What does the "AMG" you see on the high end Mercedes stand for? just curious if anyone new off-hand

Hi Knerk

Aufrecht,
Melcher (co-founders of the company)
Grossaspach (little town in germany whre the factory is)

http://www.mbusa.com/brand/container.jsp?/models/amg/about/history/index.jsp&modelCode=AMG&menu=2_3

they're basically a special model division in mercedes, kinda like mazdaspeed i guess. they cars are typically named differently with only 2 digits instead of 3, so like the s500 and s600 are the regular models but then there's the s55 amg. or sl55 amg etc etc

Originally posted by Matteo
Hi Knerk

Aufrecht,
Melcher (co-founders of the company)
Grossaspach (little town in germany whre the factory is)

I knew you would come through on that Matteo - you are one of the more well informed people here

i'm only a MF italian who is just a car nut
:-))

It's the two initials of the two founders last names and the G is from the town A (Aufrech I believe, Melcher being the other) was born in, which is Grosssomething...

AMG was originally a seperate company from Mercedes and they tuned Mercedes much like Ruf does for Porsche. However Mercedes eventually offered special AMG versions of their cars at their dealers, whereas Ruf is considered a seperate manufacturer. It was a sperperate venture for some time, and then a joint venture, and today Merecedes owns AMG.


Edit: I guess I need to learn to type faster :p

Originally posted by IkeWRX


Edit: I guess I need to learn to type faster :p

you and me both =p

Since we are on this topic...I have another brain teaser: What does BMW stand for? and does anyone know why the BMW logo looks the way it does? :)

Bayerische Motoren Werke ...watch someone already reply to this >_< but i don't know why the logo is the way it is

Here is the answer, lefuton
http://www.buildingbrands.com/didyouknow/06_bmw_logo.shtml

Originally posted by Matteo
i'm only a MF italian who is just a car nut
:-))

makes two of us

Grossaspach (little town in germany whre the factory is)

There may have been an AMG factory there at one point, but currently AMG's are being built in Affalterbach, I think.

Grossaspach is about 10 km from Affalterbach.
Maybe is the old site of the factory and the newone is in Affalterbach

Originally posted by lefuton
Bayerische Motoren Werke ...watch someone already reply to this >_< but i don't know why the logo is the way it is

Because they where an Aero engine maker and the most Important single seat Fighters had BMW engines in WWI it was the Fokker VII which is the only weapon mention specificly in the Verscies (or how you spell the French royal palace outside Paris)
Treaty and then the FW190 or Butcher Bird. It used the same engine as the Do 17z Medium Bomber which was a 14 cyl Radial engine which was more readily available over the Damiler DB 601 in the Bf/Me 109 fighters the logo is a spinning propeller.

Originally posted by Matteo
Grossaspach is about 10 km from Affalterbach.
Maybe is the old site of the factory and the newone is in Affalterbach

Nope, Grossaspach was the birthplace of Aufrecht, not the place where the factorty is/was.

And some people say that BMW stands for( Black Mans Willy) HA HA HA.

AMG is actually pronounced in German something like Au Mmm Gai = I am gay!! No joke, I saw this on Motor Week show a year or so ago.

AMG was bought by MB a few yrs ago. It was a tuner much like Lorinser or Brabus.

AMG= hand built engines------ every engine is signed on a gold plate on the engine by the builder! next time you see one check under the hood!