2014 Brabus 800 Roadster Review

    AMG is Mercedes-Benz's craziest tuning division, right? Actually, no, because the Brabus tuning firm is much more insane than AMG, but sadly, it isn't an official part of Mercedes-Benz. It does have the occasional collaboration with Mercedes-Benz, which happens to be the case with the new Pullman limousine, which Brabus will supposedly develop for Mercedes-Benz. But, in my opinion, Brabus should not be absorbed into Mercedes-Benz, because they would overshadow AMG, which sells infinitely more cars than Brabus, which would make it a stupid business decision. But, Brabus does make some really cool stuff, none of which you've probably heard of. Some of thier craziest inventions include the B63-700 6X6, the 850 6.0 Biturbo iBusiness, and the 850 6.0 Biturbo variant of the CLS-Class estate (but instead of the AMG V8, they use a tuned version of the 6.0 liter V12 in the S600). But, they also make more subtle cars, such as the 800 roadster, which is "only" a tuned SL with a 788 horsepower. It also has 811 pound-feet of torque, which is almost 100 pound-feet more than in the "run-of-the-mill" SL65 AMG. Because of these massive amounts of power, the 800 does 0-60 in 3.7 seconds, and on to a top speed of 217 mph. 

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1997 Mercedes-Benz Maybach Concept Review

    As most of you know, the Maybach 57 and 62 were some of the most luxurious cars on the market from 2003 to 2012. But, sadly, it's owner, Mercedes-Benz, decided that it didn't need Maybach anymore, and it wasn't making enough money to be profitable. So, in a couple months, Mercedes-Benz will release the new 'Maybach"-dubbed S-Class, which will just be an extra-long version of the already behemoth-like normal-length S-Class (but it isn't the Pullman, which is literally a stretch limousine). But the Maybach sub-brand idea began in 1997, when Mercedes-Benz revealed a Maybach concept at the 1997 Tokyo Auto Show. That car featured many things that ended up in the production version of the Maybach, such as reclining power rear seats (with massage, I might add), a 20-inch TV screen, two 6-inch screens for controlling the various A/V functions, a full bar with hot and cold drinks (not as extravagant in the 62/57, but basically the same thing), three mobile telephones, and an electrochromic roof. There were also some things in the 1997 concept that didn't make it to the real car, such as the on-board computer, which was positioned in place of the glovebox. The Maybach also featured revolutionary lighting, with the front headlamps incorporating different driving conditions, and sequential tail-lights. Even if the Maybach franchise went away (for understandable reasons), it was still a great nine-year run, and the Maybach was an incredible car.

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Not a very pretty car, was it?

I think they got a little out of hand...and by that I mean a lot

Week of May 12th: Extreme Mercedes Week!

     This week, I am starting up an idea I had. Everey couple of weeks, I will pick a specific week and car manufacturer to write about for the entire week. It will include stuff about the models, the entire model lineup, and probably a comparison or two. This week, the theme will be Mercedes-Benz, and Mercedes-AMG in particular. Let me know what you think of this in the comments below. Enjoy!