{"id":115386,"date":"2017-04-12T16:53:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T20:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=115386"},"modified":"2017-04-12T16:53:34","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T20:53:34","slug":"mercedes-keeps-riding-the-suv-boom-with-amg-offerings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2017\/04\/mercedes-keeps-riding-the-suv-boom-with-amg-offerings\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes Keeps Riding the SUV Boom with AMG Offerings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mercedes unveiled its new GLC63 S Coupe at the NYIAS. The AMG-tuned model sprints from 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sport utility vehicles now account for more than 30% of the vehicles sold by Mercedes-Benz worldwide and the German luxury car brand is preparing to expand its SUV offerings with a pair of unique vehicles from its AMG performance brand.<\/p>\n

Brita Seeger, head of Mercedes-Benz Cars sales and marketing, noted during a presentation at the New York International Auto Show that during the past four years Mercedes-Benz had completely renewed C-, E- and S-Class lines \u201cwith amazing new design and technology.<\/p>\n

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Performance News!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mercedes-Benz has also renewed its SUV portfolio, which has helped boost Mercedes to four consecutive years of stronger sales.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe continue to expect sales growth thanks especially to our SUV gamily and of course our ne E-Class family, the most comprehensive line-up you will find in this segment,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

(SUVs could soon make up half U.S. new vehicle market. To see who said it, <\/em><\/strong>Click Here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Seeger said the GLC63 SUV, GLC63 Coupe and GLC63 S Coupe, boasting unique styling, are the only models powered by an 8-cylinder biturbo engine with acceleration and top speed\u00a0that are suited both for the race track and if the consumer desires are also perfectly suitable to serve as an everyday car for someone with a family.<\/p>\n

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The new AMG GLC63 SUV offers Mercedes drives SUV comfort and handling with race track speed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new models feature the AMG 4.0-liter V8 biturbo engine produces 469 horsepower in the GLC63 SUV and GLC63 Coupe and a mighty 503 hp in the GLC63 S Coupe. In case you\u2019re curious, that translates to 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds for the SUV and coupe, while the S Coupe is slightly better at 3.7 seconds.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey can rely on high driving stability and handling safety under all conditions that is why we offer the latest chassis technology, including our fully variable AMG Performance all-wheel-drive,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

(<\/em><\/strong>Click Here<\/a><\/span><\/strong> for more about Mercedes pulling its ads from O\u2019Reilly Factor.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The new GLC 63 AMG vehicles are cars for people who like their individual style. The new SUVs from AMG will hold special position in their market segment.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur new high-performance GLCs are symbols for the general development at Mercedes,\u201d she added. \u201cIf you\u2019re like me and just love sporty cars but also want great everyday stability these are your rides.\u201d<\/p>\n

These three new performance models feature an air spring suspension with adaptive, adjustable damping, AMG Performance 4MATIC+ all-wheel drive with fully variable torque distribution, a rear-axle limited-slip differential and a high-performance braking system.<\/p>\n

(To see more about Mercedes\u2019 plans to unleash the new S-Class, <\/em><\/strong>Click Here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWith Mercedes-Benz, we\u2019re now looking back on over four years of continuous growth with a sales increase of 16%, the first quarter of this year was the strongest ever and we are very confident for the remainder of the year,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sport utility vehicles now account for more than 30% of the vehicles sold by Mercedes-Benz so the maker’s gonna ride that wave with three utes, including two AMG models. See them at TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20009,"featured_media":115380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[151],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115386"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20009"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115386"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=115386"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=115386"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=115386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}