Earlier this week, Mercedes Benz tweeted out a Craigslist link for a visually clean 560 SEL Mercedes for $30,000. No specifications, odometer readings, service history, or description of the vehicle’s actual condition. But most importantly, it belonged to the late and great Man in Black, Johnny Cash. A fitting car. Closer reading of the Craigslist post […] More »
By: Tim Wu | January 21, 2014
Damn, I loved this video. The subject in question, a Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, custom-built by Väth to deliver 580 hp and 700 Nm of power. With a clean white exterior, stock AMG wheels, and no indicator to announce the unholy power beneath the hood other than a custom catted exhaust (which once the car fires up […] More »
By: Tim Wu | January 20, 2014
These guys seriously hit the nail on the head with this quote. “Hot rod wagons are a nasty fetish to a very particular group of people, just like fantasy football or horse pornography. Mercedes knows they aren’t going to sell a billion E63 Wagons in America, but they’re making a very particular group go nuts. […] More »
By: Tim Wu | January 16, 2014
In this vid, Kent Bergsma from Mercedes Source gives us a quick comparison between the engines of the W124 and W210 MB wagons . He starts things off with his gripes and a personal pet peeve, when gear heads and MB aficionados make blanket statements that “The straight 6 engines from Mercedes Benz are the […] More »
By: Tim Wu | January 9, 2014
{Source: Autoblog} “The E250 also serves as a replacement for the lovable, V6-powered E350 Bluetec.” Yup, you read that right. The big sedan with its little 2.1 Turbo-Diesel power plant is currently set to replace the highly touted V6 turbo diesel option of the E Series. As the editors of Autoblog point out in their […] More »
By: Tim Wu | January 2, 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
{Source: Car and Driver} I know, I know, another crossover. But as abhorrent of a market segment the GLA operates within, there’s a couple things that come to mind for me. The class is indisputably important for MB if they plan to compete with Audi and BMW for volumes sales in the US market, and […] More »
By: Tim Wu | December 31, 2013
