Mercedes-Benz News

The 2011 Volvo S60 gets a major exterior makeover, giving the Swedish sedan more road presence that allows it to compete on a serious level with the Audi A4 , BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class . Volvo showed off images of the new S60 on Tuesday, ahead of the car's formal debut at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show in March.

TheCarConnection.com drove the Cadillac STS and STS-V to bring you this hands-on road test.

Volvo, for example, remains keen on ditching its image for boxy, lackluster automobiles, but it's eager to capitalize on its reputation for safety.

TheCarConnection.com drove the Cadillac CTS Sport Sedan and CTS Sport Wagon to write this review from firsthand driving impressions.

Although BMW initially shunned hybrids in favor of clean diesels and other alternative powertrains, the German automaker is joining the electrically assisted fray next year with not one but two gasoline-electric vehicles: the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 - our first drive of which you can read here - and the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6.

You don't see this very often: a car company dropping a V-8 engine from a performance car and replacing it with a V-6. But German automaker Audi does it in its 2010 S4 compact sedan.

FOR every smartly realized hybrid like the Toyota Prius or Ford Fusion, there has been one whose combination of price, economy and practicality doesn't quite add up.

While many economists are stating that the recession is officially over, no one doubts that the impact of billions of dollars in lost wealth will be felt by consumers for years to come.

The original hybrid automobiles were good for the planet and great for your conscience, but they didn't exactly provide a rush of adrenaline when you hit the accelerator.

Who would've thought there would ever be a pitched battle for global domination in luxury SUVs? The very idea of a luxury SUV strikes many as an oxymoron, but the field has filled with excellent vehicles and caused automakers from the United States, Europe and Japan to raise their games.

New Models What you'll be driving in 2010 European 2009 Ford Fiesta is coming to Canada and the U.S. next year as a 2011 model.

When Hyundai debut the Genesis sedan Last year they made it clear that it had targeted the luxury community, they were putting the establishment on notice so to speak.

Daimler AG said its U.S. sales last month increased 9.4 percent, led by a jump in Mercedes Benz volumes, as a more stable economic environment fueled increased purchases of the German company's vehicles.

The upcoming Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG will serve as the official 2010 Formula 1 safety car, Mercedes board member Thomas Webber announced at a press event today in Monterey, California.

United Arab Emirates: 31 minutes ago Dubai became part of an elite group of cities that was among the first to launch the remarkable new Mercedes -Benz S-Class at an exclusive and high profile event hosted by Gargash Enterprises.

Imagine taking a top-of- the-line Mercedes S class sedan and making it into a hybrid, and one that claims a few firsts at that.

Model: 2010 Mercedes-Benz E350 4-door Engine: 3.5-liter V6 Horsepower/Torque: 268 hp @ 6,000 rpm/258 lb.-ft. @ 2,400-5,000 rpm Transmission: 7-speed automatic with manual mode Wheelbase: 113.1 in.

Introduced in 2002, the fourth-generation BMW 7 Series was a technological marvel with wonderful performance.

An Aston Martin team car that participated in Le Mans and the Mille Miglia fetched more than $900,000 at auction in London on Thursday, a record for a DB2.

It uses some of the same systems and components as the latest Audi A4 sedan. For the new model year, the A5 range adds the Cabriolet model and a new turbocharged four-cylinder engine in either body style.