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The AMG coupe was specially air freighted into Australia for the Melbourne Motor Show.
THE most successful AMG car yet is now being joined by a coupe version.
Mercedes-Benz Australia boss Hans Tempel says the 336kW/600Nm V8 C63 AMG coupe was specially air freighted into Australia for the Melbourne Motor Show. He applauded the move to one annual motor show in Australia.
“It helps us to focus on our activity and makes it more efficient,” he says. It has also allowed Mercedes to showcase three new models: the CLS 350CDi, C Class Coupe and SLK 200 with a “sky roof” which changes from opaque to clear at the touch of a button.
The SLK 200 will arrive at $10,000 less than the previous model, which makes it about $82,540.
The C Class coupe will start from less than $70,000 for the C250 CDI with 5.1L/100km economy and CO2 emissions of 134g/km. However, the Benz show-stopper is the bright red CLS Le Mans concept which is an Australian project using “off-the-shelf” parts from Mercedes and AMG.
Mercedes is not saying how much it will cost, although Tempel says “it would be extra expensive”.
The paint alone costs an extra $30,000 and is applied at the company’s G wagon factory in Austria.
The project is part of the brand’s “Designo” individualisation program. Benz spokesman David McCarthy says Designo is “becoming more popular”. If you like the Le Mans model on the floor of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre you had better be quick.
McCarthy says there are already several people interested in the car.
