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Mercedes Benz lovers who were feeling ignored by the company can be happy starting now. In honor of their new GLK, the company has released a slew of merchandise to satisfy all its customers. Among the items are an iPhone Pouch, a Swarovski crystals women’s top with a matching cap and keyring, a range of outdoor products (jacket, picnic blanket, camping chair), a men’s polo t-shirt, shopping accessories and, of course, car replicas.

All the products will be available starting with October and we can bet they’ll be expensive. There’s no stopping curiosity, though, so click on for more photos.
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“Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases up to 34%, reduce emissions of air pollution up to 57%, save hundreds of dollars per year on gas” sounds too good to believe, but this is what the Blade promises. An apparently simple device that attaches to a car’s tailpipe can do all that.

So how does it work?

The profile of a vehicle’s exhaust is not that of a continuous stream. Rather, a vehicle’s exhaust profile is a series of pulses. Changes in the exhaust’s pulse profile and changes in exhaust velocity through the tailpipe have a direct effect on both the catalytic converter and the fuel delivery system.

The Blade, which is installed on the end of the tailpipe, compresses the exhaust pulse profile, thereby reducing the space between the pulses. The patent pending design of the Blade allows this exhaust pulse reduction to adjust over acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle so that the ECU reads within normal tolerances.

According to the tests conducted, Blade reduces emissions, and/or improves fuel economy in three ways: improves the efficiency of the catalytic converter, increases the volumetric efficiency (VE) of the engine and filters gasoline and hydrocarbon particulates, as well as other solid inorganic emissions.

Since the Blade works by attaching it to a car’s tailpipe, the most important thing to check before buying one is if it will fit. A quick checklist:
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