Mercedes-Benz 300E AMG 5.6 Hammer (W124) specs Price in US $125,000 - $137,000 Car type 4-door saloon Curb weight 1599-1655 kg (3525-3649 lbs) Introduced 1987 Origin country Germany Gas mileage 16.8-15.7 l/100 km (14-15 mpg US / 17-18 mpg UK) Views 40.1k Performance 0 -...
The ‘Hammer’ is one of the most famous pre-merger AMGs AMG had been in the ascendancy for 10-15 years by the time the W124 appeared, but it was its V8-engined 300E saloons that really made its reputation as a maker of hotted-up road machinery, eventually leading to the acquisition...
Mercedes-Benzis one of the few European automakers that remains faithful to selling estates here in America, particularly fast ones. And it technically all started with the W124-based AMG Hammer from the 1980s.
It’s anAMG-tuned Mercfor one thing, before the days thatAMGwas part of Mercedes. So technically all the modifications fitted to this car are aftermarket, including the tuned 4.2-litre V8 engine. While not as powerful asmodern AMG sledgehammers, the 400 E is still quick by today’s stan...
Every Mercedes-Benz car on sale in India 30 years ago was on display in the ‘Class of 1994’ section. Even some rare estates like the Ponton W120, W115, W123 and W124 were present. The 300SL led the convoy of the classic Merc with the 190SL behind it. ...
Legendary model icons such as the 300 SEL 6.9 AMG racing touring car, the 300 E 5.6 “The Hammer”, the CLK DTM or the SLS AMG Electric Drive have repeatedly confirmed the brand’s reputation as a gamechanger. Mercedes-AMG 55 years marketing campaign “55 years – changing the game” |...