The a wave of minivans that flooded Europe in the 90s, spawned several sports and unusual versions ! We are not talking about famous people here 1994 F1 space no with Peugeot 806 from the 24 Hours of Spa in 1995. Rather, serial models, wise in appearance, but capable of good performance. Most of the general manufacturers were involved in this at the time. Renault and PSA grafted V6 in their space and 807/C8. Opel has equipped its Zafira with an OPC version with a capacity of 240 horsepower and a maximum speed of 229 km/h! We have equipped Volkswagen Carp from the famous VR6 block already abandoned the Golf and Passat, which were offered before 204 horsepower. But these few examples are minor players compared to the most radical of all: Mercedes-Benz R63 AMG!

A luxurious minivan that impresses with performance

you remember Classify ? This is the name Mercedes-Benz gave to its long-awaited large minivan, landed in 2005. If it was not a great success (about 200,000 copies), it is because its philosophy was at the crossroads of worlds. Minivan, station wagon, SUV? He was a bit of all three at the same time, and its elite prices did not allow him to make a big career. Moreover, he was more focused on the American market, which is collected locally and exported to Europe, China and Japan in anhydrous form. Despite this, Mercedes saw fit give it a radical sporty AMG 63 version ! He was vaccinated a V8 6.2 unit with a capacity of 510 horsepower and 630 Nm of torque. With such a cutter and despite its 2.2 tons, the R63 Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in five secondsfor maximum speed (limited by electronics) 275 km/h. The fastest minivan in the West, reserved for the left lane of the highway…

A copy in Germany is for sale

That’s a crazy rate lasted only one year, 2007and gave birth only 200 copies of this supercharged minivan. It is to this day one of the rarest AMG models, and they are not often found in classifieds, especially on this side of the Atlantic. imagine that copy has just resurfaced, available for sale at the dealership in Munich, Germany. The copy in question has only 132,000 kilometers on the clock, and is in a perfect state of preservation. This is a European copy, sold new in Germany in 2007. It is presented on a price UAH 46,900€, to which it will be necessary to add daily gasoline costs (more than 20 l/100 km on average). You can familiarize yourself with the announcement of this car curiosity on this website.