"Why on earth would someone not choose the diesel engine if they're shopping for an M-Class?" a fellow staffer asked me after spending some seat time in the all-new 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML350 Bluetec. I ...

You wouldn’t know it by looking from a distance, but under the hood Mercedes-Benz has downsized its BlueTEC models. The 2015 ML250 SUV is no exception. Last year, Mercedes-Benz powered the M-Class ...

Mercedes-Benz won’t offer a smaller-engined diesel version of the ML SUV in the U.S. for the 2014 model year. A new report from Car and Driver suggests the maker has put the car’s American future on ...

Back in July, our man Bowman got his first chance to drive the new Mercedes M-Class in the wilds of Montana, and he came away particularly impressed by the ML350 BlueTEC 4Matic. It’s great news that ...

If a mid-size luxury SUV is in your fall wardrobe, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML350 may be the cable-knit sweater. Its hardy construction is conservatively stylish, its practicality infused with elegance.

This year has seen several new diesel passenger vehicles hit U.S. roads, and last fall, we were able to spend a full weekend with the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK 250 BlueTEC 4matic crossover. We'd driven ...

Launched for 2009 and notably refreshed for the 2013 model year, the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class luxury compact crossover has never been particularly green. But with the mid-year addition of a new diesel ...

If you haven’t driven one in a decade or so, forget what you thought you knew about Rudolf Diesel’s 1883 invention — that diesel engines are noisy, smoky, heavy, substantially more expensive to build, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover luxury automotive, motorcycles and related topics. Diesel engine technology took a huge leap with the use of common-rail ...

Among enthusiasts, there's a saying regarding project cars that goes something like this: "Cheap, fast, reliable -- pick two." The same idea could apply to luxury SUVs, only the descriptors could be ...