Welcome back ladies and gentlemen; I hope you all had a fabulous, fabulous weekend (or for those of you faced with the task of getting your last minute Christmas shopping taken care of, I wish you a speedy recovery after being subjected to the throngs of crazed bargain hunters and seemingly endless checkout lines).

To kick things off on this 18th day of December, our friends over at ASMA Design sent word of two videos they've posted on YouTube - videos which depict two of their oft-loved, oft-hated creations: the Mercedes S-Class Eagle I, and the Mercedes M-Class Gladiator II.  Although the videos are far from professional-grade quality (thanks in large part to the cameraman's nausea-inducing unsteadiness), Mercedes news has been less than abundant lately, and I need to post something.

So get the popcorn ready, sit back and hit play; and please note: I take no responsibility for any headaches that come as a result of viewing the Gladiator II footage.

Enjoy.