Mercedes-Benz X Sprinter BRABUS Business Lounge

Brabus has unveiled their latest project based on the new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with long wheelbase and high roof. The huge VAN has received an attractive exterior upgrade as well as an exclusive multimedia equipment

The exterior boasts a new front bumper with integrated LED DRLs and a set of 8.0J x 18" Monoblock wheels fitted with high-performance Continental tires of size 255/55 R18. Other highlights include two Brabus exhaust pipes with hallmark design for sportier appearance.

The interior is simply fantastic – fine leather passenger compartment with four business seats in a face-to-face arrangement and an additional third row of seats. The innovative communications concept of the vehicle integrates the passengers' notebook or tablet computers into the media center of the vehicle independent of the technical platform.

In addition, all four seats offer welcome amenities such as lumbar support, massage function, heating, ventilation, and are power-adjustable with three-position memory function.

The third row of seats faces forward and consists of two individual seats with folding backrest. For times when more space for luggage or other items is needed, the seats can be removed.

The genuine-wood floor is designed as a veneer without tongue and groove. There is also a new air conditioning system designed by German OEM Eberspächer. It has a heating output of 10 kW and a cooling output of 13 kW.

There are 5" displays fitted at each seat in the cabin, eliminating the need for conventional switches in the passenger compartment. There is also an enormous 42" Full HD LCD screen integrated into the bulkhead behind the driver's cab. For passengers seated in the two rear-facing seats there is a 10" display integrated into the center console between these two seats.

The sound is reproduced with superb brilliance by a Dolby surround sound system with an output of 1,200 watts and loudspeakers tailored specifically to the van's interior.

G20 limousines will cost an absolute bomb

The Federal Government has ordered a $16 million fleet of bombproof limousines for the G20 Summit in Brisbane in November.

But rather than buy the vehicles for $1 million each, it has rented them for the meeting of world leaders at a cost of $1.8 million, or $112,500 apiece.

Although BMW is poised to secure the contract to replace the Prime Minister's fleet of aging armoured Holdens, rival German car maker Mercedes-Benz won the tender to supply 16 vehicles for the G20 Summit of foreign heads of state, finance ministers and other dignitaries.

But not everyone will ride in them: US president Barrack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are said to be bringing their own security vehicles.

The bombproof Benzes can withstand firepower from an AK47 assault rifle, are fitted with nail-proof tyres, and have their own onboard oxygen systems in case of a chemical weapon attack.

They also have night vision technology so they can see in the dark, projecting an image of the road ahead on the widescreen digital dashboard.

Unlike the cars in James Bond movies, however, there are no "gun-sights", rotating number plates or other dirty tricks, such as spraying oil on the road to cause other cars to skid.

The S-Class Guard looks almost identical to the standard Mercedes limousine but weighs more than four tonnes -- more than twice its regular weight -- because of the added armour and thickened glass. However, it can still make a quick getaway because it is powered by a massive V12 engine.

More than half the cars that will be used during the G20 Summit have already been shipped to Australia and are in the final stages of preparation.

Because the cars are hand-built in limited numbers, there will be a mix of left-hand-drive and right-hand-drive vehicles used at the G20 Summit in Brisbane.

The Federal Government will provide specially-trained drivers for the event.

They'll be hoping to avoid a repeat of the embarrassment when US President Barrack Obama's limousine, known as "The Beast", wedged its belly on a steep driveway during a visit to Ireland in May 2011.

"The Beast" has also proven to be tricky to park, having been caught on camera attempting a three-point turn at 10 Downing Street during President Obama's visit to London in 2009.

The million-dollar Mercedes
Name: Mercedes-Benz S-Guard
Price: $1 million
Engine: 6.0-litre V12 (390kW/830Nm)
Weight: 4.3 tonnes
Safety: Nine airbags, anti-skid control, four cameras, on-board oxygen system, bullet proof glass and doors, bombproof floor, puncture-proof tyres, night vision system.
Comfort: Reclining "business-class" style seats with heating, cooling and a mechanical massage function, an onboard TV and DVD system, four-zone air-conditioning (that will automatically cool one side of the car depending on the location of the sun, which is tracked by GPS).
Speed: The Mercedes-Benz S600 V12 on which the S-Guard is based can reach the speed limit in a Porsche-quick 4.6 seconds. But the added weight of the extra armour blunts performance to a still respectable 6.2 seconds.

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren

Engine: 5.5 liter Supercharged V-8.

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren has been on worlds fastest and most expensive cars lists for quite a while now. This car is a fascinating result of collaboration between two well-known car brands: Mercedes and British race car legend McLaren. The delightful SLR McLaren is probably the most sophisticated and comfortable of all street-legal race cars to date. In 2007 most expensive car list this supercar is most likely going to be replaced by its successor Mercedes-Benz SLR 722 Edition.

2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Limousine by Binz – First Mercedes E-Class Limousine

It isn’t too long that the all new 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been launched. But celebrated Limousine manufacturer Binz has already got into doing what it does best – it has stretched the Merc E-Class all the way up to 5,979mm which is about 1,100mm more than what the standard version of the executive sedan measures. Binz, which is based in Southern German, is known to specialize in modifying cars for special services, including ambulances, hearses and fire-fighting vehicles.

The new German limousine now measures 19.61 feet (5.9 meters) and can accommodate seven people that can get in through all six doors. Inside, they will find all of the regular luxuries a Mercedes-Benz E Class can offer plus, courtesy of Binz, other options like armor plating, for those a bit more paranoid.

Three engine choices will be available for the Mercedes-Benz E Class Binz limousine, the gasoline E350 CGI BlueEfficiency, the E500 or the diesel E250 BlueEfficiency.

Mercedes-Benz E-Class limousine

Mercedes-Benz E-class limousine spy shots