The autonomous (or self-driving) car is a hot topic at the moment, with car manufacturers announcing their latest advances on a regular basis in their bid to get one to consumers by their self appointed 2020 deadline. At the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, there were so many car companies showing...
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Mercedes-Benz hopes to broaden the appeal of the new Mercedes-Benz V-Class to large families ‘with pets and paraphernalia’ as well as to surfboard toting, hand gliding urban adventurers. The V-Class in its old guise, the Viano, is already a favourite with shuttle bus operators and Mercedes-Benz hopes that the new model’s luxury features will...
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Mercedes-Benz is hailing the new S-Class as ‘a car so technically advanced that it can virtually drive itself’. And it’s basing this claim on its new advanced adaptive cruise control system, Distronic Plus with Stop & Go Pilot, which not only keeps pace with the vehicles in front but also steers itself. It works...
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Mercedes-Benz has brought three new cars to the Irish market with the arrival of the Mercedes-Benz CLA, the new E-Class Coupé and the E-Class Cabriolet. We got a chance to take the new CLA AMG Sport for a spin at the Irish press launch earlier this week. A four-door, the Mercedes-Benz CLA is based...
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Mercedes-Benz is synonymous with luxury and that premium association is carried through in the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class, which I had the pleasure of driving at its Irish launch last week. The E-Class accounts for about 50 per cent of Mercedes-Benz sales in Ireland so to say that it’s an important model here is an...
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The new Mercedes-Benz CLA coupé is expected in Ireland in the summer. Continuing in its quest for younger drivers, Mercedes-Benz hopes the new addition will bring ‘CLS-like style to the compact A-Class segment’. The four-door Mercedes-Benz CLA will have its European premiere at the Geneva Motor Show next month. Specifications and prices for the...
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The new Mercedes-Benz E300 BlueTec Hybrid has arrived in Ireland. It was launched this afternoon, along with the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class and the Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake as part of a ‘product offensive’ the car company has planned between now and 2016, over which time it expects to launch 10 new cars. The new...
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Mercedes-Benz officially introduced three new cars to the Irish market today – the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class, the Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake and the Mercedes-Benz E-Class Hybrid. ATL got a sneak peek at the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class last month and today we got to take both the CLS estate and the diesel hybrid for a...
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