Ten Interesting AMG Facts

If you think you know the AMG brand, check out our AMG slideshow, full of interesting AMG facts

Words Jim Davis December 22, 2014

Think you know all there is to know about the AMG brand? Here’s a pop quiz. Question number one: where was the first AMG engine built? Question two: what does AMG stand for? And question number three (true or false): the SLS is fitted with exploding doors.

Check out the slideshow below for the answer to these and other interesting AMG facts.

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Garage Success
In 1965 AMG founders Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher built their first 300 SE direct injection engine at Aufrecht's home for fun.
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24-Hour Le Mans
In 1989, the winning team of Jochen Mass, Manuel Reuter and Stanley Dickens covered what would equate to the distance of New York to San Francisco in Le Mans 24-hour race in a Sauber C9 AMG.
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It's all in the name
AMG stands for Aufrecht Melcher Großaspach - the last names of the founding fathers Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher along with Aufrecht's birthplace of Großaspach.
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Faster is better
AMG has made a name for itself with the 300 SEL 6.8 AMG, for which they tuned up a 300 SEL 6.3. In order to make it as fast as possible, they reduced its weight by 195 kg and powered it up by 178 hp.
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SLS AMG in Pieces
5,861 - The number of pieces that make up a Mercedes SLS AMG. Two of those pieces are explosive capsules that will bomb out the doors in the event the SLS AMG is flipped on its roof.
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Pump up the jams
The Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG Bang & Olufsen ICEpower Sound System has more power than 20 standard home stereo systems.
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Shifting in the blink of an eye
100 milliseconds - the time it takes the Mercedes C 63 AMG Black Series AMG Speedshift MCT 7-speed sports transmission to shift gears.
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Fly like an eagle
When the gullwing doors on an SLS AMG are open, they have about the same wing-span as a full-grown sea eagle.
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One Man - One Engine
All AMG models are built with a standard AMG policy - One Man, One Engine. The only AMG car not to follow this policy was the CLS 63 AMG that was built by one AMG mechanic with the help of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher.
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A whale's tail
Like a Mercedes G 55 AMG, a blue whale's tail can generate up to 500 hp.

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