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Tuesday, 4 December 2012

Vossen Mercedes benz CLS63 AMG

Vossen Wheels has released a new series of photos showing their wheels on a Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG. They fitted their VVS-CV4 wheels on the AMG saloon car. The 20 inch wheels feature a Matte Graphite finish to match with the body which is a factory frozen paint. The wheels are sizing 20×9 inch at the front and 20×10.5 at the rear.






Brabus B63-620 Mercedes Benz ML63 AMG

Introducing the third generation ML63 AMG. Now for the Essen Motor Show, Brabus has prepared the B63-620 performance kit for the luxury SUV. The kit includes both exterior and interior updates, and an extra group of ponies under the hood.


Under the hood, Brabus installed a plug-and-play PowerXtra module and a stainless-steel sport exhaust system with butterfly valve. As a result the standard 518 horsepower output can be increased by either 60 or 95 horsepower, depending on the customer’s wishes. In both versions, peak torque has been increased to 604 pound-feet. With all of this extra power, the SUV will sprint from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds and will hit a top speed of either 174 or 186 mph, depending on the horsepower number the customer chooses.


With all of that extra power, Brabus just couldn’t sit there and leave the body and interior alone. Brabus installed new carbon-fiber parts, including a new front and rear spoilers, new side air inlets, and a new centrally placed diffuser. The ML63 AMG sits on a set of wheels sized 22 inches and, which come in a variety of designs: five wheel designs, Monoblock VI, E, G "Platinum Edition", Q and R.


The interior has also been updated with the finest leather and Alcantara. There is also a new speedometer added with a 225 mph dial.




Tune It Safe Mercedes A-Class

Bobbies Having a Blast:
Tune it! Safe! are now on their 8th customised model and this one takes pride of place at this week`s Essen Motor Show. The Mercedes A250 BlueEFFICIENCY is decked out in police livery and features a Brabus body kit with a front spoiler, roof spoiler and rear diffuser. There`s also a quad-tailpipe exhaust system and 19" alloys with Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 tyres. The interior boasts alloy pedals, unique floor mats and special controls for the roof-mounted light bar. Performance is upgraded to 245hp and 380 Nm while the 0-62mph acceleration is achieved in 6.2 seconds and the top speed is 155 mph.








Bad Looking Porsche Panamera Turbo

Who said that the family friendly 4 door car had to be sensible !



Monday, 3 December 2012

Mercedes Benz C63 Black Edition

The C63 Black has a more powerful 6.2-litre V8, unique motorsport-inspired suspension, and that Black Series badge isn’t just applied to any old hot rod Merc; there have been just three prior Black Series models, with a total of only 1170 having ever been built. Expectations are high, so read on for our first drive review of the Mercedes C63 AMG Coupe Black Series.


Let’s start with the engine, AMG’s famed 6.2-litre V8. In regular C63 guise it boasts 451bhp and 443bhp, but in Black Series form it gains the SLS supercar’s forged pistons, conrods and lightweight crankshaft, and a new ECU, to push its outputs up to 510bhp and 457lb ft. That’s actually barely any more power (and actually less torque) than its predecessor, the 500bhp and 465lb ft CLK63 Black, but it’s much gruntier than the 444bhp and 325lb ft BMW M3 GTS.


It means three-tenths are trimmed from the 0-62mph time, but no more because the C63 Black only weighs 20kg less than the normal C63 Coupe – there are no ceramic brakes or carbon panels to save weight. But there is that coilover suspension, and massively widened front and rear tracks (by40mm and 79mm respectively) which nestle behind broader front and rear wheelarches (28mm and 42mm).


Which means the Black no longer looks like a C-class saloon but a hardcore coupe with big, butch looks: intakes and vents pepper the nose, the creased aluminium bonnet and the enlarged arches, and if you spec the AMG Aerodynamics Package (circa £7k and fitted to our car you get a set of carbon ‘flics’ on the front bumper, a carbon front splitter and an  adjustable carbon rear wing).

 

The noise is louder, the acceleration is harder, the steering is sharper, the braking ability is stronger (30mm bigger discs all round, to 390mm up front and 360mm at the rear), body control is better and the optional track-biased Dunlop tyres (yours for around £5k, together with active transmission cooling as part of the AMG Track Package) mean huge levels of grip.