Shoving large engines into small cars isn’t just for hot rodders and high school kids in shop class. It’s also for trained German engineers, especially the ones at AMG, a performance division of Mercedes Benz. Enter the C63 AMG. A compact car with, well frankly, a big ass engine. A 457 horsepower 6.2 liter V8, [...]
Mercedes Benz CLK 63 AMG Black Edition
The 2008 CLK63 AMG Black Series is a street legal version of the Official F1 Safety Car. The Black Series is a 500 horsepower version of the AMG 6.3-liter V-8 engine with 0-60 mph acceleration of 4.1 seconds and an electronically limited top speed of 186 mph. It uses a seven-speed automatic with manual control, [...]
2008 Audi S5
Are coupes back in vogue? Audi would have you think so. The all-new performance-oriented S5 and its layman twin, the A5, are aimed straight for their fellow two-door heartthrobs: the BMW 3 Series coupe and Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class. The S5 gets a 354-horsepower V-8, all the better to compete with BMW’s forthcoming M3 coupe. What this [...]
2008 BMW M3
The new M3 has grown up. More of a GT than a racer, it will deliver it’s promise of go-fast stop-fast and turn-fast. BMW’s bread and butter inline six is now 30-pound-lighter, 4.0-liter V8 pulled from the M5 V10. It produces 420 hp at 8300 rpm, and 295 lb-ft at 3900 rpm Redlines at 8400, [...]
Carlsson Tuned CK35 Mercedes C-Class
Carlsson, one of the top tuners for Mercedes Benz has lift the curtains to unveil the CK35 tuning kit for the newly introduced Mercedes C-Class. From the Carlsson Press Release: Race-proven CK35 performance kit with 217 kW (295 bhp) and 385 Nm Dynamic and striking Carlsson aerodynamic parts of high-grade PUR Luxurious interior using top-quality [...]
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