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Australia totally digs AMG Mercs. Apparently, 'down there' is the fifth largest consumer of Mercedes' lunatic Special Forces division, so the company decided to reward the sun-kissed country's devotion to hoonery with two special editions.
The C63 AMG pictured above is the only one in the world painted in Pearl Orange (which you can't buy), and is specced with the AMG Performance Package Plus (which you can buy), upping the C-Class saloon and estate's power to 485bhp. The loon-pack also adds 19-inch black alloys, keyless go and some leather designery bits inside. Not quite as drifty as the UK-special DR520 AMG, but quite awesome nonetheless.
Another special is the SLS on display. Apparently, it's the only one in the world painted in designo magno Night Black, and features red highlights inside and out. That is all, and probably for good reason. The SLS requires no further tuning.
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But does the C63? After all, a standard 450-odd bhp is substantial, and as Herr Stig found out in Spain, still unable to match the finesse of the lesser-powered V8 M3. Has absolute power corrupted absolutely, or do you love good, old fashioned brute force?
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KingKilian commented on this article
at 02:08 pm on 18 October 2010
Man its one hell of an eye cancer creator! But I love the AMG Devision for their redonculous nonsense. Its what makes them so very special. The SLS is also perfect and that colour....
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Merc241Driver commented on this article
at 04:53 pm on 18 October 2010
I still like the DR520 more with 40 more hp it can this merc for breakfast
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LamboZonda22 commented on this article
at 05:01 pm on 18 October 2010
They'll both sound bloody awesome but both look like they have been designed by someone with bad tastes.
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p.co3tzee commented on this article
at 06:15 pm on 18 October 2010
Love amg devision but drove one with 645hp at tarlton and its rediculously overpowered but i would eat my own kidneys to own it
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stevjosco commented on this article
at 10:30 pm on 18 October 2010
You bewdy! And with the Aussie Dollar rising like a roo with mornin' glory we'll be able to snap these up for a Kia or two more than a the local larrikin that you Poms know as the VXR8. Oh, and by the way Nigel, it's "Bonza", not "Bonzer".
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