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Mercedes CLA45 AMG to Bow Next Year in Frankfurt

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Mercedes will debut its CLA45 AMG during the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show as a close competitor to the BMW 135i.

 When that happens, the world will get a live look at what AutoCar says brand insiders are calling a “baby CLS63 AMG.” While Merc is still keeping details about the car close, it will use the same 2.0-liter four cylinders as the smaller A45 AMG. Expect 349 hp and 332 lb-ft of torque sent to all four wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.

It wouldn’t be a big surprise if those power ratings turn out to be true considering the A45 version of the engine makes 325 hp, meaning this would be a massaged version with more power for a larger car.

Apart from using a four cylinder, which is a drastic change for AMG, the car will also be Mercedes’ first performance sedan to use a transverse engine layout.

Courtesy of autoguide.com

 

Car Maintenance Tip of the Week

Wiper Tales
Here's a news flash: It's much easier to avoid hitting things you can see. Simple as it is, that's the concept behind replacing your windshield wipers before they fossilize into noisy uselessness.

Fall is the ideal wiper replacement time: after the blade-baking summer and before the fall and winter nastiness. Depending on location, wiper replacement may be an annual affair in the Southwest to a biannual chore in northern climes.

Car Maintenance Tip of the Week

Brakes and brake fluid

Check to ensure that brake fluid levels are within tolerance. How often you need to replace brake pads or other components depends on how you drive and typical driving conditions. Warning signs of a brake problem include noise, vibration or “grabbing” when you apply the brakes. Working on your brakes is a job probably best left to the professionals.

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Car Maintenance Tip of the Week

Engine coolant

Replace most engine coolant or antifreeze every 30,000 miles – or every two to three years. Newer formulas, however, may last up to 50,000 miles. To check coolant level, turn the car off and wait for the engine to cool. Locate the coolant reservoir (usually a translucent plastic tank) and eyeball the level of the coolant against the full and low indicators.

2013 C-Class "Through and Through" Commercial -- New Mercedes-Benz 4 Door Sports Sedan

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2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year Contender: Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

The particular SL Mercedes-Benz provided to us for this year’s COTY was a 550, meaning it was powered by the automaker’s 4.7-liter, 429-hp V-8. Which, after driving it, darkly reminded us of its ominous 518-hp, SL63 AMG big brother. Why so dark and ominous? Because Mercedes has been building a string of sporting cars recently with more horsepower than handling poise (excepting the wonderfully anomalous C63 AMG, which gets it completely right).

Not surprisingly, the test team struggled to control the SL550 around our figure-eight course. But it was crazy quick in a straight line, and granite-stable well into triple-digit speeds. Said associate editor Rory Jurnecka: “Super-planted at 120 mph on the straight — totally unflappable.” These are two different cars: the cornering SL and the straight-line SL.

Slow the pace and look around, and you’ll find an impressive chunk of Mercedes-Benz here. The SL’s interior is replete with technology so extreme, you wonder if we’re getting to the point where carmakers are coming up with stuff just to startle customers. One example is AirScarf, warm air that bathes your neck on cool top-down evenings. And there’s Magic Sky Control, an “electro-chromatic technology” that changes an ordinary-looking glass roof nearly opaque at the press of a button.

In his notes, editor-in-chief Edward Loh said, “I think thousands of Orange County-ians will simply appreciate the big star on the long nose.” That’s about right.

Courtesy of motortrend.com

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