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The world of beautiful and rich people is as fascinating as the popular documentary soap “Die Geissens” – a reality show aired on television every week. Wherever money rules, it is not unusual to pick cars from the shelf since cars in this case are the perfect status symbol. Bentley Continental, Rolls-Royce Phantom, Maserati Grand Turismo or even Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG, you name it: only absolute High-End- Products of the automobile value-creation chain are permitted a space in the domestic garage.
Stealth version à la German Special Customs!
Finishing specialists of the German Special Customs offer a completely newly developed aerodynamic assembly kit with the designation “Stealth” for the current CLS63 AMG generation. Without any impact on the sportive and elegant bodywork lines of the AMG version, they nestled all additional accessories into the outer casing like a second skin. The front looks clearly broader and much more aggressive thanks to a new bumper with an integrated LED daytime running light. The black radiator grill was fitted with the exclusive coat of arms of the German Special Customs as its emblem. A new engine hood with broad shaft ensures appropriate discharge of hot air from the housing of the 5.5 liter V8 Biturbo. The optical broadness is additionally accentuated by a set of new mud guards and new side skirts with shaft.
Like the front side, the rear also looks more aggressive than in the serially produced version because the designers of German Special Customs built a completely new bumper with integrated carbon fiber
diffuser and air outlets on the sides. A four-pipe sportive exhaust system made of high-grade steel with angular end-pipes was integrated in the diffuser.
A clear message: 750 HP & 1.150 Nm!
In addition to the perfectly showcased new aerodynamic components, the GSC CLS63 AMG was also given a special performance package. In the aftermath of laborious efforts, technicians were thus able to
create a remarkable 750 Horse Power (proven on test platform) and a maximum torque of 1,150 Nm from the 5.5 liter engine displacement of the V8 Biturbo. In contrast to the serially produced version of the CLS63 AMG, this makes up after all, an additional performance power of 225 HP!!! To achieve this immense power boost, the technicians gave the V8 Biturbo an additional water cooler for the charge air intercooler in addition to a set of bigger turbo-chargers as well as an exhaust system, which runs backwards from the chargers. The GSC CLS63 AMG is able to achieve the classical sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.7 seconds thanks to this brute power and attains a maximum speed of almost 350 km/h. To convert the power into propulsion without any major loss of traction, another set of elegant 20-inch rims was provided in addition to a KW coilover with adjustable suspensions on the front axle. The GSC
rims on the front axle thus rotate in 8.5×20 inches with a 255/30R20 Continental tire and on the rear, in 10×20 inches with 295/25R20.
Conclusion: This cannot be said to be a stealth technology. Any stealth conversion of this CLS63 AMG will be anything else but unnoticed. The CLS couldn’t be more potently designed! You might get the impression it could be a fictitious Black Series version. The brute power of 750 HP or the perfectly adapted aerodynamic components, you name it: the GSC CLS63 AMG is simply a masterstroke in every aspect!
Restraint is not necessarily one of the virtues that edo competition claims for itself. That quickly becomes clear when looking at this version of the current generation AMG C-Class.
Designed specifically for the high-revving engine in the Mercedes C 63 AMG, edo competition is offering a power kit that’s in a class of its own. It consists of a new high-performance exhaust system, exhaust headers, high-flow catalytic converters, new air filters, revised engine electronics and a removal of the top speed governor. The result is an enormous power increase from the stock output of 457 horsepower / 336 kW to 600 horsepower / 441 kW. At the same time the torque output growns from 600 Nm (442 lb-ft) to 680 Nm (501 lb-ft). As will all engine modications done by edo competition, a dynamometer is used to carry out the tuning work, and the actual output is documented accurately.
An impressive and awe-inspiring sounndtrack is provided by the new exhaust with butterfly valves. The high-performance exhaust system features a programmable electronic controller that monitors the level of back pressure and opens the integrated 70 mm butterfly valves when a certain threshold is exceeded. The exhaust is made entirely from stainless steel and the chromed exhaust tips that mimic the factory pieces add to the car’s expressive styling.
The extreme speeds that the edo C 63 AMG T-Model is capable of require specific modifications to its wheels. 19-inch Michelin high-performance tires allow for a top speed exceeding 340 km/h (211 mph). The 235/35 ZR 19 front tires are mounted on 8.5Jx19 multi-piece wheels, while 265/30 ZR 19 tires on 9.5Jx19 multi-piece wheels are used on the rear axle.
Naturally, the interior wasn’t neglected as it makes up a large part of the car’s visual appeal. Throughout the cabin, carbon fiber applications have been used to enhance its esthetic qualities.
On customer request the interior can be individualized using leather, cloth, fine woods or lacquer, high-quality metal applications or carbon fiber. Steering wheels, dashboards, center consoles, pedals, seats or even the whole interior can be customized, and the possibilities are virtually limitless.
You may choose your personal HMS-Tuning Performance Package from the different types and stages of performance improvement for C63 AMG. Complete it individually with other components like Body Kit, exhaust system, wheels, brakes oder suspension. HMS-Tuning vehicle comes full equipped with all options in highest performance stage with supercharger kit.
Under the hood HMS offers a superchatrger kit that is available in three stages:
Stage 1: 625 HP (460 kW) and 805 Nm
Stage 2: 640 HP (470 kW) and 840 Nm
Stage 3: 690 HP (508 kW) and 876 Nm
The supercharger kit consists of:
Screw compressor
Intake manifold complete 3D milled
Water intercooler
Water cooler
Water pump
CNC turned and milled belt pulley
Belt tensioner
Belt tensioner adapter
2 deflection pulleys
Hoses and mounting material
Power steering aluminium oil tank
Additional ECU for boost control and fuel management
Sport air filter
Vmax Removal (300 km/h)
Modified engine electronic
Emmision test certificate
Downpipes with 200 CPI Sport-catalytics
Long Tube Headers 4-in-1 70mm
The Stage 3 supercharger kit alone will set you back €24,419 plus €3,451 for installation.
The KICHERER “IMPACT” that is modeled on the basis of the new Mercedes Benz ML series is a real high-performance luxury SUV! For this remarkable wide body design, the technicians and designers of KICHERER Fahrzeugtechnik from Stockach paid strict attention to fluent alignment: no unnecessary edges or the playfully aptly suggested air boxes while the ML characteristics remain clearly discernible. The result of this clear objective is an impressive Concept Car penned by the traditional Mercedes Benz Refinement Smithery “KICHERER Fahrzeugtechnik!
The assembly set of the bodywork that was developed in a very complex manner lies over the bodywork design of the ML like a second skin and transforms this celebrated model of Mercedes Benz into a powerful and elegant Sports SUV. Fitting accuracy and quality “Made in Germany” are well known to be an obligation in the KICHERER establishment.
Together with the LED daytime running lights, wheel arch enlargements for the front and rear axles, side skirts, attachments to the doors and trunk lids as well as a rear fender skirt with integrated rear diffuser and trapezoidal pipe-end covers in sportive four-pipe looks, a complete front fender skirt also belongs to the IMPACT’s aerodynamic assembly set. The assembly set is complemented by numerous perfectly positioned applications made of visible carbon fiber.
Massive KICHERER RS2 Aluminum wheels in 22-inch format roll in the clearly enlarged wheel arch, adapted using an electronic chassis adjustment system by about 25 millimeters.
Even the refined interior of the KICHERER ML “IMPACT” is characterized by luxury and extreme love for details: choice Nappa leather, Alcantara and Carbon in the entire interior for an exclusive interior experience.
The KICHERER ML “IMPACT” aerodynamic kit will be available for all ML types 166 of the youngest generation. Initial market appearance is planned for the summer of 2012.
