Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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Have a look at the exquisitely beautiful Mercedes-Benz classics auctioned off last weekend at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Mercedes and Audi dominate sedan race series
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Canadian driver leads standings after first half of European DTM circuit schedule
Canadian driver Bruno Spengler has a target on his back. The 27-year-old Mercedes-Benz racer has been dominating the European DTM sedan series this season, leading the points standings heading into the sixth round at the challenging Nürburgring circuit in Germany.
The DTM series is a 10-race tour with stops at some of the most famous road circuits in Europe and, this season, it features a shootout between two well-known premium German brands: Audi and Mercedes-Benz. Since the series was revived in 2000, Mercedes has won the championship six times, including last season with Paul di Resta, who now drives for Force India in Formula One. The roster of DTM drivers includes several former Grand Prix competitors, including David Coulthard and Ralf Schumacher, who are both driving for Mercedes this season.
Audi has finished atop the final standings five times, including three consecutive seasons from 2007 to 2009.
Spengler drives under the Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG banner, one of three factorybacked teams. However, as the series kicks off the final half of its schedule, a trio of Audi teams, with factory support, is focused on unseating the young Canadian. So says Italian driver Edoardo Mortara, a 24-year-old rookie in the DTM, who gave me an inside look at the series and the cars.
"We are not competing as individuals but as one team," says Mortara, who drives for former F1 veteran Keke Rosberg's Playboy-sponsored team. "Our goal - everyone's goal - is to win the European championship for Audi. When one of us wins a race, that's great for Audi because it's another step toward our goal of winning the championship this year."
As an example of the allfor-one approach, Mortara says all three Audi teams, with nine cars on the grid for the race, have a policy of sharing all engineering data.
The flow of information to the teams' engineers reflects the fact the cars in this series are amazingly sophisticated. Typically, sedan race cars are based on street versions of each brand, but, in the DTM, the only panel common to the production and racing versions of this Audi A4 is the roof.
The driver sits well back in the cockpit.
"Actually, it's like we're sitting in the back seat of the production car," Mortara explains. "The visibility is not very good. You can't see much - you can't see the apex in the corners.
Looking at the seating position buried so deep into the cockpit, one wonders how a driver would ever get out in a hurry.
"The rules say we actually have to show we can get out in five seconds - it's something we have to practice," Mortara says.
The experience of riding at speed in one of these machines is breathtaking. With 470 horsepower on tap from the 4.0-litre normally aspirated V8 to propel the 1,059-kilogram car, acceleration is amazing. The sophisticated suspension system works with the series-spec Hankook tires to keep things planted.
Huge ventilated carbonfibre rotors - the largest I've seen on a car - are mounted at the four corners, and their ability to haul the car down took my breath away.
On race day, Audi driver Mattias Ekstrom started from the pole and won the 49lap race. Mike Rockenfeller, also in an Audi, had second place secured until he overcooked his entry into a corner with two laps remaining, opening the door for Spengler to take the position and boost his points lead to seven. Rockenfeller recovered to place third. Mortara, my "tour guide," finished a respectable seventh.
The series continues Sept. 4 at Brands Hatch in England.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
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Friday, August 12, 2011
Come out to the Mercedes-Benz Summer Event going on Saturday 8/20 10am - 5pm at Walter's
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Mercedes USA Presenting 125 Years of the Automobile at Pebble Beach
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Mercedes-Benz USA will have a special pavilion celebrating 125 years of the automobile at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
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The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is always something special. Every year since 1950, it has continually been the most distinguished showcase for automotive elegance. Passionate collectors and fans come from across the world to share their love of classic, rare, and most of all, beautiful cars. Mercedes-Benz has been a regular presence over the years and have won more than 120 class victories and special prizes, along with the coveted "Best of Show" award a few times.
And now, Mercedes-Benz USA has just announced they will be presenting a special exhibition on the topic of "125 years inventor of the automobile" at this year's event. Some of the cars they will put on display include a racing car designed by Wilhelm Maybach in 1906. It was one of the most advanced vehicles of the time due to its six-cylinder engine with overhead camshafts, overhead valves, and a dual high-voltage spark plug ignition. Also to be displayed is a reproduction of a 1909 Benz, called the "Blitzen Benz," which was the first gas-powered automobile in the world to post speeds over 200km/h (124 mph).
Other cars to be displayed in the Mercedes-Benz pavilion will include a replica 1886 Benz Patent Motor Car, a 1939 Silver Arrow W 154 Grand Prix racing car, a 1954 300 SL Gullwing, and a 1958 220 SE. The German automaker will also bring in concept versions of the SLS AMG Roadster and the next generation A-Class to represent the immediate future. The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance begins on August 17th until the 21st.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Mercedes-Benz releases crowdsourced stunt videos
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According to Mercedes, the requests came flooding in. Today the wait is over. The German automaker posted three videos demonstrating the winning requests.
The stunts were done with professional drivers on closed lots. And shortly after the videos were posted.
Check out the videos for yourself.
Monday, August 8, 2011
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