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An embarassing drag race

E55 AMG vs. modified 350Z

14.05.2014. 11:24| Comments:
- Zoltan Sipos
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Now this is embarassing. You challenge a Mercedes towing a loaded trailer and lose the drag race.
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Mercs in flames on the Hungarian motorway

The CLAs on a trailer caught fire one after the other

21.12.2013. 11:58| Comments:
- David Math
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Six brand new Mercedes have been destroyed by a fire on a Hungarian motorway. The trailer packed with CLAs was heading to Italy from the factory in Kecskemét when the cargo caught fire.
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used cars
When premium meant quality

BMW 316 vs Mercedes-Benz 190

30.11.2013. 09:42| Comments:
- András Stump
- Steve Valyi
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Back in 1983, Volkswagen was not a serious player, and Audi just a VW, but those two went to fight it out. Cars from an era when some things were designed for eternity.
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Hit by a train. Twice

It’s a miracle that the American woman is still alive

17.10.2013. 07:01| Comments:
- Lilla Görgei
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The driver was trying to get rid of the police chasing her driving across the level crossing when she was obstructed. First by a train, then by another one, and finally, by the police.
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It's not your average Gullwing

This could be the most valuable of all cars existing

20.08.2013. 11:57| Comments:
- Zsolt Csikos
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And after 57 years there was one lucky bloke to drive it too. Oh, they also made a short movie on that stint. Just listen to the noise it makes...
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Scoop photos of the Merc S-Class

25.04.2013. 17:31| Comments:
- Zsolt Csikos
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A black car was spotted by one of our readers in Germany, it was the new S-Class Mercedes debuting in a few weeks. He managed to get some pretty good shots, many of them showing the interior.
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Contributing editor

Sipi is a fairy who hangs above us like a huge, ever-smiling, men’s fragrance-smelling umbrella. He can be called anytime, anywhere to lend a helping hand, and he’ll be there in an hour with one of his Transits for sure. A dangerously maniac car collector (the street in front of his house is full of his vehicles), a radio-control and model car freak, Sipos is a Swiss knife made of human flesh. Totalcar is just one job amongst his zillion occupations, but he endears it the most. Lives with a girlfriend and two dogs.

vehicles

Mitsubishi Sigma 3.0 24V (1992)
Mazda 323 TXL 4WD (1990)
4 long-nose Transits (a 4x4 fire engine, a fire department staff car, an ex-Irish ambulance and an extremely oversized panel van, 1980-1984)
Dacia 1300 (1975, being restored)
Ford Capri 2.9i (1982)
Mercedes-Benz 280 SEL 4.5 (1972)
Ford Sierra Tournier 2.9i drift-car (1992)
Mazda 121 4dr (1993)
Suzuki VS1400 Intruder (1989)
Suzuki GSX 750 New Katana (1984)
Kawasaki Z1000 Police (1993)
Aprilia Habana (2000)
Volga M24 wagon (1984)
Ural M62 (1968, in pieces)

Editor

Former car restorer, damper designer, rotary-engine guru and also an automotive engineer, but generally doesn’t talk much about his former activities. András is our mag’s Leatherman tool: when there’s a project no-one would poke with a stick, he’s the one usually assigned to carry it through. When he’s in Hungary, he works 16 hours daily, then every once in a while he disappears from the horizon. Last time he’s been seen in Auckland… Has a huge garage, lives with a girlfriend.

vehicles

Peugeot 504 'Rosie' (1972)
BMW 1602 (1975)
Yamaha FZR1000 Genesis (1988)

Editor

Self-appointed race-driver (whenever he gets a chance), avid car sports- and sports car-lover, manager of the mother site’s blog, Belsőség, he can always be found in the middle of the noisiest gathering. Steve has had a long-running habit of remodelling his facial hair bi-weekly. A Slovakian citizen but of Hungarian nationality, he lives in Budapest now. Has a wife, two small children and a dog.

vehicles

Audi A4 1.8 Avant (1996)
Toyota Corolla AE86 (1984) - part-owner with Andras Stump

Editor-in-chief

The guy behind the idea of the English-language Totalcar site, the totalcarmagazine.com, also serving as an editor at the Hungarian totalcar.hu , our mother site. Serial collector of sorry old things that have internal combustion engines in them, as a newfound religion, Zsolt is keeping a family under the terror of rust. Being in the business for the best part of the last 19 years, he landed at Totalcar after serving at a huge round of printed automotive magazines. Has a wife, two small(ish) children and a pet rabbit.

vehicles

Mercedes-Benz 220 D (1973)
Mercedes-Benz 200 D (1972, ex-family car)
Mercedes-Benz 180 C (1962)
Autobianchi Bianchina Panoramica (1966)
Steyr-Puch 500 (1957, under construction)
Kawasaki Z750 Twin (1978)
Yamaha XJ900F (1983)
Honda Spacy 250 (1987)
NSU OSL 251 (1938)
Moto Morini Sbarazzino (1956)
Honda SS50 (1971, under construction)

An embarassing drag race

E55 AMG vs. modified 350Z

Mercs in flames on the Hungarian motorway

The CLAs on a trailer caught fire one after the other

When premium meant quality

BMW 316 vs Mercedes-Benz 190

Hit by a train. Twice

It’s a miracle that the American woman is still alive

It's not your average Gullwing

This could be the most valuable of all cars existing

Scoop photos of the Merc S-Class

You’re getting soft with age, too