Badge a fuss: “AMG Sport Mercedes-AMG”
Posted on 13-01-2016 at 17:41 by MauritsH – 33 Comments”
Mercedes the last few years, a different course what the various type indications. Fortunately, the quantity is now slightly clearer.
The AMG Sports label would disappear. All the models below that were gathered, are henceforth simply referred to as Mercedes-AMG. The models in terms of sportsmanship, so just between the shore (Mercedes) and the ship (AMG) are called in the sequel so AMG.
That’s a good plan to have a reason other than the clarity, for AMG Sport models fell so far invariably in the wannabe category, which is just not flashy enough for a full-fledged AMG label. This means that the new SLC V6 under the hood has been renamed to Mercedes-AMG SLC43. The C450 is the same fate, as well as the GLE450 and so on.
The only catch to that is now still under the grass lies the chance that Mercedes in this way the magic of the AMG label somewhat downplayt. On the other hand we had in a grey past, cars like the SLK32 AMG, and don’t forget the C30 CDI AMG, so a non-V8 in an AMG is historically very responsible. As well as the choice for the number ’43’ in combination with an AMG label.
Source: Car and Driver, thanks to @uncivilsum for the tip!