With 612hp, 0-100km/h in 3.4in and sound straight from the gates of hell, this cabriolet is definitely something unique. And for sure… crazy!
It’s a Sunday morning in a still somewhat sleepy Aripolis. Only church bells – And the Manichaeans have many of them – they heard calling the believers. But he hears another faith approaching from far away.
A sassy, sexy growl that catches your eye. Something you don’t expect to hear at times like this, Something unique, something specialSomething passes in front of you and leaves you with an “ice cream”. maybe;
A little further there, on the square of Ariopolis, you see a gray, polished one Mercedes with the features in the trunk of the E 63 S 4MATIC. It has a “taxi” sign on the roof.
We’re doing great. A cab with a 4-liter V8 engine, 612 hp, pure sports build and God consumption? Until now. She lives in Areopolis and makes Agoya a real doll. And definitely the craziest taxis out there in Greece.
Its owner is Christos Kalaputharakos. Who, after the initial flinch of the morning guy looking stupid and full of questions, solves the mystery for us.
Yes, it’s not a joke. It is a taxi, after all. And yes, that’s right, this is no ordinary package AMG. But for the real thing. Ordinary AMG E 63S as stated by the owner. And it was even bought in Greece by our agency, Christos tells us.
price; The catalog says 180,000 It cost me about 130k with clearancesChristos argues.
The car looks “mom” except for some cosmetic and audio interventions by its owner. For example, the rear spoiler was specially ordered by him in Germany. The oars have additional Ferrari “ears” for better grip. And the engine is hidden under a custom hood.
The beautiful Haxer wheels are 20 inches long with the ceramic brake package. And Brabus exhaust tips They have special flaps so that raging stones sigh even in idleness.
We don’t want to imagine what’s happening at full speed. Because this engine is in terms of sound – not just in terms of – are the most porous things one can hear in the age of electrics and hybrids.
Consumption is of course an issue. Especially when it comes to taxis. ask me. “It gives me 15 liters on the open road, and if I push it I’m well over 20 liters” Christos replies.
To their taxi driver friends clearly These numbers defy all logic (and even unleaded). But logic has no place here. And it works fine. Here Manny, it’s not a laughing game…
It is of course also the rest of the production E63 S “package”. Advanced all-wheel drive, incredible brakes, and a bolstered chassis that’s ready to hit the track, post for symposium. And all this in a nearly five-meter-long sedan, ready to swallow any Italian or German two-seater in its path.
Christos Kalaputharakos uses it to transport VIPs. Obviously for very important VIP transfers. And for those lucky ones who will have to tell their friends about a trip in the farthest taxi they’ve ever seen in a magical place full of stones and legends at the bottom of Europe.
The day goes by, and there are other jobs to be done besides messing around AMG With a taxi “hat” somewhere in Ariopolis.
And this may be the last time we hear such an engine live, Before the four-cylinder plug-in and hybrid choked us out.
However, if the road to Mani gets you away, apart from enjoying the local delicacies of Ariopolis and walking in the shadow of the towers (the walk revived them to a great extent), Do not miss – if you succeed – the “pilgrimage” to AMG in Kalaputharakos. You won’t miss it!
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