| As a company, AMG was formed in Germany in 1967 | | | | engine. AMG phased out both the naturally aspirated |
| by two engineers that had previously worked for | | | | and supercharged 5.4 L engines in favor of the new, |
| Mercedes, in order to produce racing engines. AMG | | | | M156 V8, with optional turbo charging, beginning in 2006. |
| started off by designing and testing racing engines. | | | | Current models of the AMG Mercedes Benz include |
| They expanded their business into building bespoke | | | | the SLK55 and G55, the G signifying the turbo charged |
| road cars, based upon standard Mercedes cars but it | | | | version.In the next size category, you can choose from |
| wasn't until 1993 that the first true AMG Mercedes | | | | either the SL63, the E63 or if you really want to stand |
| Benz was unveiled with the C36. | | | | out in the AMG crowd, you could go for the sleek |
| You will notice that when you compare prices of the | | | | Black Series CLK63.As if this wasn't enough, there is |
| AMG Mercedes Benz against the production models, | | | | always AMG's offering of a true super car! |
| the upgrades do add significantly to the price ticket. | | | | Available now in Europe, but disappointingly not until |
| All AMG Mercedes Benz engines are built by hand, | | | | Spring 2010 in the U.S., the AMG Mercedes Benz SLS, |
| using a "one man, one engine" philosophy at the current | | | | a gull winged super sports car is unleashed. With a top |
| AMG plant in Affalterbach, Germany. You can actually | | | | speed of 197 mph, and that's electronically limited! The |
| find out which engineer built any particular engine as on | | | | SLS boasts a 6.3ltr V8 that develops 571 hp at 6800 |
| completion, each block is individually stamped with the | | | | rpm . |
| guys signature. Throughout the Mercedes range, the | | | | The first of, we are certain, many accolades for the |
| AMG Mercedes Benz version is sold alongside the | | | | AMG Mercedes Benz SLS is to be voted the 2009 |
| original at a premium because of all the upgrades. | | | | best sports super car in the world in a poll of readers |
| Through the early 2000s, AMG Mercedes Benz | | | | from 25 Euro motoring magazines, though how a |
| focused on two engines, both V8, both 5.5.liter, one | | | | quarter of a million people can afford the $265,000 |
| standard four stroke and the other a supercharged | | | | price ticket at the present is something to ponder. |