AMG Heaven

Now working most of my shifts in a parking lot I often spot really nice cars and sometimes even more than that. On a recent occasion I managed to spot and photograph 3 AMG Mercedes Benzs in the same shift.

Now Mercedes Benzs are pretty common in the area of Palm Beach I live and work in. I see tons of them at work. But very few times are they the AMG versions. For those not in the know, AMG is the in-house race and tuning company for Mercedes Benz that takes their line of luxury cars and gives them a bit more muscle, from the SL convertible to the S Class sedan.

We start with these two SL convertibles. The lead one is a late model SL65 with the AMG engineered 661 horsepower 6.0 liter V12 BiTurbo engine. The car behind it is an earlier SL55 with a 5.4 liter 510 horsepower supercharged V8, the same engine featured in the Mclaren Mercedes SLR Supercar.

These are the Mercs one would expect to get the AMG treatment. However AMG, has been known to tune cars in its line up that people do not expect.

Here is a perfect example. It’s a Mercedes G Class SUV that has the same 5.5 liter V8 from the SL55 AMG. The classic G Series is by far the most noticeable vehicle in Mercedes’s line up, thus making this AMG version extra special. Here is a car that’s makes a Hummer H2 look streamlined and yet can go from 0 to 60 in 4.8 seconds!

If you want an AMG Merc be prepared to shell out a lot as AMGs are noticeably higher in price than the regular Mercs. The G-Wagon alone set my wallet on fire.