{"id":345,"date":"2014-11-28T06:40:54","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T06:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reconditionengines.co.uk\/blog\/?p=345"},"modified":"2019-03-25T07:31:39","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T07:31:39","slug":"mercedes-amg-ready-take-watch-bmw-audi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reconditionengines.co.uk\/blog\/mercedes-amg-ready-take-watch-bmw-audi\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes AMG is ready to take you on &#8211; Watch out BMW and Audi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Mercedes AMG Sub Brand Launched<\/h1>\n<p><a title=\"Mercedes Engines for sale\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reconditionengines.co.uk\/rec-make.asp?part=reconditioned-mercedes-engine\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mercedes<\/strong><\/a> is following the footsteps of BMW\u2019s M Performance and Audi\u2019s S ranges with a new range of AMG Sport models. These new vehicles will bridge the gap between the standard cars and the full-blooded AMG vehicles. The sub-brand will launch with two new models, believed to be the C 450 AMG Sport and the GLE 450 Coupe AMG Sport, at the Detroit Motor Show in January, with further models to be added across the range in due course.<\/p>\n<p>Tobias Moers, Chairman of <a title=\"Mercedes AMG\" href=\"http:\/\/www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk\/content\/unitedkingdom\/mpc\/mpc_unitedkingdom_website\/en\/home_mpc\/passengercars\/home\/new_cars\/model_overview_amg.flash.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>AMG<\/strong><\/a> said that \u201cif the C 63 AMG is Batman, then the C 450 AMG Sport is Robin. The dynamics will be completely by AMG, the steering, the front and rear axle, the handling is all us. It\u2019s a way of bringing the brand closer to the customer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Performance and specification details on the first two cars have not been revealed but Mercedes has confirmed that every AMG Sport model will feature \u201cuprated engine output, all-wheel drive as standard and special chassis components and brake systems from the classic AMG models.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We can expect these new vehicles to feature a tuned version of the C 400\u2019s turbocharged 329bhp 3.0-litre V6 engine with in excess of 360bhp. &#8220;The newSport models represent a convincing proposition for our customers: genuine sports car technology becomes accessible, appealing to an even broader-ranging clientele worldwide,&#8221; said Moers. &#8220;For all our dynamic growth, we remain true to our brand claim of &#8220;Driving Performance&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Since the introduction its first range of compact four-cylinder model, including the A 45 AMG, <a title=\"Mercedes AMG\" href=\"http:\/\/www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk\/content\/unitedkingdom\/mpc\/mpc_unitedkingdom_website\/en\/home_mpc\/passengercars\/home\/new_cars\/amg_showroom\/gla-45-amg\/gla45-amg.flash.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLA 45 AMG<\/strong><\/a> and GLA 45 AMG, AMG is experiencing an unprecedented level of growth and claims it will hit a new sales record of 40,000 units globally in 2014. These are set to go on sale in UK early next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mercedes AMG Sub Brand Launched Mercedes is following the footsteps of BMW\u2019s M Performance and Audi\u2019s S ranges with a new range of AMG Sport models. These new vehicles will bridge the gap between the standard cars and the full-blooded AMG vehicles. 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