Mohammed Ben Sulayem just cannot stop building exotic cars. Not content with a US$1.5 million dollar Mercedes CLK GTR, the Dubai-based multiple rally champion is now driving a new addition to the range - a 500hp Mercedes C-Class based on a AMG C32 Kompressor.

International television companies have regularly featured Mohammed Ben Sulayem and his range of super cars. He is frequently seen along the vast open highways of Dubai in a Ferrari F50, an F40, a Bentley, a high-powered Toyota Landcruiser, a Porsche 959, a 911 GT1 or his mega Mercedes. But his latest project revolves around the modifications his team at Ben Sulayem Performance have made to a Mercedes C32 AMG, originally acquired in standard specification from Germany for 134,000 DM and now his regular mode of transport in the UAE.

"The great thing about the C-Class is the base package," admits Ben Sulayem, currently defending his FIA Middle East rally championship title for the 14th time. "The car has a great chassis, good suspension, handling and brakes. The chassis is easy to work with and all the safety aspects are already there."

Mohammed duly acquired the standard car and it arrived at his workshops ready for some serious tweaking. "The standard car is 350hp and supercharged, but this wasn't quick enough for me," jokes Ben Sulayem. "I couldn't feel it...! I knew it needed much more power. We decided to fit twin Garrett turbochargers to bring it up to the performance that I need."

Although it looks similar to a near standard Mercedes C32 AMG from the outside, Mohammed's latest creation now delivers around 480-500hp through a five-speed automatic transmission and boasts in the region of a massive 660Nm of torque.

"Believe me, it feels great to drive now. It's comfortable and very quick. There's so much power. You need to use the ESP (electronic stability control), because the rear wheels are still spinning when you reach 120 km/h...!"

 

WTLW (or last year?) but still a good read

 

i wonder if he'd be interested in sponsoring me ...hehe... sure knows how to enjoy things doesn't he... extreme cars.. multiple women probably...

 

about how much would that cost?

 

probably the price of the car itself??...i used to have the whole PDF article...some extensive custom work had to be done to fit in all that stuff and all work together ..sheesh supercharged and turbocharged

 

Cost wise, which one better, that or E55 engine transplant??

 

probably that considering the supercharged v8 weighs more then the supercharged v6. Plus the supercharged v8 wont fit in the c32. They had to prolong the front to fit the v8 in the c55

 

old story but still kicks butt!