Despite the first-generation Mercedes-AMG GT using a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8, the racing AMG GT3 variant continued using the naturally aspirated 6.2-liter V8 used by its SLS predecessor. As Mercedes gears up to launch the next-gen GT racer, which will have a turbocharged engine, AMG revealed the new GT3 Edition 130Y Motorsport at Monterey Car Week. … Read more
Though it looks like—and weighs as much as—a full-grown ocean sun fish, smells like melted crayons, features a cabin littered with sticky delaminating buttons, and was typically filled, in period, with bratty pre-tweens squirting each other with tubes of Go-Gurt and arguing over which Disney Channel DVD to play on their seatback screens, the Mercedes … Read more
Since the formal merging of Mercedes and AMG in 2005 to form Mercedes-AMG GmbH the German performance subbrand has been on an interesting trajectory, especially with the relatively recent introduction of diet-AMG models like the 43 and 53 cars. Where spotting an AMG badge on the back of a Mercedes-Benz used to mean something seriously … Read more
Somehow we’re already halfway through 2024, and the automotive world is chugging along towards electrification. Pretty much every automaker offers multiple fully electric and hybrid models at this point, but there’s a distinct lack of plug-in versions of one particular body style: Convertibles. Aside from a few mid-engine supercars, almost no brands will sell you … Read more
At face value, the 2025 Mercedes-AMG GT63 S E Performance looks like yet another hybrid only created to appease emissions regulators and set new horsepower records. While yes, its 805 horsepower makes the plug-in-hybrid GT the quickest AMG ever, its small battery pack and meager electric-only range make the hybridization seem pointless. Two days of … Read more
Photo: Mercedes-AMG Despite the second-generation AMG GT’s evolution into a more practical, four-seat sports car more focused on grand touring stuff, Mercedes-AMG is reassuring buyers of its commitment to track performance with the 2025 GT63 Pro. There was a GT R Pro version of the first-gen car, and while this new model isn’t quite as … Read more
According to its ad, today’s Nice Price or No Dice CL500 “runs and drives like a dream.” Let’s see if the price tag on this grand touring coupe is equally dreamy. The Lexus LS 500 Is The Perfect Combo Of Luxury And Reliability | WCSYB? Just like tres leches cake, a three-row wagon can be … Read more
Image: Mercedes-AMG The Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed concept, unveiled on a floating barge in the Monaco Harbor this week ahead of the F1 Monaco Rich Folks Festival, is a wild-looking two-seat sports car without roof or windshield. I have made no secret of the fact that I am a simp for car without windshields, and this one … Read more
Back in 2014 I was stuck with a Jeep Compass rental as a complimentary “upgrade” from the original subcompact I booked at National. To this day I have never driven a more miserable machine. The 2 liter four-banger and CVT made for an absolutely awful drivetrain that buzzed and protested anytime I came near the … Read more
Atlanta doesn’t exactly have the most impressive press fleet; while most of my colleagues regularly get press cars, my loans tend to be a bit more spotty. I knew that when I moved here, but thankfully, Mercedes really wanted me to experience the new charging hub that it recently opened next to its North American … Read more
