Offensive in the Compact Segment Continues: Start of new Mercedes-Benz Plant in Hungary
Montag, 2.April 2012Daimler started production at its new passenger car plant in Kecskemét last Thursday. Passenger cars are now rolling off the assembly line in Hungary less than four years after the location decision was made in summer 2008. Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Plant [...]
Comprehensive child safety programme for the new B-Class: Big on safety for little passengers
Freitag, 30.März 2012The new B-Class represents a particularly family-oriented model from Mercedes-Benz. The comprehensive range of child seats for every age and weight group is typical of the standard of safety offered by Mercedes-Benz.
The range features ISOFIX attachment points as standard, plus options including rear seats with integrated child seats (IKS), automatic child seat recognition (ACSR) [...]
Award ceremony at the Geneva Motor Show: New B-Class is “Winter Car of the Year”
Donnerstag, 8.März 2012The new Mercedes-Benz B-Class has been voted “Winter Car of 2012″ by Finland’s leading car magazine, “Tekniikan Maailma”. The compact sports tourer emerged victorious against 15 competitors after being subjected to a comprehensive comparative test in winter conditions.
Covering a distance of 1000 kilometres, the test comprised a series of assessments of driving dynamics, braking [...]
B as in BRABUS – The Exclusive Tuning Program for the New Mercedes B-Class
Dienstag, 7.Februar 2012B as in BRABUS: Right on time for the market launch of the new Mercedes B-Class BRABUS offers an exclusive tuning program covered by the one-of-a-kind BRABUS Tuning Warranty® of three years, up to 100,000 kilometers / 62,000 miles (see BRABUS warranty conditions).
The program includes sporty-elegant exterior design, alloy wheels with diameters of 17, [...]
Environmental Certificate for the Mercedes B-Class: B 180 BlueEFFICIENCY produces 16 percent less CO2 emissions than its predecessor
Donnerstag, 26.Januar 2012The neutral inspectors at the TÜV Süd technical inspection authority have confirmed the high environmental compatibility of the new Mercedes B-Class, awarding the compact sports tourer the Environmental Certificate in accordance with ISO standard TR 14062.
This certification is based on a comprehensive ecological life cycle assessment of the B-Class, documenting every detail of ecological [...]
The Year in Review: Part III July – September
Freitag, 30.Dezember 2011The best of 2011 – Part III July – September
The new C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series: The most powerful C-Class of all time
Spectacular design, technology transfer from the world of motorsport and driving dynamics at the highest level. The new Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series embodies the AMG brand claim of “Driving [...]
The new B-Class: Passive safety – Of skate runners and vampire teeth
Dienstag, 27.Dezember 2011The new B-Class is the Mercedes-Benz among compact cars, offering a correspondingly high standard of passive safety. The body-in-white provides the basis here, both in terms of material – the proportion of high-strength and ultra-high-strength sheet steel stands at 67 percent – and with regard to its structural design.
Key features of the front-end structure [...]
The new B-Class: Aerodynamics – Taking the drag out of aerodynamics
Sonntag, 25.Dezember 2011An outstanding drag coefficient of cd = 0.26 places the new B-Class at the forefront of its market segment. In practical driving, aerodynamics have a crucial influence on fuel consumption: an improvement in the cw value of just 0.01 results in fuel savings of up to 0.4 litres per 100 kilometres at a speed of [...]
New Mercedes-Benz Collection miniatures in 1:87, 1:43 and 1:18: Small is beautiful: the new Mercedes-Benz M-Class and B-Class in model form
Samstag, 24.Dezember 2011ollowing the market launch of their full-size counterparts, detailed miniatures of the new Mercedes M-Class and B-Class have become the latest additions to the Mercedes-Benz Collection.
The efficient off-roader and the compact sports tourer are available with immediate effect as high-grade miniatures in scale 1:87, 1:43 and 1:18. Developed in collaboration with renowned manufacturers Busch, [...]
The new B-Class: Chassis and suspension – Refined sportiness for the sports tourer
Freitag, 23.Dezember 2011“Fascinatingly agile” is the assessment of all test drivers who have put the new B-Class through its paces to date. Three factors are instrumental to the substantially enhanced dynamic performance in comparison to its predecessor, which does not come at the cost of any compromises on comfort: the lowered centre of gravity, the new four-link [...]
New genuine accessory items for the B-Class: The sporty family car – now with a touch more individuality
Sonntag, 18.Dezember 2011Thanks to an extensive range of accessories from Mercedes-Benz, it is now possible to enhance the individual flair of the B-Class that little bit further.
Electronic highlights include a portable Rear Seat Entertainment system, mobile phone cradles and parking aids such as a reversing camera or the Quickpark acoustic warning system. The powerful Becker MAP [...]
Snow chains for the B and M-Class: Sure to keep you on track
Mittwoch, 14.Dezember 2011Laborious mounting with numb fingers in the cold – that’s how it once was. Modern snow chains can be easily fitted and often do not require retensioning. That also goes for the two new snow chains which Mercedes-Benz carries in the accessories range for the B and M-Class models launched just recently:
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The new B-Class: Design – Perfect space in a most attractive guise
Dienstag, 13.Dezember 2011The new B-Class is a typical Mercedes sports tourer, offering plenty of space combined with impressive dynamic performance as a hatchback saloon. The characteristic lines of the exterior design indicate both of these attributes:
front and rear sport a width-emphasizing design. The front features a wide, prominent grille. The air intake under the grille widens [...]
Market launch of new model generations: New B- and M-Class now with dealers
Freitag, 18.November 2011The first vehicles from the new B-Class and new M-Class ranges will be going out to customers from 19 November.
It has been possible to order these models since July and September respectively. Even prior to the dealer launch, the customer response has been outstanding. “The introduction of the new B-Class and the new M-Class [...]
Mercedes-Benz kicks off launch campaign for its new sports tourer: The new B-Class – the safest car around for young families
Mittwoch, 9.November 2011Life for young families is full of surprises, so the new B-Class is the perfect companion – “For what’s coming up”. This is the campaign message with which Mercedes-Benz is launching its new premium sports tourer, which will be at dealerships from 19 November.
The campaign will run until Christmas in print, online and on [...]
The new B-Class: Drive – High tech under the bonnet
Sonntag, 6.November 2011A model change that takes place under the bonnet, too: the new B-Class features new petrol and diesel engines as well as new manual and automatic transmissions. All transmissions and engines have been developed in-house, with production taking place at the plants in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim and -Hedelfingen, Gaggenau/Baden and Kölleda/Thuringia. The simultaneous development process enabled perfect [...]
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