Carlsson's Aigner CK65 RS Edition based on CL coupe

Mercedes Benz specialists Carlsson will be showing off its new customized Aigner CK65 RS 'Eau Rouge' Dark Edition. Production of the luxury coupe that features a V12 Bi-Turbo tweaked to deliver 705 HP or 756 HP with a few additional upgrades will be limited to only 10 cars.

The Dark Edition is claim to be able to achieve a maximum speed of 335 km/h which is electronically regulated due to safety reasons. The car able to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.8 seconds.

Using the Mercedes CL as a base, Carlsson began its modifications with a newly designed front end. Both the front skirt and front spoiler are made of solid carbon, and are accompanied by shaded bi-xenon headlights with cone-shaped lights and a Carlsson 'Leaping Horse' badge on the front grille. The 'Dark' edition of Carlsson's Aigner CK65 RS �Eau Rouge� is only available in the two-tone paintjob seen above, comprised of metallic Obsidian black and Himalaya gray.

Inside, you'll find electrically adjustable sport seats with high-quality Aigner leather. There is also a new Carlsson sports steering wheel in a leather and Alcantara combination, as well as aluminum pedals. Interestingly, the complete interior, except for the seats and plastics, has been covered with Aigner Alcantara, including the ceiling, dashboard and sun protectors.

Other modifications include the sport exhaust system that renders more output and a few extra decibel, an electronic lowering kit which lowers the car by approximately 30 mm and a set of more powerful brakes.

Mercedes-Benz S-Class Carlsson Aigner CK65 RS �Blanchimont�

Carlsson has kitted up the Mercedes-Benz S-Class with its latest CK65 tuning package, a race-proven kit that combines a host of performance modifications with high-end luxury appointments. The new kit is dubbed the �Blanchimont� � named after a corner at the Spa Francorchamps race track in Belgium � and has been designed to fill the gap between the standard S-Class Maybach range.

The vehicle picks up its �Aigner� tag because of the cooperation between Carlsson and luxury goods brand Etienne Aigner AG, and as such the car is available with more than 30 different combinations of leather, Alcantara, aluminum and wood trim. The production and installation of the entire interior takes over two weeks.

Apart from that, the interior also features the Carlsson Office Concert Hall Infotainment System which consists of Alpine and Focal components such as the 7-inch monitors behind the headrests, 15-inch monitor integrated into the roof, sub-woofers, speakers and amplifiers integrated into the vehicle body, Alpine�s F#1 Status DVD tuner with 6.1 surround sound.

The Carlsson Aigner CK65 RS Blanchimont is powered by the standard 6.0-liter V12 bi-turbo engine but equipped with reprogrammed ECU, sports air filters, stainless steel sports exhaust system and improved intercoolers to produce 705 hp and 1,100 Nm of electronically limited torque. The car clocked 3.9 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h with an electronically limited top speed of 320 km/h.

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