Mercedes-Benz seat belts already have a feature that adjusts the tension of the belt after it's buckled, using motors in the B- and C-pillars. The boffins in Stuttgart have improved on that by turning to their attentions to the buckle, giving it two new functions. When you enter the vehicle, the buckle extends by 70 mmm (2.75 inches) and it illuminates to help you locate it and insert the tongue. Once the seat belt has been fastened, it retracts again to provide the proper tension around the thorax and lower pelvis.

Mercedes says the innovation will appear in…

The Ultimate Passenger Vessel For Travel To Infinity And Beyond



Sometime before the end of this century, humans will travel to Mars. The longest manned journey ever attempted will take the explorers at least 34 million miles over the course of many months, at best. The vehicle necessary to support such an odyssey will need to be spacious, comfortable, technically advanced, incredibly safe and very powerful.

Before plotting the future spacecraft's design, we suggest the engineers take a close look at the 2012 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG for ideas.

Of course, we don't think the S63 is fit for…

According to World Car Fans blog, there has been rumors circulating in the UK that Mercedes-Benz is readying the fourth generation of the most luxurious car ever made, the Mercedes S-Class. And what they are expecting is not actually the technologies it will have, but the number of body styles that will be available. A [...]

The cost for the new Mercedes-Benz ML 63 AMG in Europe is set at 108,885 EUR and 7,021 for the AMG Performance Package

The new assistance and braking systems on the 2012 B-Class will help to reduce the risk of rear-end collisions

Acknowledging that diesels are making inroads in terms of acceptability in one of the worlds largest markets, Mercedes-Benz of North America is planning to introduce a diesel GLK, concurrent with its plans to also introduce a diesel-powered C-Class. Todays crop of diesel engines are far removed from their predecessors, which deserved their reputation as oil [...]

In a reminder of the marques past dominance in motorsport, Mercedes-Benz SLS GT3s took the first three places in the recently-concluded 24 Hours of Dubai. The race was held at the 5.39 km long circuit that also is used for F1 Grands Prix. The first place in this race was also the maiden victory for [...]

Do you want to know how Mercedes some performance and cosmetic touches to a car? The AMG Performance Studio in Affalterbach released a time-lapsed video that shows how they do it. In this video, the super car SLS AMG gets the pampering. After taking out the carpet, molding, nuts and bolts and basically everything, the [...]

Vth Automobiltechnik from Hoesbach, Germany has created the V63 Supercharged, based on the Mercedes C63 AMG Coupe

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