Obviously, 600 horsepower isn’t good enough. When you have people dropping twin-turbos on Lamborghinis and hitting 260 mph in a mile, a regular old V8 just doesn’t cut it. No, what you need is a Mercedes that craps fire and has a hunger for human flesh. Which, incidentally, is exactly what we have here. The video […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | January 31, 2014
If you’re into the idea of passing through the pearly gates, you probably have a concept of how you would like to cross through them. One category of people I know would like to enter them while being greeted by the smiling faces of friends and family. Another category of people I know would prefer […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | January 23, 2014
{Source: Topgear.com} “If you’ve ever desired to be strapped to the roof of a brawling supercar as Stig takes it on a lap of the Top Gear test track, today’s your lucky day.” Honestly, the roof wasn’t necessarily my number one dream spot to be situated while the Stig thrashes around the Top Gear Test. […] More »
By: Tim Wu | January 2, 2014
We’re giving you a double dose of AMG action in this week’s AMG Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. In the first video, check out RENNtech’s Stage 1 tune for the A45 AMG that bumps output to 414 horsepower and 393 lb-ft of torque at about 27 pounds of boost. In the next video, the cylinder […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | December 17, 2013
Gran Turismo is famous for coaxing radical designs out of the minds of creative geniuses, and manifesting them into the video-game world as digital concept cars. Vehicles too grandiose in engineering for the real world are perfect for interaction inside one of electronic gaming’s top driving simulators. Grand Turismo’s concept cars are a bit of a double-edged sword, though. Without […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | December 10, 2013
There is a small hall in the basement of the LA Convention Center where aftermarket companies and vendors set up during the LA Auto Show to try to grab some attention of their own. Kentia Hall is where we spotted this Mansory-equipped Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and Lorinser CLS both built by RTW Motoring. We liked […] More »
By: Yoav Gilad | December 2, 2013
Way back in April, DRIVE presenter Chris Harris drove the SLS Electric Drive. He loved and loathed the most powerful Mercedes-Benz vehicle. His presentation opened with an anecdote: one day all vehicles will be electric. That may ring true, but until that happens we have our early adopters of the technology who are willing to […] More »
By: Lane Anderson | December 2, 2013
