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Unique delight: The Mail & Guardian’s reviewer was lucky enough to spend time driving an immaculate 1968 Mercedes 280 SL which, despite its age, puts out a potent 125kW mated to a four-speed manual gearbox.
280 SL

The SL remains a sleek operator

Getting behind the wheel of a classic Mercedes-Benz 280 SL is the stuff of dreams

  • Jordan Schmidt
4 min read
Mountains of flair: Mercedes-Benz GLC coupé is bigger than its predecessor
GLC 220D

Merc GLC Coupe: Style edges out practicality

We take the new Mercedes-Benz GLC 220d and GLC 300d for a test drive This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is…

  • Ntsako Mthethwa
1 min read
South Africa needs to adopt electric vehicles more aggressively — not just to protect the environment but also for the survival of the automotive sector. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
AUDI

Wake-up call for SA vehicle sector

Exports could suffer as the country fails to get into gear on producing electric vehicles

  • Anathi Madubela
4 min read
Aggressive: The Merc-AMG C43’s Panamericana grille, large side air vents and bonnet bulges make for a mean front end. Photo: Mercedes Benz AG
MERCEDES

Riding shotgun in the new Mercedes-AMG C43

Plus: a look ahead at the C63, due to be launched late next year

  • Wezile Bonani
3 min read
The big time: The BMW X3M
BMW

BMW X3 thrives in the M stable

The compact SUV is so at home with its new badge that’s it’s surprising it didn’t happen sooner

  • Luke Feltham
4 min read
Animal lover: Lewis Hamilton previously drew ire on social media when he posted a picture of himself cuddling a lion cub.
FORMULA 1

Hamilton stirs up social media storm with pro-vegan post

The five time world champion said that the only way to save the planet is to go vegan

  • Jean Louis Doublet
4 min read
G?63 spot: The Mercedes Geländewagen hits all the right notes, even if it is a gas guzzler. (Photo: M Tavares)
4X4

G-reat apocalypse companion

When the world ends, you’ll want to be in the uber-powerful and luxurious Mercedes Gelandewagen

  • Vishnu Singh
4 min read
On 22 July 1990, Mercedes Benz employee Philip Groom handed the keys of a brand new Mercedes Benz to Nelson Mandela at the Sisa Dukasha Stadium in Mdantsane, near East London. (Photo: Walter Dhladhla/AFP files)
LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

Mandela, the Merc and the making of stories

Two films about Mandela’s car come to different conclusions

  • Nicky Willemse
8 min read
The Mercedes heritage shines through despite the Nissan overtures
4X4

The Mercedes X-Class 350D 4Matic

The more powerful model should have been launched before the 250D

  • Vishnu Singh
5 min read
Much of the US workforce is employed in export-driven industries such as vehicle manufacturing that thrive on open markets.
AGENCY

Mercedes throws SA €600mn investment lifeline

The investment will come as a relief for President Cyril Ramaphosa who came into office pledging an economic turnaround

  • Agency
2 min read
Maria knocked out Puerto Rico’s power grid in September
DAIMLER

Berlin wants answers from Daimler over ‘pollution cheating’

If the suspicions are confirmed, Daimler will be the next giant German automaker dragged into the diesel emissions cheating scandal

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
In a flash: Four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has no intention of slowing down.
AFP

Hamilton won’t stop

The Billion Dollar Man refuses to let up, as he races to advance his winning streak

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
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AFP

Mercedes apologises to China after quoting Dalai Lama

The apology marks the latest backpedalling by a foreign company for offending Chinese consumers.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
LEWIS HAMILTON

Lewis Hamilton takes F1 championship for Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton drove Mercedes to Constructors’ Championship victory in an historic first win in the sport’s almost half-century history.

  • Alan Baldwin
3 min read
Lewis Hamilton celebrates in the parc ferme at the Hungaroring circuit in Budapest.
HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX

Hungarian Grand Prix: Hamilton breaks Mercedes duck

Lewis Hamilton has ended weeks of expectation and frustration and finally won his first race for Mercedes at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

  • Sapa Afp
1 min read
Under chief executive Dieter Zetsche’s leadership
BMW

‘Very German’ Daimler aims to diversify

Car-maker Daimler has brought in a "foreigner quota" to ensure that more non-Germans reach management positions.

  • Simon Bowers
  • Geneva Guest
2 min read
Seven-times Formula One champion Michael Schumacher.
FORMULA ONE

Legend Schumacher retires on a low note

Michael Schumacher’s farewell was hardly fitting for a driver who has won more Formula One world titles and races than any other.

  • Gordon Howard
4 min read
Lewis Hamilton is moving to Ferrari in 2025.
FORMULA ONE

Lewis Hamiliton signs three-year deal with Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton has signed a three-year deal with the Mercedes Formula One team and will replace seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher.

  • Reuters
2 min read
FERNANDO ALONSO

No McLaren appeal against $100m spy fine

Formula One team McLaren-Mercedes will not appeal against the -million fine and exclusion from the 2007 constructors’ championship over the Ferrari spying charges, Mercedes said…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read