Despite the fact that it uses the E-Class moniker for part of its name, along with a number of E-Class options and engines, the current generation of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe (C207) is actually based on the old C-Class (W204) platform, a detail which didn’t go so well with some of its customers.
The fact that it’s only marginally longer and has an identical wheelbase with the C-Class Coupe (C204) is also probably one of the main reasons for the lack of an AMG variant for the model, with its most powerful version being the E 500 Coupe (E550 in the US).
The owner of a pre-facelift variant of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe in E 350 guise decided he will take it no more with the amount of shame he received at stop lights, so he went in anger to the peeps from Mcchip-dkr.
Known mainly for their chip tuning prowess, modifying the ECUs of just about any vehicle out there – including farming equipment – the Germans from Mccchip-dkr went for a full-on engine swap for the car.
Out with the naturally-aspirated, 3.5-liter V6 and in with the twin-turbocharged, 5.5-liter AMG V8 that has been augmented via the Stage 3 Mcchip-dkr upgrade, the new and improved car now packs a staggering 680 hp and a tire-torturing 1000 Nm (664 lb ft) of torque.
Naturally, in order for the massive amount of power to reach the pavement a bit more efficiently, Mcchip-dkr also added a motorsport-derived Drexler limited slip differential at the rear, along with a set of adjustable KW shocks and sportier springs.
For the moment, the car is still part of an on-going process of transformation, but once all the work is done it should be one of the most spectacular wolves in sheep’s clothing on the streets of Germany.
By Alex Oagana
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