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FWelcome new members!
Inside this issue:
View From the Peak 2
Mercedes News 2
History CO Tour 3
DIY Tech Session 3
VMCCA Fun Run 4
South Park Weekend 5
Star Party 6 MHS Events 5
North to Alaska! 6
Der Marktplatz 7
Click 7
Charity Car Show 8
New Delivery 8
V-Day Dinner Recap 9
Name Tags & Stuff 9
M-B V-Class 10
AMG GT 10
Jared & Dana Dierks
2008 ML350
John Snook1995 C280
Newsletter of the PIKES PEAK SECTION
MARCH 2014
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New Member BreakfastSaturday, 15 March 2014
9:00 a.m.Yes, it’s true - there’s free food on our agenda. But wait, there’s a catch - isn’t there always? You’ve got to be a new member to get it. But don’t let that stop all mem-bers from joining us at the Egg & I Restaurant on Sat-urday, 15 March at 9:00 a.m.
To our new mem-bers: The Pikes Peak Section is hosting a breakfast at the Egg and I for those of you who became members in 2013. Our current member-ship would like the opportunity to greet you, especially if you have not attended any of our events as yet. After the short meet and greet, everyone can order breakfast off the big Egg and I menu; but new members, you are our guests and your breakfasts are free. An Egg and I breakfast is tasty, but a free breakfast is even better!
You don’t need to feel self-conscious about meeting us. Our favorite topic of conversation is our cars and the fun things the club has planned for this year. So you can see, we have something in common
right from the get-go! We almost always exchange tips on where to get the best accessories or how to find good service. It seems like we never tire of discussing our favorite rides. As we talk about the cars,
we somehow get into where you’re from and what you do. Trust me, it’s a painless process.
All members, please join us for this informal break-fast and enjoy the good company. We really are a friendly bunch and have
great conversations about our cars. After breakfast, we’ll probably come up with a spontaneous drive for a fun run! Here’s hoping we have some nice weather. Our cars are tired of being cooped up in the garage during this interminable winter and are ready to rumble.
The date is Saturday, 15 March at 9:00 a.m. at the Egg and I restaurant located at 733 N. Academy Blvd.(on the east side of Academy in the Citadel Crossing shop-ping center). We need to give an exact count to the restaurant, so please make your reservations by contacting Mary Bix-ler at 719-597-1281 or email her at [email protected]. Deadline to sign up for the freebies is Wednesday, 12 March.
The Best or Nothing!
View From the Peak by Andrew NelsonSection OfficersPresident:Andrew [email protected]
Vice President:Judy [email protected]
Secretary:Mary [email protected]
Treasurer:Julie [email protected]
Directors:Stan [email protected]
Gary [email protected]
Glenn [email protected]
Henry [email protected] Sylvia [email protected]
Dave [email protected]
Webmaster:Robert [email protected]
Editor:Judy [email protected]
Regional Director:Charlie [email protected]
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‘Round the BENZ is published monthly by the Pikes Peak Section of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America (MBCA), Inc. Articles and ideas are the opinions of the writers and no authentication is implied as to the validity of any infor-mation contained therein. Explicit permission to republish any article with proper attribution is given to all sections of MBCA, Inc. Articles for publication consideration should be mailed to Pikes Peak Section, MBCA, Attn: Editor, 4335 Penhurst Place, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 or, whenever possible, emailed to: [email protected]. Deadline for receipt is the 18th of the month prior to the month of issue.
Pikes Peak Section members are encouraged to support the advertisers in our newsletter. They help to make this publication possible.
Originally, the plan was to build about three or four G63 AMG 6x6 monstrosities. That number was bumped up to a figure between 20 and 30 units per year, which isn’t bad when you consider we’re talking about a beastly behemoth of a machine that costs nearly $500,000...and there’s one roaming around the Northeast of the United States at this very moment.
We say roaming, but perhaps stalking is a better word. After all, what else do you do with such a vehicle but stalk out parts of the world that would otherwise be inac-cessible?
The Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 very clearly boasts a half-dozen drive wheels. Those wheels are fed power by way of a twin turbocharged 5.5-liter V-8 engine, which produces 540 horsepower and 560 pound-feet of torque. That is enough go juice to push the rig from 0-60 miles per hour in just 7.8 seconds. That’s a blister-ing pace for a vehicle that weighs over 8,300 pounds.
What is it doing here? We have no idea, but we’re certainly jealous of whoever is getting the seat time in the snowy sec-tions of the country. - Jeff Glucker
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Mercedes News
Winter is not officially over yet, but with the conclusion of the Winter Olympics, the running of the Daytona 500, and the start of baseball spring training soon upon us, spring is just around the corner. I hope
everyone weathered our several recent snow storms without any damage to their beloved star cars.
With spring’s anticipated arrival, our Sec-tion will be doing more driving events, but the highlight of March will be our New Member breakfast on 15 March, 9:00 a.m., at The Egg & I restaurant, 733 N. Academy Blvd. All new members from 2013 and a guest get a free breakfast, compliments of the Pikes Peak Section.
This is a great and informal venue to come and meet your fellow members and Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts. Following breakfast there will likely be an impromp-tu fun run drive, so I am looking forward to a great turnout and meeting many new members.
Speaking of great turnouts, many thanks to Judy Bennett for organizing February’s Valentine’s Day Dinner at the award-win-ning Walter’s Bistro. The evening was the highlight of the Valentine’s Day weekend for all in attendance.
Please check out the South Park Week-end in June (page 4). The original fun run has morphed into an entire weekend of Colorado history with a side of BBQ thrown in. We’ll also have a unique op-portunity to learn about the railroad his-tory of our state. Plan to join us.
As always, drive safe, and I will see you down the road.
Andrew
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D-I-Y Tech Session
Saturday, 19 April 20149:00 a.m.
On Saturday, 19 April, we have plans to visit the History Colorado Center in Den-ver after our breakfast at the Egg and I. The History Colorado Center is located in Denver’s Golden Triangle Museum District at 1200 Broadway. The museum is high tech and hands-on and was named the #1 Must See Museum in True West maga-zine. It states, “the museum’s interactive and informative exhibits richly illustrate Colorado’s dynamic history. Each exhibit is engaging for all ages!”
The exhibits blend technology, media environments and artifacts on two levels. As you enter you see the “Great Map of Colorado” a 40 ft x 60 ft topographical map (as seen from 400 miles in space) embedded in the terrazzo. From there the hands-on fun begins!
Admission for a group (10 minimum) is $10 for adults, $8 for those 65+. Reserva-tions have to be made in advance for our
tour so an exact number of participants is required. Details about purchasing tick-ets will be in the April newsletter. Parking is readily available in a garage located at 12th and Broadway across from the museum. For 2-3 hours it costs $4. For those of you who are hungry after your visit,we plan to head south out of Denver and have a late lunch at the Great North-ern Tavern.
Plan to join us for this event on 19 April. To make reservations, contact Mary Bixler at [email protected] or 719-597-1281, not later than 14 April.
History Colorado Center Tour
“All you pay
for is the parts
- at our 20%
discount, of
course....”
Sunday, 27 April 201410:00 a.m.
Winter doldrums are soon to be behind us - hard to believe but true! Spring is coming and it’s time to start thinking about getting your beau-tiful Benz ready for those upcoming road trips.
Get busy de-winterizing your cars - take off those clunky snow tires, install a new battery, replace worn-out wind-shield wipers, adjust your coolant levels, and check your belts and hoses. These are all quick and easy projects you can do yourself at a huge savings.
All you pay for is the parts (at our 20% discount, of course) and a $10 fee to use the service bay. This is also a good time to do any deferred maintenance on all things mechanical. Mercedes-Benz of Colorado Springs will provide service
techs to help you over the rough spots. Think of the sense of pride you’ll feel when you fix your Benz yourself!
Come on down to Mercedes-Benz of Colo-rado Springs on Sunday, 27 April,
at 10:00 a.m. for our spring Do-It-Yourself Tech Session. Call Dave Williamson at 719- 575-7976 to reserve your service bay and lift.
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Calling all cars! It’s time once again for the Veteran Motor Car Club of America (VMCCA) Car Show at Holy Cross Abbey
in Canon City. We are planning our annual fun run after breakfast to go and see all the classic and muscle cars. The question of the day is, do we want to show our “star” cars on the field?
If we are going to show our cars, we must pre-register so we can be parked together on the grass.
Pre-registration is $20 per car and in-
cludes admission for the driver and a pas-senger. Deadline to pre-register is 5 May 2014. If you would like to show your car, contact Judy Bennett at 719-576-9737 or [email protected], to let her know what car you’d like to show.
Those who want to spectate will meet as usual at The Egg & I Restaurant for our usual monthly breakfast and then caravan down to Canon City for the show. A scenic drive and lunch will follow the show. Hope to see you there.
VMCCA Fun Run - 17 May 2014
Come with us as we rediscover our Gold Rush past during our South Park Week-end on Saturday and Sunday, 21-22 June. Fairplay, located in South Park, contains South Park City, a remarkable restoration of early Gold Rush towns, preserving the history of our nation’s frontier while edu-cating and entertaining today’s visitors.
The museum is an accurate representation of a mining town between 1860 and 1900. Thirty-four authentic buildings filled with over 60,000 artifacts portray most of the economic and social aspects of boomtown life. The restored buildings contain period room settings and exhibits illustrating the professions, trades and industries that contributed to life in a nineteenth century Colorado mining town.
After our museum tour, we’ll move on to the annual South Park Kick-Ass BBQ Festival. This is the second day of a 2-day competition of 35 of the country’s top BBQ masters vying for $10K in prize money and bragging rights. You can sample pork BBQ
from five of the competing teams for $15 for lunch. Then it’s off to wander among the vendors and pick up some souvenirs at this unique “Highest BBQ Competition” in the world!
For those not returning home Saturday afternoon and choosing to stay the night for the next day’s events, we’ve reserved rooms for our group at two local hotels. Reservation information will appear in the April newsletter. In the evening, we will meet for cocktails and dinner dinner and a special presentation from the president of the Denver, South Park and Pacific Histori-cal Society.
Following breakfast on Sunday, we’ll drive to Como for a special tour of the stone-built railroad round house, dating from the 1870s. This structure is being restored and is not normally open for public tours. After our tour, we’ll head for Breckenridge via Boreas Pass, a well-maintained gravel road. If you don’t want to do dirt, it’s an easy drive back to Fairplay and over Hoo-sier Pass into Breckenridge for lunch.
If you choose to drive up to Fairplay on Sunday, you can meet us and join us for our Sunday adventure. Where and when to meet will be in the April newsletter. For more information, contact Stan and Mary Bixler at [email protected], 719-597-1281, or Clark Absher at [email protected], 719-749-2621. Sign up today!
South Park Weekend - 21-22 June 2014
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PREVIEW OF COMING ATTRACTIONS!
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Restaurant Week - La FondueDate: 15 Mar 2014Location: 1040 15th St, DenverCost: $60 per coupleContact: Lou Rogers, [email protected]
Shelby American CollectionDate: 29 Mar 2014; 9:00 a.m.Location: Meet at 9372 Sheridan BlvdCost: $5 per personContact: Max Townsend, [email protected], 303-770-1128
Mile High Section EventsFor more information, visit the MHS website at http://www.milehighmbca.org
Star Party - 28 June 2014The Pikes Peak Section is introducing a new event this year. It will be our first annual Star Car Star Party. You might be asking yourself, “What is a Star Party?” It’s tailgating with telescopes.
This will be an opportunity to get together with friends for an entertaining and edu-cational evening in the great outdoors. Provided we have clear skies on the night
of the event, you will see some wonderful sights....maybe the rings of Saturn or the giant red spot on the planet Jupiter along with some of the planet’s many moons. In addition to star viewing, we will be running a movie (something to do with astronomy or a good SciFi flick).
We will have up to 5 or more telescopes set up in a dark field to view the night sky objects. Just a few of the objects we will be able to see on the night of the 28th of June (weather permitting) will be located in the east and south portion of the night sky.
After the sun sets and the skies become dark, around 9:00 p.m., we’ll be ready for viewing. You will be encouraged to go from telescope to telescope, to view a different
object in each scope.
There are thousands of items in the night sky and we will try and pick out some of the most interesting. If you watch closely you may be able to see satellites transit the night sky. We will have a few comput-ers set up with sky maps so you can get an idea of what there is to see in the sky.
Because we are going to be outside in the Peyton area, I would advise you bring along some mosquito repellent, as well as a jacket since we all know how it cools off when the sun goes down. Other items to bring are camp chairs and flashlights.
There will be a nominal charge of $5 for this event to cover non-alcoholic beverag-es and snacks. You are welcome to bring more substantial fare as well as libations of all types.
We are still in the planning stages for this event, so please stay up to date by read-ing the monthly newsletter. If you have an idea or questions, contact Ken Sheehan at 719-433-9025, or via email [email protected].
“What is a
Star Party? It’s
tailgating with
telescopes.”
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North to Alaska! - 1-8 August 2014Your Section is trying something new this year - we’re going to get out of the dirt and into the water. Yes, we’re going on a cruise to Alaska. Our travel coordinator, Cheryl Kerbs, has arranged a 7-day round-trip cruise from Seattle on Celebrity Cruise Lines’ Celebrity Solstice.
This 3000-passenger liner is famed for its fabulous food and amenities such as seven restaurants, a nightclub, casino, theater and various lounges and bars. Shore excur-sions range from bear, whale, and glacier sightings, to photography workshops, to sightseeing in Juneau, Victoria and Seattle. We’re also working on a welcome reception and cocktail party on board. It’s going to be a blast, and we hope you can join us.
Click on this link to see the details of the trip that’s been planned especially for us: http://www.signaturetravelnetwork.com/product/cruise/dsp_offeroutput.
cfm?agency_id=787&cid=649821
Cheryl has reserved 20 cabins and a fully refundable $50 deposit per person will get you on board. Nine cabins are already spoken for. If you want to reserve a specific cabin or type of cabin, you would pay the full deposit of $500. The payment schedule is as follows:
From now until March 28: $50 per person
March 28: an additional $450 per person
May 15: final payment due
You can cancel your reservation with no penalty until May 19, after which cancel-lation penalties will apply. Prices include taxes but not transfers, airfare, or shore excursions.
Contact Cheryl today to get on board! Email her at [email protected] or call her at (800) 878-2929.
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Der Marktplatz
This just in from the latest edition of the MBCA e-newsletter, Click, a quick wrap-up of news, dis-counts & special events:
Member Benefits — Did you know? MBCA Mem-bers receive 45% off + FREE ship-ping on car, motorcycle, RV, furniture covers & more from EmpireCovers.com. Discount ends 31 December 2014. Also, for a limited time, Coco-Mats.com is offering a discount of $15 on floor mats for your favorite vehicle, if placed by 6 March 2014. Enter code MBZ123. Check out de-tails on the MBCA website.
The Spring 2014 Raffle Officially Opens March 1 — One lucky Mem-ber will have the chance to win a 2014 Mercedes-Benz SL550 valued at $106,700 + $26,000 cash! (a minimum 4,550 tickets must be sold). Good Luck!
Speaking of “Lucky” Winners — Brenda Holt of
the Kansas City Section. Brenda won a pre-tax cash prize of over $92,000 in MBCA’s Fall 2013 Raffle.
Chicago to Key West 2015 Road Trip Adventure — Reservations are filling fast for this once-in-a-lifetime adventure! Deposits for this (2015) trip are due on April 1. Dates are August 16-26, 2014. Cost is $3975 per couple and $2927 single and includes hotel accommodations for 10 days, private tours and entertainment, catamaran sailing and unique dinner
parties each night. Check out details on the MBCA website.
Legends of the Autobahn® 2014 — Celebrate “Legends” 5th anniversary with 100s of Mercedes-Benz, Audi & BMW enthusiasts on Friday, August 15 during Monterey Classic Car Week. It’s a one-day event that MercedesHer-itage.com calls a ‘Monterey MUST VISIT’! Details are on the MBCA website.
Membership is UP — In 2013, MBCA recorded 578 more Members than the same period a year ago. Total membership currently stands at 28,500 mem-bers. Thank you to our new and renewing members for your loyalty to MBCA. Our Club could not exist without you!
NEW GARAGE SALE! Time to thin out the herd. Pete Watson is putting some of his special collection of Mercedes on the block, including: - 1988 560SL – Blue/blue. Both tops. 122k miles.
$15,500 OBO.
- 1992 500SL. Black/tan interior. Both tops. 115K miles. $12,500 OBO. For more info on the cars as well as prices, email Pete at [email protected] or call him at 719-351-0815.
380SL Windscreen. Fits Model R107 (380SL, 450SL, 560SL). A must for a quiet, top-down drive. Perfect condition. New $395. Asking $175 OBO. Call Charlie at 719-576-9737.
Kelly M. Shaffer, CSPVice President / COO
2118 Hollow Brook Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
719.528.8888
Accounting + Administrative + Executive + Medical + Technicalwww.addstaffinc.com
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Charity Car Show - 9 June 2014
The Colorado Concours d’Elegance & Exotic Car Show will be held on 9 June at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Dr, Littleton, CO.
Now in its 31st year, the Colorado Con-cours d’Elegance & Exotic Car Show is a Colorado summer tradition that attracts several thousand people every year.
Car enthusiasts from around Colorado and beyond will showcase nearly 500 of the most unique, rare and exotic sports cars on wheels today.
This is a great opportunity to show our cars, and help support Ability Connection Colorado – formerly Cerebral Palsy of Col-orado (CPCO). The registration fee is $45 to show or $10 admission and all proceeds benefit Ability Connection Colorado’s Chil-dren’s Programs. Contact Harvey LeCato at 719-331-1212 or [email protected] to
sign up.
Bagels & BuffersFor those of you who plan to show your cars at this show – let’s have a detail ses-sion to get ‘em ready. We will have a Ba-gels and Buffers get-together on Saturday, 8 June.
The great clean-up will take place at Har-vey’s “estate” at 7460 Taos Dr, beginning at 8:30 a.m. with coffee and bagels. Electric-ity will also be provided. Bring your detail kit and a sharp eye to catch and get rid of those imperfections. Vacuums will also be available.
It’ll be a day of rewarding effort and great camaraderie. And you don’t have to show your car to participate! If you’re interested, please RSVP to Harvey by 6 June.
“...nearly 500
of the most
unique, rare
and exotic
sports cars on
wheels today.”
New DeliveryWe welcomed our second 2014 vehicle to the Pikes Peak family on a cold snowy night on 31 January. Stan and Mary Bixler took delivery of their 2014 GLK350. Palladium silver in color with a neutral interior, it is such a beauty, and more impor-tantly, a much better size for di-minutive Mary, especially when compared to their previous ML.
We lifted our glasses and sam-pled Andrea’s meatballs while checking out the Bixler’s new ride. It has all the bells and whistles we have come to expect from a new Mercedes-Benz. Mary reports that it is
super peppy and sure-footed in the snow, and that it needed a bath before they even got it home! Welcome to the Pikes Peak family, little GLK!
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Valentine’s Dinner RecapWalter’s Bistro in southwest Colorado Springs was the setting for our first Sec-tion dinner of 2014. Seventeen Pikes Peak Section members showed up for the eve-ning...and looked mighty fine, I might add.
We enjoyed cocktails and conversation with new and dear friends before sitting down to a beautifully set table in a cozy pri-vate dining room, complete with chocolate hearts for the ladies and cherry lollipops (in lieu of cigars) for the gents.
Our waiter, Michael, was efficient and professional. He quickly took orders and made suggestions and basically made the entire ordering process painless. With that, conversation resumed, lively and full of laughter, always a good sign.
When dinner arrived, it was everything we had expected. Dishes ranged from the house special of shrimp and salmon pasta with a tomato sauce, to grilled scallops, steak, and every permutation in between. Needless to say, there was a significant re-
duction in the noise level in the room while we all paid due diligence to our plates. Dessert followed for those with room, and we capped the evening with a less than melodic rendition of “Happy Birthday” to Bob Kenney, who appreciated the intent if not the execution.
Everyone there mentioned that they want to do this again and soon. So we’ve al-ready begun the search for our next fine dining location. Suggestions?
Several members have asked about get-ting personalized name tags with our Sec-tion name and the MBCA logo. I’m happy to report that after due consideration, the Pikes Peak Section Board of Directors has decided to authorize the purchase of name tags for new members, beginning on 1 Jan-uary 2014. Each new member will receive a name tag for the member(s) listed on the membership roster at no charge.
For members who joined before 2014, you can purchase a name tag from the Club Store. The name tags come in dark blue (white letters), silver or gold (black letters)with a magnetic or safety pin clasp. The name tag has two lines of text - your name and Pikes Peak Section. The cost is $10 each.
Ordering from the website is not intuitively obvious, so here’s what you do. First, you must be logged in at www.mbca.org. Place your cursor on the tab at the top called Club Store. Do not click. As you cursor
over, a drop-down box called Printed Mate-rials will appear. The name badge option is the second option on the list. Click on the name badge and then fill in the informa-tion in the box at the bottom of the page.
You can also con-tact Pam Gleeton at 800-637-2360, or [email protected], to order your name badge.
As you know, the Club Store has recently undergone some changes. There is still some inventory left from the old store. Stop by the store in person, peruse the shelves and save on shipping costs. Or you can order shirts, jackets, sweaters, hats, and blankets (all the things you’ll need for the Star Party!) via the website by clicking on the Wearables eStore under the Club Store tab. Check out the new inventory and stock up today.
Name Tags & Stuff
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Mercedes-Benz is returning to the MPV market with a new model called the V-Class. It isn’t confirmed for the U.S. market just yet, although it is expected to arrive here eventually.
Mercedes-Benz’s R-Class may not have been a success but the German automaker is giving the luxury MPV segment another go, unveiling the all-new V-Class.
So what exactly is the V-Class? The latest Benz is a full-size MPV catering to families and shuttle bus operators looking to haul upwards of eight people in luxury and com-
fort. A rugged and more utilitarian version, which will likely be called the Vito, is also in the works and will be aimed at commercial buyers looking for something smaller than Mercedes’ existing Sprinter van.
Being a Mercedes, the V-Class boasts an extensive range of features currently not found in the MPV segment. These include a system to keep a vehicle straight in heavy crosswinds, a system to detect if the driver is nodding off, and a touchpad control surface for the infotainment system. A 360-degree camera is also available in addition to some parking aids.
At launch, the vehicle will be available with just one engine , a 2.1-liter turbodiesel, although three different outputs will be on offer: 136, 163 and 190 horsepower.
The new V-Class makes its official debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show in early March and will be available to order soon after for customers in Europe. Production of the V-Class range will take place at Mer-cedes’ plant in Vitoria, Spain.
Mercedes V-Class by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
2015 AMG GT by Viknesh VijayenthiranTalk of a new sports car built along the lines of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG dates back all the way to 2011. A very early test mule based on the SLS was spotted in 2012.
Mercedes-Benz, how-ever, appar-ently devised a new sports car, which apparently shares little with the SLS.
The new car is rumored to be called the AMG GT, and will target younger buyers than those of the retro-inspired SLS. Its styling, which already appears much more modern than that of the SLS, will reflect that.
It will have traditional doors (i.e. no gull-
wing design) and its engine, an AMG-built V-8, mounted up front. It’s not clear if all-wheel drive will be offered, but given AMG’s newfound love of all-wheel-drive cars it’s entirely possible.
It will probably be significantly smaller than the SLS, meaning a lighter curb weight. A new aluminum spaceframe structure has been developed, which should help keep weight at or below 3,300 pounds. A new twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 said to be in the works is likely to be fitted, and at least two different power outputs are expected, as evidenced by the different exhaust tips on the prototypes. The most potent should offer upwards of 600 horsepower. AMG’s seven-speed SPEEDSHIFT dual-clutch ‘box, meanwhile, will handle gear changes. It will be mounted at the rear to help even out the weight distribution. Note, the 4.0-li-ter engine is expected to feature in a new C63 AMG as well.
“...full-size
MPV catering
to families and
shuttle bus
operators....”
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4 March 2014Board Meeting - 6:00 p.m.Andrew Nelson 719-634-7522
15 March 2014New Member Breakfast - 9:00 a.m.Stan & Mary Bixler 719-597-1281
1 April 2014Board Meeting - 6:00 p.m.Andrew Nelson 719-634-7522
19 April 2014Monthly Breakfast - 9:00 a.m.History Colorado Center Tour Stan & Mary Bixler 719-597-1281
27 April 2014DIY Tech Session - 10:00 a.m.Dave Williamson 719-575-7976
6 May 2014Board Meeting - 6:00 p.m.Andrew Nelson 719-634-7522
17 May 2014Monthly Breakfast - 9:00 a.m.VMCCA Car Show Judy Bennett 719-576-9737
3 June 2014Board Meeting - 6:00 p.m.Andrew Nelson 719-634-7522
8-9 June 2014Bagels & Buffers/Charity Car ShowHarvey LeCato 719-331-1212
21-22 June 2014Monthly Breakfast - 9:00 a.m.South Park WeekendStan & Mary Bixler 719-597-1281
Calendar of Upcoming Events
The Pikes Peak Section Board of Directors meets the First Tuesday of Each Month at Mercedes-Benz of Colorado Springs, 730 Automotive Drive. Meetings start at 6:00 p.m.
All Section members are welcome and encouraged to attend.
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