RAD

This according to the website:

http://www.mercedes-benz.com/omb/amg...al/e/index.htm

Anyone know why that is?

RAD

Anyone?....Buehler?...Anyone?

48 views and counting...c'mon...I know there are lots of smart people here!

brlazar2

i believe it has to do with incompatibility of 4 wheel drive system and offset of rear wheels being different than fronts. exhaust system and ride height may also come into play............just a recollection from an earlier thread.

ATS

It doesn't make sense to do this.

When you buy the 4Matic they give you all seasons. With the Appearance and the AMG kit you get W or Z rated (fast rip up the road tires)..

I guess they could give you all seasons on the appearance and AMG but it really is two different types of buyers..

RAD

atssytems,

Gotta disagree. I, for one, am the type of buyer who would love the AMG with the 4MATIC.

And look at the 911 Turbo--permanent AWD.

ATS

True.. I guess what I was trying to say is the reason they don't offer if it that there probably isn't the market..

Harris

Why bother paying an insane price buying an AMG kit from the factory? You can just buy it aftermarket from vendor like me!

Sometimes MB do things that are not very easy to understand, but they do have their reasons.

RAD

Hey ATS!

Just noticed your autosig. Can you hook me up with that ice cream/snow cone dispenser? Now there's an option that I truly cannot live without!

scorchie

In the W210, the E55 was available as 4Matic in both sedan and wagon versions. That implies the body kit, as well. I believe the other models were available with a combination of AMG styling and 4Matic.

On the W211, the E55 is not available in 4Matic, but probably due to inability of the driveline to handle the power. However, the E500, E320, E240, etc. are all available in 4Matic, but none in combination with AMG styling. You can have one or the other.

This is probably due to some technical incompatibility more than anything (but probably not wheel offset or tire size). It could be something as simple as exhaust though, as previously mentioned in this thread.

It may be resolved at a later date.

So I don't believe it is two different kinds of buyers... 4Matic is a performance thing, too, and when on a W210 AMG car, was still fitted with tires suitable for speed.

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Teck

Actually the AMG bodykit isn't available for all 4-M MB's. I can't tell you why I have to read the product info at the office. Fact is that the produczion plant off all 4-M MB's is at Austria and not in Germany. But I'll let you know on monday if I'm back at the office!

scorchie

Plenty of parts are shipped to Graz to build the cars, just as not all the parts for W211s are manufactured at Sindefingen and some must be shipped there. The fact that it is in Austria isn't a good enough reason. Just load up another truck with parts and send it somewhere else.

Like the A-class body panels are stamped at Sindelfingen, yet the car is made at Bremen.

I just checked the W210s and many of those were built at Graz, and they too were available with AMG styling.

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Teck

Well actually I've never seen a W210 4-M with AMG styling but everything is possible lol. But I am sure for more than 100% that the AMG styling isn't available for the W203 and W211 4-M (only 4-M) I just read the pruduct info 57-03 from MB (I'm working at one of the biggest MB dealer in Switzerland). Also in the price list there is a - for not available.

onpaws

Wow... you guys know so much. haha

scorchie

I don't dispute what you say about the W203, as a matter of fact I agree with that. But the W210 was available with both, both sedan and estate:





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Teck

lol nice pic man

Well like I said I don't remember btu I think you're right. All my product info's of the W/S 210 are in the trash can (to old stuff for my work).