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Everyone seems to want to get their hands on the C63 AMG’s powerplant and American-based tuner Renntech is one of them, boosting the C63 AMG’s power output up higher than Brabus did with their B63 S’s 530hp figure. The Renntech kit consists of an updated ECU, stainless-steel headers and a performance exhaust system which brings peak power up to 548hp and torque up to 691Nm. Outside of the engine bay, you get a height-adjustable suspension (you can set different heights for the suspension automatically at different speeds, the controls are 100% digital, and the same kit also works for any Mercedes-Benz car with ABC or Airmatic air suspension) and better brakes.

Look for a hi-res gallery after the jump.

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The ultimate Brabus C-Class is of course the matte black monster that is the Brabus Bullit Black Arrow, (and its silver Brabus Bullit cousin) which shoe-horns a 6.3 liter twin turbocharged V12 into its engine bay, but for someone who already has the top of the C63 AMG line from Mercedes-Benz themselves and prefers to work on the 6.2 liter normally aspirated V8 instead, Brabus has the Brabus B63 S Performance Kit.

The tune-up kit consists of a free-flow performance catalyst, sports air filters, and an ECU tuning kit to boost the engine’s power output by 73 horses from 457hp to 530hp. Peak torque is also upped by 50Nm to a massive 650Nm now, which gives it a torque to displacement ratio that exceeds 100Nm per liter. A total of 0.4 seconds is shaved off the 0 to 100km/h sprint time, which now clocks in at 4.1 seconds.

So… “budget Bullit” anyone? Look for more photos after the jump.

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Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has launched the facelifted version of the Mercedes-Benz B-Class here in Malaysia. The B-Class was first launched in 2005 and it is just about time for its mid-life facelift, which was unveiled internationally in March this year.

This time around our local B-Class will come with the Active Parking Assist feature which will help you parallel park the car. As you drive along the road at speeds of below 35km/h, the Active Parking Assist will look for a suitable spot by the side of the road using ultrasonic sensors. A message will be shown when a suitable spot has been found.

You can then shift into reverse, confirm that you want the car to help you park, the steering wheel will automatically turn to maneuver the B-Class into the parking space. Acceleration and braking is done by the driver. The parking space only has to be 1.3 meters longer than the B-Class for it to do this, so it may be able to parallel park better than alot of people!

Other changes include minor styling changes on the exterior and interior,. The audio system also supports loading media from a USB-connected MP3 player or thumb drive.

The facelifted Mercedes-Benz B170 costs RM215,888 in Malaysia. Look after the jump for a hi-res gallery of the car.

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This week’s Autobild magazine carries the W212 Mercedes-Benz E-Class on its over. The W211 that it replaces was rather curvy when it first came out but with the facelift you could already have a preview of the route Mercedes-Benz was taking its E-Class - it started having sharper edges and was more in your face rather than subtle and classy.

The new W212 E-Class has a very large and prominent angular 4-louvre grille up front. The twin headlamp design remains but instead of the classic round eyed design they are now square, much like the Lexus GS300.

Look at the spyshot gallery by Autobild linked above for an idea of how the rest of the car looks like. There are spyshots of the side and rear angles of the car to be seen. As for scans of the contents of the W212 issue, check this page.

German magazine Autozeitung features a rendering of a Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class compact SUV on its front page this month.

If such a project indeed exists, GLA will be a compact SUV to go against the Audi Q3 and the upcoming BMW X1 and might end up being based on the platform of the next generation A-Class and B-Class, which means a transverse engine layout.

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German Motors Sdn Bhd is a new independent service center for Mercedes-Benz, Smart, BMW, VW, Volvo and Audi cars in Malaysia, though Mercedes-Benz cars are their speciality. The service center is located near the Tun Hussein Onn Eye Hospital in PJ and is equipped for full diagnosis and rectification of Mercedes-Benz and smart cars complex electronic systems. They can also carry out a pre-sales inspection of any Merc or smart you want to buy or sell.

Managing director Fritz Imbacher was previously with Hap Seng Star (previously known as Si Khiong Star) and was responsible for the setting up of their Bandar Kinrara service center. He spent his entire career in Mercedes-Benz, starting as a technical apprentice with the Daimler Benz branch in Ulm in 1975. His contract ended in September 2007 and he continues his involvement with the three pointed star brand with this new workshop.

The horror shown above at first glance looks like one of those Honda Citys going around Malaysia with a large spoiler on the rear, thanks to the W204’s similiaries with the City in the rear lamp design. It’s hard to imagine why anyone would do this to their brand new C-Class, but I guess there must be a market. Look after the jump for a hi-res photo gallery showing every angle of the car in detail.

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BN state Terengganu has procured 14 units of the Mercedes-Benz E200K at a price of RM3.43 million (RM245K each?) to replace the Proton Perdana V6 Executive state exco cars that was purchased in 2004. The new E200Ks will be used by the state exco members, state assembly speaker, secretary, legal adviser and finance officer.

Terengganu State Secretary Datuk Mokhtar Nong said the state felt the E200K was better for the long term compared to the Perdana V6 as the maintenance costs were lower. Terengganu MB Datuk Ahmad Said said that the Perdana V6 was not suitable for continuous long-distance journeys as they were coughing up alot of money maintaining the car, especially the gearbox.

The MB used state exco Toh Chin Yaw’s Perdana V6 as an example to prove his point. The Perdana V6 was claimed to have burned RM50k in repairs in the past 3 years. He did not go into details on what exactly needed to be repaired that needed that sum of money, and where the repair works were performed.

UPDATE: The DPM says the cabinet will be discussing the Terengganu state government’s purchase of the 14 units of E200K. He added that it was a policy that all federal and state government cars are to be national cars.

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The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is arguably the benchmark of “making it” in life. It’s the car that your mother (or mother-in-law) hopes you’ll drive back to the kampung one day. For the longest time the E-Class in Malaysia consisted of the E200K and E280, but with the recently introduced E230 to fill in the large gap between the E200K and E280, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia could not afford to fiddle around with the E280 specs abit. The result is this new model - the Mercedes-Benz E280 AMG Sports Package.

Read more after the jump.

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Mercedes-Benz’s in-house AMG tuner division has unveiled the new Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series, a lighter, wider and faster version of the SL65 AMG coupe. More details on this latest car to come out of the AMG garages after the jump.

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