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Your Mercedes dealers would like to take a good-natured jab at President Barack Obama based on a statement he made in his speech on Tuesday night. President Obama made the following statement: “The country that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it.” He said this while talking about saving Detroit, but the automobile was not invented in the United States as he implies.

According to the Library of Congress, the first automobile was invented by Karl Benz in Germany. His three-wheeled, gas-powered vehicle was driving around the streets of Germany in 1885. That’s about an entire decade before George Baldwin Selden of the United States received a patent for his gas-powered carriage which never even got manufactured.

So to set the record straight, the predecessor to the Mercedes-Benz Corporation is credited with inventing the automobile according to our own Library of Congress. But I’m sure it was a minor slip from President Obama. However, that doesn’t have to stop you from visiting your Princeton, NJ area Mercedes-Benz dealer to find the latest innovations in the auto industry. Take one of the luxury vehicles for a drive and you’ll know why Mercedes-Benz has always been a leader in its field.

An avid reader at the Kicking Tires website recently purchased a 2010 GLK from a local Benz dealer. He wrote a review about it for the site. Here are some highlights of that review.

• “My first impression is very good.” The reader said everything on the GLK was “very solid and durable.” Also, the handling is “superb.”
• The New England resident said the 2010 GLK is great in the winter and on the snowy roads. It just “feels so much more secure with just all-season tires.” His previous car had winter tires with studs and the handling still wasn’t as good as the GLK’s handling.
• The MB crossover has great acceleration and the controls are “very simple.” It only took him a couple minutes to hook up his cell phone to the system.
• The navigation system is “good and easy to use.”

All in all, reviews of the 2010 GLK have been overwhelmingly positive from people who have taken them for test drives. What are you waiting for? Why not see how good the 2010 GLK is for yourself by visiting a Flemington, NJ area Mercedes-Benz dealer today and checking one out? You’ll be amazed at the difference between your current car and the new GLK.

The 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK is one new vehicle that is creating a buzz in the luxury auto industry. The small crossover vehicle combines the convenience and versatility of a sport utility vehicle with the cost-efficiency of a small car. The reviewers at The Oregonian took the GLK350 for a weeklong test. Here are some of the facts and highlights from that review.

• The GLK350 is the fourth SUV released by Mercedes-Benz and it is also the smallest one.
• These compact crossovers share the same platform on which the Mercedes C-Class sedans are manufactured.
• The 2010 GLK350 arrived on the lots of Mercedes-Benz dealers in January. The starting price is around $37,000 for the all-wheel-drive version. The rear-wheel-drive version starts at less than $35,000.
• Both versions of the GLK350 have 268 horsepower under the hood with a V6 engine and 258 ft-lbs. of torque. The transmission is a seven-speed automatic and it can go from zero to 60 in less than seven seconds.
• The GLK has “more agile handling than one might expect, due to its sophisticated four-wheel independent suspension.”

The GLK350 compact SUV is now available at your Princeton, NJ area Mercedes-Benz dealer. Why not check one out today?

One of the newest fuel-efficient luxury cars to arrive at your Benz dealers lately is the 2009 R350 4Matic Mercedes-Benz. You may not have heard much about this particular model, but your Benz dealers want you to know all about it. Here are some facts to consider if you’re in the market for a luxury automobile that is good for the environment.

• The R350 is part of the Mercedes-Benz R-Class of vehicles. These models are more like luxury station wagons rather than SUVs or cars. They make ideal family vehicles because they have room for kids and cargo without sacrificing comfort.
• The MSRP for the 2009 R350 4Matic is about $48,000. You can also add some extra features like rear-seat entertainment systems, an iPod integration kit, and keyless go cards if you are willing to pay a little more.
• Some luxury standard features include programmable power door locks with automatic locking, an anti-theft alarm and full-time four-wheel drive, just to name a few.
• A basic warranty for the R350 4Matic covers the vehicle for 48 months or 50,000 miles, whichever comes first.

These are just a few of the reasons you should visit your Lawrenceville, NJ area Mercedes-Benz dealer to test drive the 2009 R350 4Matic. Check one out today and you might just decide to drive it home!

A resident of Kendall, Florida became the proud owner of a new Mercedes-Benz GLK last week. Alexander Dugarte entered a contest sponsored by American Express and area Mercedes-Benz dealers to give away three 2010 GLK SUVs to three lucky cardholders in the nation. Dugarte was one of those lucky cardholders.

“It’s exciting because I haven’t seen any others on the road,” Dugarte said after winning the luxury SUV. “People have only seen this car in commercials.”

In order to be an eligible contestant in the contest, American Express cardholders had to go to the company’s My WishList website on December 18 at predetermined times and click the button that said, “Go for it!”

Dugarte’s new 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK came equipped with a number of features you’d only expect in a luxury vehicle. Voice recognition for the navigation system, Sirius Satellite Radio and rain-sensing wipers are just a few luxurious features we’d all like to have in our car. In addition to the GLK, Dugarte also received a check for $35,000 to cover the taxes and then some.

You can feel like a winner, too, by visiting your Flemington, NJ area Mercedes-Benz dealer and getting behind the wheel of a new GLK or one of the many other models on the lot. Check one out today!

Luxury car dealers, including your Lawrenceville, NJ Mercedes-Benz dealer, are not immune from the current financial crisis. When people are feeling the pinch, they start cutting back on many luxury items like nice cars and boats. That’s why Mercedes-Benz dealers and BMW are working together during these tumultuous times.

Both of these luxury automakers have decided to put aside their differences so they can join forces and share production and development information. The two rivals have talked about doing this for several years, but they have both been protective about their secrets until now.

This won’t be a major change for the automakers, though. They have already worked together on developing hybrid vehicles that are mostly powered by electricity. This new partnership, however, will not combine shareholdings. The companies simply plan on designing, buying and producing components like seatbelts and air conditioning for new models.

What does this mean for you? This could only mean a better car for you at your Mercedes-Benz dealers. When two of the top automakers put their proverbial heads together to create new features for new models, the possibilities are endless. Visit your local Mercedes-Benz dealers just to see what real luxury feels like!

The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City is one of the most anticipated events of the year. Your Mercedes dealers want to bring your attention to something new that’s happening with the event this year: access to runway footage online.

Between February 13-20, journalists will be able to find runway footage from all of this year’s shows at TheNewsMarket.com website. In addition to that, they can also use RSS feeds and set up email alerts for new videos. The best thing about this is that all of the content on the site is free for editorial use. Some of the designers’ fashions included in the footage will include:

• Anna Sui
• BCBGMAXAZRIA
• Calvin Klein
• Diane von Furstenberg
• Zac Posen
• Ralph Lauren
• And many, many more!

The new content should be available every day about 90 minutes after each show is over. You can find a full schedule here.

“With fashion being a popular topic, both off- and online, we are excited to make Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week content available on the NewsMarket,” said the CEO and co-founder of the website.

Your Cherry Hill, NJ area Mercedes-Benz dealer encourages you to check out Fashion Week if you get a chance. If you can’t go in person, check out some pictures and videos online. It’s truly an amazing annual event.

With all of the various alternative fuels that engineers are working on for cars, you may have forgotten about natural gas as a way to power vehicles. But your Princeton, NJ area Mercedes-Benz dealers may get some cars powered by natural gas sometime in the future.

Recently, Mercedes-Benz introduced a B-Class model that runs on compressed natural gas. It was demonstrated at the Washington Auto Show earlier this month. The general manager of regulatory affairs at Daimler’s Washington office – William Craven – confirmed that the company is indeed interested in manufacturing a natural gas-powered car to sell in the United States market. He and other industry leaders agree that there are many alternatives to the current fuel-powered vehicles and the automakers should explore as many options as possible.

Natural gas was once a valid alternative to today’s petroleum-fueled cars. The United States has an ample supply of natural gas and it is also “one of the cleanest burning fuels around.” And it’s not an unheard of alternative, either. There are many cars manufactured that run on natural gas, but they are typically sold to corporations that already have natural gas refueling stations.

Who knows? Maybe you, too, will be able to purchase a natural gas car at your local Benz dealers before long.

If you’ve ever wanted to watch a movie while driving down the road, your Mercedes dealers have good news for you. The new Splitview screens on the new S-Class Mercedes-Benz models will allow you to do just that.

Actually, the movie side of the screen is designed for the passenger to watch while the driver does not have to change the navigation screen. The eight-inch display center is so high-tech that it “uses a clever masking system to direct light from alternate pixels in different directions, resulting in a two-at-once viewer where the other screen is completely invisible to one viewer.” In simpler terms, only the navigation scene is visible from the driver’s angle and only the movie scene is visible from the passenger’s angle.

I’m assuming, however, that the driver can still hear the movie unless the passenger wants to be stingy and put on headphones. If it’s a classic movie, hearing it is almost as good as watching it.

This is just one of the new luxurious features you can expect to find at your Flemington, NJ area Mercedes-Benz dealer. Visit one today and see what other amazing things engineers have created to make your driving experience as nice as it can be.

While other automakers are bemoaning the current economy and making excuses for their downturns in sales, your Mercedes dealers are still confident and moving forward. That’s exactly what the new “Destinations” program offered by Mercedes-Benz USA is all about.

The Mercedes-Benz Destinations program is an owner-loyalty program that gives customers the extra special benefits when they stay at some of the most luxurious places in the United States. According to the Mercedes-Benz USA website, those places include the following:

Calistoga Ranch Resort in California’s Napa Valley
Encantado Resort in Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Inn at Palmetto Bluff at Bluffton, South Carolina
The Montage at Beverly Hills
Rancho Valencia in San Diego, California
Stowe Mountain Lodge in Stowe, Vermont
The St. Regis in Aspen, Colorado
The Winvian Resort in Morris, Connecticut
The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago

Customers of Mercedes dealers can get upgrades, hospitality credits, MB vehicles for test drives, courtesy shuttles and much more when they stay at one of these luxurious places.

With benefits like this, what is stopping you from visiting your Princeton, NJ area Mercedes-Benz dealer today? You can bet that you’ll be treated like a true VIP when you do!