The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is an embarassment of riches; no matter where you turn, there are amazing cars as far as the eye can see. The organizers do a good job of providing content for everyone, from early “horseless carriage” cars all the way through contemporary street and race cars. Want the eclectic? You’ll find one-of-a-kind prototypes and concepts alongside multi-million dollar Duesenbergs and Bugattis.

Magpul Industries builds upgraded parts and accessories for assault rifles. When they decided to build an off-road vehicle for promotional purposes, it was a pretty safe bet that they’d opt for the baddest ORV on the planet as a starting point. Working with Couch Off Road Engineering in Denver, CO, Magpul commissioned the custom Unimog you see here. Powered by a turbo diesel motor, this ‘Mog features 15,000 pound hydraulic winches on the front and rear, 8mm thick sliders and skid plates, a super-duty bull bar, a custom 27 gallon fuel tank and a spare tire carrier that doubles as a wheelie bar for climbing particularly steep grades.

In case you had any doubt on my choice of the Unimog as a zombie apocalypse vehicle of choice, this video should convince you. I’d sure love to take this beast for a drive across the Switzerland Trail.

Source: BangShift

Just in case you’ve never heard of the film, “Rendezvous”, I’ll recap it for you: it’s nine minutes of pure mayhem, as an anonymous driver hauls ass through the deserted streets of Paris in an unseen Mercedes. A Ferrari was later dubbed in, since the Mercedes was deemed too boring.

Jay Leno decided to pay homage to the original film with a politically-correct-but-still- above-the-speed-limit run down Mulholland Drive across Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles. It’s worth watching, but nowhere near as good as the original. I suspect Jay Leno would prefer to avoid jail time and felony convictions.

And Jay, if you’re reading this, some of your lines through the corners were a little sloppy. Give me a call and I’ll be happy to work with you.

I want to preface this list by saying that there were many factors going into the reasons as to why each one of these cars made the cut. Some of you will agree with my choices and others will not. You see, when I do a list like this I don’t just go with who’s got the highest hp numbers, or which is the best car from 60-0. I try to be objective and look at things like, everyday usage, price, reliability, performance and roominess. I look at these cars from the vantage point of using them as an everyday driver, which means 24/7/365. Yes, some will be pricey and deservedly so and others will be more budget oriented. So, now that you know the parameters, lets get down to business.

Hummer? I got pieces of Hummers in my stool...

Readers of Germany’s “Off Road” magazine have voted the Mercedes Benz Unimog as the number one vehicle for cross country travel. With capabilities like those shown above, it’s no wonder why.

Now, before ya’ll get all twitchy on me because your favorite car commercial isn’t on this list, listen up! THIS ISN’T YOUR LIST – it’s my list. HOWEVER – if you know of some funny or awesome stuff out there then let us know and we’ll post it up. Hell, we can just make one big bulldog database of the best automotive commercials ever made… I’ll even put it together, just make sure you get me your recommendations.

Citroen C4 – TRANSFORM!!

Ok fine, it’s a bit hokey, but I grew up in the 1980’s and I dig these guys. Plus how often do you get to see a car really let loose and boogie down?

Here’s the first picture (credit to Autosport) of the 2010 McLaren MP4-25. Note the significant aerodynamic changes from the MP4-24, pictured below. The new car features down swept side pods and a sharper nose (presumably to reduce drag) and a pronounced vertical stabilizer running from the airbox to the rear wing.

The 525-horsepower Mercedes AMG E63 is simply not fast enough. That’s why tuning house Väth Automobiltechnik bored out its 6.2-liter V-8, gave it new pistons, valves, and camshafts, and tweaked its ECU to give it 605 horsepower.

There’s also a bunch of suspension and brake tweaks and a wicked-looking body kit. The resulting super E63 will hit 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) in 4.1 seconds and is good for 211 miles per hour in a straight line. It’s enough to make you want to learn how to speak and read German.

Via: Autoblog, Väth Automobiltechnik, World Car Fans

Sometimes being a member of the automotive press has its own set of unique privileges or “perks”, if you will. Some of these include, but are not limited to: access to pre-production automobiles, insider information and access to some of the coolest autos to ever roll on pavement. Take today for example – I got to test drive a new Audi A3 TDI and BMW 335d, two new clean diesels from two of the biggest German automakers out there… make sure you keep an eye out for a full review and road test on both.

I also got a chance to get up close and personal with the new Mercedes Benz SLS AMG… OH MY GOD IS THIS THING SEXY!! Seriously, this new Merc. is a sight to behold. The SLS AMG pays homage to its Great Grandfather, the 1955 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing (a car located on my top ten list). Visually the car is just stunning. Its free flowing lines come together in a very organic form with no hard lines or rough edges. The front grill looks as though it was taken directly from the original 300SL and transplanted onto the SLS – this was a good move on Mercedes part.

Thanks to the ingenious social marketing wizards employed by Mercedes-Benz Financial, you can now make the $500 payment on your leased GL500 while your date is freshening up in the girls’ room. Or, more likely, you can make the $500 payment from the floor of your broskie SoCal condo while you’re face down in the Berber carpet nursing a serious hangover. Either way, Mercedes-Benz Financial has made it easy and – dare we say – cool to fork over your scratch every month.

Since the new application’s official launch last week, Mercedes-Benz reports they’re already averaging 80-100 downloads a day, essentially confirming our previously held belief that the only people wealthy enough to afford an iPhone and its related service plan are either a.) in the upper tax bracket or b.) living off the fruits of Daddy’s labor. If you personally fall into one of the above mentioned catagories and have financed a Benz through Merc’s in-house financing arm, check out the site for yourself at Mercedes-BenzFinancial.com/iPhone.