Wustefest 2009 was a three day event in it’s third year that took place this month in Las Vegas. It’s free to show up and this year brought the attention of over 500 cars including caravans from Canada and North Carolina. If you want to attend in 2010 the tentative date is June 4th-6th. You can find out more information about the meet at: wustefest.com. We received photos thanks to Mo Satarzadeh.
Matte has become a popular accessory to any luxury car on the market these days it seems like and even camo has become a small trend in the market. Never before have we seen a matte camo paint job on a car. Not too much information can be found on the car with our little research since everywhere we seem to find the car isn’t in English. With some better looking wheels this car would be a Mercedes of choice for me!
The Gold Rush Rally just kicked off and we have a video of all the cars before they departed on the run. The rally runs from San Francisco, Los Angeles, and ends in Las Vegas. A gold wrapped Lamborghini LM002, the “Rambo Lambo” can be spotted in the mix along with an Aerial Atom. This is a well put together video without a doubt.
Day 4 was a pretty long hike with two pit stops including the Caddy Ranch and a lunch at the Big Texas Steak Ranch. After those quick checkpoints the drivers headed south in Texas towards downtown Dallas, Texas. At the W Hotel we were treated to some A class service and a great party on the roof at Ghost Bar. Enjoy the content from Day 4.
Day 1 is now complete which was a fairly small leg of 250 miles. We started at the Santa Monica Pier and made a swing through Orange County for the D1GP event. After leaving Orange County it was a straight dash up I-15 to Las Vegas, Nevada. We have some great photos of the Brabus Mercedes SL, purple Audi R8, the Bugatti’s and much much more!
The 2009 Gumball Rally is almost here! All 120+ cars leave tomorrow from the Santa Monica Pier to unwind all the way to Las Vegas, Nevada for a first day of driving. Check out our preview gallery of some of the cars coming on the 2009 rally.
The last leg of the 2008 Gumball 3000 brought the drivers to China. After some madness between the USA and North Korea the drivers enjoyed a final leg of China. This video is from the offical Gumball channel which will have 2009 updates coming soon once we depart in May from Los Angeles to Miami.
We are sure you have seen Nigo’s pink Bugatti Veyron and some of his other exciting creations but with the help of Mercedes he has another one. The car is a 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL which was treated with an engine swap and some AMG tuning. Of course to finish things off a nice BAPE exterior treatment.
At first the New York Times and many other major media outlets published that over 3,000 cars have been abandoned at the Dubai Airport as a result of the global recession. They claimed people were fleeing quick and heading back to their respective countries as visa’s were being canned.
According to the Arabianbusiness.com only 11 cars have been left at the Dubai Airport since January 1st, 2008. The chief of police reports no one “fact checked with him” on any of this information before publishing it. Regardless of what is true the UAE is still largely a car culture country and as long as the country is still around we assume people will still be wielding amazing luxury machines that we can feature here.
The Mercedes Benz E-Guard is the new breed of luxury car/tank hybrid from Mercedes. Now even owners of the E-Class can be safe with these upgrades to it’s luxury vehicle. The body armor is attached to the chassis and the windows have been swapped for bulletproof polycarbonate ones. Run flat 17 inch tires are a must with the package and a blast-proof floor comes into play to protect occupants.
The car Mercedes says is virtually not distinguishable from a stock E-class which comes in handy to people needing these in some not so safe nations that are prone to kidnappings and car theft. All that extra weight forced Mercedes to add a special Level II air suspension. This package is available on the E350, E500, and E350 CDI. Good luck and they safe you cannot put a price on safety so you mine as well upgrade your new E-class just in case…….right?
