Re: <off Topic> Merc. AMG

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <v04102710b2674e59feb8@[10.1.1.5]> Brett Dikeman writes:

> What the heck is a Mercedes AMG?  I assume it's an aftermarket mod company,
> but I was looking for details.  Looked exactly like a standard C-series,
> but with big "AMG" letters on the back, funny exhaust, and extra-big tires.
> Is this the company that drops in the huge V8/V12's?  Looked like a
> ex-highschool-football-quarterback--who-drove-a-mustang-5.0-turned-rich-executiv
> e type car.

AMG have been around for years, doing absolutely outrageous things to
everything Daimler-Benz produces.  Including the very top of the line
Mercedes.

Their typical product is _VERY_ in-your-face - lowered further than
you'd believe it would go, with a body kit more suited to a racetrack
and gobs of extra power.  Their latest excursion is apparently into
"stealth" versions.

AMGs are pretty common in Germany - one of the ultimate Autobahn cars.

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