Following on from Audi Germany’s display of gratitude for passing the 500,000 mark on Facebook, Mercedes AMG is following suit in a similar manner. The high-performance subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz has decided to celebrate 2 million YouTube video views by drifting a 336 kW (457 hp) C 63 AMG Coupé around the notoriously daunting Corkscrew at Laguna Seca Raceway. Why didn’t they use a Black Series?
Month: May 2012
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Drifting C 63 AMG Coupe celebrates 2 million YouTube views
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BMW Z4 GT3 eargasm
One again, our friend Bozzy has produced another great video from Italy’s Monza Circuit. This piece of footage was recorded during the first round of the 2012 Blancpain Endurance Series and focuses on BMW’s striking Z4 GT3 racecar. You’ll need to turn your speakers right up to fully appreciate the symphony from that 4.4-litre V8 engine, which develops a healthy 384 kW (515 hp) and 515 Nm of torque. -
Turbocharging RWB Pandora One
Fatlace boss and owner of this vivid green RWB Porsche 964, Mark Arcenal, recalls how his friend and founder of FFTec Motorsports, Sean Burgess, persuaded him to ditch Pandora One’s naturally-aspirated set-up in favour of a custom turbocharger install, almost doubling power to 372 hp. Sean talks about the obstacles they had to overcome in order to make the engine run properly. Providing the car with its extreme presence is that unmistakable body transformation, which was carried out by RAUH-Welt Begriff’s very own Nakai-San at RWB USA.