Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 2021

 

Spotted on the streets of Geneva, Switzerland: the Mercedes-Benz G-class, here in its G63 AMG version. 4.0 V8 engine with 577bhp. 62mph is reached in 4.5 seconds up to a top speed of 137mph or 220km/h. Not bad for a car which weighs 3.2t!

Mercedes-Benz C43 AMG 2020

A 'baby AMG' today with the C43. The 43 version has a 3.0l V6 which produces 385bhp. 0-62mph takes 4.7 seconds and the top speed is electronically limited to 155mph or 250km/h.

Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 2020

 

A bit of a timeless car, which has become even more popular in the last few years: the Mercedes-Benz G-class, here in its G63 AMG version. 4.0 V8 engine with 577bhp, this beast reaches 62mph in 4.5 seconds up to a top speed of 137mph or 220km/h. Not bad for a car which weighs 3.2t!

Love the matte grey paint on this one too.

Mercedes G63 AMG 2020

Today a car which has become very popular, the Mercedes G63 AMG. With a 4.0 V8 Bi-turbo which produces 577bhp, 0-62 takes 4.5 seconds and the top speed is 137mph or 220km/h.

 

Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 2018

A bit of a monster today with the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG. With a 4.0 bi-turbo V8 producing 577bhp, the G is capable of reaching 62mph in just 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 137mph or 220km/h. Not bad when you consider it weighs around 3,200kg!

Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Convertible 2018

 

In central Manchester today with this Mercedes-Benz AMG GT C. Like with the AMG GT, the GT Convertible has a 4.0 V8 which produces 550bhp. 0-62 takes 3.7 seconds and the top speed is 196mph or 315km/h.

Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG 2016

A Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG saloon today. The C63 no longer has a 6.3 but a 4.0 V8 engine which produces 469bhp. 0-62 takes the saloon 4.1 seconds and as usual the top speed is limited to 155mph or 250km/h.

Mercedes S63 AMG Coupe 2016

Back to Mercedes today with the S63 AMG Coupe. A bit of a rival for other GTs such as the Bentley Continental GT. It is powered by a 5.5 twin-turbo V8 with 577bhp. 0-62 takes 4.2 seconds and the top speed limited to 155mph or 250 km/h as usual. The engine has been upgraded since on the new S63, swapping the 5.5 for a 4.0 V8 which now produces 604bhp.

Mercedes GLE 63S AMG 2016

Another AMG model today with the Mercedes GLE 63S spotted in the Trafford Center a few weeks ago. It has a 5.5 twin-turbo V8 engine with 577bhp. 0-62 takes 4.2 seconds and the top speed is limited as usual to 155mph or 250km/h.

Mercedes SLS 2010

Spotted on Deansgate in Manchester a few weeks ago, this is a Mercedes SLS. I really like the dark mirror effect on the car with the red highlights! Like with the previous SLS I posted on the blog, you'll find a 6.2 V8 under the bonnet with 563bhp. 0-62 takes under 4 seconds and the top speed is 211mph (340km/h).

Mercedes C63S AMG Coupé 2016

The brand new Mercedes C63S AMG Coupé today. Spotted in Mercedes Stockport a couple of weeks ago. It has a 4.0 V8 Biturbo engine with 503bhp. 0-62 in 3.9 seconds and a top speed limited as usual to 155mph or 250km/h.

Mercedes CLA 45 AMG Shooting brake 2015

Spotted a few weeks ago in the Trafford Centre, this is a Mercedes CLA 45 AMG Shooting brake. I do like the grey paint with the blacked out finish. Looks very stealthy! The CLA 45 has a 2.0-litre four-cylinder twin-scroll turbocharged engine which produces 355bhp (it has been upped to 375bhp in 2016) so 0-62mph takes 4.7 seconds and as usual, the top speed is electronically limited to 155mph or 250km/h.

Mercedes AMG GTS 2015

Mercedes today with this rather cool-looking car entirely developed in-house by AMG, the GTS. This car was introduced in 2014 and replaced the SLS as the second AMG 2-seater coupé. There are two versions of it, the standard GT and the GTS. Both models have a 4.0 twin-turbo V8 engine. It produces 456bhp in the GT and 503bhp in the GTS. I really liked the look of the SLS and wasn't entirely sure about the GT when it first came out, but it's one of those, the more I look at it, the more I like it. As far as performance is concerned, the GT can reach 62mph in 4 seconds and a top speed of 189mph or 304km/h, whereas the GTS will take 3.8 seconds to 62mph with a top spped of 190mph or 310km/h. A third model has just been presented at the Goodwood festival of speed, the GTR, with upgraded power and performance. I am looking forward to seeing one around in 2017!

Gumball 3000 Dublin to Bucharest - Manchester Etihad 2016

Today, I have a bit of a different post. This week is the 2016 Gumball 3000 from Dublin to Bucharest and it so happened that the rally was stopping in Manchester on Monday, on their way from Edinburgh to London. The line-up is pretty good with some rare cars, from a RUF CTR3 to a Porsche 918, to a couple of Ferrari F12 Tdf, to Lamborghini Aventadors, SLS, Mclarens, Brabus, 458... And despite the rain, I was there to take a few pictures and videos, which I edited into a video and uploaded onto Youtube, so feel free to check it out by clicking on the link below:

Gumball 3000 Manchester video

I thought you might also enjoy a few pictures before watching the video so here they are.

Porsche 918

Renntech Mercedes SLS

RUF CTR3

AMG GT wide body kit

Batmobile

Lamborghini Aventador

Ferrari F12 Tdf

Insider 17 - Mercedes SLS

Quite a straightforward post today, we are inside a Mercedes SLS, with not much happening. It is pretty much the driver, the steering wheel and the car! Love the gull-wing doors though!

Mercedes SLS 2010

Another Mercedes today, just a bit more extreme and exclusive than the CLA from the last post, a black SLS spotted off Deansgate in Manchester! 6.3 AMG V8 engine with 563bhp. 0-62 takes under 4 seconds and the top speed is 211mph (340km/h).

Merecedes CLA 45 AMG 2014

Just launched, the brand new Mercedes CLA 45 AMG, seen in Manchester last weekend. It has a 2.0 turbocharged 4-cylinder engine which develops 360bhp. 0-62 takes the CLA 4.6 seconds and the top is limited as usual to 155mph (250km/h), unless you opted for the optional AMG Driver's Package, in which case you coan expected an increased limit of the top speed to 168mph (270km/h)

Mercedes C63 AMG 5dr 2012

Nearly a year after the first one, a Mercedes C63 AMG 5dr spotted on Deansgate a few weeks ago. Like with the one I saw in Alderley Edge last year, it has a 6.3l V8 engine, with 457bhp. 0-62 is covered in 4.5 seconds and the top speed is electronically limited to 155mph (250km/h).

I love the red brake calipers!

Mercedes S63 AMG - 2009

Spotted off Deansgate in Manchester about 2 weeks ago, a Mercedes S63 AMG. The photo was taken with my phone by night hence the poor -yet arty!- visual. The S63 AMG has a a big 6.2 V8 engine with 525bhp. 0-62 takes only 4.6 seconds and the top speed is 155mph or 250km/h. Not bad performance for a car which weighs over 2 tons! 

In 2013, the S63 dropped the 6.2 V8 for a smaller 5.5 V8 but gained an extra 60bhp reaching 585bhp.

Mercedes CL55 AMG 2002

 

Today, a big Mercedes Coupe, the CL in its 55 AMG version. I spotted it while in Cornwall in the summer on the harbour in Porthleven. It has a 5.5 V8 engine with 360bhp. 0-62 takes 6 seconds and the top speed is 155mph or 250km/h.