Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

The trick is getting my hands on the keys for a couple of days. As you can see above I managed to do just that.

This particular car came out of the west coast Mercedes-Benz press fleet and it's made the rounds. It has over 15,000 hard miles on the clock. More than a few celebrity posteriors have sat upon these red leather seats. One would assume it's been to the Grammys, the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars, and we're pretty certain Adam Carolla flogged it during the taping of his yet-to-be-seen response to Top Gear, a show that will air on Speed if it airs at all.

So is there anything left? Let's have a look. As you might expect, aluminum dominates the underside of the SLS AMG. Here we see a double wishbone front suspension made almost entirely of the stuff.
Forged aluminum upper and lower A-shaped control arms locate the wheel in 3D space. A reclined aluminum-bodied coil-over shock provides the necessary support and control.

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabrio

A fitting on the high-pressure steering line on certain 2010 C-Class models and both 2010 and 2011 E-Class Coupe and Cabriolet models may be loose, permitting power steering fluid to leak. The recall affects 85,000 cars.

Loss of power steering fluid can make the vehicles difficult to steer. And while complete steering failure should not be a problem, anything that makes the car harder to steer could contribute to an accident.

Owners of these cars should take them to the nearest MBZ Service center where they will be inspected and if needed, corrected for free.

Mercedes-Benz has issued a recall for E, GL, M, and R Class

Mercedes-Benz has issued a recall for E, GL, M, and R Class vehicles from the 2011 model year. According to a bulletin from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, the fuel filter O-ring on those models may have been improperly lubricated, which could cause some unpleasant leakage.

The NHTSA bulletin explains the safety hazard : "Diesel fuel may be deposited on roads and making [sic] those roads slippery, increasing the potential for a crash." That's interesting for a couple of reasons. First, there's no mention of the recall affecting only diesel engines elsewhere in the notice. (A Mercedes-Benz customer care representative has confirmed that the recall applies to all models.) And second, the danger posed by the flaw seems to affect other drivers rather than the owners of the Mercedes-Benz vehicles.