A story or 2....And a modern day GNX for sale
I have seen a few GNX's around and the one that gets to me the most is a car...not sure of the number...but is came in to Jeff's at trackside performance here in Pompano FL. Well this car is owned by a doctor who had it since new... the first thing i noticed was the paint was shot... faded beyond belief...the interior wasnt ripped... but dirty as hell and the carpet was shot... the dash had the usual cracks and the steering wheel was worn down... the car showed 110k miles.....under the hood looked it in everyway...
Why was it there... well the guy wanted to get it running again.. it had been sitting outside under his tree for a long while and he just wanted to get it back into running condition..... the car had rust on the quarters... minor but there and the car also had a million ant running through it from sitting in the grass... sad shape....
I offered him $15k and made a promise to restore it... well he insisted he was going to restore it himself... So i asked him where he was going to park it when it went home? HE said same place... I have no space in the garage .. my wife's Mazda SUV is there and my LEXUS so it had to go back under the tree....
Ok now the good stuff.......
I own a couple of modern day GNX's .... what is this? This is a CL65 Mercedes coupe...
THE MOST POWERFUL PRODUCTION CAR IN AUTOMOBILE HISTORY!!!!!!!....yes gents...this car came from the factory with 612hp and 738 lbs of torque...DETUNED...
It is in the books ....the car produces more torque then any other car every built period... HP? only the ENZO has a few more HP and the Mclaren F1 and ZR1 .but none of them produce the torque figures.... Torque moves A CAR ...not HP......The car is classified in supercar editorials as having the most powerful engine ever built ...
Since it is detuned...It is actually capable of 670hp and 880 lbs of torque but AMG felt the tranny would be on the brink of disaster and set the power back...a few guys have had the ECU reprogrammed and the tranny can take 1000 lbs of torque.....AMG overbuilt this car as Buick overbuilt the 3.8 TURBO
Only 194 were ever built in this body style...ONLY 194...AND LESS then 3000 cars to date have this super powertrain in it...
What makes this car so special? What made the GNX special? low production numbers and power?And the fact it was made by a outsourced co. Called ASC.... This CL65 is all that and a bag of chips...HAND built by AMG...super low production ..206 mph ungoverned top speed and it runs the 1/4 in low 11's with air conditioned seats and messaging seats....Reliable?... more reliable then our 109 motors are....not one has blown PERIOD....I am an avid fan of TR'S ... owned many .. MANY... but this Mercedes is a pinnacle of what the GNX once stood for....Comfort..class ,speed and being INCOGNITO....
Does it look fast? Not really ....it is sinister and mysterious....damn right!!!Like the GNX.... and it will whip your Vette's ass and your Lamborghini Murc's ass as well!!!!!!
The original MSRP was $184k on this car.....
only 194 built in 2 years.....
Link to my car for sale and more info.....go drive one gents...it is the smoothest fastest car you will ever drive in your life...
The GNX was ahead of its time...and so is this car....it was built to beat ferraris and lambos yet keep you comfortable....The GNX was the same....
A link to my car on ebay.....
eBay Motors: Mercedes-Benz : CL-Class (item 320335995274 end time Feb-17-09 21:00:00 PST)