AMG Brake debuts at Goodwood
Mercedes-AMG teases hot wagon at Brit summer speed soireeMercedes-Benz AMG teased fans with a glimpse of its latest model at last weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed. Just one day after the production version of the standard Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake debuted at a press conference at Brooklands, the CLS 63 AMG took to the track at Goodwood.
Driven up the famous 1.86km hillclimb by AMG ambassador and DTM stalwart Bernd Schneider, the CLS AMG wore camouflage but was a complete production model, said Benz insiders. It completed a number of demonstration runs but was not an official timed competitor in the larger-than-life Brit event.
Powered by the same twin-turbo 5.5-litre V8 that graces the E63 and CLS63 four-door 'coupe', the CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake will be a key part of the AMG offer Down Under once officially released. Boasting circa 400kW and 800Nm in top spec, it will rank as one of the world's fastest wagons. Expect a 0-100km/h time close to the four-door's 4.3 seconds.
The production version of the car is expected to be released at September's Paris Motor Show and arrive Down Under before the end of 2012.
Mercedes-Benz is one of the key sponsors of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Though this year's event paid homage to Lotus as the featured marque, a number of Mercedes-Benz racers were present and competing. In addition to Schneider, famous Benz drivers on hand included Jochen Mass and Klaus Ludwig.
Mass drove a classic 1930s W125 GP racer with considerable verve, while Klaus Ludwig was at the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR. The closed-cockpit Le Mans racer was the predecessor to the CLR made (in)famous by Australia's own Mark Webber when it flipped not once but twice at the French circuit in 1999.
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