Brabus can help you if you're looking for a special open top Benz
with the 650 Cabrio. The venerable Benz tuner has announced its take on
the Mercedes-AMG C63 S Cabriolet packing 641 horsepower, with 604 lb-ft of
torque to go with it.
0-100 km/h in 3.7 seconds and an
Autobahn-crunching top speed of 320 km/h. Only instead of the big
body of an S-Class and the weight of a big V12 in the nose, this one's based on
the C-Class with a V8.
That headline figure is a handsome upgrade of 138 hp
over the 502 horses and 516 torques with which the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8
comes standard from the factory. Brabus achieved the increased output by
fitting new turbochargers and recalibrating the electronics, but naturally it
didn't ignore the rest of the car.
The show car that Brabus will be displaying in
Geneva next week also wears all manner of added carbon-fiber aero elements, as
well as 20-inch forged alloys, and a completely redone interior. Buyers will
even be able to spec a special stop-start system to keep fuel consumption in
check and enjoy the sensation of the ignition through the stainless-steel exhaust
system at every opportunity.
