Jalopnik: Amg

CLK GTR Is The Ultra-Rare Super Car Mercedes Had To Build

Tom Joslin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:00:00 EST

Mercedes didn't exactly have road use in mind when they designed the CLK GTR for the recently introduced FIA GT Championship, but in order to meet homologation standards for the series 25 cars were built for the street. More »

What Happens When You Put Four Donuts On A C63 AMG?

Wes Siler — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:30:00 EST

For the first episode of DRIVE TV's Chris Harris On Cars show, the English motoring hack swaps out the wide, sticky tires on a Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG for 125-section donuts. Yes, the emergency get-you-home spares. The result? According to Chris, it's "the best handling car ever." WTF? More »

2012 Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series: Cheap(er) speed

Wes Siler — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:00:00 EST

If you know anything about expensive cars, you know that "Black Series" is German for "crazy expensive." The 2012 Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series, however, is only moderately expensive. Figure sub-$100,000, making this the fancy fast Merc for plebes. Engine parts from the SLS AMG mean it's still plenty fast though. More »

Nissan GT-R and CLS 63 AMG combine for 1,080 horsepower of hoonage

Raphael Orlove — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:00:00 EDT

Fourteen cylinders, 1,080 horsepower and six wheel drive. It's what happens when you let our friends loose on an abandoned airfield with a Nissan GT-R and Mercedes CLS 63 AMG. More »

Mercedes C63 AMG wagon sounds glorious on the track

Tom Joslin — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:00:00 EDT

The Mercedes C63 AMG wagon is the Medical Car of choice for the 2011 Formula One Championship and it has never looked, or for that matter, sounded better. More »

2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG: This is it

Mike Spinelli — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:30:00 EDT

If there were any doubts about Mercedes-Benz's intent to keep the ML63 AMG in rotation, these photos should assuage the living crap out of them. A pre-production prototype was just spotted outside the Barnes & Noble in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 20 miles west of the MB plant in Vance. More »

How an oil trader scammed his way into Frank Sinatra's Caddy

Justin Hyde — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:00:00 EDT

A Houston oil shipper used the complexity of world markets to make millions moving oil, buying huge homes, a fleet of 11 Mercedes and Frank Sinatra's 1957 Cadillac Eldorado. Now he's in jail, and the feds are auctioning his rides. More »

Practice your swing with a neon pink-on-black SL65 AMG

Justin Hyde — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:30:00 EDT

The Mercedes Benz SL65 AMG represents a proud pinnacle of German engineering whose heritage dates to the origins of the automobile. If he'd seen this one emblazoned with neon grille lights and pink badges, Gottlieb Daimler might have gone back to smithing flatware. More »

The $100,000 Off-Road Challenge

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 31 May 2011 12:00:00 EDT

If glowing purple aliens landed in front of the drainage pipes our Range Rover Supercharged and Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG had just climbed, none of the guys in the lifted Jeep would have noticed. Nothing looks stranger than $230K screwing around in the dirt. More »

A Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG for EMTs

Mike Spinelli — Tue, 10 May 2011 15:30:00 EDT

It's the official Formula 1 safety car, but what would a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG for EMTs look like? You're looking at it. Unfortunately for those EMTs, it's just a show car built to drum-up interest in Benz's real public-safety vehicles. More »

350-hp AMG A-Class in the works

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:45:00 EDT

AMG's already planning their own version of the new A-Class concept, which we've hereby dubbed the "fetal bulldog" because that's what it looks like. And with a speculated 350 hp and AWD it'll have some bite, too. More »

What is your favorite factory built sleeper?

Tom Joslin — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EDT

One of the only things cooler than a fast car that looks fast is a fast car that doesn't look fast. While it's hard to pinpoint exactly why sleepers are so cool, their appeal to car lovers in undeniable. What is your favorite factory built sleeper? More »

Day-old Mercedes SLS AMG crashes into bus

Justin Hyde — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:00:00 EDT

It's only Tuesday and already this week's harvest of crashed supercars looks to be a bumper crop with this addition: a Mercedes SLS AMG in Bosnia thrashed into a bus just a day after rolling off the dealer's lot. More »

Drunk millionaire drives $500K McLaren SLR with no front wheels

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:00:00 EDT

Riffing on yesterday's unfortunate (and possibly alcohol-related) 911 GT3 RS wreck, the chaps at Axis of Oversteer found an even more egregious example: the wheelless McLaren SLR of Roberto Parli. More »

World's quickest Mercedes-Benz runs 10.41-second 1/4 mile

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:00:00 EDT

Keith Brantley's 2009 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG with an MHP stage 3 package claims to have stolen the "title" of world's quickest (production, tuned) Mercedes-Benz with a 10.41-second quarter-mile run this weekend, besting the RENNTech Mercedes C63's time of 11.58. More »

Proof gauge porn is a real thing

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:00:00 EDT

We traffic in a lot of Car Porn and Engine Porn, but reader Alan Ly emailed us to make the point that gauge porn is a real thing and sent us this shot he took of a 2010 Mercedes C63 AMG instrument cluster as proof. More »

Your ridiculously awesome Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG wallpaper is here

Mike Spinelli — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:30:00 EST

Today's wallpaper comes from old bud Scott Dukes, Los Angeles-based automotive photographer, who's been known to dive from moving cars after spotting the perfect shoot location. The 1600-px version is here and the giganto-desktop version is on our Facebook page. More »

2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Better By A Nose

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:30:00 EST

The current C63 AMG's no slouch, but the old-style snout's quickly seemed out-of-place. The slight enhancement to the front of the 2012 Mercedes C63 AMG brings so much crease you'll slice your cornea if you stare for too long. More »

AMG Considering Naturally-Aspirated V8 For SLK55

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:15:00 EST

No KOMPRESSOR for you! upcoming AMG version of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK. [AutoWeek] More »

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK Has "MAGIC SKY CONTROL"

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:30:00 EST

The new 2012 Mercedes SLK has what ze Germans call "MAGIC SKY CONTROL." The feature allows drivers to dim or lighten the convertible's folding glass roof with a touch of a button. The car may also have an engine. More »

2012 Mercedes SLK Takes In The California Air

Justin Hyde — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:30:00 EST

While European Union bureaucrats took the liberty of publishing the trademark views of the 2012 Mercedes SLK, just a month after Mercedes gave us a glimpse, a Jalopnik reader caught the real deal enjoying the Bay Area views. More »

2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG First Photos Leak?

Justin Hyde — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:30:00 EST

With the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class en route, the C63 AMG version can't be far behind. Sure enough these purported first pics show typical Teutontic tautening of the vanilla version. Motivation come from the still-ill-named 6.2-liter V8. One interior shot below. More »

Tilt-Shifting Across The 'Ring In An SLS

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:00:00 EST

The Mercedes SLS AMG plays cat-and-mouse with another gullwinged sports car across the 'Ring in this tilt-shift photo. [via Numero—13] More »

Why The Infiniti-AMG Rumor Doesn't Float

Ray Wert — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:45:00 EST

No, Infiniti will not get a Mercedes AMG engine for the M sedan. Why? Because of the motion of the ocean or something. [AutoNews] More »

A Tale Of Two Cupcakes

Ray Wert — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:45:00 EST

One is the type of cupcake AMG makes. The other? The type of cupcake Cadillac makes. Both are designed to be small, pretty to look at and completely devoid of value to us. More »

AMG Sturms Back With 550-HP CLS63 AMG

Justin Hyde — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:10:00 EST

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If matte is the new black and green the new gold, the 2012 Mercedes Benz CLS63 AMG should be in style for years to come. There's 550 hp and 33 mpg highway. Is that something you might be interested in? More »

Mercedes Partners with Ducati, Plans Axis Of Horsepower

Wes Siler — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:15:00 EST

In a fit of Italo-German cooperation not seen for over 60 years, Mercedes has announced AMG and Ducati will be partners. The target of evil plans of the new axis powers aren't clear, but could include MotoGP sponsorship. [HellForLeather, InsideLine] More »

The Secret Life Of A Safety Car Driver

Peter Orosz — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:00:00 EST

Bernd Mayländer's office is a Mercedes–Benz SLS AMG. He’s led more laps in the 2010 Formula One season than all but the top five drivers. And he’s been at it for ten years. More »

RENNtech C74 Konzept: Dat Ass

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:00:00 EDT

Two common Mercedes C63 AMG complaints are: The lack of grip and understated appearance. The RENNtech C74 "Konzept" fixes both problems with a wide-as-Jennifer Lopez rear track and a widebody aero kit that makes the U.S.S. Enterprise look inconspicuous. More »

Jenson Button's Other Car Is A Mercedes-Benz C-Class DR 520 Estate

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:15:00 EDT

F1 champion Jenson Button's taken delivery of one of twenty batshit-crazy 520-hp Mercedes-Benz C-Class DR 520s. Better yet, he bought an Estate. Our team of experts have determined this is the exact moment wagons are now cool for the masses. More »

Top Gear Declares Day-Glo Yellow Electric Mercedes SLS "The Future"

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:45:00 EDT

The Mercedes SLS AMG E-Cell's the polar opposite of a golf cart. Electric, yes, but also sickly powerful with 528-hp and 649lb-ft of torque. Top Gear's stabbed the quiet-pedal and declared it "...the Future. With a capital F." [TopGear] More »

We've Come A Long Way Baby

Ben Wojdyla — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:30:00 EDT

A Ford Model T paces a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG at the Woodward Dream Cruise. Considering a stretch of Woodward was amongst the first concrete-paved road in the world, a more perfect illustration of automotive progress couldn't be asked for. More »

2012 Mercedes CLS: More Creases, New 429 HP V8

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:15:00 EDT

Leaked brochure scans show the 2012 Mercedes CLS combines the CLS Shooting Brake Concept's creased look with the model's influential four-door coupe style and a new 429-hp twin-turbo 4.6-liter V8. A 570-hp AMG model's coming, too. [MBP via eMercedesBenz] More »

Swedish Driver Gets $1 Million Ticket, Needs Better Excuses

Justin Hyde — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:30:00 EDT

Police in Switzerland say a 37-year-old Swedish man faces $1 million fine for taking his black Mercedes SLS AMG up to 180 mph. His excuse? Faulty speedometer, which was impounded with the rest of the car. (H/T to everyone!) [BBC] More »

Mercedes SLS Fastest Car Shot In 3D At 162 MPH

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:15:00 EDT

Take a pair of 563-hp Mercedes SLS AMG sports cars, combine with two racing drivers, add a bunch of 3D cameras and you've got a 3D film shot at 162 mph. Here's the 2D trailer. More »

Lust Is A Chrome Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 Racer

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:30:00 EDT

Chrome cars are normally gaudy affairs, but somehow this chrome-wrapped Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 racer looks like liquid speed. The distillation of perfection wrought in aluminum und shteel. It almost needs a new name. "Sex on Wheels" seems appropriate. More »

2011 Mercedes-Benz CL63/CL65 AMG: V8 Or V12?

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:30:00 EDT

For your premium luxury grand touring needs, the newly minted Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG offers a 5.5-liter twin-turbo V8 with 536 hp. Need something faster? The CL65 AMG has a 5.9-liter twin-turbo V12 and 621 hp. Decisions, decisions. More »

This Is Why People Think Mercedes-Benz Drivers Are Asshats

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EDT

When one handicapped parking space isn't enough for your $145,000 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG, why not take up two and the "No Parking" space in between them? Because that would make you an asshat. More »

Mercedes C-Class DR 520: The Doctor Is A Nutter

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:30:00 EDT

For the super-limited-edition Mercedes-Benz C-Class DR 520, Stuttgart started with a C63 AMG, added 60 horses, the AMG Performance Pack Plus, and matte black or white vinyl wrap. Zero to 62 mph in 4.1 seconds. Win. More »

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell: Gullwing, Electrified

Sam Smith — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:00:00 EDT

This is the factory-built electric Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell. It's a prototype sporting four electric motors with a combined output of 525 hp and 649 lb-ft of grunt. Also, it's yellow and has funky doors, but who cares? Torrrrrrrrrrrrque! More »