STUTTGART: In celebrating Mercedes-AMG’s 50th anniversary this year, the tuning-arm of Mercedes-Benz is expanding a few model ranges with a special lineup of Edition 50 cars – all kitted up of course, and heading for the Geneva International Motor Show.
The list of cars to receive the Edition 50 badges (and their respective list of additional equipments) are the new AMG GT C Roadster, C 63 Cabriolet and C 63 S Cabriolet Ocean Blue Edition, C 43 4MATIC Coupé and Cabriolet Night Edition.
Starting with the AMG GT C Roadster with a 557hp 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine, that’s being limited to just 500 examples worldwide, it gets two special paint finishes in designo graphite grey magno or designo cashmere white magno.
There will be black chrome accents on the side-skirt trim, front splitter, Panamericana grille’s air intakes, fins on the side air outlets in the front wings, rear diffuser and exhaust tailpipes, while the cross-spoke AMG forged wheels will match the accents in terms of finish.
Inside, the theme will be black and silver, which means it will use STYLE Exclusive nappa leather trim in silver pearl/black with grey diamond-patterned contrasting topstitching.
The black AMG Performance steering wheel will be in DINAMICA microfibre with grey contrasting topstitching, 12 o’clock mark in silver pearl, “Edition 50” lettering and a note on the limitation.
Other added features such as the AMG Interior Night package includes steering wheel spokes, shift paddles and door sill panels in black, before finishing with silver seat belts, black chrome trim and the head restraints of the AMG Performance seats embossed with the words “GT Edition 50”.
While utilising the same engine and displacement as the GT C Roadster, only playing to a different tune, the Ocean Blue Edition for the C 63 Cabriolet with 476hp and C 63 S Cabriolet with 510hp will be limited to 150 units.
Both cars will come in a new exclusive deep ocean blue colour for the soft-top roof and will be splashed onto the trim strips on the front and rear apron, surrounds on the hub caps, top stitching in the crystal grey interior and the IWC-designed analogue clock.
There will be two colour options of designo cashmere white magno and designo selenite grey magno for choice and will cover the A-Wing front apron, exterior mirror housings, side sill panels and the spoiler lip.
The AMG forged wheels in a cross-spoke design – 19-inch (front) and 20-inch (rear), will be painted in titanium grey.
Inside, it uses a light crystal grey theme with nappa leather and diamond quilting with deep ocean blue contrasting topstitching that’s combined with matt silver glass fibre trim (high-gloss carbon fibre as a no-cost option) with the Edition badge in the centre console.
The flat-bottom black-rimmed steering wheel, also wrapped in nappa leather and accompanied by silver-coloured buttons, will be borrowed from the S 63 4MATIC Cabriolet.
As standard the seats will be fitted with the AIRSCARF neck-level heating and climatised seats with AMG badges in the backrests of the front seats and the embossed AMG emblems in the front head restraints.
The 367hp C 43 4MATIC Coupé / Cabriolet Night Edition with its 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6, will receive black accents on the diamond radiator grille, front splitter, rear apron and side skirts, boot lip and the tailpipe trim elements on the exhaust system.
Its 19-inch multi-spoke light-alloy wheels will come in a matt black finish and will feature high-sheen rims for contrast.
Lastly, the rim of the nappa leather/DINAMICA microfibre performance steering wheel with a flattened bottom will also be in black.
“2016 was the most successful year so far in our company history. We shall be using this momentum to fill even more customers with enthusiasm for Mercedes-AMG in our anniversary year, 2017,” said Mercedes-AMG CEO Tobias Moers.
To top it all off, Mercedes-Benz will launch its own special editions towards the later part of this year and early part of 2018, such as the SLC300 RedArt Edition, AMG SLC43 Performance Studio RedArt package and the SL designo Edition for the SL450 and SL550.
The compact SLC300 will be in Selenite Grey Metallic paint with Gloss Red accents on the front spoiler, intake arches, rear diffuser and side fins.
The 18-inch twin 5-spoke wheels are finished in highly polished silver that partially obscure the cross-drilled disc brakes and red brake calipers with “Mercedes- Benz” lettering for the front set.
The interior gets exclusive RedArt stylized leather with nappa leather upholstery, contrasted by Silver Pearl nappa leather inserts with red contrasting topstitching and the RedArt Edition logo embroidered on the head rest.
Elements in carbon-fiber-look leather will be on the sport steering wheel, headrest and DYNAMIC SELECT selector lever.
The AMG-ed version – the SLC43 Performance Studio RedArt, will be coated in Selenite Grey Magno instead with red trim elements on the front spoiler, intake arches, rear diffuser and side fins as it rolls on 18-inch AMG 10-spoke light-alloy wheels finished in high-gloss black with red rim flanges and accompanied by red “AMG” brake calipers.
The seats will be retained from the SLC300 RedArt Edition and will come with heating as well as AIRSCARF neck-level heating for both driver and front passenger during top-down driving.
There will also be carbon-fiber leather that embossed within the multi-function sports steering wheel, headrest and DYNAMIC SELECT selector lever.
As for the SL450 and SL550, both roadsters can be had in the SL designo Edition which applies Brilliant Blue Metallic or Cardinal Red Metallic paint and accented by chrome flics in the front bumper for the exterior.
It will then be finished with a set of 19-inch (front) and 20-inch (rear) AMG 10-spoke forged wheels, while having the “designo Edition” logo placed laterally between the chrome accents on the fenders.
The seats and door centre panel will be in Porcelain / Black nappa leather, while the roof liner will be in Porcelain DINAMICA and the seat belts in white that will match the ambient lighting.
There will also be a 3-spoke two-tone multifunction sports steering wheel in Black / Porcelain nappa leather with the DYNAMIC SELECT selector lever in Porcelain leather while Porcelain Piano Lacquer accents the interior to round everything off.
All these cars will be joined by a new E-Class Cabriolet, which will be shown for the first time at the Geneva show.
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