Selecting the Sport shift program and the Sport ABC mode, the SL550 comes alive. Lower gears are held slightly longer and downshifts are easier to request and predict with the accelerator pedal, sacrificing a few mpgs to have all 429 thoroughbreds on tap when you need them. The chassis also felt more responsive to steering […]
Aug 15 2012 | Posted in
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The SL550 is a brilliant automobile. Sure, Comand Online is a train wreck, but it doesn’t ruin the vehicle that Mercedes’ chassis and engine engineers and designers have built around it. There’s just so much to like about being behind the wheel of a big, red Benz that I find myself over 3,000 words into […]
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The Karachi Electric Supply Company was able to beat PIA in the final, as they lifted their first silverware of the year. Goals from Mohammad Rasool and Aabid Ghafoor secured the win for KESC and according to captain Essa, the victory will be a major morale booster before the Premier League. “It was a fine […]
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The Pakistani starlet Veena Malik was all set to get married when she participated in her reality show ‘Veena Ka Swayamvar’ but unfortunately her dreams were quashed since the show was aborted after the channel ‘Imagine’ decided to close down its operations. However, the actress, who has always remained in the news for wrong reasons, […]
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Spain’s top female shuttler Carolina Marin proved her mettle on court when she put up stunning show of top class badminton in Women’s Singles category and outplayed Peru’s Claudia Rivero in Group L contest at Olympic Games 2012 in London, England, on July 30. The higher ranked Marin, who is placed at number 28 in […]
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Celebrities with genuine mental disorder Mental disorders are very common these days, with an estimated 26 percent of Americans (1 in 4 adults) suffering from some type of mental health disorder Most of us know someone that has some type of mental problem such as depression, bipolar disorder, or even social phobia. But what about […]
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Allie Szekely and Steven Stumph win swimming titles – Speedo Junior National Championships Allie Szekely and Steven Stumph win swimming titles of 200m breaststroke in Women and Men’s category respectively at the 2012 Speedo Junior National Championships. Szekely dominated the distant breaststroke discipline in Women’s corner as she showed her eagerness for the crown of […]
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New Zealand’s Matt-Lewis Hewitt and America’s Derek Peters advanced to the third round (Round of 96) at the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 5-Star Sooruz Lacanau Pro after claiming top honours in their respective Round 2 (Round of 128) heats that went down at the Grande Pelage in Lacanau, France, on Tuesday, August 14. Brazil’s […]
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The controversial queen of Pakistani, Veena Malik, has always locked headlines for wrong reasons in India. She perhaps is the best when it comes to gaining media limelight. Be it Pakistan or India, she always keeps on looking forward to something. As per the reports, the actress is now going to sing for the Kannada […]
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Chris Hoy breaks Sir Steve Redgrave’s record of winning the maximum medals for Great Britain Chris Hoy becomes the most successful Olympian for Great Britain after his remarkable performance on Tuesday night. The cyclist grabbed his 6th Olympics Gold medal and entered the record books. He considers himself lucky to receive such an honour in front […]
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the request of Attorney General Irfan Qadir to form a larger bench in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. A five-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa started hearing the government’s petition against the court’s ruling given to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf […]
Floyd Mayweather senior, who is father of the undefeated American legend Floyd Mayweather junior, has claimed that the mega-bout between his son and Manny Pacquiao is not happening because the Filipino boxing icon is too scared to fight. For the past three years boxing fans all over the world want to see a fight between […]
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