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The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a pretty luxurious car in stock form and the top of the line S600 is even more luxurious and packs a powerful V12 engine.  But for some people the standard S600 isn’t luxurious enough and they customize it to the extreme levels; a good example is the TopCar tuned Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard.

TopCar, a Russian car tuning firm, created a bespoke super-luxury edition car for one of their super-rich customers.  From the outside, the car looks like a standard S600 that has been armor plated and is equipped with thick bullet-proof glass; the interior is where the magic happens.

The original Ford Flex was introduced in 2009, and at the time, many journalists were confused by what type of a vehicle it was, and many of them weren’t big fans of the design (but hey, what do they know?). I personally liked the design from the beginning; I’m a big fan of vehicles with straight lines and boxy design.  To me, the Ford Flex is a modern day take on the classic surf wagons.  So if you’re also confused about what category the Flex fits in, it’s quite simple; the Ford Flex Platinum is a blend between a car (station wagon), a minivan, and an SUV – pretty simple right?  All blended with in with some cool retro-styling.

From the outside, the Flex looks very low but when you stand next to it, the roof is quite high, I parked it next to a Ford Ranger truck and the Flex’s roof was higher than the Ranger’s.  The Flex has the space of a minivan and the looks an SUV and can carry 7 passengers.  So is the Ford Flex the right vehicle for you?  Read the rest of the article and you can make a decision based on my experience.

The Toyota Avalon is a car that we normally wouldn’t write about because it’s ugly, boring, not luxurious enough, and mainly because it’s driven by people who are over 100 years old.  Toyota is trying to change the Avalon’s image by introducing a sportier new model for 2013.

The 2013 Toyota Avalon does look like it will appeal to younger buyers, buyers who are in their 60’s, which is a big step forward ;).  But seriously, it doesn’t look too bad and is a major improvement over the previous bland models.  I like the side view and the rear end is pretty sexy (as sexy as an Avalon can get)

I’ve written hundreds of posts on cars on Unfinished Man and a few other websites, and most of them have focused on high-end cars that most of us will probably never buy.  So I thought I’d write a post for the average man that still enjoys speed – a list of affordable sports cars.  And by affordable, I don’t mean sub-20k cars because those don’t exist anymore and the dollar isn’t what it used to be.  The 5 affordable cars featured in this post are all priced below $50,000 and are in no particular order.