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A nearly brand-new Mercedes-Benz C300 Sport with only 1100 miles–available for a limited time at D&M Motorsports. Presented by Chris Moran from Automotive Media Group. Only minor changes are in store for the 2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Front seat-mounted pelvic airbags have been added to all models, and the optional hard drive-based navigation system now offers 40GB of storage space as well as Zagat restaurant information. Driver side memory settings with a power steering column and a tilt-down reverse passenger mirror are now standard on the C350 (and optional on other models as part of a package). In addition, Sport sedans get a newly designed instrument cluster. Introduction In the über-competitive market of entry-level luxury performance sedans, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class has become a legitimate contender after years of also-ran status. We weren’t big fans of the previous-generation model, as we found it overpriced considering its lackluster interior, performance and quality. Things changed dramatically last year, however, with a complete redesign that brought about a renewed emphasis on the traits that Mercedes is traditionally known for, as well as an extra dollop of sportiness to compete with its German rivals. Although the car’s dimensions, suspension design and V6 engines largely carried over from the previous generation, the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class gained an improved interior with higher-quality materials, an optional hard-drive-based navigation and multimedia …

An immaculate 1994 Toyota Supra Turbo, presented by D&M Motorsports. Hosted by Chris Moran from Automotive Media Group. “Where’s the wing?” a co-worker jokingly shouted from across the Orlando Sentinel parking lot as I pulled into a parking space in this week’s test car, a gleaming white Toyota Supra. Our test Supra, an excellent but very expensive automobile, is one of those in-your-face cars. It wore an optional wing-like appendage on its rear that seems bigger than anything this side of a 767 jumbo jet. Because the wing is so large, I felt very self-conscious driving the Supra. It seems to scream out: LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME! After driving the Supra for a week, I discovered many people couldn’t resist using the wing to start a conversation. (A family member asked if laundry could be hung on it.) Anyway, my colleague has a hip but quirky sense of humor, and I consider him fairly knowledgeable about cars. So I played a little game with him. ”How much do you think this car costs?” I asked. He gave the Supra the once-over and ventured a guess of 000. ”It has a leather interior, CD and cassette player and power everything,” I said. ”OK, 000.” ”It has a four-wheel independent suspension, four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes and big, 16 inch tires.” ”000,” he said confidently. ”It has a fold down rear seat and the roof comes off.” ”000.” ”Close,” I said, ”but this particular vehicle is priced at 000.” ”Forty thousand dollars for a Toyota?” he …