Mercedes-Benz announced a new collaboration with Apptronik to bring their Apollo humanoid robot into the assembly line. More specifically, the robots will be used in logistics to bring parts to the production line for workers to assemble, while simultaneously inspecting the components.
When Will.i.am partners with Mercedes-AMG, you get MBUX Sound Drive. This interactive music experience basically transforms compatible Mercedes-Benz vehicles into a virtual musical instrument that reacts to the way it’s being driven.
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At first glance, this abandoned Mercedes MBUX seat pod concept looks like an amusement park ride vehicle, but it as actually created to showcase the 2020 S-Class interior ahead of the vehicle’s reveal. It was discovered withering away at a recycling plant in Atlanta, just outside of the company’s Sandy Springs headquarters.
Based on the Mercedes-AMG GT2, the new Mercedes-AMG GT2 PRO is a track-only supercar powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.0L V8 engine making up to 739 hp, mated to a six-speed sequential racing transmission with modified gear ratios. This special edition vehicle will come finished in a matte grey paint with decoration stripes, GT2 PRO logos, and two-color, 18-inch AMG light alloy wheels.
There’s the Mercedes-Benz Unimog U1300L camper, and then this extremely rare Boschert B300 Gullwing. Only a handful of these examples are known to exist, based on the Mercedes 300CE, which was modified with the front end from an R129-generation SL.
Volkswagen’s California is nice, but the camper van is just a concept, while Benchmark Vehicles’ DESO Mercedes Sprinter AWD 170 can be purchased now. Priced from $386,000 USD, this rugged vehicle can be configured to your liking, complete with a luxurious interior and solar panels.
Startup Space Perspective partnered with Mercedes-Maybach to offer tourists a luxury spaceflight experience before they board Spaceship Neptune. This specially designed spacecraft consists a pressurized capsule that propels its passengers slowly and safely to 100,000 feet by a giant SpaceBalloon.
Elon Musk’s Tesla Semi might have already hit the roads, but the electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 isn’t too far behind. Power comes from two electric motors connected to a high battery capacity of more than 600 kilowatt hours generate a combined 536 hp as well as a peak output of 805 hp.
The Mercedes-Benz Concept CLA Class EV has officially been unveiled, and it has an anticipated range of more than 467 miles, with an impressive energy consumption of around 12 kWh/100 kilometers (5.2 mi/kWh). It features an in-house developed drivetrain derived from the electric-drive system in the VISION EQXX that consists of an 800 V electric architecture combined with a battery with exceptional energy density.
Now that you’ve seen the MSI Stealth 16 Mercedes-AMG Motorsport A13V laptop, check out the new 2024 Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe in ’63’ and ’55’ trims. Featuring optional 2+2 seating, a long wheelbase, short overhangs and a steeply raked windshield that give the AMG GT Coupe a compact, tyet powerful appearance.