The Mercedes Shark II; Would You Donate it to Charity?
Monday, December 1, 2008 22:11Let’s take a little break from talking about fuel economy – in fact, let’s just forget for a minute that you cared about how many miles per gallon your car got and can afford a $100,000 car – because it seems everyone is talking about the Mercedes Shark II. It’s an amazing car, born from the union of the Mercedes Benz CLS 55 and the design package by the Mercedes Benz tuning company ASMA Design.
So why is everyone talking about the Mercedes Shark II right now? Because Kim Kardashian (of Keeping Up With the Kardashians fame) and her boyfriend, Reggie Bush (of the New Orleans Saints, but not as famous), have decided to auction off some of their belongings for charity. And somehow she talked him into auctioning off his Mercedes Shark II! It seems they really needed the fame more than the money, however, because they actually submitted a press release to all the major marketing outlets to let everyone know just how “philanthropic” they were being. I guess he didn’t like it that much anyway – in the past 2 years he only drove it about 7,100 miles.
You can follow the auction for the Shark II on Ebay – it’s up to $80,000 at the time of this writing, and doesn’t end until Dec. 3, 2008. I tried to find some specs on the car, like how much gas mileage it gets, but it seems when you have that much to spend on a car you’re not so concerned with mpg. The standard Mercedes CLS four door coupe gets about 12-14 mpg city, and 18-21 highway, and starts at about $65k. But that’s before ASMA Design got to the car.
ASMA Design took a 2006 Mercedes AMG CLS 55 8-cylinder, chromed it out with a new front grill and chromed alloy rims, and gave it a new Bi-Color finish. The changes are subtle, but that’s all it takes when you’ve got a brand new Mercedes to work with. Some more info on the Mercedes Shark 2:
- Mercedes Shark II Photo Gallery
- More Info on ASMA’s Mercedes Shark II
- Other stuff Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush are auctioning on eBay.
Charity Donation says:
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:13 pm
What a great idea even if it is to get attention. They are doing some good even if the the purpose isn’t really meant for that. It is too bad I don’t have a couple million sitting around anywhere cause I could use this car.
Fuel Economy Advisor says:
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:16 pm
@Charity – you don’t need a couple million – the ebay auction for Reggie Bush’s Mercedes Shark II is only at $80,100 and it ends in 9 hours.
Rebecca says:
December 9th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
While getting some attention and showing the rest of the US that giving to charity is still a necessary good, it does sound pretty desperate that they went ahead and submitted press releases. Hopefully the money raised can go to a good cause tho.
That being said, does anyone else think that the front end (mainly the grill) sort of looks much like a Prowler?
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Szybkie Fury says:
December 15th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
I think Mercedes CLS tuned by ASMA looks very nice. However in Europe it costs much more.
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Coral Snake says:
December 16th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
I really do love this design. It looks unique, I’ve never seen such a body kid on a car like this before! And I’ve seen alot of cars, since I am a car lover
Till then,
Jean
Sell Cars says:
December 22nd, 2008 at 12:59 am
Car design looks really awesome and can be only dreamed!
Cool Post!
California says:
January 2nd, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Holy crap that’s a hot looking CLS! The grill is a little too attractive though…
familytram says:
January 27th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
The design of the the Mercedes Shark II is really aggressive. The name says it all! Kudos to ASMA for designing such a monster.
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Amica says:
February 4th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Wow! That’s a fantastic car! Believe me, I would never sell it for charity
The only thing I need is the money to buy it.
Charity Donations says:
February 4th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Although it might have been a publicity stunt, people that donate to charities are great. They make the world better. They become less selfish and others catch on as well.!
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Car Donation Center says:
February 14th, 2009 at 12:57 am
That is a great idea. If you have abundance around you why not share it. I have a different view of those two now.
car works says:
February 18th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
This car has always given me a sort of ‘boulevard cruiser’ vibe, rather then a sports car. Still i like it overall..
Philadelphia Movers says:
February 20th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Now that is a nice looking car. Wouldn’t mind having one of these in the garage =] Terrible gas mileage though.
dc sports exhaust says:
March 5th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
The design of this one is really radical but I really like it. This one right here is the car for me!
chris from Mercedes Seat Covers says:
April 7th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Things in Europe always costs more. The car looks awesome though, I definitely wouldn’t mind having one of these myself.
Mark from st louis kickboxing says:
June 7th, 2009 at 6:39 am
Wow, I really hate the media — everytime a person wants to share their blessing to the people, let them be. don’t let them tag as hypocrites or something. What’s wrong donating their money, they just giving a malicious comment to these philanthropies. That car is really worth a fortune, regardless of what people think in the end more people in the charity will benefit because of that act.
Mercedes HID Kits says:
June 12th, 2009 at 10:07 am
I think it looks awesome, i think it is a good thing that they auctioned it off. The general public will be the judge of their “fame” but the chartiy gets real cash from this auction, you can’t argue with that.
moving says:
June 13th, 2009 at 1:25 am
What a nice looking car! When these first came out the auto world was blown away by the styling and engineering.
kristian from sportsbook review says:
June 20th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
I’d have a real hard time donating that nice car.
flat black cars says:
September 2nd, 2009 at 10:40 pm
That is the ugliest CLS I’ve ever seen
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OrangeBuddy says:
September 5th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Yeah – the car is pretty cool
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Eden from government car auctions says:
September 14th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
some great information you have here thanks a lot
Susan | Trade In's says:
October 8th, 2009 at 6:57 am
That is one hot car, this is so debatable, if it was just standing there and I was not using it then sure I would its always good to give , its makes you a better person, and when you give you will always receive down the line.
Jason from Scrap Car Southwark says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 8:40 am
No way would I give this car to charity it is neat! They must have done it for fame – crazy people.
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Car News and Reviews says:
November 9th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Well, no matter how much we’d love a car like that, we have to remember that out there there are people who need help. So I think charity is a good destination for a car like this because such a noble car is worthy of such a noble deed.
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car paint colors says:
December 30th, 2009 at 12:34 am
What’s wrong donating their money, they just giving a malicious comment to these philanthropies. thanks..
BMW E30 CARS says:
January 19th, 2010 at 6:16 am
I think the car look bad
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BMW Insurance says:
January 21st, 2010 at 2:58 pm
I’m going to have to disagree with “flat black cars”. This is a beautiful car.
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interior design course says:
January 31st, 2010 at 9:32 am
I had a friend who preached to the poor people travelling in a Rolls. what credibility would have a charity mission in a Mercedes Shark? None, I think. Let’s charity relies on popular stuff, especially whan it comes to cars