The company AMG is an 100% subsidiary of Daimler AG in the Swabian town of Affalterbach. Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher founded the company on June 1, 1967 in Großaspach. The two letters of the surname of the founders and the original company headquarters resulted in “AMG”. The AMG is valued worldwide for its highly dynamic, exclusive and efficient driving pleasure. The management has made car tuning of the extra class on the flag. The successes in motorsport and with exclusive road vehicles are clearly documented. There is no such thing as “impossible” for the AMG team and with its performance technology you have grown into a medium-sized company. The company is valued worldwide for its sophisticated, exclusive tuning and as a strong sports car brand. The three letters AMG stand for luxury and sophisticated filigree sportiness. Affalterbach is not only the headquarters of the company, but also the engine manufacture with the AMG V8 engine production. The V12 engine is manufactured in Mannheim and the production of the R4 engine is located in Kölleda. More about the company is on mercedes amg.
Today the Hot Hatch Mercedes-AMG A45 S (W 177) can compete against a chipped CLA 45 S (C 118) with 365 KW (490 PS) and 660 Newton meters of torque. There were no changes to the hardware of the 2,0-liter four-cylinder in the CLA. How …
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Photo credits: Mercedes-Benz It all began in 1952 with a filigree tubular space frame, which in the first SL combined low weight with the highest possible torsional rigidity. This construction was born for the original use in motorsport and was further developed for the later production model as a coupé and roadster backbone. ...
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It was a long time ago when standard rims were no larger than 15 inches. Nowadays, most vehicles are fitted with 17 inch or larger rims as standard. And for some vehicles you can even opt for significantly larger wheels ex works ...
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Photo credits: Crossley & Webb It is one of the absolute legends of automobile construction and achieves record prices at auctions - the Mercedes 300 SL from 1954. In addition to a Jaguar E-Type, a Lamborghini Countach and a BMW 507, it belongs to ...
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Photo credit: sohu.com The Mercedes-AMG GT already received a lot of positive feedback when it was presented in September 2014, and the experts were impressed by the breathtaking sports car that the AMG department at Mercedes-Benz has put on its wheels. As the Formula 1 safety car, ...
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The last and possibly best drag race of the week comes from South Africa from the Cars.co.za channel on YouTube. The guys carried out an exciting quarter mile race on a runway outside Cape Town. With a brand new Audi RS6 Avant (C8) ...
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Photo credits: Mercedes-Benz Reason and objective The new “Are you AMG-ready?” Campaign marks the beginning of the positioning of the Mercedes-AMG brand as a sub-brand of Mercedes-Benz with the aim of strengthening the product portfolio as a performance luxury brand. The campaign is not just one ...
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Photo credit: Mercedes-Benz Just a few years after the official presentation of the Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG 6 × 6, the Kraxler has become a real legend and, in our opinion, still unrivaled. Even a Jeep Gladiator 6 × 6 doesn't change anything. But, …
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Does the brand new VW Golf R actually beat the much more powerful Mercedes-AMG A 45 S? The two rivals VW Golf R (MK8) and Mercedes-AMG A 45 S (W 177) want to find out in a drag race from CarWow. Can the 320 PS ...
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Pictures by Mercedes-Benz In around two months, Mercedes-AMG will open a new chapter in its motorsport history: The performance and sports car brand from Affalterbach will be competing in the DTM with five teams and a total of seven Mercedes-AMG GT3s. With Vincent Abril ...
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Photos by Mercedes-Benz With a sharper design, the CLS will be launched in April 2021. The front section in particular, with its new radiator grilles and bumpers, expresses the dynamism of the four-door coupé even more strongly. At the same time, the interior was decorated with additional leather ...
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With the future electrification of the powertrain, Mercedes-AMG is combining superior performance and impressive driving dynamics with the highest level of efficiency. The development of the new drive concepts came and will come from the valuable experience gained from working closely with the Formula 1 experts from Mercedes-AMG ...
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Photos by Mercedes-Benz “Dear editors! The new MERCEDES-BENZ sports car type "300 SL" (super-light) will carry out test drives in public for the first time this week. On this occasion we are sending you the technical data of this vehicle and a photo attached. ”With these lines ...
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The fight for the top athletic in the segment of the potent middle-graders is starting a new round! Audi RS5 (F5), Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupé (C 205) and the brand new BMW M4 (G82) compete against each other. The trio meets in a first drag ...
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