A 1969 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 is looking for a new home in the U.S. and, with just 7,659 miles (12,325 km) on the clock, will likely sell for a pretty penny. This particular 300 SEL 6.3’s known ...

AMG is known for its tire-smoking antics, but before Affalterbach became a Mercedes-Benz partner and the automaker's performance division, there was the Red Pig. Instantly recognizable thanks to the ...

This was the point where Mercedes stumbled upon the muscle car formula. Rather than bother to design a racing sedan around a large engine, they applied the most basic version of the solution: They ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Teo Van Runkle is a journalist who covers the auto industry. This year at RM Sotheby’s Monterey Car Week auction, a 1972 ...

A 1972 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 once owned by Steve McQueen went up for auction on Bring a Trailer but failed to sell. The car was bid up to $164,000, but didn't reach its reserve price. The King of ...

A once-little company by the name of AMG came to prominence with the “Red Pig” racing car. The reason two former Mercedes-Benz engineers chose the 300 SEL 6.3 as the basis of their go-faster project ...

There's an Audi 6 inches off my rear bumper. I have to think if the driver had any idea what this car cost—approximately 12 times what his run-of-the-mill A6 went for—he'd back the hell off. To him, ...