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by / on December 30, 2014 at 4:03 pm / in Drives, Mercedes-Benz

2014 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Edition 507: Street Art

This little monster is among the last of Mercedes-Benz models to receive a naturally-aspirated AMG V8. New, turbocharged motors power everything from CLA-class to S-class AMG models, and a new 4.0-liter twin-turbo makes up to 503 horsepower in the Mercedes-AMG GT sports car. The broad switch to turbocharged engines for the AMG lineup just makes this 2014 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG […]

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by / on April 3, 2014 at 6:55 pm / in Drives, Mercedes-Benz

4-Cylinder Superlative: 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG Review

You’ll hear no complaints from me when the Ride of the Week can make the following claim: under the hood of this little sedan is the most powerful production 4-cylinder engine in the world. The 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG builds on one of the luxury brands newest models, the compact CLA sedan. It’s another so-called “four-door coupe” that joined the […]

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by / on January 23, 2013 at 9:17 am / in Ferrari, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Odds & Ends, Vintage & Classic

Speedwell Engineering, LTD Hosts Tour of Outstanding Private Collection

Robert Farris of Speedwell Engineering, LTD invited me on a tour last Saturday of an inclusive collection of interesting automobiles. Spread over two locations, the private collection totals about fifty vehicles from the brass era to the modern era. Race cars, elegant pre-war classics, muscle cars, European GTs and exotic supercars are on display side-by-side, most in show-quality condition. The […]

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by / on November 9, 2012 at 8:32 am / in Auto Shows, Mercedes-Benz

2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series: LA Auto Show Preview

Mercedes-Benz provided us a glimpse of its Black Series enhancements applied to the already incredible SLS AMG gullwing coupe. This is the 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series. With a 563-horsepower dry-sump V8, the original, “stock” SLS AMG offers just about everything one could want in an exotic sports car. It’s beautiful, extremely fast and packed with technology you’d expect […]

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by / on June 24, 2012 at 9:54 pm / in Austin Healey, Auto Shows, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, Vintage & Classic

Dunwoody Driving Club Friday Night Lights

I just attended my first Friday Night Lights car show, a fun little gathering hosted by the Dunwoody Driving Club. The event gave me my first opportunity to try out my new audio recorder. After spending far too much time learning to edit the sounds from the show, I’m ready to share a short clip. Here are the sounds of […]

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by / on May 11, 2012 at 9:07 am / in Infiniti, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Odds & Ends

Nissan Tennessee Plant to Produce Engines for Mercedes-Benz

Renault-Nissan just broke ground on a new engine manufacturing facility at their Decherd, Tennesee plant. Under a partnership with Daimler, the four-cylinder motors will power U.S.-built Mercedes-Benz C-Class vehicles in addition to Infiniti models. Beginning in 2014, the C-Class will be built at Daimler’s plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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by / on March 30, 2012 at 12:11 pm / in Chevrolet, Diesel, Fisker, Ford, Hybrid/EV, Mercedes-Benz, Odds & Ends

Five Cars for the Mega Millions Winner

With over $500 million up for grabs in the 42-state Mega Millions lottery, somebody will be buying some cars soon. The drawing for the biggest jackpot in the nation’s history is tonight. If one or more people hit all the numbers, they’ll walk away with plenty of money to choose whatever vehicle they want to drive. Here are my five […]

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by / on February 27, 2012 at 8:15 pm / in Mercedes-Benz

2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster: The Sixth Generation

There’s something about an unbroken model line spanning decades. When an automaker continues a model’s evolution without losing or corrupting the original intent, extraordinary automobiles often result. I recently reported on the arrival of the new, eighth-generation Mercedes-Benz SL. It’s just such a car, preceded by and building upon a half-century of improvements to cars like the 1957 300SL Roadster […]

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by / on February 22, 2012 at 9:22 am / in Mercedes-Benz, Motorsports, Odds & Ends

Cigarette Boat Inspired by Mercedes-Benz AMG Black Series

There probably aren’t too many Cigarette Racing boat owners driving around in Camrys and Odysseys. High-performance off-shore powerboats aren’t for regular folks. No, they’re the toys of wealthy adrenaline junkies, people that buy cars like the 510-horsepower Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series. That’s the special Black Series version of the already-special AMG version of the C-Class coupe. At $105,000, the […]

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by / on February 1, 2012 at 11:07 am / in Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, Motorsports, Nissan

Nissan Juke-R versus Lambo, AMG & Ferrari

Nissan says their GT-R-powered Juke-R is the world’s fastest crossover. Even if this race is not completely fair, I don’t see much reason to doubt them. Hand it over to The Stig, Nissan!

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