Tag Archives: Mercedes-Benz

20 Automakers Commit to Making Automatic Emergency Braking Standard by 2022

Family car time is about to get even safer. Today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced that 20 automakers, representing more than 99 percent of the U.S. auto market, have committed to making automatic emergency braking a standard feature no later than Sept 1, 2022. Automakers making the commitment are

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Mercedes-Benz Introduces 2017 C-Class Coupe

Set to arrive in dealerships in Spring 2016, Mercedes-Benz is promising a vehicle that’s “athletic and sporty” with an interior that “raises elegance and style to a sporty level.” Meet the MY17 C-Class Coupe. “Our new C-Class Coupe continues the philosophy of our exciting coupes. It combines thrilling design with agile sportiness and modern luxury. The C-Class Coupe therefore clearly

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Mercedes-Benz Launches New Driver Assistance Package

As manufacturers get closer to making autonomous driving a common reality, Mercedes-Benz is adding a new dimension to safety in the next generation of E-Class. Though it won’t be launched until next spring, we already know some of what Mercedes-Benz will be offering as part of a new driver assistance package, including a feature that will allow for semi-autonomous driving on freeways,

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Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe Makes SUV Driving Sexy

You think my tractor’s sexy? Wait ’til you see the Mercedes Benz GLE Coupé. Mercedes has upped the sexy with their newest SUV, the GLE Coupé, which combines the sporty nature of a traditional coupe with the “striking characteristics of a robust SUV.” The exterior of the vehicle makes it look fast with flowing side contour, elongated and low greenhouse, striking radiator grille

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IIHS Gives Nine 2015 Vehicles Its Highest Safety Ratings

Each year the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ranks vehicles’ safety features, rating them against increasingly tougher standards. The highest ranking on the list, a Top Safety Pick+, has 11 more vehicles than 2014’s list despite a tougher standard for front crash prevention- great news for consumers. “This is the third year in a row that we are giving automakers a

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