Monthly Archives: December 2013

Brabus Classic is Santa’s Workshop in Real Life

The headquarters and manufacturing facilities of Brabus, specialist tuners of high performance Mercedes-Benz cars

You know those Santa’s Workshop-themed Mercedes-Benz commercials you see every 10 minutes on TV? Brabus Classic is the real-life version of that, the restoration arm of the famous Mercedes-Benz tuner. Not only does Brabus’ Classic division restore vintage Benz’ brought in by customers, but also it buys old Benz’, restores and sells them. Did you […]

Santa’s Emergency Backup

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We can only assume that’s what this is. Or perhaps there was a reindeer strike back in ’69 and Santa Claus had this built so that he wouldn’t have to rely on deer-powered transportation. Now if you think you’ve got a crazy ride, well, just look at this thing. The Rupp Super Sno-Sport has been […]

John Heinricy Tests the Hennessey HPE600 C7 Corvette

Hennessey HPE600 C7 Corvette Stingray Featured

When I think about Hennessey Performance, my emotions stir into a concoction of thankful jolliness. The way Hennessey makes cars faster gives me the kind of feeling one would get if it was decided that Thanksgiving and Christmas would be combined, and then celebrated in August, November and December. The number-one reason Hennessey gets me […]

Mercedes-Benz is Recalling 130 Units of the 2013 SL-Class

2013 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG

The Mercedes-Benz SL550, SL63 AMG and SL65 AMG are being recalled for an occupant classification system malfunction. The system may fail to detect a lightweight person sitting in the front passenger seat. As a result, the passenger-side airbag may not deploy when necessary. Approximately 130 cars built from January 16 through April 30, 2013 are […]