Mercedes C63 AMG by Romeo Ferraris

From Superstars to the street:

Mercedes C63 Amg by Romeo Ferraris

The experience gained within the Superstars Championship is the base of the preparation

program developed by Romeo Ferraris for the Mercedes C63 AMG, which has now 540

bhp and is able to pass over 300 km/h. The interventions include an electronic upgrade,

an optimized exhaust system, racing rims and an adjustable set up.

29 September 2010 – The 457 bhp of the Mercedes C63 AMG satisfy lots of fast drivers.

Neverthless, the demanding owners, who watch passionately the C63 AMGs racing in the

Superstars Championship, can have more. Romeo Ferrarisʼ Racing Team made a

preparation program which transfers the gained experience on the circuits of the Series

(with the cars of Michela Cerruti, Max Pigoli and Francesco Sini) to efficient tecnical

solutions for the street version.

There interventions modify radically the carʼs behavior, turning it into a racing supercar,

thanks to an original aerodynamic kit, 540 bhp, a specific set up completely adjustable in

height and calibration, and very light 18” racing rims (they weight 10 kg each).

DESIGN

The proposed aerodynamic kit is just an anticipation of the new kit we are developing,

which will recall Romeo Ferrarisʼ car racing in the Superstars Championship. The first thing

that distinguisces RFʼs C63 AMG is a special cromo painting, which has also been used

on Francesco Siniʼs car. The factoryʼs technicians have also projected a front bumper,

which is able to guarantee more aerodynamical load thanks to its original design in the

lower part.

To efasize even more the aggressivity of the car, the bumper cutʼs design has been

studied again, the grids, the Mercedes badge, the lateral air intakes, the lightsʼ parabola

have been painted black. The roof wrapping, rigorously black (or any other coloro can

choose from the catalogue), completes the setting.

INTERIORS

At Romeo Ferraris we know that it is difficult to make a supercarʼs interiours even more

exclusive, but we also know that details make the difference. Thatʼs why the specialists of

the personalizations decided to recall the cromo paintings of the chassis using silver

stitching for seats steering wheel, which is also embellished by the wrapping in alcantara.

First quality leather has been used to wrap all the plastics, from the dashboard to the door

pannels, in order to let the driver get lost in an inviting atmosphere, far away from the

rough and cold standard cabin.

ENGINE

The core of Romeo Ferrarisʼ tuning program, developed by the racing team, is the 6,2 litre

V8 AMG engine, which is able to deliver 540 bhp after the intervention, getting closer to

the Romeo Ferrarisʼ C63 AMG, racing in the Superstars Series. It has been the greatexperience made in years of competition that enabled the technicians to obtain the

maximum performance out of the electronic upgrade and to develop a new high

performance exhaust line, which replaces all the series components, starting from the

manifold to the exhaust pipes, with racing derivatives components (the exhaust is roadlegal).

The C63 AMG-RF needs 4 seconds to get to 100 km/h from 0, and reaches 200km/h in

12,5 seconds, while the standard equipe car takes 4,5 seconds from 0 to 100km/h, and

15,2 seconds from 0-200km/h. The maximum speed? Be prepared to pass 300km/h!

SET UP AND BRAKES

Romeo Ferrarisʼ tuning programs permits everyday use of the car on the street without any

problems, but this C63 AMG has also been developed for the circuit. The evidence for it is

the choice to equip the car with the same alloy wheels used in the Superstars Series. We

are talking about the 18” Arcasting GTR, which weight only 10 kg thanks to a special

ultralight alluminium alloy (Al Si7) and to the manufacturing process. The feeling with the

asphalt was emphasized even more with the Yokohama Advan Sport tyres (front 235/40

R18, rear 255/35 R18) and with the new racing shocks, completely adjustable in height,

compression, extension and calibration, which lower the car up to -50mm, thanks to a

short spring, developed specifically for this set up.

If this is not enough, itʼs possible to improve the answer to stress by replacing the shocksʼ

support with a poliuretan components kit. Poliuretan is harder than rubber and stiffens

effectively the car. The final result is a car with better handeling and more precise in

getting into the corners, with all the advantages of an adjustable set up, which can be

adapted to driving styles and situations (street or circuit), favouring comfort or dynamic

skills. If the power would not have been increased, these interventions would be more than

enaugh, but, considering the 540 bhp, Romeo Ferrarisʼ tecnicians decided to modify the

differentialʼs calibration, taking it to 40% to guarantee maximum motility, and to offer the

chance to install a Brembo breaking system composed by 6 piston calipers with 380mm

rotors for the front and 4 piston calipers with 345mm rotors for the rear.

CONFRONTING THE C63 AMGs

C63 AMG C63 AMG PERF. C63 AMG RF

Power 457 CV 487 CV 540 CV

Max. Torque 600 Nm 600 Nm 660 Nm

0-100 km/h 4,5 s 4,4 s 4,0 s

0-200 km/h 15,2 s 13,9 s 12,5

Max. Speed 250 km/h* 250 km/h* > 300 km/h

*limited electonically

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS MERCEDES C63 AMG RF (540 CV, 660 Nm)

EXTERIORS

Special cromo painting

Redesigned front bumper

Front lights with black parabola

Black front grid, frame and star

Black roof wrapping

Black front air intakes

Black wing mirrors

Romeo Ferraris logo con the hood

INTERIORS

Silver stitching on steering wheel and seats

Alcantara steering wheel

RF Door sills

Leather wrapping of the plastics (dashboard, door panels)

ENGINE

Electronic upgade

Air filter

Racing exhaust system composed by:

– Manifolds

– Front pipe with metallic kat right and left

– Mid pipe

– End pipes right and left (road legal)

SET UP AND BRAKES

Racing pads

Braking system composed by: (optional)

– 6 piston calipers with 380mm rotors (front)

– 4 piston calipers with 345mm rotors (rear)

Set up, adjustble in height and calibration (-50mm)

Shocksʼ support in poliuretan (optional)

Differential calibration at 40%

Arcasting GRT 10×18 allow wheels (10 kg)

Studs

Bolts

Front Yokohama Advan Sport 235/40/ R18 tyres

Rear Yokohama Advan Sport 255/35/ R18 tyres

*The tuning program of the Mecedes C63 AMG developed by Romeo Ferraris permits to gain almost 100

bhp compared with the standard values on the customerʼs vehicle. The results can vary between different

exemplars.