For the next five days, I’m in possession of a 2024 Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic, the tenth generation of E-Class (but the sixth generation to actually use the E-Class moniker). The W214 E-Class is just now starting to hit U.S. dealerships, though I won’t be able to talk driving impressions until March 28th. Until then, I … Read more
I will fully admit that I’ve never paid too much favor to Mercedes-Benz. I’ve always been more of a fan of the company’s cross-town rival Porsche, and even BMW has delivered more dynamically impressive and, um, stylistically interesting cars in the recent past. But the new Mercedes-AMG E53 might be the car that turns me … Read more
Good morning! It’s Friday, February 16, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. The Chrysler 300C Ends Production 1st Gear: Ford Finally Fixes Form In recent years, Ford has had a … Read more
Image: Pagani Twenty-five years. It’s been 25 years since 1999. As an elder millennial, I just can’t fathom that kind of time passage. It feels like it was a thousand years ago, but also last week. There was something of a sea change in automotive design in the late 1990s, and that produced a few … Read more
Photo: BMW BMW hasn’t even revealed the regular Touring wagon versions of the new 5 Series and its electric i5 variant yet, but just before Christmas the company released new teasers of the high-performance M5 Touring. Not only will this be just the third time the M5 has been offered as a wagon after the … Read more
