Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Hamann Hawk, the SLS AMG version of "predatory"

Among the many new features that await visitors to the Geneva Motor Show 2011 will also ... a hawk. This is obviously not a variation on the theme of living in Switzerland, but the news that the German tuner Hamann has developed on the basis of AMG Mercedes SLS and that will make its debut just in the spotlight of the event, which will open March 3.

The car, Hamann Hawk, brings the gifts to the extreme sport of SLS AMG thanks to the care reserved for this development by German engineers. The powerful 6.2-liter V8 engine as standard in fact received some modifications that allow it to download well 636 hp and torque of 680 Nm at 4,850 rpm, for services which quantifies the clock in 3.6 seconds needed for the traditional 0-100 km / h, while the maximum speed reaches a peak of 320 km / h.

Results achieved thanks to the titanium exhaust system to which you add new manifolds, catalysts and renewed a sports air filter. The increased power of Hamann Hawk, then takes a careful and thoughtful review of its aerodynamics have been refined in the wind tunnel. The air intakes of more generous dimensions compared to those of the model comes from the car, side skirts, new spoiler (especially eye-catching one placed at the rear) and a redesigned bumper with a view to optimizing the performance of the car body to high speed combine it with the presence of certain elements such as carbon fiber hood, capable of reducing the weight and still provide a high resistance.

The structure is characterized by four adjustable shock absorbers with progressive wound springs, which lower the center of gravity up to 30 mm to ensure a more coherent and balanced behavior on the road. Eventually, the large 21-inch alloy wheels are mounted in size 245/30 tires up front and 345/25 at the rear, while the carrier is experiencing the anodized aluminum pedals, great use of soft leather steering wheel New design and some carbon inserts with checkered design that replicate what was seen on different body parts.

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