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Mercedes-Benz will be revealing the compact B-Class hatch that has been built with a powertrain - which is designed to be powered by compressed natural gas. They will be showing this new design at the Washington Auto Show. Mercedes has already produced a dual-fuel version of the B-Class in Europe that can run on either petrol or compressed natural gas or both.

They have hopes that this same model or one even better will make its way to the United States. William Craven - the general manager for the regulatory affairs for Daimler’s Washington office told Automotive News that they want to test it for the U.S. market. “We’re testing the market” he said.

Dozens of photos on the new variant on the McLaren SLR speedster have been caught and spread to auto enthusiasts everywhere. Now we are getting the chance to see the final product and we have to admit that it is better than what we hoped for.

The Dutch magazine AutoVisie have gotten a hold of a few renderings for us. They also gave us what could be the new name for this supercar - the Stirling Moss. We may not be too crazy about the name - but just take one look at this beauty and we will all fall in love with it.

Mercedes has long been using the V12 engine - but like with most other automakers in the industry it is time to make a change. They are thinking about lowering their favorite cylinder engine count by a third. Many believe that the reason for this is due to the increase in fuel efficiency and the lower emission standards.

When in fact the real reason is because the block itself is too long. A V12 engine is as long as an inline-six and Mercedes’ latest line of their mainstream engines are all in the V-design. This means that their cars are not designed with an engine compartment that is large enough to hold the engine.