AMG have announced that they will be pursuing greener technology for their upcoming cars with outright horsepower taking less prevalence. Such a move seems surprising from the performance arm of Mercedes Benz, but with new Mercedes cars embracing greener technology, it appears that AMG are following suit.
The news from AMG fuels rumours that the company is planning to release an AMG-branded ‘hot-hatch’ version of the A-Class, with rumours of such a car being commonplace amongst performance Mercedes enthusiasts.
The company has announced that future models will incorporate alternative methods to increase performance from its cars, including weight saving, alternative technologies
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AMG develop greener technology
Saturday, January 31st, 2009Mercedes Benz World
Saturday, January 31st, 2009Within the grounds of the famous Brooklands circuit, fans of Mercedes-Benz can enjoy arguably the greatest visitor attraction to match their passion of everything Mercedes, Mercedes Benz World.
The centre is located at Weybridge, Surrey, just a few minutes from the M25 and M3 motorways and is a great day out for any Mercedes fan or motoring enthusiast.
There are a wide range of activities on offer, with the entire new Mercedes-Benz line-up available to test, at the site’s own in-house test facility. In addition, AMG Driving Experiences are also offered, and for the under-17s a tailored driving course for young
BMW M3 saloon depreciation
Saturday, January 31st, 2009The BMW M3 saloon car has one of the best depreciation figures in its class. With several rival manufacturers making similar vehicles, the new BMW M3 saloon is available at a price of around £49,900.
In the first year, where cars typically see the sharpest level of depreciation, the value of the car falls to just over half of the car’s showroom value, an impressive figure of around £27,000. From the cars first to fourth year, the depreciation figure is estimated to be around £10,000 over the whole period, with a four year old M3 saloon estimated to be worth
Ferrari California gets positive press
Saturday, January 31st, 2009The new Ferrari California has received positive reviews upon its general release. The California is arguably one of the most practical Ferraris ever made; the 2+2 seater features a metal folding roof and is a serious rival to the likes of Mercedes.
However, for those who see the car as a lightweight coupe, the car still has plenty of power, with a 4.3 V8 engine, and input into the car’s handling and performance by none other than Michael Schumacher.
The car features plenty of Formula One derived technology, with F1-Trac variable traction control, and with added development to ensure that the
DBS voted TV viewers’ favourite
Friday, January 30th, 2009The Aston Martin DBS has again proved itself to be one of the most desirable sports cars available, after being awarded the accolade of Car of the Year by viewers of the UK TV channel ‘Dave’.
The station features plenty of car-related programming, such as footage of the World Rally championship and regularly featuring re-runs of ‘Top Gear’.
Viewers of the channel were asked to vote for their most popular car of the year for which the DBS took the overall title, along with being voted the best super car of 2008. Taking 42% of the overall vote, the DBS was
Mercedes E class gains excellent review
Friday, January 30th, 2009The Mercedes E class executive car has been voted as one of the best executive cars available by voters in the 2008 JD Power car survey.
The long running survey polls owners of three year old cars with cars being sub-divided into separate categories, the Mercedes E class was voted as the second highest scoring car in the category with an overall rating of 84.2%, only narrowly beaten by the Jaguar S-type with 84.6%. The E class was also regarded as one of the best cars available across the board, finishing an impressive eighth overall across the survey.
Owners voted the
Porsche museum to open
Friday, January 30th, 2009Porsche are in the final stages of completing their new Porsche Museum.
Situated in Porsche’s hometown of Stuttgart, the museum sits opposite the headquarters of Porsche, and within the 5,600 sq ft display space will sit around 80 exhibits, depicting the history of the famous marquee. Cars on display include an example of the Porsche 356 Cabriolet, and Porsche ‘11’ and the prototype of the famous Porsche 924. With the great majority of exhibits being road-going vehicles, it is intended that the line-up of exhibits will change on a semi-regular basis, meaning that repeat visitors to the museum will be
New Mercedes S-class
Friday, January 30th, 2009Mercedes have given the S-class luxury saloon a face lift for the 2009 launch, with the updated car now featuring hybrid technology.
The new Mercedes S-class will feature a hybrid automatic transmission, designed to boost power output where necessary. Whilst the vehicle will still be powered by fuel, the battery power will help boost the petrol engine. An electric motor will be located in the front of the gearbox housing to boost the car’s total power output, with the car developing 299bhp. This technology has been developed alongside BMW and General Motors and it is hoped that the move towards
Bentley Arnage Performance Driving
Thursday, January 29th, 2009The Bentley Arnage is regarded as one of the finest luxury saloons available, but for the more adventurous, it also makes for an exciting track day car.
Beneath the car’s formidable exterior lies a twin-turbo 6.75 litre V8 engine, developing 616lb of torque at 3250rpm. This means that despite the car’s weight of over 2.5 tonnes, it is still a performance car in its own right.
Like may luxury cars, the car is fitted with an electronic stability programme (ESP), which helps keep the car’s power under control for normal, everyday driving. However, once the ESP button is turned off, the
BMW boasts sales upturn
Thursday, January 29th, 2009With most major car manufacturers suffering from a downturn during 2008, and the uncertain financial situation, BMW has bucked the trend with news that its performance ‘M’ division has seen an upturn in sales during 2008.
M GmbH is the specialist performance arm of BMW, and over the last 30 years has been responsible for producing some of the most iconic cars in BMW’s history, both on the road and on the track.
Between November 2007 and November 2008 the division sold 22340 vehicles worldwide, an increase of 14092 vehicles in one year, with M GmbH bosses predicting that 2008 will