Well kids, the G-class Mercedes Benz has been around longer then I have.  I mean it started out as a military vehicle with a steel dash, kinda like a Hummer.  From then on tuners started to take notice and started adding some mojo.  I remember when I was in my teenage years I looked at some Brabus G-Class Mercedes that could outrun a 911 in a straight line.  Not anymore heh.

The 2009 Galendenwagen gets a new even more powerful engine for 2009.  Mercedes-Benz raised the bar from 292 to 382hp for the new year.  And they managed to add 3 very annoying gills to the front of the vehicle.  Horrible in my opinion, but what can you do.

Luckily the boxy look of the G has not been changed and I imagine the AMG version is still up there on the option list.  This vehicle is one of those timeless classic pieces that can truly stand the test of time, with its rugged durability offroad, to it’s outmost dependability on-road.

So I’ve been reading about Diesels and all, slowly coming around and entering the North American market.  It’s kind of exciting to see the people look at these cars from a different perspective then they did 5 years ago as being slow, smoky and prone to breakage.

BMW is introducing the 335d, Mercedes is introducing the GL320 BlueTEC and Audi is bringing in a diesel Q7 TDI.  Judging by the numbers a Touareg sells for with a diesel engine compared to a gas one, one must wonder if diesels are magic.
Reading about the new line of diesels, it is downright scary the amount of maintenance they require.  I mean do I really have to take my car to the dealer on a regular basis to top up my urea additive?  What about jiffy lube? are they going to be able to add urea, or is the kid going to have a long term defect when he fills up my urea tank?

I read on Wikipedia, that this urea reacts violently to some nitrites.  I wonder if it explodes on impact if the car gets into an accident that has a container of it.  Kinda like Nitrous Oxide.

Other then that, it’s also like urine, except highly concentrated.  Maybe this is one step closer to having a vehicle that runs on water. What does this have to do with diesels?

In order to be completely environmentally friendly, urea is added to diesel fuel in order to burn more cleanly.  I wonder how concentrated urine is going to make my car burn more efficiently. I’ll be on the lookout once more scientific data comes out.

OSCA “Spring Kickoff” – 2 day event – (cayuga): 05-24-2008 to 05-25-2008

This is to be an awesome event providing the weather stays onside. The Weather Network is reporting Saturday is to be 20 degrees and Sunday 21 in Cayuga Ontario which is sure to make for some awesome drag racing.

Make sure to get out there and see these monsters run at Toronto Motorsports Park located in Cayuga.