Mercedes-Benz USA announced today that they have become an official patron of the PGA of America – a collaboration that will last through 2013. Under the venture, MBUSA will will serve as The Official Vehicle of The PGA of America, the Official Patron and Official Vehicle of the PGA Championship and Senior PGA Championship, and a Proud Supporter of the 2010 and 2012 Ryder Cup.

According to Ernst Lieb, president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA:  "The PGA of America continues to make golf accessible to a wider audience and we see an opportunity to support and benefit from the game's future growth.  The three-pointed star has a long-standing history with golf and this new partnership strengthens our existing ties with the game while also extending our presence within one of the world's largest sports organizations..."

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Now that the 2010 Mercedes E-Class has been officially unveiled, it's only a matter of time before the estate variant of the new E makes its debut as well.  While we're waiting for that momentous event to occur, here's a few new shots showcasing precisely what we have to look forward to from the upcoming model. Yes, there is still quite a bit of masking covering its various design attributes, but with a little imagination, you can make out to a large degree the amount of extra space the wagon holds over its sedan counterpart...

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Yet another batch of Mercedes reviews have managed to infiltrate the eMercedesBenz offices on this frigid Tuesday morning, with a grand total of three publications weighing in on Mercedes' newest SUV – the highly publicized 2010 GLK350 4MATIC.  As is the case with all our Mercedes Review Roundups, you read excerpts highlighting precisely what reviewers thought of the new model immediately after the jump, all of which are accompanied by links back to the various publications' full, action-packed articles.


2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 4MATIC (via Motor Trend)
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"Few Mercedes-Benz owners in the U.S. ever take their vehicles off-road, a reality the German automaker not only realizes but embraces. Thus, the GLK is targeted at affluent women -- and it appears Mercedes has hit its mark. This baby Benz has clearly been refined for the on-road market.

Consider the evidence: The off-road package that Mercedes-Benz claims will allow the GLK to rival the Land Rover LR2 in off-road capability will not be available in the U.S. Neither will the two Euro-market diesel engines, despite their efficiency advantages. As if to drive the point home, our tester arrived wearing 20-inch wheels wrapped with Pirelli Scorpion Zero tires. While the sidewalls may have revealed a mud and snow rating, the tread hardly looked trail-ready. Clearly, the GLK350 is not meant to tackle much more than the occasional snowy drive to a condo in the mountains..."

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In November 1984 Daimler-Benz presented its eagerly awaited new sedan in the Mercedes mid-series. The W 124 series was wedged between the youthful and compact 190 models, the predecessor of today’s C-Class, and the already established S-Class. Like its successful predecessor the W 123, the W 124 established new benchmarks in terms of technology and design. With its successful new gasoline and diesel engines, it was lighter, more dynamic and safer. A total of 2,058,777 sedans were produced up to 1995. The station wagon variant made its debut nine months after the market launch of the sedan; altogether 340,503 of these came off the production line.

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The actual market appearance of the 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML 450 Two-Mode Hybrid SUV has been the subject of considerable debate since the vehicle first debuted in September 2007 at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt. The principle reason for the uncertainty lies with the battery maker, Cobasys. Daimler AG, Mercedes’ parent company, filed suit against them in August 2008. (Cobasys is co-owned by Energy Conversion Devices and Chevron.) Mercedes, you see, shelled out $6 million for the production of nickel-metal hydride batteries. It never happened, apparently due to the fact that Cobasys was up for sale, a fact no one bothered to tell Mercedes. The automakers are still saying the ML450 will be on showroom floors in the fourth quarter of 2009, but that seems rather up in the air...

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Photos of the yet-to-be-unveiled Mercedes E-Class Coupe continue to pour in, with Autoblog.nl posting what they're calling the first official photos of the 2010 E-Class Coupe and Motorpasion showing the forthcoming model in all but the tiniest of body cladding.  These of course, are on top of the the prior, nearly naked shots of the model, meaning that as was the case prior to the launch of the 2010 E-Class sedan, any mystery surrounding the model has been thoroughly dispelled...

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Welcome back ladies and gentlemen; I hope you all had a fantastic weekend.  Kicking things off this chilly Monday morning comes the latest look at the next Mercedes CLS – one that shows the model undergoing a bit of cold weather testing on the frigid terrain of Sweden.  As you'll see, the model is heavily disguised, meaning there's not much you'll see in terms of design; however, there is a shot of the model being followed by the current C-Class, giving us at least some indication of the model's proportions...

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If you're wondering what the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG looks like clad in a garish gold/chrome paint  job, then wonder no more, as our friend Vincent over at Autoblog.nl directed us to photos depicting this very subject. It's difficult to discern whether or not the C63 is actually gold or whether or it's more of a gold color mixed with chrome, as it could be the lighting that increases the model's golden appearance, but either way, it's one fantastically lurid paint color that few would dare to actually place on their vehicle...

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If you're the type of person that enjoys spending your time reading residual value forecasts for various automotive segments, you'll be absolutely delighted to learn that the new Mercedes E-Class will in the next three years note the highest resale value of any vehicle in the luxury segment.  According to calculations by the market research institute Bähr & Fess Forecast, the new E250 CDI will retain up to 62.5 percent of its current new price – placing it atop the luxury heap.  Furthermore, as a result of its performance, the Mercedes E250 CDI has also been bestowed with the "2009 value retention champion" award, an accolade given every year by the German publication Auto-Bild...

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As you may remember, back in November spy photos emerged showcasing what appeared to be the new 2010 Mercedes E-Class Coupe in hard-top convertible form.  It's now January, and it appears Mercedes has instead opted to take the more conventional soft-top approach, as evidenced by these latest Mercedes E-Class cabrio shots.

Seeing it without any camouflage, I must admit that I really like the new design.  Maybe its my imagination, but I feel like the altered rear roof line and the added surface area created by the folding roof compartment make the back end of the vehicle much more appealing.  I'd even go so far as to say that of any of the new E-Class designs, either coupe or sedan, this is my favorite...

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Mercedes announced yesterday that for those of you considering the purchase of the new 2010 E-Class, also available for ordering is the AMG sports pictured before you.  Features of the package include an AMG front apron with large cooling air intakes, AMG side skirts, an AMG rear apron, new tailpipes, 18-inch AMG light alloy wheels and DIRECT CONTROL suspension lowered by 15 millimeters.  Inside, front sport seats composed of DINAMICA microfibre and ARTICO man-made leather, floor mats with AMG lettering, sports pedals, an AMG sports steering wheel and DIRECT SELECT shift paddles are also present...

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Here's a quick note for those of you looking to add a touch of aftermarket styling to your Mercedes SLK.  Expression Motorsport has just sent over a couple pictures showcasing their new rear bumper with integrated carbon diffuser for the model – one that looks slightly reminiscent of the rear diffuser found on the current SL63 AMG and SL65 AMG. It's available for both traditional SLK's as well as the AMG variant, and can therefore be paired with either the dual pipes or quad pipes your SLK is equipped with...

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