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New 2013 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG with up to 550HP Priced from $95,865

The all-new 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG will arrive in U.S. showrooms this March with a starting price of $95,865, which includes an $875 destination charge.

The base model features a 5.5-liter bi-turbocharged V8 engine rated at 518HP and 516 lb-ft. Even though these numbers represent an increase of 15HP and 44 lb-ft over its predecessor, the new ML63 AMG's combined fuel economy of 16 mpg is 33 percent lower.

If you need more power, Mercedes offers an optional AMG Performance Package that boosts output to 550HP and maximum torque to 560 lb-ft.

The most powerful production SLK of all time, the new 2012 SLK 55 AMG, has arrived in Britain and is available for to order with an on-the-road price of £54,950 (equal to US$84,630 / €66,200).

Lying under the hood of the AMG-branded SLK is a naturally aspirated, direct-injection V8 engine with a displacement of 5.5-liters that produces 421-horses at 6,800rpm and 540Nm (398.2 lb-ft) of peak torque at 4,500rpm.

Japanese tuning firm Wald International likes to give its customers' rides a sinister look and its take on the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG is no exception.

Even though in stock form the AMG version of Mercedes-Benz's sports saloon comes with its own aero-aids, Wald International has prepared a new and more aggressive styling package named Black Bison.

After the recent track footage of the C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series being thrown around the corners of the Laguna Seca circuit in California, Mercedes-Benz's AMG division released a new video of another product it launched this year, the 2012 SLK 55 AMG.

Unfortunately, the clip was filmed on public roads so it's far more politically correct (…if you get our drift) than what you'd expect from a rear-wheel drive sports car like the new SLK 55 AMG that boasts a 5.5-liter V8 engine with 422HP and 540 Nm.

Nevertheless, feel free to check it out for yourself in the video that follows after the break.

We've been telling you for some time about Mercedes-Benz's plans to update its G-Class series and present a new pair of AMG models, and now our scoop photographers have snared two barely camouflaged prototypes on test in mainland Europe.

The two new AMG-prepped G-Wagen models are the G63 (or G55) and G65. It is to our understanding that the G63 AMG (keep in mind, Mercedes may hold on to the G55 nameplate for this model) will receive the German firm's new 5.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 producing around 525HP and 700Nm (516.3 lb-ft).

The more exclusive G65 AMG, which will be produced in a limited run, is speculated to get the S65 AMG’s 6.0-litre bi-turbocharged V12 engine with an output of 612HP and a tarmac shredding 1,000Nm or 737 lb-ft of peak torque.

The sinister beast that is the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series is the kind of car that is arguably best enjoyed in its natural habitat, which is none other than the racetrack.

To prove this, the German firm took the most powerful production version of its C-Class Coupe to the Laguna Seca circuit in California for some quick laps and shared the video with us.

It's a strange cocktail to say the least: two of the world's finest professional drivers, two-time F1 champion Mika Häkkinen and 2009 F1 champ Jenson Button, get into a 450-horsepower Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG sports saloon to promote a 'don't drink and drive' campaign from renowned Scotch whiskey brand Johnny Walker by burning their initials on the asphalt.

You can watch the ad for yourself in the video after the break.

Do you need a little bit more oomph for your Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe? Vath promises to address your needs with its new Väth V63 tuning kit that brings a host of engine, chassis, exterior and interior upgrades.

But before you read on, you might want to know that the package - not including the car itself - is priced at €64,308 or about US$83,600.

Mercedes-Benz announced that its Formula 1 team, which raced under the Mercedes GP Petronas moniker this year, is changing its name to “Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team” from the 2012 season.

Up until now, AMG has been the three-pointed star’s in-house performance division, developing the sportiest versions of its production models like the SLK and the C-Class and, of course, the SLS AMG supercar.

Here's our first glimpse at Mercedes-Benz's hottest new B-Class model yet, which is being prepared by none other than the German firm's AMG division and is expected to enter production by 2013.

We're still not sure about the name, but it is believed that the most mightiest of all B-Class variants will be dubbed the B25 AMG.

While based on a different platform than the upcoming A25 AMG, spy shots of which we showed you back in August, the two models will share the same powertrain setup that includes a new 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo engine delivering somewhere around 300 ponies and a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.

You'd think that 457-ponies under the hood of any family car let alone a station wagon would be enough to get any enthusiast excited, but Mercedes-Benz believes otherwise and has ordered its AMG division to prepare a Black Series edition of the C63 AMG Estate.

Behind that mismatched front bumper are the same hardware upgrades found on the C63 AMG Coupe Black Series, and which include a modified 6.2-liter V8 engine pushing out 517HP and 620 Nm (457 lb-ft) of peak torque, an increase of 60HP and 20Nm over the regular model.

So you’ve read the details and seen the pictures of the all-new 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML 63 AMG that was unveiled today in advance of its first public outing at this week's 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show.

Now, if you're curious to see what it looks like on the move and how the new 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged V8 with 518-ponies (or 550HP if you opt for the AMG Performance Package) sounds in the latest iteration of the ML, you'll be happy to know that Mercedes-Benz has released a five-minute long video, which you can watch below.

In 1999, Mercedes-Benz presented its first ever AMG-honed ML SUV, the 342-horsepower ML55 AMG. Some 12 years and 24,000 worldwide sales later, the German brand has readied the third generation of the series that we will come to know as the 2012 ML63 AMG and which will make its world debut at this week's at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show.

At the heart of AMG's latest creation lies the firm's new 5.5-liter V8 biturbo engine that is rated (in North American specification) at 518-horsepower and 516 lb-ft (700Nm), representing an increase of 15HP and 44 lb-ft over its predecessor.

We already knew of Mercedes-Benz's plans to introduce the all-new 2012 ML 63 AMG at next week's Los Angeles Auto Show, but the German brand put up a banner on its Facebook page to further spread out the word.

The cropped image of the AMG version reveals part of the SUV's modified front end that gains a newly designed bumper with larger air vents and a lip spoiler.

Steve Jobs, the charismatic founder of Apple and Pixar, was a man who changed not only the way computers are made and marketed, but also popularized a number of novel products, such as the iPhone and the iPad, which made buyers form long lines outside Apple stores and the competition always play catch-up.

Sadly, Jobs passed away on October 5 at the age of 56. After his death, one of the rumors circulating the web was that of his car’s number plate – or rather its absence.

Some said that he didn’t care about paying the fines, as he surely could afford to, while others claimed that he had somehow obtained a special permit to drive without one.

After showing us the regular versions of its new 2012 ML-Class SUV earlier this summer and of course, at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, Mercedes-Benz is gearing up for the world premiere of the flagship ML 63 AMG this November at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. Read more »

SPIED: New Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series Edition Shows Off its Widened Body for the Camera

For all those Mercedes-Benz customers that find the regular AMG variants too tame for their tastes, the Stuttgart automaker's sports car division has come up with a special series of cars that carry the Black Series nameplate.

The Black Series AMG models can be identified by their more extreme bodywork and beefed up performance along with a price tag to match their abilities.

Not even Mercedes-Benz's top offering, the SLS AMG gullwing-door supercar, can escape the Black Series treatment. A lightly disguised prototype version of the SLS AMG Black Series edition was captured by our scoop photographers while testing on the Nürburgring track.

If for some very strange reason you find that the Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG lacks some serious punch under its hood, Germany's Vath has developed a new performance package for Stuttgart's sports saloon.

The tuner breaths more fire into the CLS 63 AMG through the use of its V63RS engine kit that bumps the 5.5-liter bi-turbocharged V8's output from 525-hp and 700-Nm to 660-horses and a whopping 990Nm or 730 lb-ft of peak torque.

For most people, the standard Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG sedan with its 6.2-liter V8 that generates 457HP and 600Nm (443 lb-ft) is more than a handful, but for those that drooled over the C63 AMG Coupe Black Series edition and wished it would be offered with four doors, we have some very good news for you.

Our spies stumbled upon a prototype version for the C63 AMG Black Series edition in sedan form while testing on the demanding Nürburgring racetrack. This test mule featured widened wheel arches housing larger wheels plus the same modified front and rear bumpers seen on the Black Series coupe.

While spy shooters are searching for camouflaged prototypes of the facelifted 2012 Mercedes-Benz G-Class on the roads of Germany, the team over at "3rabacars" was fortunate enough to discover an entire garage of barely disguised examples of the upcoming AMG variants in a garage in Dubai.

From what we understand, 3rabacars took pictures of both the V8-powered G63 (or G55) AMG and the V12-powered G65 AMG. According to the poster, the G63 AMG's speedometer went up to 280km/h (174mph) while the G65 AMG's stopped at 320km/h (199mph).

New 2013 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG with up to 550HP Priced from $95,865

Mercedes-Benz Releases UK Pricing on New SLK 55 AMG

New Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG Murdered Out by Wald International

Mercedes-Benz Releases New Video Footage of 2012 SLK 55 AMG

Spied: 2012 Mercedes-Benz G63 V8 and G65 V12 AMG Continue Winter Testing

New Mercedes C63 AMG Coupe Black Series Flexes its Muscles on the Laguna Seca Circuit

Keep on Burning: Mika Häkkinen and Jenson Button Burn Their Initials on the Ashpalt with a C63 AMG

Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Supercharged to 680-Horses, Courtesy of VÄTH

Mercedes F1 Team Changes Name, Brings AMG into the Game

SPY SHOTS: New Mercedes-Benz B25 AMG Caught Sneaking Out in the Open

SCOOP: Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate gets in the Black Series Mood

2012 Mercedes-Benz ML 63 AMG Makes its Video Debut

Mercedes-Benz Unwraps New 2012 ML 63 AMG Prior to its LA Auto Show Debut

Mercedes-Benz Teases New 2012 ML 63 AMG on Facebook

Read Why Steve Jobs' Car Never Had a License Plate

New Mercedes-Benz ML 63 AMG with Bi-Turbo V8 to Debut in L.A.

SPIED: New Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series Edition Shows Off its Widened Body for the Camera

VÄTH Unleashes 660-HP Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG

SCOOP: Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series Edition, Now in Sedan Form

SCOOP: 2012 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG V8 and G65 AMG V12 Caught Undisguised in Dubai

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