Only one in New Zealand

[SkylineObsession]

Went and saw this today at Armstrong Prestige (lower Princess St near Turbo Shop);

Mercedes-Benz CLK AMG DTM. This is the only one in New Zealand, and i think there were only ever 100 made in the world?). Not going to be there forever though, so best see it while you can.






I know the sales manager there and if he wasn't so busy i would have asked him if i could open the bonnet/sit in it/go on a test drive/take it home etc. Those 20" wheels are huge though, and really suit the car.

If this really is one of 100, then it was definately worth seeing and taking pics of. The car has about 580 hp, but its a bit sad that i never heard it going.

[DJ]

Ditch the tacky wing and it be hot.

[Lloyd]

Meh, Merc

[Steelo]

Thats pretty cool, but you get what you pay for............which I bet is alot for this.

Just a fast Merc with a flared body to me.

[Alex B]

Meh, Merc,BMW, Audi etc etc etc

BTW DJ, have a bit of a slip in the AW going up your hill yesterday i hear, be a bit more careful eh

[Lloyd]

Audis are pretty! Mercs and BMWs dont do a lot for me however. And working on any of them are arse.

[Alex B]

Now new sabb's, they are pretty, and of corse the legend that is DB9



Now that is class

Sif id know class

[DJ]

Meh, Merc,BMW, Audi etc etc etc

BTW DJ, have a bit of a slip in the AW going up your hill yesterday i hear, be a bit more careful eh

All day ice FTW

Drifting on ice + drinking coke in one hand a the same time = badddd (but fun)

Took my dad 15min to get up the same hill in the van tonight, I swear its like one of the *cough fun* worst bits of road for ice.

Gonna be tricksey going down it again torommow...

[Alex B]

yeah was the same on marn street, ive decided ice drifting is rather dangerious, but my foot just kinda takes over

And that corner is lots of fun even when mildy moist. Mates crashed his SS commy there before too

[EVL GSXR]

Meh, Merc

True that could think of alot better thing's to spend a small fortune on rather then this. Doesn't look to bad and you said those wheel's are 20's they don't look that big

[mr pad]

$&#$% thats hot.

[JT]

http://www.supercars.net/cars/2964.html

It was built to celebrate Merc winning the DTM racing series in Germany. It's not your average merc with some phat guards.

Doesn't look to bad and you said those wheel's are 20's they don't look that big

20's at the back and 19's on the front

$&#$% thats hot.

I concur.

[SkylineObsession]

Apparently it is privately owned and costs somewhere between NZ$500,000 and $1,000,000. And the pictures don't do the wheels justice unfortunately.

[sergei]

its an auto.

[Steelo]

its an auto.

Correct me if I am wrong, but am I seeing gear paddles behind the steering wheel? Does that still make it an auto? Im no good with euro cars

BTW could they make the name any longer?

Mercedes-Benz CLK ROFL AMG LOL DTM WTF.

[mr pad]

Id say it would be smg. Although there are a couple of high power mercs with smart auto's out there now.

[barryogen]

BTW could they make the name any longer?

Mercedes-Benz CLK ROFL AMG LOL DTM WTF.

you forgot FTW

[SkylineObsession]

I think it is only automatic because they couldn't find a clutch or something than could handle the 800nM of torque or whatever.

[mr pad]

Plenty of cars with more power than that using performance clutches...

[MasCam]

Glad to see I wasn't mad when I thought that I saw that a few months ago.

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And I would definatly have one, it is more racer converted to the road than your average mercedes.