Great questions. The amount of pain was felt only by my wallet :) I had a shop called Autocouture motoring in NJ do the install. They had a special deal where buying the ESS supercharger kit from them would include a free install. At that time the kit was $6000. The kit did not include an intercooler for the version I…

You have confused me with a different commenter. I am not against the tesla... heelcameltoe was the one that called it an abomination. I was asking him why? I said that the future of cars is electric. Please re-read my comment. My AMG is old I have had it for a few year and I certainly didn’t buy it new. I do not want…

Its good to hear that the economies of scale make the burning of coal for the production of electricity cleaner than the equivalent IC motor. Being that the future will inevitably be going that way I’m glad to hear that the “all-in” environmental impact will be less. I also assume we probably produce more power…

Well too be very honeset my good friend had an M6 with the 5.0 V10. I didn’t really like that motor. I didn’t like the sound and despite having 500 HP it only had somewhere around 387 torque so you had to wind it out to get power. I like V8’s because most of them have great down low torque which greatly pleases the…

I agree it is not 1965. Could you expand upon that comment further because I’m not seeing your point? You think I should have something other than a 5.5 V8 supercharged in my AMG? Or the E92 M3 motor was no good, or the new AMG GT V8 is unacceptable or the 458 is very 1965? Or was your comment in reference to some…

Ok, you’ve successfully baited me... Which one of thooooose people? The ones who love V8’s or ones who believe the future of cars are going electric?

Is it an abomination because its electric or because of the strange paradox of just how much pollution is created on the back-end of creating / charging an electric car? Personally I love an IC motor especially a nice healthy displacement V8, but I think looking into the future electric will be the way things go. I am…

When I want a soft cushy luxobarge I’ll take the S-class with its mood lighting and 24” of screen. I think it looks great. Its not supposed to look light and sporty.

The older C-class used to have a retractable screen and some years of the A4 and other Audis do as well. I still prefer a dash that was designed with the screen taken into account because I always have mine on. Vehicles with infotainment systems even have the radio controls on the screen so unless you plan to ride in…

This looks like the perfect opportunity for a hack that always shows 2/3 of your actual speed on the speedo up to 75 MPH and then it never goes any higher. You enable “wife mode,” with a special combination on the Maninetto.

Are you really arguing here that a gun was not an object designed for the purpose of killing? Just because some people have designed a form of competition around its use does not mean that the design and purpose of a gun was not for the intention of killing people. Guns were created to kill people.

I own a CLS55 AMG which is essentially the exact same car as the E55 you had with a slightly different shaped shell on it. I love mine as well, but I’m curious, what was it you loved so much about the car?

Didn’t think of that, but you could certainly aim better out of the car if you weren’t worried about steering it!!! The problem would be convincing it to “do the getaway...” I’m sure you’d be totally freaking out as the car continues to drive 25 MPH after you laid lead all over the residence of your rival gang’s…

No but hopefully he’ll be getting off at the next exit and you can just hurl a handfull of change at his car as you go by :) I have noticed for some reason people quite often love to speed like crazy just before getting off their exit. About half the time I see someone going really fast, not just 10 over, but fast…

Well you wake up with the car stopped on the shoulder and the dashboard has a message, “Please help me drive, the raindrops are scaring me!”

Actually the autonomous car probably will take evasive action. What it won’t do is try to take any kind of retaliotory action. Which you and me alike would be really apt to want to do.

To be honest driving tests really need to become about 10x more difficult as it is, without considering autonomous cars. The driver education and preparednes of our drivers compared to those of Germany for example is just sad. We are like a death swirl of barely comprehenible chaos. Its no wonder so many people die a…

Strangely enough I think it will have to be the owner of the vehicle at fault that is on the line, not the driver. Similar to the way it works today when someone borrows your car and crashes it, still on you. Also with an autonomous car, you could send kids off in the vehicle since nobody needs to be licensed to…

You have a good point here. If I can have a car at my door consistently in the span of time it usually takes me to decide to go somewhere, get dressed and get downstairs, I might consider downsizing my car collection to just the enthusiast portion. Basically keep my sports car for the fun driving, but maybe consider…

What you’re saying has merit, but autonomous driving will become reality, even if it isn’t Google that brings it to the table. Mercedes, BMW, Audi, and other non-auto industry companies are all working on it. Google was the most likely first to market because they have a considerable headstart and as you mentioned it…