Thursday, May 31, 2007

Mercedes SL600 by Kicherer Studio

Studio Kicherer has presented the program of tuning for Mercedes SL600.

Power of the 12-cylinder motor in volume of 5,5 litres has grown up to 605 h.p. Dispersal of a roadster up to 100 km/h was reduced till 4,2 seconds, and the maximal speed has achieved 300 km/h.

Besides the car has received the suspension bracket underestimated on 25 mm, the advanced brakes, a sports exhaust system and modular 20-inch wheel disks Kicherer RS-1.

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Mercedes-Benz SLR 722

Company Mercedes-Benz has released in memory of a victory over races Mille Miglia in 1955 of racer-legend Shtirlinga Moss which participated on Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, an exclusive variant of model SLR 722 where number 722 in the name is time of then start of races - 07:22.
The company intends to release only such 150 models where the price of one such "toy" in the European market for 20 000 euros will be more expensive than the price of a usual variant.
Exclusive version 722 makes SLR by even more ultra-sports and certainly faster. Modified 5,5-liter V8 compressor engine and the changed system of air cooling bring together all 650 horsepowers for a place 626 serial. It allows to be dispersed up to "weave" all for 3,6 seconds and to have the maximal speed up to 337 km/h.
To stabilize dynamics SLR 722 helps the special sports chassis which reduces a road gleam by 10 mm together with special high-efficiency brake system.
Optical output SLR 722 is strongly emphasized due to the modified face-to-face bumper and diffuser of tail part. Besides "a beautiful output" all details of aerodynamic dodger should cares as well of more optimum aerodynamic qualities, making SLR 722 "invisible" to air streams.
Internal space SLR 722 has received furnish of some elements in the form of application from carbon. Also here it is necessary to note sports sitting fitted alcantara and a sports leather rudder.
Presented model SLR 722 will be on racing line Le Castellet in occasion of the basis of club SLR where buyers SLR become automatically its participants. Primary activity of club is SLR-Safety and Speed Academy where trainings on driving pass with such legends of autosport as David Koulthard and Klaus Ludwig/

Lindsay Lohan has broken cabriolet Mercedes-Benz SL-65

The American cinema star 20-years Lindsay Lohan has broken cabriolet Mercedes-Benz SL-65 in which she transported some packages with cocaine. The young actress went on parkway Sunset, with her in the car were two more passengers who have not suffered went. Itself Lindsay has traumatized lungs and it has been hospitalized, and in hospital she was arrested with police for driving in a state of intoxication. We shall remind, that before Lindsay Lohan already got in accident - several months ago ran into the bus when tried to disappear from paparazzi, and still earlier ran into a van. As is known, recently the actress passed a rate of therapy in clinic to recover from alcoholic and narcotic dependence.