Why is it called an AMG hammer?
From the December 1986 issue of Car and Driver. Don’t ask, What’s in a name? Hammer means in German precisely what it means in English, and this car’s name says exactly what it is: a hard-hitting tool. AMG crafts it to pound everything else flat. The English word hammer is from the Old Norse word, hamarr. Hamarr means “tool with a stone head”, so it once again reminds us that we are historically subject to our most basic instincts to pick up stones and use them to pound things.
How much does an AMG hammer cost?
As near as we can figure, the AMG Hammer would cost you $161,422. Most were built from the four-door version of the W124 body, although the prototype seems to have been a two-door and a wagon was built for a buyer in Chicago. Perhaps as many as 30 cars had some form of the Hammer makeover, each custom-ordered. A price of around $25 to $30: This is a good target for a long-lasting, quality tool. Some hammers cost as little as $5, but those have cheap handles and poor ergonomics.
How many AMG Hammers were made?
See what I did there? AMG produced fewer than 30 Hammers, with this one billed as the only known example fitted with a 5-speed manual gearbox. In 1988, the Mercedes-Benz started life as a well-equipped 300 CE Coupe. At AMG’s workshop, it was converted to full Hammer specs. So goes the genesis of the Mercedes-Benz AMG Hammer—a. Mercedes-Benz 300E 5. AMG—a car perhaps best known as the brand’s most brutal sedan, and one that shattered the European performance landscape of the 1980s.
What engine did the AMG hammer have?
The AMG Hammer is fitted with a custom M119 engine from the full-size 560 SEL sedan with displacement increased to 5,953 cc (6 liter), featuring 379 hp (283 kW) and 417 ft·lb (565 N·m) of torque. Mated to a four-speed automatic transmission, the AMG Hammer launches from 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) in five seconds. The Mercedes-AMG GT 63 PRO is the top-of-the-range model in the AMG GT family, impressing with even more power, improved aerodynamics and more powerful cooling.Even the SUVs in this part of the marque are fast. AMG® is short for Aufecht, Melcher, and Großaspach, the division of Mercedes-Benz that produces performance vehicles named after some of the automaker’s premier engineers. The fastest car is the 2025 Mercedes-AMG® GT 63 S E Performance, with a 0-60 time of 2.