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A Brief Lesson On How To Fail At A Toll Booth
This is one of those videos which leaves you just shaking your head. Operating an automobile is apparently a monumental task for this E-Class driver and the result is both amusing and confounding. And sad. Since she just drives away after her and her band of friends assess the damage. We're assuming she went directly to the toll office to pay for the damage. Yeah, that's what she did. [JoyBreak]
novelties
You may have never heard of the Lotec C1000 before, because although other super cars may get a small production run, the C1000 was a one-of-a-kind. Power in this mid-90's beast came from a 5.6-liter Mercedes V8 that was force-fed by twin turbochargers, resulting in about 1000 HP and 723 lb-ft of torque. Thanks to carbon fiber and aerospace whatnot, the whole car only weighs about 2380 lbs. Wrap everything together and tie it up with the 5-speed manual transmission, and you could get from 0-60 in 3.2-seconds and 0-125 in 8.1 seconds. Those specs are amazing for a car made in 1995, but they better be, because the C1000 was commissioned by a UAE business baron of black gold who shilled out about $3.4M to get himself the fastest car in the world. How fast? 268 MPH. If that's true, the Lotec is faster than even the mighty Bugatti Veyron. So what is a beast like this doing in North Carolina?
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268 MPH Mercedes Lotec C1000 Found Hiding In North Carolina Dealership
You may have never heard of the Lotec C1000 before, because although other super cars may get a small production run, the C1000 was a one-of-a-kind. Power in this mid-90's beast came from a 5.6-liter Mercedes V8 that was force-fed by twin turbochargers, resulting in about 1000 HP and 723 lb-ft of torque. Thanks to carbon fiber and aerospace whatnot, the whole car only weighs about 2380 lbs. Wrap everything together and tie it up with the 5-speed manual transmission, and you could get from 0-60 in 3.2-seconds and 0-125 in 8.1 seconds. Those specs are amazing for a car made in 1995, but they better be, because the C1000 was commissioned by a UAE business baron of black gold who shilled out about $3.4M to get himself the fastest car in the world. How fast? 268 MPH. If that's true, the Lotec is faster than even the mighty Bugatti Veyron. So what is a beast like this doing in North Carolina?More »
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Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads
Even though Coloradans get the occasional dose of road salt, it appears that their dry climate does a pretty good job of preserving old street-driven iron. Golden-based Discontinuuity sent us a whole bunch of photos of interesting old vehicles parked in Coors City a while back, and now he's returned with some shots of a friend's daily-driven Benz Ponton. Make the jump for more photos and Discontinuuity's description.More »
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The 700 HP Mansory Renovatio Can Save The SLR From Certain Celebrity Death
The McLaren SLR always leaves us scratching our heads. The thundering V8 is brilliantly finessed by McLaren so as to attract only the highest-end of horsepower-happy hoon. However, it's just too pretty. The engine's wrapped up in a package that screams for the depths of the celebrity elite — the oil barons, soccer stars, "gangsta" moguls and Gumballers of the world — to buy it and have their way with it. And by that we mean everything from showing off your "no-no spot," having difficulty entering and exiting, DUIs and of course, smacking into the rear (or front) bumper of a late-model Honda Civic. But for the privileged lowest of the low, the tuning shop of Mansory has put together an attempt to "Save The SLR" by making a version of the McLaren-mobile sure to be unwanted by even the most privileged of douches-with-privilege. It's called the Renovatio.More »
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Great Scot! Susie Stoddart Is Scotland's Favorite Racing Export
Recently, racing has been an easier path for women attempting to make a name for themselves professionally than, say, football. With the exception of rallying, this access has come with an expectation that your sexuality will be part of your outward racing persona, something that Richard Petty never had to endure. If you don't believe us, just look at Danica Patrick. The double-standard probably works more to the advantage of a female driver as they have access to a pool of advertising dollars that their male counterparts can't get at, as well as built-in media attention. Of course, this also means that less attractive female drivers are at a serious disadvantage. For Scotland's Susie Stoddart, who currently races in DTM, this isn't much of a problem.More »
choose your eternity
As everyone predicted, the Triumph GT6 obliterated the Porsche 914 in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll. British Leyland versus VW? We've been gearing up to have an epic Britain-versus-France PCH Superpower Showdown ever since a Lotus knocked the crown off top dog Italy's dome, but it's only fair to give PCH SuperBeaucoupPower France a warmup round against Germany, just as the Brits got. Thus, we have today's matchup, courtesy of PCH Tipster (and T-shirt winner) Anaxomander.
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Project Car Hell: Mercedes-Benz 6.9 or Peugeot Mi16?
As everyone predicted, the Triumph GT6 obliterated the Porsche 914 in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll. British Leyland versus VW? We've been gearing up to have an epic Britain-versus-France PCH Superpower Showdown ever since a Lotus knocked the crown off top dog Italy's dome, but it's only fair to give PCH SuperBeaucoupPower France a warmup round against Germany, just as the Brits got. Thus, we have today's matchup, courtesy of PCH Tipster (and T-shirt winner) Anaxomander.More »
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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Minibuses Are Awesome
Why are we randomly showing you pictures of European Sprinter vans? Because Mercedes Sprinter Vans are awesome. Bigger and mightier than the standard Sprinter is the Sprinter Minibus line, which offers seating configurations for uses as varied as hospice transport to urban people moving. Our personal favorite is the City 65, seen here in blue and silver. With seating for 13 passengers, it's much classier than your common OMNIBus or E-Series-based van.More »
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2009 Mercedes-Benz A-Class Gets Facelift, Still Not For America
Want a premium brand city car? How about a Mercedes A-Class? Of course, you'll have to be in one of the markets that actually gets the car (not the US). But we're not too disappointed. This here is the new 2009 version that will be released later year, but even with freshened styling and a cleaner engine lineup, we're not sure if we'd actually want one.More »
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Mercedes 2.3-16 Is Brucer Than Our Imprecise Minds Can Comprehend
When we showed you the pics of a well maintained Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 yesterday it was nice to see that the rest of you share our love for this Cosworth-tuned Benz. In fact, you all liked it so much that one of you, Comedian, shared an uploaded 2.3-16 advertisement from the 1980's. Enjoy the novelty of a performance Benz with a manual and the phrase "with a four-cylinder, 16 valve jewel of engine." [YouTube]
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After almost a month since we last saw an Alameda Mercedes-Benz in this series, we're due again. Old Mercedes sedans are all over town (and, most likely, all over half the towns in the world), and they're so ageless that I often go right past them when eyeballing for potential DOTS cars. It's just that they've always been around; not in huge numbers, but present in the background.
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1966 Mercedes-Benz 250S, With Bonus Benz Poll
After almost a month since we last saw an Alameda Mercedes-Benz in this series, we're due again. Old Mercedes sedans are all over town (and, most likely, all over half the towns in the world), and they're so ageless that I often go right past them when eyeballing for potential DOTS cars. It's just that they've always been around; not in huge numbers, but present in the background.More »
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Buy A Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 And Put A Little Herr On Your Chest
The poor Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 has been lost to time, buried in our memories by videos of e30 burnouts and images of Audi Quattros leaping rally-style over jumps. The time was the late 1970's and Benz wanted a high performance entry-level sedan to establish its cred in the DTM scene. Not having AMG in-house to do the tune, Mercedes tapped Cosworth to develop a car with a roadgoing homolgation version. The result was a a fast, confident sedan that set 12 international endurance records. Though overshadowed by the competition, this classic Mercedes could be a cheap pickup for someone willing to put the time into under-appreciated German muscle.More »
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SL65 Black Series Spotted, Will Match SLR's Performance
Autocar reports that the 2009 SL65 AMG Black Series will feature performance to rival the 206mph SLR, but will cost around $200,000 less. That means 0-60 in 3.8 seconds and a top speed in excess of 200mph from the twin turbo, 650bhp V12. More »
4:00 PM on Tue Mar 25 2008
By Wes Siler
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Mercedes-Benz Makes Mockery Of United States Democracy Unveiling BlueTEC SUVs
There's good news for those getting bored of strolling around town in the Bluetec E-Class because Mercedes-Benz is announcing the U.S. availability of the 2009 GL320 BlueTEC, ML320 BlueTEC and R320 BlueTEC. In an effort to be hip and trendy with the U.S. market, Mercedes-Benz faked a campaign speech, but in all reality it looked more like a riot. As the two BlueTEC ML320s rolled onto the stage along came with it a nice sample pool of a typical campaign supporters who really, really care about BlueTEC diesel technology including one special older lady (pictured)—see: cougar—who acted out her dreams of becoming an auto show booth babe by waving her hand up and down the vehicle as people took pictures.More »
12:55 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Travis Hudson
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Latest by HPS: Hey, that dame kind of looks like Nancy Reagan. But...cougar? Thanks Jalopnik, you've just given me nightmares for a week. more »
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Clarkson Settles Down, Purchases Sensible Family Sedan
Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has finally acknowledged that his Lamborghini Gallardo and TVR-engined Land Rover may not be the most practical way to transport his family of five. So he's purchased a 38-year old Grosser Mercedes 600, noting that it's quite a bit less boring than cars like the BMW 5-series or Lexus LS600h. More »
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Mercedes Reveals Refreshed M-Class Lineup, Including 510 HP ML 63 AMG
Daimler has dropped the hammer on its newly-refreshed Mercedes Benz M-Class lineup. There's actually not a whole lot of news here other than a restyled nose and tail, fresh interior materials, and two new safety features called "PRE-SAFE" and "NECK-PRO", which despite the capital letters sound pretty boring to us. What we are amused by is the insistence of the press release in calling the M-class an "off-roader". Look, we know it can go off-road, but the M-class has about as much chance at seeing the Moab as a can of corn has of doing calculus. Full press release below the jump.More »
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Mercedes SL63 F1 Safety Car and C63 Medical Car Revealed
Mercedes has unveiled the official SL63 AMG pace car and C63 wagon medical car for the 2008 Formula One series. The models' first race will be at the Australian GP in Melbourne next week. In addition to copious amounts of safety equipment, the SL63 has received performance upgrades to make it more capable on the track.More »
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Mercedes SLK Spotted With Panoramic Glass Roof In Spy Photos
One of the worst things about owning a Mercedes SLK is that if you don't have a convertible you're forced to stare at the car's ceiling after sucking back a line of coke from the dash. Mercedes now appears to have a solution. According to these spy photos from World Car Fans, Mercedes is testing out a glass roof for their SLK. The world just got a little sweeter for the club-going, date-raping fellas that make up America's proud real estate investment banking industry. [World Car Fans]
5:00 PM on Thu Mar 6 2008
By Matt Hardigree
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Latest by SeanKHotay: Is it a safety development to focus in on where one's going to land? [www.autocult.com.au] more »
