Could The Mercedes CLK DTM AMG Be Coming To The United States?

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on October 31st, 2006 At 8:30 AM CST

Inside Line is reporting today American residents that have long  
coveted the incredibly-seductive CLK DTM AMG may be soon be in luck.   
That's because Mario Spitzner, AMG Mercedes director of marketing and  
sales/branding, said the company may be willing to federalize the car  
should there be enough takers.

"I get a lot of pressure from our best customers to bring it to the  
U.S.," Spitzner told Inside Line.  "We would maybe do a bigger series  
for the U.S.  Push us, and it may happen."

If indeed it does happen, the U.S. version will likely be powered by  
AMG's new 6.2-Liter V8, as opposed to the supercharged 5.5-Liter  
found in the previous cars.  As a result, performance would increase  
slightly, but on a car that already accelerates from 0-60mph in 3.9  
seconds and reaches an electronically limited top speed of 200mph,  
there's really not much improvement needed.

We will of course keep you posted if we hear anything new; in the  
meantime, head over to Inside Line where you can check out their full  
article covering a prospective U.S. release of the Mercedes CLK DTM AMG.

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