The black widow spider is aggressive and feared. German tuner Vorsteiner wants people to think the same thing when viewing its customized Mercedes CLK 63 AMG. The new kit includes a carbon fiber front lip spoiler and a new rear trunk spoiler.
According to the manufacturer, both of the accessories don’t need drilling to be applied on the factory body panels. Also a new set of custom black alloy wheels were added which contribute to the aerodynamics of the car at very high speeds. Pricing was not revealed yet, but we got lots of images after the jump.
Also check BMW M3 by Vorsteiner.
Kleeman, the German tuning company specialized in Mercedes vehicles, today released its version of the CLK 63 AMG Black Series. Just like is bigger brother, the SL 65 AMG Black Series this car is already Mercedes’ ultimate performance version, but Kleeman decided to sweeten it even further. Thanks to the new Kleeman 63-K2 kit, consisting in a set of high flow exhaust manifolds with matching downpipes and 200-cell steel sport catalysts and a remapped engine ECU. The engine of the vehicle has been boosted from 507 to 545 hp and almost 500 ft. lbs. of torque. The wheels were replaced with new
20” 3 piece Kleemann TS-6 wheels fitted with 255/30 tires on the front axle and 11” wide with 305/25 tires on the rear axle. Due to the fact that the vehicle is prepared for the track the body kit remained the same, only the Mercedes logo were replaced with new logos from Kleeman.
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Mercedes will unveil at the Paris Auto Show the CLT Concept, a Shooting Brake (Sports Wagon) model based on the new CLK. The concept will be powered by a Blue-hybrid diesel drive, the series production will follow in 2010.
The CLT was first supposed to be based on the SLK, but the CLK was chosen because the car wanted to have a more elegant appearance and offer generous interior space. Like the concept, the production version will be offered as a hybrid model, in conjunction with the new 252-hp V6 diesel.
Expect the CLT to show a preview of the design language that will be used in the future E-Class.
For those who think that the Mercedes CLK 63 AMG Black Series is a little bit soft, you have to find out that Renntech launched its customization programme for the German sports car. Renntech was established back in 1989 by Hartmut Feyhl, an ex technical director of AMG North America and made quickly a name in the world of car tuning.
In order to increase the power of the vehicle the tuner added long-tube headers and a new motorsports style exhaust which with the ECU tweaking pushed the power plant to an astonishing 550 hp, delivering an aditional torque between 2400 and 500 rpm.
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Kicherer unveiled today its latest masterpiece: its customized Mercedes CLK 63 AMG Black Series. Based on the already powerful CLK 63 AMG the vehicle received a new ECU tweaking in order to make the engine deliver 540 hp and improve the sprint from 0-100 km/h in just 4.1 seconds while the top speed received limitation after 300 km/h.
The tuning company added some visual improvements like the carbon fiber radiator grille or the new Kicherer RS-1 alloy wheels while at the interior the carbon insertions accentuate the sportivity of the car. The chassis of the vehicle was specially developed by the DTM specialist H&R in order to improve the racer’s cornering dynamics by several degrees. More details after the jump!
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