This Mercedes-AMG S63 Cabriolet is easily one of the
fastest drop-tops out there, courtesy of its heavily modified engine. Since this is the pre-facelifted
version of Merc’s flagship, Posaidon had to work with the old twin-turbo
5.5-liter V8 instead of the new twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 that powers the latest
iteration.
Anyhow, in order to make it put out 1,005 PS and 1,400 Nm of torque, the displacement has been
increased to 6.3 liters and German tuner also worked on the turbochargers, air
intake, main bearing line and compression ratio, among others.
Thanks to the extra 420 PS and 500
Nm of torque produced by the engine, this Mercedes-AMG S63 Cabrio
goes from naught to 100 km/h in just 2.9 seconds. That’s an entire
second faster than the stock pre-facelifted AMG S63 Cabrio, and will eventually
max out at 350 km/h.
Posaidon isn’t limiting the tuning package to the
range-topping convertible from AMG’s lineup, as they’re also offering it for
other cars equipped with the same engine, such as the 63 versions of the
E-Class, CLS, ML and G-Class.
As for the actual cost of the upgrade, we have a
feeling that it’s anything but cheap. But since the German tuner hasn’t said
anything about the price, potential customers will have to contact the company
themselves to see how much they have to pay to make their AMGs deliver more
than a thousand PS.
