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Mercedes ML63 AMG: Blue Smoke from Exhaust!

I am sure, you might have seen some people accelerating with their superfast cars as soon as they run their engines. Unfortunately, this behaviour is quite common with those drivers. Accelerating like in a Hollywood movie might sound nice but have an adverse effect. The adverse effect is very basic, the engine starts to burn engine oil in additional to petrol!
As soon as the engine starts, it is not possible lubricate every single part of the engine. And accelerating without hesitation leads to scuff the cylinders with insufficient lubrication. You might be thinking, do we have to wait? Of course not. You need to be more gentle to avoid this problem.
Unfortunately, Greek gods do not manufacture car engines and paying lots of money does not change the fundamentals of physics. Whether you have an expensive car or not, if you push the limits of the engine without waiting for couple of minutes would probably end up with the same tragedy. Blue smoke from the exhaust and burning engine oil!
Just watch the smoke from the Mercedes ML63 AMG’s exhausts!
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Brabus Mercedes vs. Price Tag

Brabus, German modification company specialised with Mercedes cars. It is really hard to spot one on the streets, they are very expensive and many people reluctant to pay that amount of money for a modified Mercedes. However, there is a compensation for that price tag! They are fast cars! Even an AMG seems to be slow when it is compared with a Brabus.
Recently, Brabus announced the world’s fastest four-seat cabrio. It is capable of doing 370kph or 231 mph. And accelerates to 100 kph (60 mph) in 3,7 seconds with 800 hp and 1047 nm torque powered engine. These figures are really impressive like its price tag, £421.000 still for a Mercedes. That is the only problem Brabus forgot to resolve.
For this amount of money, you may buy a house, couple of Bentleys, Ferraris, Porsches or Aston Martins. Think of any super car and think again with plural word form. Brabus is overpriced like a Tom Ford sweater. It offers a very high quality fabric with respectful design but in the end, that’s a sweater. Like Brabus, whatever it offers, in the end that’s a Mercedes. That’s why, you don’t see them that much.

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Smart Fascinated by Maybach

You might have heard that Maybach brand will not be produced in future but Mercedes will offer Maybach brand as an optional upgrade on their vehicle range, which is planned to be similar to AMG. You will buy an S Class and you will have the AMG or Maybach options. Maybach option will boost the luxury and probably offer additional customisation. As I mentioned in my previous posts, it sounds a really good business model and many customer would be happy to have Maybach luxury without paying Maybach price!
On the other hand, there is one more option available for Mercedes. That is the Smart Maybach. Now, Aston Martin has Cygnet, Rolls Royce has Mini by Goodwood and Mercedes left alone. Actually, Mercedes loves to introduce competitor vehicles at any condition. After this small luxury revolution, I want to see a Maybach based Smart car. It would be a great alternative on market and can increase the sales of the Smart. Many people would buy it because it has a Maybach logo and über luxury. If anyone in Mercedes HQ at Stuttgart is reading this, please consider Smart Maybach vehicle! And can be named as Smart Fascinated by Maybach.
This new market is going to make lots of money is next decade. Small and luxury! Many people want to experience, even when they drive a small car.

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Maybach: An Automotive Tragedy

Finally, Maybach’s future is getting clear. Mercedes’s cash burning luxury brand, which was revealed to compete with Bentley and Rolls Royce did not manage to compete as it was expected. When Rolls Royce revealed the Phantom, Maybach could not resist to this pressure and started to lose market share rapidly. Furthermore, recently global economic crisis made things worse. Maybach became the brand, which is funded by Mercedes to keep alive. Usually, a brand generates profit and keep business floating. Unfortunately, Maybach did the opposite.
As usual, rumours started for Maybach; it can be removed, a new model can be produced and designed with Aston Martin. However, these entire alternatives were emerged after the new Maybach products, which also failed (Zepelin, Laundrette). Recently, Mercedes decided on an another option. Turning Maybach brand into stickers! Similar to AMG, customers will have chance to turn a regular S, CL and GL Classes into Maybach class luxury and they will have the Maybach sticker at the back end. Bentley does this with Mullinear and customises to vehicle with customers’ demand and turn it into a more luxury vehicle.
Within current condition, this is the best option for the Maybach brand. It nearly impossible to compete with Rolls Royce and Bentley, and there is no reason to pour money into this business. However, customers can bear an extra cost to have the Maybach class luxury without bearing the Maybach style price tag.

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Yin & Yang: Mercedes SLS AMG Cabrio

In Chinese philosophy, Yin and Yang represent the interconnection of contrary forces. It may sounds a bit difficult, let me explain it with examples. In nature everything has yin and yang aspects; male and female, cold and hot, slow and fast, war and piece, good and bad, coupe and cabrio. This list can go forever with infinite different contrary forces.
Everything happens in the world has a good and bad sides, it is impossible to avoid this. If you wish to drive a super car, you need to pay lots of money. You cannot buy a brand new super car with cheap price tag. Because it is impossible in terms of manufacturing and finance! This is supported by yin and yang. Good and bad complete each other! Super car is the good side and expensive price tag is the bad side.
As you might noticed from the my previous posts, Mercedes SLS AMG is the my least favourite car. I would never ever buy one, except a bargain for a second hand. Honestly, I would still go for a second hand SLR instead of brand new SLS AMG. Because, SLS AMG is not able to reflect anything new like its predecessor 300SL! 300SL featured state of art three litre direct injection engine, but current retro interpretation just offers a 6,3 litre AMG engine with some modifications. This engine can be found in AMG tagged car, nothing really specially. And the design is not my favourite. But this is subjective, someone else can love it. Similar to my sympathy to SLS AMG Cabrio.
This new cabrio is something totally different than the dull looking SLS AMG! With this cabrio, they complete each other like yin and yang. The good is cabrio and the bad is coupe. I was not expecting this kind of state of art retro interpretation of 300SL. Red coloured canvas cabrio SLS AMG is the best-looking cabrio on market! And they did a great job to avoid the metal roof, which kills the all the harmony of open air sensation.
If you are planning to buy a SLS, just wait for the cabrio!

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Mercedes S Class S600 P Police Car from Mexico

Mercedes s class is always considered as a car to be driven by state members, rich people, lottery winners and anyone who has lots of money to spend on a car. And thanks to Mercedes, you can have many different engines with bullet proof option. The engine range of S class is more complicated than the handbags those are appeared in London Fashion Week!
Besides this engine confusion, there is one thing more! S600 P, this is produced in Mexico (Mercedes produces S classes in Mexico too) and driven by Mexican police. Sounds really interesting and can motivate some people to work in Mexican police department :) This car is equipped with S65’s twin turbo engine and bulletproof! Sounds confusing, it is like bullet proof AMG. And interestingly Chinese government interested on this bulletproof AMG and received some :)
I am pretty sure that, there are some people are willing to buy a bulletproof AMG! Like people who are willing to buy handbags which are not designed for usability. Bullet proof AMG, will not be something really fast. It would be something looks sporty and keeps you alive.
This vehicle on the picture is non face-lifted S Class, this means it is manufactured before 2010. I couldn’t find face-lifted S Class Guard photos in Mercedes-Benz media library!

 

 

 

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Mercedes McLaren SLR Yo-Yo

I am not a fan of old cars. When there is a new model, I usual don’t like the previous one. There are some exceptions! When Mercedes revealed the ugly looking SLS AMG model, I felt the same. It is a retro interpretation of iconic model 300SL from 1954. But it was not the first time, unfortunately it was the second time! They did the same thing with SLR. It was also a retro interpretation of 300SL, but sales did not go that well.

Mercedes thought that, it is like a car similar to estate E Class and planned to keep producing it for seven years, which is very unusual for super car market. And it was not good enough to compete with Ferrari Enzo. They were introduced at the same time. Also Ferrari Enzo was not planned to be sold for seven years and 500 cars per year! With a basic maths, Mercedes planned to sell 3500 SLRs in seven years. This strategy is very normal for a dull E Class but it did not work with SLR!

Anyway, Mercedes introduced the SLS AMG which is cheaper than SLR and boring than SLR and worse looking than SLR and made from aluminium instead of carbon fibre. And SLS something turn into mass production “super” car. You can see it everywhere on earth, Mercedes loves to sell cars to everyone and destroy the uniqueness.

Anyway, I have just saw something in Mercedes merchandise store. I really wish to meet with the person, who is designing the products here. The SLR section offers yoyo covered with leather. What were you thinking while designing this product for SLR! SLR has a fluctuating sales figure and let’s represent this with a yo-yo! I could not find any plausible reason to offer a yo-yo with SLR name on it!

Mercedes did not like the SLR, we all know that but please don’t take revenge like this!
http://shop.mercedes-benzworld.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1541

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Best way to waste your money: CL65 AMG

I think since 2003, there is something called Mercedes 65 AMG! The catastrophe of automotive engineering, and expression of Mercedes’s dullness on perfection. CL65 was available in previous model and also in current model (unfortunately). This weird car has 12 cylinders and produced 612 horse powers! Anything figure about this car is ultimately ridiculous. There is no need mention them here. However there is one thing should be mentioned, its price!
One day if you lose your mind, and decide to spend £ 160 000 on a car which has more option than anything on earth, Mercedes CL65 AMG is your car. You pay this amount of money and you get the plain car and you have to add at least %20 extra to have everything. I know in Ferrari, they also ask for money for yellow brake callipers but that’s a Ferrari! I can understand.
On the other hand, for £ 160 000 you can easily buy an Aston Martin DB9 Coupe which offers everything as standard. Many of Mercedes fanatics will say, but Aston Martin does not have crash collision system! Because, in an Aston Martin you don’t fall asleep and crash the car in front of you. You feel the passion, even if you slept for four hours last night, when you see a DB9 and when you hear it; you would definitely wake up! I am not sure for CL65 AMG offers the same effects. Also Mercedes CL65 AMG is not a stylish car!!!!
Anyway, if you have lots of money and willing to buy something which can show your lack of automotive knowledge; just buy a Mercedes with 65 AMG written on the back :) If you dying to buy a CL, just buy CL 63 AMG. Because, it is more usable! It offers less power but you can control it ;)

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Desperate Housewives’ Gabrielle drives a Golf Car


Most of the readers of this blog is not that interested on Desperate Housewives when they have chance to watch BBC Top Gear. That’s normal, in Desperate Housewives there are people and they have problem all the time and millions of people are watching it. However the most important bit from Desperate Housewives is Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria). She is the hottest character on show and one of the main reason why many men are watching this show!
She is an ex-supermodel who moved into Wisteria Lane and married with Carlos Solis. As the Carlos is quite wealthy person on the show, she was driving Aston Martin, Maserati and Mercedes. However for a short time while they were suffering financial problem she was driving something with four wheel and an engine! However as they recovered, Mercedes introduced them Mercedes CLK63 AMG and Mercedes E Class (the cheap one, because the it does not have LED daylights) as product placement.

As you can notice, I am interested on Eva Longoria and I am following her in Twitter also. Hopefully she is very active and posting pictures. Recently she posted a picture from the shootings from the Desperate Housewives’ seventh season. Unfortunately we saw what really Gaby was driving :) An electric car which looks like a golf car with a rent me label. And she was excited with the trip.

Let’s go back to topic, Gabrielle character and Mercedes E class are not matching that well! Except Mercedes E63 AMG model, the rest is boring. You suppose to be middle aged men with kids and don’t want any sudden excitement. I really appreciate E Class but never dreamed of it! My suggestion for Gabrielle Solis is a Mercedes GLK350. It appeared in Sex and City movie and it is matching with sexy women image! GLK is mid size SUV which combines both muscularity with elegant design. I really like this SUV with no off road capability. And this will match her style, also she can get in and get out much easier :)
I hope Eva you will be reading this :)
 
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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell: Soundless sport car :(

Today Mercedes released another amazing footage for Mercedes SLS AMG. The ultimate sport car, the ultimate driving passion and the ultimate car not to buy when you have the Ferrari 458! I cannot manage to love this car sorry :( I tried everything but it does not work. This is like forcing yourself to fall in love with someone. We all know that, this does not work! SLS AMG is sport cars which is trying to be retro.
Anyway, Mercedes’s new footage is from the SLS AMG E-Cell. The ultimate electric car, sorry electric sport car. As far as I realized, this car is fully powered by electricity not a hybrid. It will be a mile stone for electric sport car and a mile stone for drivers. Having more kilometres or having more power will be directly related with electric gadgets. More basically, if you are listening Britney Spears you might loss some range or power. Reducing the heat by sophisticated climate control will definitely kill your batteries and range; using headlights, brake lights and many more. Mercedes might also offer Mercedes Benz Generator for SLS AMG, as you will be running out of batter all the time. You will have generator to keep charging it :)
Okay, it is enough! The interesting thing in footage, there was no engine sound. All the time sport car footages are dominated by muscular engine noise and we all love it. This time, we could only hear some electric engine and tyre scrolling! I really didn’t like it. I won’t definitely buy a sport car which does not sounds like a sport car. No way! That’s the main point for buying a powerful, to hear the sound. Unless nobody is using those horses! So the future will be more quite and senseless to buy sport car.

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