Mercedes-Benz USA announced that it has received a CNET Editors’ Choice award for the 2009 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG.  The CNET Editors’ Choice award recognizes outstanding consumer electronics choices for quality, performance, design, service and value.

Winners of the awards are recognized as top products in their respective technology categories.  A key selection requirement is that it must also change the competitive landscape of its market, whether through innovative features, exceptional value for the price, remarkable ease of use, or a demonstrable boost to the lives of its users.

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Powering a New Class of Hybrids

Mercedes has announced plans to produce the first hybrid cars with
powerful lithium-ion batteries. The cars won't roll off the assembly
lines until 2009, but the Germans are hoping to break Japanese
dominance of the electric-motor market.

Mercedes-Benz will unveil a new car battery this week. It uses about
as much space as a conventional lead battery (meant only to start
engines), but it packs a whopping 120 volts — about ten times the
power of its more ordinary cousin — and it will be used, starting
next year, in the luxury Mercedes S-Class line of hybrids.

The S-Class will be the world's first

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Rarely does Mercedes-Benz AMG get mentioned when you're talking about having the most fun with a car priced at $25,000 or less. But in this Car & Driver video, the 1999 E55 makes the cut. Here's an excerpt of what they say on the video, which can be viewed below:

One hundred and eighty-three thousand. That’s how many miles have been rolled up on the odometer of the 1999 E55 AMG currently owned by Bryan English. English has driven the hell out of the big Benz, accruing all but 16,000 of those miles since purchasing the car in 2003. His E55 feels extremely tight and is in exceptional condition despite the high mileage, a testament to how well English takes care of his ride as well as to the Germans who built it. Squeaks and rattles are nonexistent, and the Mercedes dealers and independent specialists we’ve spoken with characterize the W210 E55 as bulletproof.

The AMG Mercedes-Benz E55 is the fifth car in the video:

You can read about the E55 AMG Mercedes-Benz from the video at Car & Driver here.