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Updated Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Leaks Ahead of Geneva Debut

Like the new C-Class Coupe, the updated Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG sports sedan wasn't supposed to appear before the Geneva Motor Show. But though the exposition is still over a month away, the car has found its way onto the internet.

Updated for the new model year, the C63 is distinguished by two major changes: one is the revised styling with new headlights, tail-lights and LED daytime running lights, new 18-unch wheels and upgrade brakes. Second is the new seven-speed multi-clutch transmission for smoother and faster shifts. It remains mated to the 6.2-liter V8 engine with its 451 horsepower (or 481 with the optional performance package).

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Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG DR 520

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Think the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG is powerful enough? With 460 horses under the hood, it'd be hard to surmise otherwise. But feast your eyes on the new DR 520.

A special limited edition for the British market, the DR 520 is the product of the Mercedes Specialist Products Division headquartered at the legendary Brooklands race track in England. It benefits from a 60-horse boost to a dyno-rated 520 – hence the name. The package is completed by matte black or white finish, titanium-finish wheels and chrome, and the AMG Performance Pack Plus with upgraded brakes and engine components.

Only 20 examples will be made in either sedan or wagon body-styles, each carrying a £10k premium over stock at £62,430 or £63,680 respectively.

Gallery: Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG DR 520

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Renntech Claims Two World Records For Tuned Mercedes-Benz CL65 and C63 AMG [w/video]

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Hartmut Feyhl's Renntech C63 – Click above for high-res image gallery

Looking over the pantheon of fast cars around the world, Mercedes-Benz and its AMG-tuned models are nearly always somewhere near the top when it comes to quickly accelerating machines. But there's always room for improvement, right? Enter Renntech, the Florida-based tuning company that's been eking more and more power from the German automaker's wares for over 20 years.

Renntech just informed us of two new world records that its vehicles were able to set, the first by a customer and his CL65. The powerhouse machine used its ECU/TCU upgrade, ram air system, intercooler upgrade, high-flow exhaust and limited-slip differential to good effect, hitting a quarter mile pass of 10.62 seconds at 133.7 miles per hour to earn the title of the World's Fastest CL65.

Next up was Renntech owner Hartmut Feyhl, who's modified C63 (using unknown and under-development prototype products, says Renntech) ran down the quarter in 11.6 seconds at 125.3 mph. That impressive showing was enough to earn Feyhl the Worlds Quickest Trap Speed recorded for the C63. Congrats on the effort, Renntech. Click past the break to watch a video of the record-setting CL65 as it streaks down the track.

Gallery: Renntech Mercedes-Benz C63 and CL65