The Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, our 2007 Sport/Utility of the Year, looks to continue its impressive trend through 2008 and 2009 with the addition of the BlueTEC model.
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Mixed Messager: Sorting through the multiple personalities of the newest Baby Benz.
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Entry-level SLK gets a mild update, scoots to 60 in 6.1 seconds
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The baddest SL yet makes its tire-smoking debut in Black Series form
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Mercedes may have found a way to give its SUV buyers the best of both worlds
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The triple-point star enters the crossover wars
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Mercedes isn't bashful about its no-replacement-for-displacement attitude, and the 2008 Mercedes-Benz E550 is no different.
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2008 BMW 550i vs 2009 Jaguar XF Supercharged vs 2008 Lexus GS 460 vs 2008 Mercedes-Benz E550
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Benz's X3 killer bows at the Beijing show
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Coupe de Gravel: Tackle trails in regal style
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CLS Act, II: Freshening up after a three-year run
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The Barolo Red over Macadamia beige Mercedes-Benz GL450 was one of the most popular SUVs to ever spend a year in the MT garage.
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The new 50-state version of Mercedes's 3.2-liter turbodiesel Bluetec V-6 uses urea solution injection technology, called AdBlue, to meet even California's tough emissions standards.
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There Will Be Blood: We take three fast,new-to-market, bloodthirsty sport sedans out to CenCal'soil country
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Mercedes-Benz has refreshed its M-Class SUV for the 2009 model year, we chart the changes.
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Deceptive Benz: Far Removed From The Lightweight Model That Rocked The World In The Early '50s
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The 2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG is typical of the AMG brew: take a standard model, add bags of power, sharpen up the handling, super-size the brakes/wheels/tires, upgrade the interior, add some body armor, and limit the production to a handful to keep things exclusive.
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Everything feels fast and sounds good behind the wheel of the new SLK -- particularly when the V-6 sings lustily near its 7200-rpm redline.
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Though the S-Class sedan continues to steam along as Mercedes-Benz's flagship, the company's most treasured badge is the SL.
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On a drive home from the office, Truck Trend editor Mark Williams noticed the GL, with a little over 24,000 miles on its odometer, was emitting a noisy driveline whine.
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Four big, bad sedans make loud statements speaking different languages
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Big Thunder: Three power-stormers converge in the sleepy German countryside to wake the locals and make some noise.
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On an inbound commute to work in early July, Truck Trend art director Voehringer noticed the 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450's tire-pressure warning light had come on.
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Our 2007 Sport/Utility of the Year keeps chugging along sans drama, evidenced by zero unresolved problems and 19,187 miles in only nine months of service.
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Both the 2008 ML and GL550 benefit from 382 horsepower and 391 pound-feet, the torque peaking from 2800 to 4800 rpm, with similar fuel economy to the 335-horsepower, 4.6-liter V-8 GL and defunct 306-horsepower, 5.0-liter 24-valve M-Class.
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