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Mercedes appear not to have given up their pursuit of triple world champion Max Verstappen as a successor of Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton. "He would also look good in silver," Mercedes CEO Ola Källenius told Sky TV at the weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, referring to the colour of the Mercedes cars. "The best drivers want to sit in the best cars. It is our job to put together the best package." Verstappen, who claimed his seventh season victory in Barcelona, has a contract until 2028 at his Red Bull team. But the team is losing star designer Adrian Newey and had an affair around team principal Ch...
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Teenager Andrea Kimi Antonelli is to replace seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025, the Bild newspaper said on Tuesday. According to the report, the German team reached a deal with the 17-year-old driver. Hamilton will leave Mercedes to join Ferrari next season in a blockbuster move that shocked the F1 world. Antonelli would then join George Russell in the Mercedes line-up. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff told broadcasters Sky on Sunday at the Canadian Grand Prix that they "haven't made a decision for next year yet," but added they had already ruled out cu...
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The G-Class SUV is the dinosaur of the Mercedes range and one of its most-loved models. Until now the only thing missing was electric urge. Virtually unchanged on the outside, Mercedes has modernised this off-roader with its iconic garden shed aerodynamics time and time again, but it never really moved with the times. Now they have taken a big leap by converting the G into an EV as part of an injection of fresh cells that should ensure its place for years to come. They could have called their would-be eco-growler an EQG, in line with the new nomenclature, but decided to badge this old-school r...
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The new electrified Mercedes G Class shows that old car models do not have to die, provided they get better. The manufacturer has announced that the original off-roader is now available with electric drive, namely with a motor at each wheel and a big battery. Until now fans had a choice of beefy petrol or diesel engines with up to 430 kW/585 horsepower of output. The new version does without the notorious fumes thanks to four electric motors delivering 432 kW/588 hp and is powered by a 116 kWh battery, which should enable a standard range of 473 kilometres. This makes it only marginally less p...
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The CLE53 AMG Coupe is the flagship model in the CLE line-up. It’s competing directly with German performance coupes such as the BMW M440i and Audi S5. Previous AMG models had a very visceral feeling to them with their raw exhaust tone, stiff ride and swollen wheel arches – and this new model, on the surface, continues that trend. The CLE53 is the car which comes underneath the upcoming CLE63, but as we’ve come to expect from anything with an AMG badge, we’re sure that this cooker model has still been designed to offer a decent level of performance. The new CLE53 has a 3.0-litre engine and mil...
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Mercedes-Benz chief executive Ola Källenius expressed confidence that the company could cope with competitive conditions in the Chinese market in remarks to journalists at the 2024 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on Thursday. "We are not standing still," Källenius said. Mercedes-Benz could keep up with the rapid pace of technical progress in China, he added. The German company maintains development centres in Beijing and in Shanghai, both of which are integrated into its global network. These centres did not function as independent satellites "making in China for China," Källenius ...
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The CLE replaces the C-Class coupe and now Mercedes has decided to chop the roof off it to make it attractive to those who want the wind in the hair experience. Essentially a forerunner to the old C-Class Cabriolet, the CLE Cabriolet is directly competing with the convertible versions of the BMW 4-Series and Audi A5. Designed to offer four-seater luxury with the ability to travel longer distances, Mercedes has created the CLE Cabriolet to be refined, comfortable and above all, engaging to drive. That’s the intention, anyway, which is why we’ve headed to sunny Tenerife to see what it’s all abou...
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"Hey, what's the weather like along the route?" When BMW developer Justin Forsyth gets into the prototype of the new Mini Countryman, he no longer has to press any buttons or tap into screen menus. That's because the next generation of the popular small car will also see a new digital assistant go into series production. "It has its very own character, British accent and a touch of English humour", said Forsyth, who works as a programmer at the manufacturer's tech office in Silicon Valley. Forsyth quipped that he was once reprimanded by the car for being a late riser by the chatbot when he onc...
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Former world champion Sebastian Vettel is not among drivers the Mercedes team is considering as successor of Lewis Hamilton from next season onwards, Germany's Bild paper reported on Friday. Bild said that Vettel was not on a shortlist of three drivers the Formula One team was considering. Vettel, 36, won four world titles with Red Bull 2010-2013 and retired after the 2022 season. The German has not ruled out a comeback lately, and he may still be a candidate for other teams. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff had earlier Friday confirmed at the Japanese Grand Prix that they were looking at a ...
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said on Friday it was too early to decide on who will replace Lewis Hamilton from next season but added that currently retired Sebastian Vettel could be a candidate. Wolff only confirmed that they have a shortlist of drivers but added that "we haven't taken the decision yet and it's not something that we plan to do in the next few weeks." Hamilton announced a shock move to Ferrari from next season onwards after winning six of his seven Formula One world titles with Mercedes where he has been driving since 2013. Triple world champion Max Verstappen is Wolff's ...
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