When you were young, you had a favorite stuffed animal. You loved it so much, you didn’t care if it was missing an eye, had stuffing falling out of its popped stitches, or if had more stains than a bib at a spaghetti buffet. This …
I rendered the Mercedes-AMG SL into a coupe. While rendering, I notice that the AMG-GT has significantly longer dash-to-axle compared to the SL. The GT’s A-pillar seems more upright. Mercedes-AMG SL Coupe Since it’s not exactly feasible anymore to have a sports car based on …
The year was 1952, and Germany was still working hard to recover after WWII, which ended just seven years before. On March 12th, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the 300 SL (W194) as a pure racing car. It was designed in the fashion of form follows function, with an …
Have you ever wondered how a mashup of a 300SL and an AMG GT-R would look like? Wonder no more! While the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series still does its FPC (flat-plane crankshaft) 720-hp V8 thing around the Autobahn, affluent neighborhoods, and legendary tracks, Mercedes-Benz is …
Manhart is widely known for modifying BMW models but the German tuner recently announced a new project based on the new generation Mercedes-AMG SL. The Manhart SL 800 R, as it is called, was previewed in a set of renderings giving us a good idea of …
Germany makes some fine luxury and sports cars. However, they are not on par with exotics from the United Kingdom or Italy. And, recently, not even with the C8 ones from the U.S. of A. Over the past couple of years, America has managed to …
More than anything, Sidney Vallon is an automotive enthusiast. Founder of the Palm Beach Concours – which kicked off its inaugural showing in 2019 – and owner of Palm Beach Classics, Vallon and his team have been restoring and selling classic Mercedes-Benz vehicles in South Florida …
Daimler AG, now known as Mercedes-Benz Group, announced in June 2020 that Mercedes-AMG would soon roll out an “electric exhaust gas turbocharger” juiced up by a 48V system. Developed in partnership with Garrett Motion, this piece of technology promises to make turbo lag a thing of …
Known as one of the most famous comedians in the U.S. to some, and as a big car collector to others, Kevin Hart loves showing that he’s made it, and a lot of that includes posts of his fleet or expensive lifestyle. Recently, it’s been all …
Meticulously restored 1955 300SL Gullwing with only 84,000 miles fetches an eye-watering hammer price well north of $1 million. We are certainly no strangers to the concept of the iconic W198 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing fetching an insane price at auction. With only 1,400 ever made …
Purists might easily claim that some classic models are way too iconic to allow even the tiniest changes. So, perhaps it would be “wiser” to modulate everything since it is always going to be controversial. Take the mid-1950s Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing two-seat sports car …