You don’t have to go far to find winter driving tips, turn on the 5 o’clock news and you’re sure to get at least a few winter driving tidbits. Any while I won’t question their advice, leave a space cushion, drive at a speed appropriate for conditions, etc., what about the things you shouldn’t be doing. Even while following all the do’s of winter driving, you can still get in a lot of trouble of you’re not also avoiding some of these major winter don’ts.
Click through the photo gallery for our five winter driving don’ts as well as a few honorable mentions.
If you’re a movie buff, you’ve no doubt seen plenty of Mercedes making guest appearances in movies over the years. We decided to take a moment to compile 10 of the coolest Mercedes cameos – not a comprehensive list by any means, but a fun way to pass the Friday workday. Check out the 10 Mercedes cameos in the gallery below, along with an added, fictional Mercedes from the ’80’s.
Many of us are fans of Mercedes-Benz, but how many of us can claim to be true aficionados of the brand? In the photo gallery below, we have 8 photos of different Mercedes-Benz vehicles spanning the decades. Click here or scroll down to click through and test your knowledge of Mercedes-Benz.
According to a new survey completed by insure.com of 2,000 men and women from different areas of the country and of different ages, attractive men tend to drive black Ford pickup trucks and attractive women drive red BMW sports cars. Read on to find out the rest of the survey results and what kind of car you need to attract the opposite sex.
Styles of cars that attractive men drive ranked by women:
The top brands of car for attractive men, as ranked by women, were:
Women think good looking men drive cars that are:
Car types for attractive women ranked by men:
Men beleive the most desirable women drive:
The top car colors for attractive women were:
With the Olympics and the Super Bowl right around the corner, I can’t help but have sports on the brain. In order to combine my love of sports and my love of Mercedes-Benz, I thought nothing would be more appropriate and entertaining this morning than a look at ten Mercedes-Benz sports fun facts.
Check out the gallery below for all ten.
We always talk about the history of the automobile, where it came from, it’s original concepts and it’s progression in to the most common mode of transportation. But what if the car as we know it today hadn’t been invented, would it have been possible for one of these other inventions to make it mainstream? We’re seriously hoping that’s not the case as I personally don’t want to cross the Hudson on a motorized surfboard in a business suit, only to be picked up by a giant wheel like contraption.
Scroll down for a complete look at our top ten transportation fails.
Last week we discussed with you our scientific study on what your car color says about you. Following it up today, we’re taking a look at what the most popular music genres are among our readers as well as what your music style says about you. Why? Because, along with all the other highly regarded attributes of a Mercedes-Benz cars, they also have a great sound system and it left us wondering what you’re using those speakers for.
As a reminder, we polled a group of our readers and asked them a multitude of hypothetical questions with multiple choice answers (sorry, no write-ins were allowed so funk music won’t be on the list of music genres), respondents were only allowed to choose one answer. Our findings are below.
The majority of our Mercedes-Benz driving readers said their top choice of music to listen to in the car was classic rock. Perhaps the broadest category on our list of choices, we defined classic rock as rock music from the 60’s-80’s. I’m an 80’s fan myself which apparently means I’m self-confident and hard working but slightly introverted – well, that sounds about right but I wouldn’t say introverted, I would say to busy working to have endless conversations over the latest weather report.
Following up in second was country music, America’s favorite music genre. So for you country music fans, while some non-country fans may think your music choice means you’re depressed, have multiple dogs for companions and only drive pick-up trucks, you’re in luck as it means quite the opposite. You’re likely a very hard working, focused and driven by your emotions, you’re also far more outgoing that us classic rock listeners.
Pop / Top 40 / Hip Hop tunes were the third choice among readers and also ranked highest among our younger audience. For you chart topping lovers, you have an exceptionally high self-esteem, and why not, you were raised to believe you could accomplish and be anything. You’re outgoing and always in search of the next best thing but this also means that you’re often to busy to be like your hard-working country counterparts and creativity is not your strong suit. Remember, don’t shoot the messenger.
For you classical music fans, our fourth most popular genre among our readers, you, surprisingly, share a log in common with our classic rock readers. You have a high self-esteem, creative and have a laid back and relaxed personality but are also a bit on the introverted side. For you, we’d recommend turning down your Tchaikovsky CD and talking to your passengers.
Coming in last was R&B, likely coming in last with only a few votes because, let’s be honest, who really knows what constitutes Rhythm and Blues. Seriously, try and name your favorite Rhythm and Blues band. While my opinion of you would be that you just want to stand out from the crowd and be different from everyone else by choosing a genre nobody really knows anything about, apparently it means that you’re creative, outgoing and make friends easily.
Last week we polled a group of our readers and asked them a few hypothetical questions about buying a brand new Mercedes-Benz. One of those questions was – if you could custom order a new Mercedes-Benz S-Class, what color would you choose? Color options included, black, silver, red, blue, white, green, and tan. This left us wondering, what does this say about our readers?
The majority of respondents said black, and I have to say, I’m not surprised, the new S-Class looks great in black. According to multiple sources around the web, it means that the majority of our readers are power hungry and/or exceptionally confident. They’re also classic and elegant.
The second most popular choice was white, my personal favorite. If you’re a fan of white cars, you likely look for perfection in yourself and those around you, you want a pristine looking vehicle and likely live a very clean life. If you’re looking for that new car look everyday however, white is a strange choice being that they look the dirtiest in between washes.
Running close behind white in third was Silver, a color that says you’re a calm individual, not looking to stand out in a crowd. There are several versions of silver however so I’m sure this one could be debated, black is black, white is white but silver could be light, dark, metallic, etc. Silver may need more research.
In at fourth is the S-Class in blue. We didn’t specify whether this meant light or dark blue but we’re guessing most S-Class drivers would prefer a nice midnight blue over a bright sky blue. Drive a blue car and you’re a calm individual, well balanced and not power hungry like those driving black cars. You may even be a little on the quiet side.
Coming in at a distant fifth was red, which I should point out the S-Class does not even come in. We’re sure red would have been higher on the list had we used a Mercedes SL in the example. If you drive a red car, you are not afraid to be seen, you enjoy the attention and don’t mind getting an extra speeding ticket or two to get it.
Tied for last was green and tan. If you’ve ever seen Meet the Fockers, you likely remember Robert De Niro pointing out that geniuses pick green cars. But that was the first and last time I’ve ever heard that saying about a green car, so take it as you will. It does however hint to the fact that you are confident and not worried about what others think. For those of you that picked tan, and there weren’t many of you, I’m sad to say that it likely means you’re boring not adventurous.
In the end, let’s face one fact, the new S-Class in any color says one thing about you – you have great taste.
What makes a car worth $100,000? Technology, research & development, luxury materials – yes, yes and yes. But, what makes a car worth $1 million or $3 million? That question is a bit harder to answer. To be one of the world’s most expensive cars, it needs to offer more than just luxury and a blisteringly fast 0-60 mph sprint time, it needs to be the Mona Lisa on wheels – a driving masterpiece.
We’ve picked ten of our favorite most expensive cars from around the world and ordered them by price in the photo gallery below. These picks are all based on MSRP – we didn’t include cars sold at auction.
Hit the slideshow below to see our top ten world’s most expensive car picks.
We’ve compiled a list of 10 Mercedes-Benz vehicles that personify the brand’s slogan “The Best or Nothing”. Choosing the best Mercedes is like trying to choose which of your children is best: the doctor, the lawyer, the philanthropist, the astronaut… you get the idea. But in an effort to pick who should rise to the top, we looked firstly at which cars made the largest impact on the automotive world, and secondly, which were among the most popular.
Check out the photo gallery below and click through to see our top ten Mercedes picks. Don’t agree with our choices, send us your top ten, and we’ll compile a second top 10 based on your votes.