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I am looking for an E63 AMG S, and I happened upon a classified listing for a 2016 E63 AMG S ... and it has some Alpha badges on it. I will be the first to admit that I am not an expert onthese cars by any means, in fact, I am just starting to get into them, but this is the first time I have seen this badging on what is supposed to be a factory car, or at least the ad doesn't let on that it isn't. Any idea what's going on here? Thank for the help.
Not a factory package for sure, alpha motor sports aka AMS is a reputable tuning company similar to renntech, weistec, etc...
The listing itself does not say much to what’s done to the car. You can have an alpha tune only and you get those badges. You could also have downpipes, their carbon fiber intake, and a few other goodies that would put down some serious power. Hard to tell unless you have a sneak peek under the car and/or under the hood
Alpha 7 package = AMS full exhaust and tune
Alpha 9 package = The above plus upgraded turbos, intake and cooling
They won't give you a badge without buying a package... this car has stock intake so it should be an Alpha 7 car, assuming the mods were left on.
Its strange that it doesn’t say “Alpha 7”. In my research online it looks like the “7” cars have badges that say “7” on them, but maybe different years, etc. The placement of the badges is different as well. Maybe I’m just not looking in the right place.
Its strange that it doesn’t say “Alpha 7”. In my research online it looks like the “7” cars have badges that say “7” on them, but maybe different years, etc. The placement of the badges is different as well. Maybe I’m just not looking in the right place.
It's possible that the owner got a hold of some badges and threw them on there..
Not a factory package for sure, alpha motor sports aka AMS is a reputable tuning company similar to renntech, weistec, etc...
The listing itself does not say much to what’s done to the car. You can have an alpha tune only and you get those badges. You could also have downpipes, their carbon fiber intake, and a few other goodies that would put down some serious power. Hard to tell unless you have a sneak peek under the car and/or under the hood
I had the Alpha tune only and no such badge was supplied. I believe this is only for the Alpha7 and Alpha9 tunes from AMS that are more involved than just an ECU tune.
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What's this Alpha badge all about?
