Going out on a low note isn’t such a bad thing. Especially when that note is as low and sonorous as that played by the hand-built V8 of the Mercedes-Benz AMG 6.3 vehicles. Yes, 2014 is the end of an era. The 6.2-liter M156 and M159 units will soon go the way of the dodo, but don’t worry; twin-turbo 5.5L engines have started taking their spots, and the similarly blown 4.0L mill for the next-generation C63 should prove to be a worthy successor. Perhaps in the future those eight-bangers will make a list as revered as the one after the jump.
We’ve got a thread on the MBWorld forum that is chock-full of beautiful machinery. Have a look at the pics below featuring some of the cars that caught our attention. 1999 Brilliant Silver C43 AMG is Brilliant Owner: svt ricco These are Pretty Cool, Too via: PJmak And These Resting at Home, Too Have a Look at […] More »
Gary Paffett just tweeted this clip shot on board his Mercedes-Benz AMG C-Coupe DTM car. As you’ll clearly see, “rubbin’s racin’.” Indeed. Also, check out the flames on the overrun… The footage comes from the start and first lap of the third race of the season, held at Red Bull Ring Spielberg. Sounds are sick, […] More »
Gary Paffett is a reserve driver for the McLaren Mercedes F1 team. Yet despite his talent as a driver, he doesn’t receive much track time in F1. To keep his skills sharp, Paffett takes part in German Touring Car racing, or Deutsche Touringwagen Masters (DTM), for the Mercedes-Benz team. Last season he nearly captured the […] More »
AMG has been the go-to tuner for Mercedes-Benz for the last 45 years. In celebration of their corporate marriage, AMG is celebrating by doing what they do best: building sweet cars. This time they’ve set their focus on turning a few SLS’s into GT3 spec racers. Porsche GT3 RS eat your heart out. Unlike the […] More »
In the 1990s, one of the premier motorsport series were the DTM races participated in by Opel, Alfa Romeo, Mercedes-Benz and eventually, BMW. At the time, the rules permitted a lot of technical innovation, which Mercedes and AMG wholly embraced in developing their DTM race cars. These technologies included active suspension, all-wheel drive, traction control, active aerodynamics, ABS and moveable ballast. And although engine displacements were limited to 2.5 litres, configurations allowed were any engines that were in production at the time. Mercedes-Benz’s weapon of… Continue Reading »
No one will blame you for not knowing who Kim Dotcom is. What’s important, is that he’s an extremely wealthy nerd with a thing for being flashy. Lucky for us, he’s also got a thing for driving fast and a love for Mercedes-Benz. As a result, he can do things that are pure fantasy for […] More »
