Update: A Mercedes representative has informed us that the Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet will not be available in the United States. The text has been updated to reflect this. Vehicles such as the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6×6 and G500 4×42 are all well and good, but they have one key issue: They simply aren’t extravagant enough....
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BMW i Experience …
The world changing quicker than one can keep up and the good news is that no matter how great you are – you actually can’t keep up. I remember reading the article Every Generation Needs a Revolution, it seems that is what is happening in the automatic industry as well. I drove three different hybrids...
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Defying stereotypes in the roomier MIN Cooper Clubman 2016
Not so long ago (7 years to be exact) I was unsure about the expansion of the Mini Cooper line. A more voluminous Mini seemed like the answer to a question that nobody had asked. Now it’s looking pretty perceptive. We’re talking about the “big” Mini — the newer, longer and roomier Clubman. I drove...
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Live Your Dreams with Marvin and Jaguar …
A friend of mine calls me in the morning while I’m in an Uber rushing to the airport at 4:45 because my flight is 5:45, I think I still have time but I forget that this is not a local flight, instead I’m flying to Botswana… Suddenly I remember Phonte’s line; “Missed the plane...
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Startech Refines The Land Rover Discovery Sport …
Land Rovers are amongst some of the most pimped out SUVs the world over, the Defender, Discovery and Range Rovers receiving attention from many tuners. The newest Land Rover – the Discovery Sport- has just been licked by premium tuner Startech, a Brabus ally. According to this German specialist, they have developed attractive options for...
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Marvin says… Bulk up this winter
Imagine for one minute that cars are professional boxers. Hatchbacks and small sedans are your lightweights, your mid-executive saloons are flyweight with the bigger executive sedans occupying the welterweights division. Next to weigh in are the middleweights and cruiserweights, where speed, precision and power need to be used to devastating effect against the opposition, think...
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Marvin Says… Don’t Let Anything Stop You.
Few cars are as imposing as the Mercedes Benz G-Class, especially one with the added AMG nameplate. Before you even step into the massive SUV, you get the sense that you can go anywhere in the new G63 AMG. Once on the inside, however, you are overwhelmed by an understated luxury that only cars in...