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.
