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Mercedes GLC, GLE, GLS and SLC Name Changes Official + MAYBACH for Exclusive Superlux Models

“Just when I thought I was out… they pulled me back in….” Maybach is back as the label for Mercedes in-house customs – with interior luxury like the Designo packages and other indivudualized choices now wearing the Mercedes Maybach badge. But that is not the biggest news today: the SUVs have new names. See the below change guide…. GLA                 = GL A-Class GLC                 = GL C-Class; previously GLK GLE                 = GL E-Class; previously M-Class or ML GLE Coupé    = GL E-Class Coupé GLS                 = GL S-Class; previously GL G                      unchanged   There are also simplified badges for the various powertrains — …

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Exclusive World Debut – 2014 Superlite SLC Le Mans Spyder – $70k, 430HP V8, Porsche Trans and 2200 Pounds Total!

Unless I am in Chicago traffic from O’Hare to Wrigleyville, I rarely like to toot my own horn. But the Superlite SLC Le Mans world debut might be a seriously exclusive piece of supercar news – seen only by readers of Car-Revs-Daily.com, so far. Why? The Spyder (or Roadster) SLC Le Mans is absolutely brand new and has never before been shown in public. This is the first complete prototype of the full Le Mans Spyder bodystyle of the Superlite SLC Coupe, an it is magnificent. Completed with a Chevrolet LS3 V8 engine and Porsche transaxle by H Craft Customs …

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Short-Term Supercar? AMG SLS GT Final Edition Fails To Excite

The AMG SLS has been a huge hit for a number of reasons. Primarily, it created a halo supercar for the Mercedes-Benz line-up just as the messy McLaren partnership was coming to a close. Even better? The car cost a fraction of the SLR’s price – both to build and in terms of engineering pride. By engineering the SLS in-house, nearly from scratch: AMG proved itself worthy of additional product development responsibilities and able to handle a car’s creation from almost start to finish. But the SLS has always burned very, very hot. Since its arrival in 2009 as a …

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