Geneva Motor Show: Carlsson C25

Remember the Carlsson C25, the limited-edition supercar based on Mercedes-Benz CL-Class? It looks great in rendering, but not so much in the metal at the Geneva Motor Show. The C25 appears as dramatic as cars come, with a full body kit, flared wheel arches, large rims and huge air vents. Maybe it is down to the colour scheme—or that out-of-place strip of orange paint on the bonnet—because the C25 kind of disappoints looks-wise.

It will not on the roads, however. Powering the rear-wheel driven supercar is a 743-bhp, 1150-Nm 6.0-litre bi-turbo V12 that brings about 100 km/h from rest in 3.7 seconds and eventually on to 352 km/h. The C25 is supposedly suitable for everyday driving, too, thanks to a self-adjusting suspension system.

Sadly, for the ultra-rich performance-addict among us, all 25 units that Carlsson has planned to produce are sold out. So, the gallery of live photos is as good as it gets...

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Seow Yao Han strives to bring you the latest and the most comprehensive information on cars available in Malaysia. But it's never easy for him to talk and write cars in this part of the world because what you lust after is often not what you drive home. When the euphoria of test-driving that branded, super-expensive sports car dies down, he just goes home in his less-than-glamorous ride.

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