benz has given the crossover formerly known as the M-Class a major upgrade inside and out as well as a new name, GLE-class, and alas, Mercedes plans to charge for it. Prices recently announced indicate a sizable jump from last year?s levels, to start at $52,025 for the rear-drive 2016...

With the SUV craze taking over the world like a burning fever, Mercedes-Benz is said to be considering a Maybach SUV. While there has also been news of Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini deliberating the addition of SUVs, Bentley already has made its intentions clear with the Bentayga. So a the reports...

VANCE, Alabama -- The Mercedes-Benz plant on Wednesday officially kicked off production of a new coupe-style SUV that marks the fifth model running on the German automaker's Tuscaloosa County assembly lines. The GLE Coupe is a sporty, high-performance vehicle that is set to compete against the...

In the last month, Mercedes-Benz has taken the sheet off two versions of its GLE Coupe: the 450 AMG and Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S. The models represent the German brand's shot across the bow at the BMW X6 in the luxury-crossover-four-door-coupe segment, including the high-performance M version of the...

Segments don't get much hotter than luxury crossovers at the moment, and that makes for some perfect timing for Mercedes-Benz to unveil the GLE-Class at the 2015 New York Auto Show. As a replacement for the M-Class, the new model offers a more traditional looking alternative to the styling of...

Mercedes-Benz said in its press conference at the New York auto show that it was changing the name of its SUV lineup. In this case, the SUV formerly known as the "ML" is now called the GLE. All models will now carry a "G" in their name as a respectful nod to its legendary G-Class. The full name...

Mercedes-Benz has followed Infiniti and Cadillac by renaming large parts of its model line. Making its world debut at the 2015 New York auto show is the GLE, formerly known as the ML. Following the introduction of the GLE Coupe version at the Detroit Auto Show, the GLE line has been revised and...

Mercedes-Benz has followed Infiniti and Cadillac by renaming large parts of its model line. Making its world debut at the 2015 New York auto show is the GLE, formerly known as the ML. Following the introduction of the GLE Coupe version at the Detroit Auto Show, the GLE line has been revised and...