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Our spy photographer sent us these newer shots of the updated Mercedes-Benz CLS AMG, which will be based on the current E-Class. We should see it with direct-injected V-6 and V-8 engines, including a 435-horsepower twin-turbo V-8. Then there will be the line-topping CLS63 AMG with 544 horsepower.

Our photographer speculates the possibility of a CLS 400 BlueHybrid, an interesting thought, indeed. 

Check out the CLS AMG test mule in the gallery above, and make sure to scroll down to read what the shooter has to say.

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The 2011 Mercedes-Benz R-Class, as seen in these spy photos, has received quite a makeover. It has a new face, including grille, hood, bumper, headlights, LED running lights, and side mirrors. In back, it gets a new bumper, LED lights, and exhaust.

It still looks like a rolling loaf of bread, but now in a good way.

According to the shooter, it should get an engine update too, to comply with regulations. Look for the new R-Class at the Detroit show in January.

Can’t wait until January? Lucky you, there’s a gallery above. The photographer’s comments follow.

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The new Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG, with its 525-horsepower V-8 propelling it along looks good (from what we can see) as it lurks near the Nürburgring. From these photos, we can see that it will have two sets of two tailpipes. Most of the other features are covered by that thick camouflage Mercedes-Benz uses on their test cars.

Find the gallery above. The photographer’s comments follow.

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With the new E-Class, Mercedes-Benz is doing its best to get beyond the “middle child” reputation that most cars in this class seem to have. Neither fish nor fowl, mid-sized Euro sedans (e.g. 5-Series, A6 and S-Type) have lacked the sportiness of their smaller brethren, while also giving up the luxury and presence of the parent company’s flagship sedan. In the case of Mercedes-Benz, we thought the last generation E-Class was rather bland and characterless.

So, when we found ourselves liking the new E350 Sport quite a bit, we were pleasantly surprised. It is still a middle of the road kind of car, but this time M-B dialed in some attractions for the driver that greatly helped us make sense of the car. If you want a good daily driver, not a four-door sports car, this one is worth a look.

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The Mercedes-Benz E-Class was completely overhauled for 2010, and we now have our first test fleet sample in the form of an E350 Sport. Its design is indeed a drastic departure from the last-generation E-Class, but how does it handle the tasks of everyday life?

Head over to our Ask It forum post and let us know what questions you have about the E350 Sport. We'll post our responses, as well as driving impressions as we add more miles to the E's odometer.

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The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG gullwing debuted at the Frankfurt show this month, and now our spy photographer caught the SLS Roadster out testing near the Nürburgring. We’ve seen it once before, stopped near a Mazda event with the gullwing version.

We expect the SLS to have put on some weight in convertible form, as added bracing is required to stiffen the body. We’ll have to wait until we get more information to find out how performance is affected as a result.

Check out the SLS AMG Roadster in the above gallery, or scroll down for the photographer’s notes.

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We now have a 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 in our Austin fleet, and we're going to be testing it for the next several days. Meanwhile, feel free to ask us whatever you want to know about this classy luxury ute, and we'll be sure to give you our impressions of it as we put it through its paces.

Click through the gallery above to see what we're working with, then click over to our Ask It forum to pick our brains.

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Mercedes-Benz has offered up yet another S-Class hybrid for the world, showing the new Vision S500 Plug-In Hybrid concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show today.

The S500 takes over where the company’s S400 Hybrid leaves off, offering a larger capacity lithium-ion battery mated to the 3.5-liter V-6 engine, the ability to travel up to 18 miles on electric power alone, and the convenience of plug-in recharging. That combo would be good for the equivalent of over 70 miles per gallon, as well as performance on the order of a 5.5 second 0 to 60 time. Impressive.

Well, it could be, anyway. M-B acknowledges that the Vision S500 is merely a conceptual step on the road to seeing this kind of technology in a production vehicle. Here’s to the future. Scroll down to read the full Mercedes-Benz press release.