Mercedes-AMG GT S and C63 S by PP-Performance

Highlights

Work started on the Mercedes C63 S which in its standard configuration is already a very capable sedan with 510 PS (375 kW) & 700 Nm (516 lb-ft), but those who need even more muscle from the eight-cylinder engine can pay €2,899 for a chip tuning that raises the motor’s output to 610 PS (449 kW) & 769 Nm (568 lb-ft) of torque. Once the power package is applied, the 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) sprint time is lowered from 4 seconds to 3.59 seconds while the top speed jumps from an electronically-restricted 155 mph (250 km/h) to 190 mph (307 km/h).

As for the Mercedes AMG GT S, this one has been upgraded from 510 PS (375 kW) & 650 Nm (479 lb-ft) to 610 PS (449 kW) & 765 Nm (565 lb-ft). Available at the same price, the kit has ensured a sprint time in 3.4 seconds (down by 0.4s) & an increase in top speed from 193 mph (310 km/h) to 201 mph (324 km/h).

Press release

New stages of power upgrading appear in the result of experiences lasting many years, in order to reach the reliance on approved brands. In this frame, the PP-Performance GmbH at the Baden-Wuerttemberg city of Weissbach is setting new standards – together with another international cooperation partners. The company’s founder Przemyslaw – since many years better known as Jimmy – PELKA controls carefully the data development and the engine set-up. By the way, he is the only one who writes the software for all PP-Performance subsidiaries. Thus, the customers, however, learn the difference in comparison to all kind of “conventional” in the truest sense of the word.

Starting point this time was the recent Mercedes-Benz 4 liters V8 biturbo engine that is installed in the C and GT class AMG versions. Via chip tuning and after PP-Performance “surgical intervention” 613 HP (= 451 kW) with 769 Nm of max. torque, 307 kmph (190 mph) of Vmax and 3.59 seconds for the sprint distance are elicited out of the 3,982 cm³ sized C-class engine instead of serial 510 HP (= 375 kW) of power, 700 Nm of max. torque, limited 250 kmph (155mph) Vmax and exactly four seconds for the sprint from zero up to 100 kmph (60 mph). The GT class serial values – 510 HP (= 375 kW), 650 Nm, 310 kmph (192 mph) Vmax and 3.80 seconds from zero up to 100 kmph (60 mph) – look after “cure” as follows: 610 HP (= 449 kW) of power with 765 Nm of max. torque, 324 kmph (201 mph) of Vmax and 3.40 seconds for the above-mentioned sprint. In both cases, the chip tuning is available for 2,899 Euro. Who wants to have more, has the opportunity to get another 33 HP out of the engine by installing a racing filter (199 Euro), a catless kit (2,499 Euro) and the belonging to it engine characteristics optimization.

Innovative optimization of road admitted and racing car engines are in the focus of PP-Performance since 1998. Besides own developments, there is also a large range of various products for the efficient exploitation of present capacities. In any case, a request without engagement is worth to be made in Weissbach. At this point, we want to refer to the tuning configurator, to be found under the address www.pp-performance.de in the tuning section. This feature permits to choose engine and the possible tuning options, but also to have a look at possibilities of power upgrade and prices.