The video I’m about to show you saddens me, and at the same time, makes me smile like an idiot. Why? Because these two glorious Mercedes-powered behemoths represent the end of an era.

Even while they’re standing still, it’s obvious that the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and 300SL, with their long hoods, short decks and gullwing doors, share some attractive genes. The video after the jump makes it clear that they also have similar voices.

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.

Heads up guys. This is the day where you’re love of automobiles finally connects to your raging passion for Korean Pop music. The girls have taste. Let’s just sidestep the general lunacy of K-Pop music videos. Everyone breathing air right now has likely seen the Gangnam Style, so you at least have an idea of […] More »

Now here’s a color I haven’t seen yet. The first SLS AMG Black series I saw was this luminous yellow one at the LA Auto Show. I though it looked good there, but this Yosemite Blue is my new favorite. They should just put this color on everything. The SLS. The E-Class. The CLA. Hell, […] More »

If you’re into the idea of passing through the pearly gates, you probably have a concept of how you would like to cross through them. One category of people I know would like to enter them while being greeted by the smiling faces of friends and family. Another category of people I know would prefer […] More »

We’re giving you a double dose of AMG action in this week’s AMG Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. In the first video, check out RENNtech’s Stage 1 tune for the A45 AMG that bumps output to 414 horsepower and 393 lb-ft of torque at about 27 pounds of boost.   In the next video, the cylinder […] More »