Monthly Archives: April 2014

Car Hack/Life Hack: Adding a Hardwired Wi-Fi Hotspot to your Benz

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It seems as though it was only yesterday when it was a big deal to have a cell phone, let alone mobile Internet. Now that we live in the smartphone age, being connected to rest of the world is as normal as breathing, and sometimes it can feel just as necessary. While nearly all of us are connected to the world via our computers and mobile phones, soon our cars will act as the third prong to the rest of the world. 4G connectivity is now trickling its way into the automotive marketplace, but if that trickle is too slow for you, forum member "Mike5215" has a solution that might just blow your mind.

Gemballa’s Take on the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren

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It’s fitting that the man in the clip below is called Shmee. That’s probably the sound he made when he first put the hammer down in the Gemballa-modified Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. The legendary tuner of Porsches tweaked the hypercar’s ECU, bumping the 5.4-liter supercharged V8′s output up to 666 horsepower. Of course, it also customized […]

Gemballa’s Take on the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren

GemballaShmeeSLRMcLaren

It’s fitting that the man in the clip below is called Shmee. That’s probably the sound he made when he first put the hammer down in the Gemballa-modified Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. The legendary tuner of Porsches tweaked the hypercar’s ECU, bumping the 5.4-liter supercharged V8′s output up to 666 horsepower. Of course, it also customized […]