Mercedes

CLK280

Stuttgart - The near-series Mercedes-Benz Concept BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS electric car combines environment-friendly electric mobility in the city with unrestricted suitability for long-distance driving. This is made possible by the combination of the battery-electric drive with a combustion engine. The range extender gives the BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS a total range of up to 600 kilometres, with 100 kilometres thereof solely under electric power and thus free of local emissions.

Read more: Mercedes-Benz BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS: Battery-Powered Electric Drive with Range-Extending Engine

C63

Melbourne – German sports car maker Mercedes-AMG has enhanced its model arsenal with a more focussed version of its compact sledgehammer. Its name: the C 63 AMG – Edition 63.

Read more: The Cult of Personality: C 63 AMG - Edition 63

E500

Stuttgart – Some 100,000 readers of motoring magazine AUTO BILD have voted the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class the best-looking car in the world. As well as electing the Saloon as the overall winner amongst all new models, AUTO BILD readers voted the new E-Class Coupé into top place in the "Coupé and Cabriolet" category. In making these choices, the readers have recognised two automotive personalities which deliberately seek to stand out with their individual character and bold, distinctive design.

Read more: New Mercedes-Benz E-Class Voted Best-Looking Car in the World: AUTO BILD Design Award 2009

S65

Affalterbach, Germany - The stunning Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG and S 65 AMG saloons, the powerful top-of-the-line S-Class models, have now been made even more appealing thanks to a series of subtle yet extremely effective fine-tuning measures. These two performance saloons are even more striking and impressive than ever before. The updated technology in these cars is aimed at ensuring a more dynamic driving experience as well as optimum active and passive safety.

Read more: Executive Power: Mercedes-Benz Enhances the Awesome S 63 AMG and S 65 AMG Saloons

SLK

New York/Affalterbach – For the new SLS, Mercedes-Benz and AMG have developed a puristic sports car interior that combines lightweight construction with dynamism and high emotional appeal. Opening the unique swing-wing doors reveals an interior of a decidedly sporty nature – and immediately brings an aircraft cockpit to mind. The central design theme of "aviation engineering" is reflected in the wing-shaped dashboard, the centre console in the style of a jet's operating console and the four striking air vents reminiscent of aircraft engines.

Read more: First Images: The Interior of the Stunning Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 'Gullwing'

ML

• Compact 288-volt battery with high power density

• Sophisticated management system computes the most fuel-efficient operating mode in real time, 160 times a second with up to 50 million computing operations

  Read more: Mercedes-Benz ML 450 HYBRID: The Perfect Hybrid Powertrain