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"Remember that Nintendo/Mercedes-Benz tie-in from May? The incongruous blend of 2014 GLA and Luigi&amp;#039;s ominous stare had potential, only now being realized: a prewar Silver Arrow racing car in Mario Kart 8. Mercedes will introduce a new three-car DLC with playable versions of new and historic Mercedes vehicles. The promoted ride is a chop-top GLA, which equals (but does not surpass) the visual trauma induced by Nissan&amp;#039;s CrossCabrio. Shiver. RELATED: I don&amp;#039;t understand why there&amp;#039;s a GLA in Super Mario World  Get past that atrocity, though, and this free download pack starts looking pretty stellar: You&amp;#039;ll get both the original Silver Arrow racer, the 1934 W25 Formula car, and Merc&amp;#039;s legendary 300SL Roadster. Of course, an Alfa Tipo 158 and Maserati 3500GT might have been a little more appropriate given the main characters are named &amp;#039;Mario&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;Luigi,&amp;#039; but whatever\u2014real cars in Mario Kart, and awesome ones, too. We dig it. RELATED: Million-dollar Mercedes 300SL Gullwing destroyed at Mille Miglia      The DLC will drop in Europe on August 27, followed by a North American release later this summer. RELATED: Mercedes-Benz GLA45 AMG revealed ahead of Detroit "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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