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Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG revealed

Following yesterday’s brief preview of the Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG we now have official details and images. The headline stats for the SL63 tell us its 5.5 litre twin-turbo V8 produces 395kW at 5500pm with an astonishing 800Nm of torque from just 2000rpm. Power hungry buyers can opt for the AMG Performance package to raise the […]

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AMG Performance Studio fades from red to blue

Once upon a time this pretty Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG ‘Gullwing’ was a firery red colour. The AMG Performance Studio has produced a time lapse video showing the possibilities available to those with money to burn. If we were lucky enough to do just that we’d like to hope we’d pick a better colour for the […]

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2012 Mercedes Benz SLK 55 AMG

The usual leak info on the weekend, followed by official confirmation on Monday, reveal cycle has followed the script for the Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG. It’s the third-generation SLK that’s been fiddled with by AMG and this time it still has a normally aspirated 5.5 litre V8 under its bonnet. Although, it’s now pumping out […]

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Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series

Lust has a new name and it’s called the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series. It’s a new more extreme AMG C-Class packing a 380kW (517hp) punch. The most powerful C-Class ever uses an M156 6.3 litre V8, coupled to a 7-speed MCT gearbox, to good effect reaching 100km/h in 4.2 seconds. The engine offers plenty […]

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FOR SALE: One-off Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG ‘Concept 358’

You may recall this ‘Jaffa concept’ from last year’s Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. Well, if you liked it, and we know a lot of people did, the car is now for sale and could be yours. Correctly titled the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG ‘Concept 358’, it has been painted in special designo Pearl Orange […]

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Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupé photo gallery

Mercedes-Benz completes its hotted up C-Class range with the C63 AMG coupé. Here at AUSmotive we’d still take the C63 AMG estate on pure cool factor, but, having never really been fans of the C-Class coupé, this new AMG version is starting to influence our position. The detail is much the same as the saloon […]

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2011 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG photo gallery

We must have been getting our nails done, or something, when this material was released by Mercedes-Benz a couple of weeks back. But, such is the goodness of AMG product we would hate you to miss out. So here are 33 pics of the refreshed C63 AMG range. We’ve started with the estate because, well, […]

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Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG photo gallery

Almost six months after revealing its new four-door coupé model Mercedes has now taken the wraps of the CLS 63 AMG version. With a beefy 5.5 litre V8 biturbo this beast has 386kW (525hp) to throw around. Driven by 700Nm of torque it’s sure have more than enough pace for its owner. Or does it? […]

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LA 2010: AMG forms alliance with Ducati

Announced at the LA Auto Show is news of a formal cooperation agreement with Mercedes-Benz performance arm AMG with Italian superbike maker Ducati. In its early visible form this new partnership will be seen with AMG sponsoring the Ducati MotoGP team. Other activities would see Ducati motor cycles available for test rides at AMG performance […]

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AIMS 2010: Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG ‘Concept 358’

Mercedes-Benz provided a couple of world firsts at the Australian International Motor show yesterday. This fantastically bright orange C63 AMG was one of them. It was made specifically to Mercedes-Benz Australia’s specifications and in addition to the designo Pearl Orange paint it has been fitted with an AMG Performance Package Plus. These performance goodies, including […]

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Maranello Motorsport wins 2014 Bathurst 12hr

Craig Lowndes has hung on in the Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 during a drama-filled final 12 minutes to win the 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour for the Maranello Motorsport team. The winning margin was just 0.41 seconds back to Max Buhk in the #84 HTP Mercedes. Third place was claimed by the #63 Erebus Mercedes who […]

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2014 Bathurst 12hr update: Hour 6

The fourth hour of racing at the 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour began with a great scrap between the leading three cars, headed by the #1 Erebus Mercedes, the #37 McLaren 12C and the #3 Audi R8. Sadly for the Audi a right rear puncture sent it into the pits for an unscheduled stop. Meanwhile the […]