Take your
facelifted Mercedes-AMG S63 to IMSA. What happens next is that the tuner will install
custom turbochargers, catalysts and stainless steel downpipes, thus lifting the
output from 612 PS and 900 Nm of torque, to 720 PS and
990 Nm of torque.
The stock 2018 Mercedes-AMG S63 needs only 3.5 sec to
complete the 0-100 km/h sprint, or 0.2 sec less than the BMW M760Li
xDrive, but unfortunately, IMSA didn’t say how quick their modified car is.
You will see a few carbon fiber inserts at both ends, which follow the contours
of the car, and are said to improve its aerodynamics. It also gets a discreet
lip for the trunk lid, and a slightly tweaked grille that drops the iconic
3-pointed star emblem.
New wheels, 9×21-inch at the front and 10.5x-21-inch
at the rear, shod in 255/35 and 295/30 rubber, respectively, along with what
the tuner calls “perfectly adjusted tailpipes”, complete the work on the
outside.
While the changes may not be as dramatic compared
to, say, the Brabus ones, IMSA still felt the need to give this Mercedes-AMG
S63 a new name, so they fittingly called it the ‘S720’.
