Engine downsizing has now come to the almost top-of-the-line Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG with the adoption of AMG’s new twin-turbo 5.5-liter V8. The new direct-injected V8 bumps output up from a mere 518 horsepower to 571 horsepower along with generating 663 pound-feet of torque between 2,250 and 3,750 rpm. That’s sufficient to propel this behemoth […]
MKB has unveiled a new performance package for the Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series.
Dubbed the P 1000, the package includes new air intakes, larger turbochargers, improved cooling systems, a revised ECU, and high performance camshafts. The company also modifies the automatic transmission and offers a variety of limited slip differentials.
Thanks to these modifications, the […]
Mercedes-Benz struck styling gold with the first-generation CLS-Class, creating a new segment that sent rival automakers scrambling back to their design tables. Things are different the second time around, as the new 2012 CLS steps into a market suddenly littered with so-called ‘four-door coupes’, with more on the way from Stuttgart’s German rivals Audi and […]
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled pricing on the 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG and the CL65 AMG models.
For the CL63 AMG, prices begin at €160,769, including VAT (€135,100 without the value added tax).
The CL63 AMG comes with the new 5.5 liter biturbo V8 engine with 544 PS (400 kW / 537 hp) and 800 Nm (590 lb-ft) of […]
If the CL-Class is the Mercedes-Benz that other Mercedes-Benz owners covet, the CL AMG cars are the ones that they would sell their souls for. Wouldn’t you? After all, world-class luxury and mind-altering performance aren’t things one turns a nose up at.
Leading the charge is the 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG. Yes, we know. It didn’t […]
Mercedes-Benz has released the skinny on the upgrades the company has planned for next year’s E63 AMG, at least for European buyers. According to the German automaker, the four-door will come from the factory with an extra 11 horsepower, thanks largely to new tuning. That bumps the final figure to 525 ponies, though the Silver […]
The rituals associated with the internal combustion engine are so ingrained that it’s only when they’ve been removed that you remember how emotive they are.
Could the Beach Boys or Bruce Springsteen have hymned the all-electric car? There’s little in the way of traditional mechanical musicality in such a thing, but they might have to try. […]
