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Mercedes-AMG Performance - Forums, Tuning, Blog, Motorsport, and Modification News
Published on 08-17-2018 10:10 PM
The M178 V8 in the GT R is already plenty potent from the factory as Mercedes-AMG tunes the motor more aggressively than any other GT variant. Horsepower is at 577 and torque at 516 lb-ft for the GT R at the crank from the factory. ...Published on 08-17-2018 03:15 PM
The AMG GT R is one of the best performance cars in the world for the money. It set an absolutely incredible 7:10.92 Nurburgring laptime in independent testing and competes with performance cars that are much more expensive. ...Published on 08-15-2018 10:40 PM
You may remember the Mamba GT2971R turbo upgrade for the M133 AMG platform promising over 400 wheel horsepower. Rumor has it that this is the turbo for the basis of some other M133 turbo upgrade kits. Whether that is true or not what is true is that the cheap China based turbo took out this M133 motor. ...Published on 08-15-2018 07:22 PM
If you are wondering how this is possible you are not alone. As a reminder, this is the same RS7 that recently set the quickest and fastest platform record turning in a 10.0 @ 140 at the drag strip. It's damn fast. ...Published on 08-14-2018 11:32 PM
This picture caught our attention as it highlights just how massive the Precision PT118 is. Yes, the 118 in the name tells you the 118mm inducer size. The Garrett GTX3582R by comparison has a 66mm inducer good for up to 850 horsepower. ...Published on 08-13-2018 08:41 PM
This is an interesting SUV shootout as MotorTrend picks and chooses vehicles that are not necessarily in the same class. The Jeep Trackhawk is a beast and certainly compares well with the Range Rover Sport SVR but these are designed to go against the larger performance SUV's of the world. ...Published on 08-10-2018 06:01 PM
This honestly should be pretty one-sided but Carwow is Carwow. The Renntech tuned AMG GT R is not only considerably lighter than the E63 S wagon it is making more power and torque sent to the rear wheels through a dual clutch gearbox. ...Published on 08-09-2018 07:31 PM
Two incredible performance cars here and the Mercedes is actually a tremendous value in comparison. The AMG GT R and its twin turbo M178 V8 starts at $157k which comfortably undercuts the Lamborghini Huracan. The Huracan of course has all wheel drive and a 5.2 liter high revving naturally aspirated V10. ...Published on 08-08-2018 05:41 PM
We have a problem. California wants to continue to tighten emissions regulations to match Obama-era promises mandating a steep rise in fuel efficiency requirements through 2025. The Trump Administration wants a freeze keeping things at 2020 levels until 2026. ...Published on 08-06-2018 11:41 PM
The other day a Mercedes-AMG E63 S with the same Pure Turbos upgrade as well as DME Stage 3 M177 tuning was posted on the BenzBoost Mercedes Performance forums. That car also broke into the 10's with a 10.861 @ 128.11 pass. ...Published on 08-06-2018 11:21 PM
As you know Pirelli is the official Formula 1 tire supplier. For those of you out there who are big time Formula 1 geeks or just think this is cool Ixoost developed a speaker based on the design of various Formula 1 tires. ...Published on 08-03-2018 06:33 PM
There is nothing better than seeing real world testing from an owner with his own car every step of the way. This particular W213 E63 S was tested on the dragstrip stock, with a Weistec ECU tune, and then with the Pure 900 M177 turbo upgrade and DME Tuning software. ...Published on 08-02-2018 03:33 PM
Well, this ought to stop the outrageously wealthy from getting even more wealthy! Yes, car flipping is a problem. Well, it's a problem if you are the manufacturer and you see people making money that should have been yours. ...Published on 07-30-2018 01:31 PM
When you can take down bikes on the highway you can definitely state you own a fast car. This KTM bike is no joke hitting 137 mile per hour trap speeds in the 1/4 mile. Yet, the Weistec W.4 upgraded C63 M177 dispatches it with ease. ...Published on 07-27-2018 01:07 PM
The Ferrari 812 Superfast is a spectacular GT car with arguably the best naturally aspirated V12 in the world. If you want to believe magazine test numbers the 6.5 liter 789 horsepower V12 powers the 3845 pound Ferrari through the 1/4 mile in 10.4 seconds at 138.6 miles per hour. ...
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