Abt Sportsline’s R8 is one of those amazing supercars which is able to bring the magic to the experienced exclusive driver. The new supercar can easily compete with dream cars like Lamborghini’s Gallardo, Ferrari’s F430 or Porsche’s 911 Turbo.
The pure sang racing genes are recognised by the first press reviews which agree that the Kempten based tuner managers have done a great job in developing a great serial model like R8.Roadholding is a special feature of the R8 and is achieved through, unique design of the rear with four inclined exhaust end pipes, rear diffuser and extravagant rear wing.The sideblades and side skirts developed especially for the new ABT R8 enhance aerodynamics. Downforce is improved with add-on parts from super sports cars in the Allg’u-region. This way perfect balance of the front and rear axis is provided and this is a characteristic found only in a few exclusive sports cars.The body is constructed using carbon-fibre parts with high precision and attention to detail and this way it provides great weight reduction and weight distribution, very important feature for high speed range cars.
High tech design touches from Kempten competing with from Maranello or Sant-Agata-Bolognese- will make this car a dream come true for the passionate top class drivers.The engine is a 4.2 litre V8 supercharger, which will bring ecstasy with its 530 Bavarian horsepower, which means 110 HP difference from the serial model. 3.9 seconds is how much it takes the Abt to get from 0 to 100 km/h, being able to reach a top speed of 317 Km/h.As mandatory as the expectations of the driver are, they can certainly be fulfilled by the adjustable in height, pressure and rebound means of suspension.

The new coupe has been modified and improved to optimisation for the racing circuit. It is propelled by an AMG 6.3 litter V8 which has performances risen too 373 kW/507 hp and 630 Newton meters of torque. The 373 Kw/507 has been achieved by the Mercedes-AMG engineers by full redesign of the intake and exhaust systems.The excellent class, “pure sang pedigree” could be said, is showed through a series of elements such as: flared wheel arches, diffuser-type rear apron and carbon-fibre airflow breakaway edge striking front apron with large cooling intakes.Technical and visual details shows the car’s orientation to the Official F1-Safety Car, therefore it will go right to the heart of sports car fans and enthusiasts that appreciate high competitiveness.All upgrades that have been made help the CLK 63 AMG Black Series to go from 0 to 100km/h in 4.3 seconds, which means its 0.3 seconds faster than the standard model with 354-kW/481 hp. It can reach 300 km/h tops and this speed is electronically limited.Power is transmitted through the AMG SPEEDSHIFT 7G-TRONIC. The rear-axle ratio has been made 6% shorter than the standard model, which gives the CLK 63 AMG Black Series even more agility in acceleration.The car’s transmission hasonly “M”and “S” driving programs, which means great sporting dynamics – he driver can easily switch gears using the aluminium shift paddles on the steering wheel.A new developed AMG sports suspension has been created for the CLK 63 which gives the driver the best road contact and maximum precision. The driver can also create personalised settings, as the also the compression and rebound stages of the shock absorbers, front-axle track and camber, and rear-axle track are all adjustable.For the threaded sports suspension there has been chosen a special combination between the wheel and tire -Pirelli P Zero Corsa sports tires in size 265/30 R 19 (front) and 285/30 R 19 (rear) +AMG aluminium wheels in size 9.00 x 19 and 9.50 x 19.Also the car has high performance brake system, which uses larger front composite disks (360 x 36 mm) which has been tested to the maximum on the racetrack.All the fine qualities from Mercedes Benz everyday practicality, longevity, safety and quality characterise the new CLK 63 AMG Black Series.

The production series is unlimited and customers will benefit from this amazing car starting from June.

BMW has announced that they will unveil in late 2008 a direct competitor for supercars like Audi R8, Ferrari F430 and Lamborghini Gallardo. This will entitle BMW to have something more to state in the supercars world.It’s known that BMW cars are not exactly the most powerful sports cars, that is why aluminium, carbon fibre and magnesium will be the materials that the car’s body – BMW Z10 – will be made of. The low weight car, around 2645 lbs., will be close as size to Lamborghini Gallardo, except it will have 550 lbs. less in weight. The other dimensions would be: a wheelbase of 2560 mm, overall length of 4300 mm, width of 1900 mm and height of 1165 mm.BMW Z10 will use wind directing elements as active spoilers, which will modify their position by the speed of the car (its one of the first cars to use this concept).The development targets for the Z10 will be a rear/mid-engine supercar that will be powered by V10 turbochargers. The targeted performance for the engine will be of 550hp and it will be accomplished by taking the standard 5.0 litre V10 from M5 and M6 models and tuning it up for the Z10.Taking the 2645 lbs. weight and adding the 550hp output will result a weight ratio of 458 bhp per tone which means it could beat both the Porsche Carrera GT and the Ferrari F430.The Z10 will have a top speed and 195-mph and will make the 0 to 60 mph sprint in 3.8 seconds.There is a supposition that maybe the Z10 will take from the M5 model the 7 speed Sequential Manual Gearbox, which incorporates some important functions and safeguards like: automatic downshift, Slip Control, Hill Detection.Coupe and convertible versions will be available for the BMW Z10 and the Bavarian Company Californian studios will produce it. The price will be somewhere close to 150 000$.