The new-generation Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster has won the Internet Auto Award 2008. Voted top in the Convertibles & Roadsters category, it received the prestigious CAROLINA award.

This year again over 300,000 people cast their votes in Europe’s largest Internet public award. 154 vehicles in nine categories were judged by Internet users of AutoScout24 throughout Europe. From a line-up totalling 18 high-quality convertibles and roadsters competing for the award, they voted the Mercedes-Benz SL as their favourite.

As the race to offer the first commercially viable electric car charges up, automakers hoping to cash in on environmental concerns displayed a slew of models at the Paris Motor Show on Friday.

Mercedes-Benz Canada reported today its best
September ever with a total of 2,101 Mercedes-Benz and smart combined units
registered for the month. This is up 741 units or 54.5% compared to September
2007, and brings the year-to-date total to 18,573 units; an increase of 33.3%
compared to this time last year and enough to already surpass total year-end
sales results for 2007 with one quarter still remaining.

Mercedes-Benz now surpasses with the new SLR McLaren Roadster 722 S the SLR McLaren Roadster. Both vehicles feature a fully retractable folding soft top capable of withstanding the high speed and are made of carbon fibre. This endows both models with a high degree of safety and torsional stiffness. In addition to increased power, the new two-seater cabriolet features more dynamic suspension tuning and improved aerodynamics. The new SLR McLaren Roadster 722 S is limited to 150 vehicles and predominantly hand-built at theFormula 1 workshops of McLaren in Woking (England). It will be availablefrom January 1, 2009.

We never thought France was extraordinarily fond of the Jeep, but Chrysler has seen fit to bring two Jeep concepts - the Patriot Back Country and the Compass Overland - to the 2008 Paris motor show.
Granted, as both consist mostly of trim and equipment modifications, they’re more akin to SEMA vehicles, not the typical one-off [...]

It takes a contortionist to slip inside the little yellow Dodge EV. But what would you expect? It is, after all, little more than a modified version of the cramped Lotus Europa.

Yanking my legs in and stowing them under the steering wheel, I reach for the “D” button, which has replaced the British sports car’s gearshift, on the center console. At first, it seems nothing has happened, but my escort just smiles, then suggests I tip in the throttle. Not quite as firmly as I try, it turns out, the sports car lurching forward with a shot.

Mercedes-Benz ConceptFASCINATION

Stuart Schwartzapfel

Mercedes-Benz’s ConceptFASCINATION is a sporty wagon that makes its debut at the Paris Motor Show in October. The concept may preview the look of the next generation production CLK-Class coupe. Compared with the current CLK, this new vehicle’s front hood is more muscular, featuring more surface creases. Another fundamental difference: rhomboid headlights that replace the current round ones.

2008-09-22 - Mercedes-Benz is launching its first passenger car model equipped with a hybrid drive system in summer 2009: the S400 Blue Hybrid. The new model is based on the S350 and features a modified drivetrain. This encompasses a further development of the 3.5 litre V6 petrol engine, an additional magneto-electric motor, the 7G-Tronic seven-speed automatic transmission specially configured for the hybrid module, the necessary operating and control electronics, the transformer and a high-voltage lithium-ion battery. Thanks to its compact dimensions and modular design, the additional weight of the overall system is only 75 kilograms - including the comprehensive safety systems.

Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles commissioners voted Thursday to approve three-year Clean Trucks Program loan and lease-to-own agreements with Daimler Truck Financial that will help trucking folks buy 2007-compliant diesel or alternative fuel vehicles.

The contracts were negotiated over several months by the two ports and the company. Due to the differences in their programs, each port approved its own contract with Daimler. In Los Angeles, only licensed motor carriers are eligible for the program. In Long Beach, the program is open to both companies and owner-operators.

The Central Police Division is currently investigating a gruesome road accident living one foreign national believed to be an Indian dead and three others seriously injured close to the Lotto Headquarters at Tower Hill, in Freetown.