Ok now picture this: You’ve been flown to Hamburg, Germany to witness the reveal of Mercedes-Benz’s flagship vehicle, the hallowed S-Class. They shuttle you to a giant hangar at the Airbus factory, next to where the fuselage of the world’s biggest commuter plane, the A380, is built. Once there the fine craftsmen at Benz ply […]
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17
May
Benz flies us to Hamburg to witness the birth of the 2014 S-Class
26
Apr
What it's really like to drive a 740 horsepower EV?
Remember when we talked about spending a day on the famous Paul Ricard Circuit with a 740 horsepower, $600,000 Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive? Well this is the complete story of taking the Fastest EV in the world on a ex-Formula One track… The feeling is surreal. Does not compute. Syntax error. I’m already […]
12
Apr
We grab the wheel of one of the finest machines money can buy
This is our second collaborations with automobile culture site eGarage. Our aim is to bring you a series of pieces that reflect our mutual aesthetic — which means beauty, transmitted through machinery. This is only our second episode (after our Day On the Paul Ricard Circuit With the 740 HP Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Electric […]
10
Apr
The industrial shoegaze sounds of London
Binary’s EP Amber came out right before the vernal equinox on March 18, released through their own imprint, Echoplex Records. The music on this, their latest, engages as it builds. The confessional symbolism on the first track (and their first single) “You Need the Blue Key” establishes the London-based band’s place in the universe of industrial shoegaze — […]
5
Apr
On the ex-Formula One track with the Fastest EV in the world
We’re going to be doing some collaborations with well curated automobile culture site eGarage, aiming to bring you a series of pieces that reflect our mutual aesthetic. This is only the first episode, they’ll be plenty more coming… Keep your eyes up… Last month we were lucky enough to be invited to St. Tropez, France, […]
14
Mar
The 4th-generation super SUV gets better in every way
I know that look. I’ve seen it before, and I don’t like it. While we sit in our gleaming new 2013 Range Rovers somewhere in the lost hinterlands of southern Utah called Hog’s Canyon, two very serious hikers in German-flag emblazoned gear stare at us with bemusement. Like humans watching a squirrel trying to water […]
22
Jan
Prepping for “Probably the toughest event on the planet" with energy, a gym & total lack of experience
AeroShot Energy wanted LIAS to try some of their ‘breathable energy’ so bad they hooked up correspondent-at-large Mike Crenshaw with personal training sessions and entry into an endurance race labeled as “probably the toughest event on the planet.” Good God. Perched at my laptop as I type this — an analgesic whiskey in hand, naturally […]
18
Jan
Hitting 7 G's + 300 miles per hour & living to tell the tale
Aerial adventure company Sky Combat Ace invited Nicolas Stecher to jump aboard one of their Extra 330 LC stunt planes — the most agile prop plane on Earth — and fly with one of their fighter pilots for AskMen. Little did he know that he would be piloting his own plane through an Evel Knievel list […]
