Stuff: Convertible history
[svgallery name=”1971_MB_Cab”] Wind-in-your-hair motoring through the ages A recent drive in some older ‘Benz convertibles highlight the evolution of the open-air car By John LeBlanc MALLORCA, Spain – Completely unlike what’s available in new-car showrooms these days, at the dawn of the automobile age more than a century ago, virtually all cars were convertibles. The […]
First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E Class Cabriolet
[svgallery name=”2011_MB_E_Class_Cab”] The Anti-Convertible Mercedes’ latest four-seat cabriolet attempts to eradicate that wind-in-your-hair feeling from open-air cars By John LeBlanc MALLORCA, Spain – When was the last time you felt that cherished “wind in your hair” feeling? My guess, not recently. The desire to save our precious craniums means no one rides a bike in […]
Road Trip: 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG down Mexico way
[svgallery name=”2010_MB_SLS_hirez”] By John LeBlanc OAXACA, Mexico—Before I was handed the keys to a shiny new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG “super” sports cars, officials from the German automaker warned me that driving here would be different. Especially given that our planned route was a section of Mexico’s historic La Carrera Panamericana road race, an event the […]
La Carrera Panamericana: The deadliest road race ever
[svgallery name=”1952_MB_300_SL_hirez”] By John LeBlanc OAXACA, Mexico – Driving the 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG on the same route as the historic La Carrera Panamericana road race is no marketing gimmick. The modern Mercedes sports car’s ancestral inspiration, the 1952 300 SL Gullwing racecar and the legendary Mexican road race are intrinsically linked.
Will going electric ever make automotive sense?
By John LeBlanc We’re hearing — and seeing — a lot this year about the electrification of the car. And not just from boutique, low volume companies like California’s Tesla, which has only sold about 1,000 copies of its $125,000 Roadster since going on sale two years ago. Huge, mainstream global automakers like Toyota, Mitsubishi, […]
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