AMG S class??
Thread Starter
Super Member
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 574
Likes: 0
From: Newport Beach
04 C230K-ss
AMG S class??
Hey guys I have a quick question. Today while I was at work I was checking all the exotics flying by my starbucks on PCH and I saw a new S class..but it looked a little different than the others that I have seen. I look at the back of the car as it drives by and has the AMG badge on the back. So do they already have the AMG version of the new S class out yet??? 
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 5,517
Likes: 20
From: Las Vegas, NV
2011 E350 Cabriolet..White and Almond Mocha
Originally Posted by AsianML
ClayJ--I don't recall the AMG Package cars ever having the AMG badging. At least these new ones.
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 4,846
Likes: 291
From: Dallas TX
2013 650i Coupe, 2010 IS250 AWD, 1999 S500
It was just a new S-Class owner who purchased some AMG badges to make it look like an "AMG" S-Class. The AMG package doesn't get an AMG badge and the S63 isn't out yet, unless you saw a S65 AMG very, very early, being driven by some MB exec.
M
M
Trending Topics
MB World Stories
The Best of Mercedes & AMG
6 Mercedes Models That Did NOT Age Well (But Are Somehow Still Cool)
Verdad Gallardo
Manual Mercedes? 6 Times Sindelfingen Let Drivers Have All The Fun
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 S Is Extremely Rare Example Modified by McLaren
Verdad Gallardo
8 Classic Boxy Mercedes Designs That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
Verdad Gallardo
Flawlessly Restored Mercedes 190E Evo II Heads to Auction
Verdad Gallardo
Electric Mercedes C-Class Unveiled: 11 Things You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes EQS Gets A Major Update: Everything You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
5 Underrated Mercedes-Benz Models That Don't Get the Love They Deserve
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes 300D Has Pushed Well Past 1 Million Miles and It Ain't Stopping
Verdad Gallardo
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 5,517
Likes: 20
From: Las Vegas, NV
2011 E350 Cabriolet..White and Almond Mocha
Originally Posted by JAdmiral
WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING BADGERS!!
Thread Starter
Super Member
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 574
Likes: 0
From: Newport Beach
04 C230K-ss
Originally Posted by ClayJ
Two(?) words for all of us: camera phone.
Don't you wish we had a pic?
(...we always want pictures....)
Don't you wish we had a pic?
(...we always want pictures....)
Thread Starter
Super Member
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 574
Likes: 0
From: Newport Beach
04 C230K-ss
Originally Posted by Germancar1
and the S63 isn't out yet, unless you saw a S65 AMG very, very early, being driven by some MB exec.
M
M
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 4,846
Likes: 291
From: Dallas TX
2013 650i Coupe, 2010 IS250 AWD, 1999 S500
Originally Posted by TheBossman
With this being Newport Beach and all...I wouldnt be suprised if it actually was the new AMG. I usually see all the new exotics with dst. plates around here- too much stinking wealth in this city. Plus im right next door to an exotic porsche/audi/bentley dealership so trade-in's drive by all the time
I doubt if you saw a real AMG S-Class this early, especially the S63. They wouldn't be testing it out in the open like that. It would be in camo. Now the S65 hmmmmm... its about 4-5 months away so all I can say is hmmmmmm could be but I doubt it.
M
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 464
Likes: 20
From: long island , ny
2016 G63 ; 981 boxster GTS
i think i saw one too
2 weeks ago , sat nite on sprain pkwy in westchester..def sport package skirts as i came up to his side. silver or gray, road was pretty dark. and i saw badges on right and left from behind. couldnt confirm if right side badge was "AMG" but i suspect it was.
Super Member
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 904
Likes: 3
2001 S500 Sport "Klaus"
AMG badging on sport pak cars
I think it may be a very recent phenomenon, but I've seen an E320 with the AMG sport/appearance package, which includes twin tailpipes and cool rear valance (single outlets rather than the '55's dual-twin outlets) and all the other AMG bodywork, and it was badged "E35" with the AMG badge on the right edge of the trunklid as well.
I also saw a e350 wagon with the AMG appearance package the other day... thing looked exactly like my e55T, and probably cost about $40k less!!!
Isn't it sort of typical Mercedes (look at last year's S class w/ all the AMG appearance trappings on the exterior) to make the last-year-of-model bodies upgraded to look like the hyper-expensive AMG's? Maybe they've figured they can do that every year and attract in the $6k-15k range of price markups just for some lower body-cladding and an AMG badge.
Being mainly a city driver myself, I'd have liked to know that the complete AMG appearance was such an easy option to have (it was not when I bought my car); I love the '55's performance like no other, but I'll admit that the appearance weighed at least as heavily in my decision. Don't know whether I'd rather have taken the $30-40k and a less-steep weekly fuel bill to have the same looking car as the one I'm now driving. It's actually only a tough question b/c I'm a torque fanatic; otherwise, it's a no-brainer, isn't it?
I also saw a e350 wagon with the AMG appearance package the other day... thing looked exactly like my e55T, and probably cost about $40k less!!!
Isn't it sort of typical Mercedes (look at last year's S class w/ all the AMG appearance trappings on the exterior) to make the last-year-of-model bodies upgraded to look like the hyper-expensive AMG's? Maybe they've figured they can do that every year and attract in the $6k-15k range of price markups just for some lower body-cladding and an AMG badge.
Being mainly a city driver myself, I'd have liked to know that the complete AMG appearance was such an easy option to have (it was not when I bought my car); I love the '55's performance like no other, but I'll admit that the appearance weighed at least as heavily in my decision. Don't know whether I'd rather have taken the $30-40k and a less-steep weekly fuel bill to have the same looking car as the one I'm now driving. It's actually only a tough question b/c I'm a torque fanatic; otherwise, it's a no-brainer, isn't it?
Out Of Control!!
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 18,414
Likes: 6
From: West Michigan
2007 E63
Originally Posted by vixapphire
I think it may be a very recent phenomenon, but I've seen an E320 with the AMG sport/appearance package, which includes twin tailpipes and cool rear valance (single outlets rather than the '55's dual-twin outlets) and all the other AMG bodywork, and it was badged "E35" with the AMG badge on the right edge of the trunklid as well.
I also saw a e350 wagon with the AMG appearance package the other day... thing looked exactly like my e55T, and probably cost about $40k less!!!
Isn't it sort of typical Mercedes (look at last year's S class w/ all the AMG appearance trappings on the exterior) to make the last-year-of-model bodies upgraded to look like the hyper-expensive AMG's? Maybe they've figured they can do that every year and attract in the $6k-15k range of price markups just for some lower body-cladding and an AMG badge.
Being mainly a city driver myself, I'd have liked to know that the complete AMG appearance was such an easy option to have (it was not when I bought my car); I love the '55's performance like no other, but I'll admit that the appearance weighed at least as heavily in my decision. Don't know whether I'd rather have taken the $30-40k and a less-steep weekly fuel bill to have the same looking car as the one I'm now driving. It's actually only a tough question b/c I'm a torque fanatic; otherwise, it's a no-brainer, isn't it?
I also saw a e350 wagon with the AMG appearance package the other day... thing looked exactly like my e55T, and probably cost about $40k less!!!
Isn't it sort of typical Mercedes (look at last year's S class w/ all the AMG appearance trappings on the exterior) to make the last-year-of-model bodies upgraded to look like the hyper-expensive AMG's? Maybe they've figured they can do that every year and attract in the $6k-15k range of price markups just for some lower body-cladding and an AMG badge.
Being mainly a city driver myself, I'd have liked to know that the complete AMG appearance was such an easy option to have (it was not when I bought my car); I love the '55's performance like no other, but I'll admit that the appearance weighed at least as heavily in my decision. Don't know whether I'd rather have taken the $30-40k and a less-steep weekly fuel bill to have the same looking car as the one I'm now driving. It's actually only a tough question b/c I'm a torque fanatic; otherwise, it's a no-brainer, isn't it?
It's easier to identify the AMG Package and the actual AMG car itself now.
