What in the unholly mother of metal is that? Is it real or a shop? Obviously all the do-dads and other tacked on stuff is only visual, but that thing still looks cool.

This thing is majorly badass. I've always admired the Ausie car culture, they have so many "American" type rides that we don't get. What I'm always struggling to understand though is how they evolved such a great car culture with all those unusually harsh anti-hooning laws? Or was it BECAUSE of the mega monster V8…

If I was a betting man, I'd say that 8 MPG combines is right around where this thing sits. Maybe 10 highway.

Tavarish, I usually love all of your articles and agree with them wholeheartedly. We must have a very similar taste in cars because I've owned (bought used) many of the vehicles you recommend to people. I have chimed in a few times to confirm my own positive experiences with these amazing cars. This here, however, is…

Cops should definitely be given the right to bump every single one of these riders off their bikes. Break the law and don't stop for flashing lights and the cop should have the right to stop them with the cruiser. Don't stop with the one that went down continue on to get as many as you can. A few months of that law in…

There's a glove box or three in the back as well. One of them I'm sure is actually a fridge where you can keep the champagne or other beverages cold, one may even have a heated option. You may want to heat up those panties first... Who knows what they do at this level, us plebes just wouldn't understand.

I guess as I've admitted to someone else my standards may have dropped. I found the repairs to be reasonable in price and I think 1k a year is acceptable to me for yearly maintenance costs. I bought the car with 67k and it has 79k now. I am hoping to maybe go a year without any more repairs...

With a list that long sounds like you just got unlucky with an unreliable toyota, but yeah consider a used luxury car. You will never look back. Some of them actually ARE reliable, I haven't been picking those for the most part, but they exist. My first X5 4.4 I had for 5 years bought with 60k and drove to 140k, fixed…

LOL, ok, I can't even argue with that. I've lowered my standards on what reliable means. How about this then. I'm able to drive it, like I stole it, all the time, and I can afford to fix what breaks without going broke. It really isn't bad for what it is. And you totally pegged me, I've had 3 beemers too that I've had…

I shouldn't be saying this because its a bit embarrassing to admit, but the front pads I bought for it cost me $35. Yes for all 8 front pads. Honestly, it brakes just as well as it did with the AMG stuff. Its all the same crap. Yeah, blow the motor you're in trouble, but same goes for most big motors, an LS3 aint…

I daily drive my CLS55 AMG. Well its more like daily beat the snot out of, but yeah, DD.

Where did you hear that from? Its a 5.5 V8, regular oil change and that's about it for the maintenance. Nothing special about it, not like an E46 M3 where you have to have the valves manually adjusted with new shims after each 60k miles...

I know we are all here to comment on the cars, but can I just say that Kim is the grossest piece of barely human filth I've ever had the displeasure of laying my eyes on... The GTR, well she isn't the best looking car out there, but you just can't argue with the performance.

Good point, remember to never take your car to a dealership and you will leave your money where it started, in your pocket. The parts aren't that expensive and just about any decent mechanic can work on it. Also same as usual, change your own oil, do your own brakes, replace your own fuel pump when it cracks and…

You speak too much truth! I own a 2006 CLS55 AMG, which is the same exact car with a different shell. Same frame, same motor, same suspension, same interior. I LOVE MY CAR. The torque on that bad boy is what makes all the difference. I had a supercharged E46 M3 and it had a lot of power up top, but this has the power…

Where's the button that makes cool old-school "pew pew" noises come through the headset?

Wow. Nice move there. I probably know the answer, but you found that right, not just custom shopped to fit the purpose? Either way, much win there for you, wish I could give more stars.

Damned shame he got away. Also too bad the driver didn't pin him against the fence hard enough to break both femurs. Ah well, at least this way the cabbie doesn't get sued for trying to defend himself, because in this country that probably would've become the outcome had he injured the guy that shot him. I hope the…

I lik all the small design elements and details. Even th finely machined brake lever shows a high attention to details. But that front fork just doesn't look right to me. I know its supposed to look cool, and I want to like it, but I don't. It throws off the whole balane of the bike, its too blunt of a look for the…

I'm going to assume that in many of these instances a case can be made against the safety of the vehicle in its modified state. A car that cannot handle correctly in an emergency situation (or in many of these cases, a regular situation too) is dangerous. These things have very modified suspension geometry, hitting a…