Thoughts in PassingBrian Armstead Safety FirstThe Best Reason to Own a Mercedes-Benz There is unquestionable prestige associated with a luxury car purchase, and the purchase of a vehicle that wears the three-pointed star certainly will turn heads…

2013 is Going to be a Great Year There are many things in store for members of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America this year. The future is bright because, with your participation, the club continues to grow and improve. Before discussing what’s on…

  Fit for a KingBuilt for royalty, this stunning 1969 600 disappeared amid political turmoil, but has emerged after decades of obscurity by Michael F. Kunz photographs Royce Rumsey   This past September, the most elegant and unusual car on the…

Learning Curves StarFest 2012 ‘Safe Drivers, Safe Families’ New Drivers ProgramBy Gary Anderson, Photography by Jeff Klepac The new MBCA Educational Foundation “Safe Drivers, Safe Families” program debuted at StarFest 2012, with the inaugural…

StarFest  2012 at SpeedHigh-Performance Driving Events at Firebird International RacewayArticle Bud CloningerPhotographs Heather Dent and Jeff KlepacCathy Dyer in her SLS challenges Mary Alice Cozza in her SLKThree intensive days of high-performance…

StarFest SpectacularArticle John Hutchison, Chuck Stanford, Jr.Photography Gary Anderson, Heather Dent, Royce Rumsey, Kris StarkovichThe first  Concours ever held on the lawn of the grand Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix was a highlight of StarFest 2012,…

Featured Dealer Mercedes-Benz of Tiverton By Ernie Fancy   The Mercedes-Benz Dealer in Tiverton, Rhode Island – Viti Inc. – began as a Sunoco Service Station owned by Nick Viti. Through the years, it changed to an automobile dealership, first…

Legends of the AutobahnArticle Laura SimondsPhotographs Gary Anderson & Tiw Weiss AircamCo-hosted by MBCA, this concours of German automotive excellence has become a must-see event at MontereyWhen four German marques come together at a concours…

Jim Luikens Reflections   Found a New Project Car   The answering machine was steadily chirping away when I stopped by my office on a Saturday in early March of this year.  “No sense just letting it chirp until Monday,” I thought. “I’ll see what’s…

Modern TechThe True Cost of DieselBy Ken Adams   Occasionally I am asked which are better from an economic standpoint – gasoline or diesel engines. At first glance at the EPA mileage ratings on the window stickers of the Mercedes models that offer…