We hope that you’ll forgive us diverging from Mercedes’ for just this once because every so often, we find art that is so staggeringly beautiful that it makes us swell, with awe that is. Indeed, this is just such art. If you’ve never heard of the Pirelli calendar, consider your virginity taken, as of now. […]
It’s no great secret that most men enjoy seeing beautiful women. Nor is it a secret that many men also enjoy beautiful, rare cars. Pirelli capitalized on this beginning in the 1960′s and humanity has been better for it. Seriously. Now these photos were originally shot in 1986 but locked away in a secret, underground [
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Last week we asked you for your take on helmet laws, an issue that has been popping up in the news lately. Some lawmakers think we need them and others think that the media/right-wing/left-wing/chicken-wing are waging war (why is everything a “War on fill-in-the-blank” these days?) against motorcyclists. And while there was a clear winner, […]
We all know that the AMG Vision Gran Turismo stole the LA Auto Show. In the brief video below, AMG designers explain the process to design the car including the internal competition and how it came to exist in the real world, rather than just virtually. Perhaps what most amazes is that the process is […]
Transmission Why Mod? Many C5 owners complain about CAGS (skip-shift) If you’re one of them then click here for the brief. If you’re interested in modifying your stock transmission then keep reading… As you should know, the transmission or gearbox (or more appropriately, transaxle) transfers the engine’s power to the differential (which is sort-of integrated, […]
By his own admission, MBWorld Member dmighty is a new guy on the boards. But he’s learned a bit in his brief time lurking and is putting it to use in modding his E350. His first order of business was swapping the rims and tires to give the E-class a more customized look. Machine-finish black […]
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 […]
