Hopefully the 2008 C-Class Estate will compensate its owners for its uninspiring looks with more interior space and practicality. As one would anticipate, the C-Class Estate’s engine range will be identical with the sedan’s, meaning that it will include a top range AMG version fitted with the 457Hp strong naturally aspirated 6.2-litre V8 unit. 
Roughly a month before Mercedes-Benz officially unveils the Estate version of the new C-Class at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, South African car magazine “Wheels24” managed to scoop the mid-size SW without any camouflage whatsoever thus fully revealing the exterior shape of the new family orientated Benz. Weirdly enough and in contrast with the sexy C-Class sedan, the Estate’s appearance is once again somewhat uninspired. Maybe Benz designers should have taken a lesson or two from their colleagues in Audi (A4 Avant) and Alfa Romeo (159 SportWagon). -Continued after the jump 
Via: wheels24
2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate Caught Undisguised
Kicherer Audi R8
We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again; we don’t favor tuning solutions for sport models like the R8. Even if Kicherer’s package doesn’t include any mechanical fiddling as it concentrates on the cars handling and appearance, the end result is what we’d call, “Kitsch…erer”. Copmared to the stock version, Kicherer has added a new front spoiler that promises to reduce lift on the front axle by 15%, a new rear spoiler, 20-inch alloy rims and a set of H&R springs that lower the R8’s ground clearance by up to 15mm up front and by 30mm at the rear axle. -Continued after the jump
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