Given how June is AMG Month here at autoevolution, we set out to see what the German performance brand has to offer in terms of models for the American market. And with no less than 35 AMG vehicles and variants on the table at the time of writing, going through them all is not an easy undertaking.
The latest and the greatest Black Series produced by the mad professors in Affalterbach is a serious piece of go-faster entertainment. But although it embodies the most consistent technology transfer from motorsport to series production, the GT simply doesn’t have the wow factor of the SLS.
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Throughout the years, AMG has taken some terrific Mercedes engines and tuned them to perfection. Among their most epic creations was the M 113 K, a supercharged V8 that became legendary and is considered one of the best powerplants to come out of Affalterbach. 13 photos
In 1999, DaimlerChrysler AG (as Mercedes-Benz s parent company was called at the time) purchased 51% of AMG shares, and the aftermarket specialist was renamed Mercedes-AMG GmbH.
Back then, the best V8 you could fit in a standard Merc was the 302-hp (306-PS) M113 5.0-liter which came in range-topping models such as the SL500, CL500, or the E500. It featured an aluminum block with single overhead cam heads made from the same material with three valves and two spark plugs per cylinder.
Apparently, the 2011 to 2015 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupé Black Series was never offered to the public in the stunning Solarbeam Yellow paint job the automaker used at the press launch. And it seems the (in)famous shade has remained a darling for the hardcore AMG followers.
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