Arden Range Rover Sport with Wing Doors

British Pegasus: Arden Range Rover Sport with wing doors

Elegance, subtle sportiness and understatement have always been the distinguishing features of English cars. For over 30 years now, tuning specialists Arden from Krefeld, Germany, can't resist the appeal of these vehicles. This is the place where many customers have run to for years now with preferences on either standard features or for individualized customisation on their Jaguar or Range Rover. The most spectacular modification for the Range Rover Sport is immediately available: wing doors!

Sophisticated wing door construction

Gone are the days when only those italian sports cars bearing steer logos were designed with wing doors. Arden proves such features enhance SUVs as well establishing themselves as trail blazers. Arden achieves this one-of-a-kind look through use of a specialized door hinge unit that opens the original door first to the outside, then steadily glides it upwards and gently opens it completely. A gas spring supports the opening phase and reduces unnecessary strain to a minimum. The complete mechanism is individually customized made of high quality stainless steel.

The sophisticated construction which is necessary due to the adverse conditions in terms of available space, features comprehensive engineering know-how. The highest degree of precision assembly is mastered by the German specialists with flying colours. As Arden takes security to heart, all mechanisms are thoroughly tested in accordance with manufacturing vehicle UN-ECE regulations. Wing doors catapults every Range Rover Sport to becoming the ultimative show car! Price for modification to the original standard doors includes installation.

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Mercedes C63 AMG Estate

Imagine it with the 6.3-litre V8, we said when we saw the new C-Class Estate on Monday. Well, imagine no more, because the C63 AMG Estate is on its way to Frankfurt.

If you fancy something a bit smaller than the just-announced RS6 Avant but still want enough performance to cause lasting neck damage to your passengers, it could be right up your street.

The V8 remains exactly as in the saloon AMG - which our man Bill Thomas last month described as 'the best-high performance Merc in nearly 20 years' - developing 457bhp and 443lb ft of torque.

That'll see the estate to 62mph in just 4.6 seconds, with top speed limited to 155mph.

If anything, the estate has a more coherent appearance than its saloon brother, with the power-domed bonnet, flared front wings, deep rear apron and quad exhausts pointing to its AMG heritage.

The interior remains the same as the bootless C63, with sports seats, a flat-bottomed steering wheel and a deep-set instrument cluster.

Steering column paddles point to the AMG's seven-speed G-tronic auto transmission, which Bill Thomas reported as being a touch hesitant - but there's time to sort that out before the estate goes on sale early next year.

Expect prices in the £60,000 region - and that's before you've specced those nice 19-inch rims in the photos.

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Audi RS6

It's finally here. After months of speculation, subterfuge and spy shots, the Audi RS6 has revealed itself to the world.

Muscling into Frankfurt to steal the thunder from, well, everything, the RS6 looks like being everything we hoped for - and a bit more besides.
Let's start with a few numbers. The new RS6 will be powered by a twin-turbo version of the S6's 5.2-litre V10, which now develops a monstrous 572bhp at 6,250rpm.
There's 480lb ft of torque available from as low down as 1,500rpm, helping to shove the RS6 (in Avant guise) to 62mph in 4.6 seconds and on to an electronically limited top speed of 155mph.
Those are identical performance figures to the BMW M5 Touring (upcoming twin test courtesy of every motoring magazine in the world), but the RS6 has an extra 73 horses to play with, and also just edges the Beemer on fuel economy too, returning an almost-respectable 20.3mpg.
Transmission is taken care of by Audi's six-speed Tiptronic auto gearbox, while Dynamic Ride Control and ESP (which can, if you're feeling profligate, be switched off) ensure that all four driven wheels stay on the road.
A bulked-up Torsen diff divides torque with a 40:60 front/rear split, while huge ventilated all-disc brakes take care of stopping duties. Ceramics are a cost option.
It's the tried-and-tested RS approach in the visuals department - nothing too extravagant but plenty of subtle pointers.
Wider wheelarches house 19-inch spokes - although 20s are available if you want them - while at the front there's a meatier bumper and LED running lights.
The rear gets a full-width diffuser and a pair of chromed oval tailpipes, but all-in-all there's not too much to indicate the mad power lurking within.
How much? There's no exact word as yet, but expect prices in the £75,000 region when the RS6 Avant goes on sale in the UK next spring.

If you're holding out for the saloon version (which you really shouldn't - the Avant is far cooler and has enough bootspace to swallow a small orchestra), Audi says it'll be on the way later next year.
We'll be waiting with baited notebooks to see the covers come off the RS6 Avant next week in Frankfurt. Make sure you join us.

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