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History Setup in 1967, the name comes from Hans Werner A ufrecht and Erhard M elcher who founded the company at the Old Mill in Burgstall near G rossaspach, the birthplace of Hans Werner Aufrecht It was originally named "Engineering office for the Design and Testing of Racing Engines" The name was later shortened to simply AMG AMG relocated in 1978 to Affalterbach, Germany Teamed up with Daimler-Benz in 1998 for its motor racing comeback in the German Touring Car Championship The two companies merged in 1999 & became Mercedes-AMG GmbH AMG celebrates it s 42 nd anniversary in 2009 Slide 3
Philosophy Working in single-shift operation, the engine factory builds approximately 100 AMG engines per day Customers can chose from a total of 16 unique AMG high-performance automobiles with a performance spectrum from 360 HP to 612 HP One man, One engine - A single engineer is responsible for assembling the entire high-performance AMG engine, from installing the crankshaft in the cylinder block, through mounting the camshaft to the wiring and filling up the engine oil. A signature on a specially designed engine badge bears witness to this responsibility Slide 4
Timeline First Racing Engine 300 SE AMG enters racing with McLaren 450 SLC AMG first victory in Nurburgring C 36 AMG is first car launched in collaboration with MB & AMG Introduction of 55 AMG engines in CLK, E, S & CL AMG V8 Kompressor wins Engine of the year Award in DTM 7th victory for AMG in DTM 1965 1972 1976 1980 1983 1985 1993 1996 1998 1999 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 AMG moves to Affalterbach 1st vehicle with 4 valves/ Cyl V8 E 50 AMG Launched SL 73 AMG becomes world s fastest roadster SL 65 AMG is Engine of the year AMG opens new production facility CLK GTR 6.9 liter V12 600 bhp introduced AMG turns 40 - market launch CL 65 AMG & CLK 63 AMG Black series Slide 5
AMG Models Sedan C 63 AMG E 63 AMG S 63 AMG S 65 AMG Coupe CLK 63 AMG CLS 63 AMG CL 63 AMG CL 65 AMG Roadster SLK 55 AMG SL 63 AMG SL 65 AMG SUV ML 63 AMG G 55 AMG Slide 6
AMG Models C-Class : C 63 AMG E-Class : E 63 AMG S-Class : S 63 AMG. S 65 AMG M-Class : ML 63 AMG CLK-Class : CLK 63 AMG CLS-Class : CLS 63 AMG CL-Class : CL 63 AMG, CL 65 AMG SLK-Class : SLK 55 AMG SL-Class : SL 63 AMG, SL 65 AMG G-Class : G 55 AMG Slide 7
AMG Engines 5.5L V8 55 AMG 5.5L V8 Kompressor 65 AMG 63 AMG 6.0L V12 Bi-Turbo 6.3L V8 Cylinder & Arrangement V 8 V 8 V 12 V 8 Displacement 5439 cc 5439 cc 5980 6208 Power Output HP 367 @ 5750 500 @ 6100 612@ 4800-5100 510 @ 6800 Torque Output Nm 510 @ 4000 700 @ 2750-4000 1000 @ 2000-4000 630 @ 5200 Compression Ratio 11 : 1 9 : 1 9 : 1 11.3 : 1 Slide 8
Technical Specifications C63 AMG E63 AMG S65 AMG CLS 63 AMG SLK 55 AMG SL 63 AMG No. of cylinders V8 V8 V12 V8 V8 V8 Displacement (cc) 6208 6208 5980 6208 5439 6208 Rated output (hp@rpm) 457 @ 6800 612 @ 4750-514 @ 6800 5100 Rated torque (Nm@rpm) 600 @ 5000 1000 @ 2000-630 @ 5200 4000 514 @ 6800 360 @ 5750 525 @ 6800 630 @ 5200 510 @ 4000 630 @ 5200 Top speed (kmph) 250 250 250 250 250 250 0-100 kmph (secs) 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.6 Transmission AMG Speedshift Plus 7G- TRONIC AMG Speedshift Plus 7G- TRONIC AMG Speedshift 5- speed AT AMG Speedshift Plus 7G- TRONIC AMG Speedshift Plus 7G- TRONIC AMG Speedshift Plus 7G- TRONIC Slide 9
Display vehicles equipment loading C 63 AMG (08 825 10259) Palladium Silver with ARTICO Liverpool Black, Aluminium trim 7-speed AT, Audio 20, THERMATIC, Bi-Xenon 5-spoke, 18-inch alloys, mixed tyres C 63 AMG (08 825 10239) Sanidine beige with Sahara Beige nappa leather, Aluminium trim Parktronic, 7-speed AT, Memory package, Audio 20, Thermatic, Bi-Xenon Heated front seats, through loading feature, convenience telephony 5-spoke, 18-inch alloys, mixed tyres, mini spare wheel Slide 10
Display vehicles equipment loading E 63 AMG (08 825 10238) Indium Grey with Nappa leather Cashmere Beige, black bird s-eye maple trim Memory package, Through loading feature, Convenience telephony, multi-contour front seats, 7-speed AT AIRMATIC DC, Audio 20, Media Interface, THERMOTRONIC Harman/kardon LOGIC 7, AMG light alloy wheels E 63 AMG (08 825 10237) Columbite black with Nappa leather cashmere beige, Memory seats, multi-contour seats, 7G-TRONIC, AIRMATIC DC Audio 20, Media Interface, THERMOTRONIC, Harman/kardon LOGIC 7 Spare wheel, AMG light alloy wheels Slide 11
Display vehicles equipment loading S 65 AMG (08 825 10215) Chromite black with savanna/cashmere beige exclusive passion leather, high-gloss natural poplar trim Keyless-GO, reversing camera, Memory seats with massage, climatized front seats, 5-speed AT, Active Body Control, COMAND APS AMG 19-inch alloys with mixed tyres 6-DVD changer Slide 12
Display vehicles equipment loading CLS 63 AMG Coupe (08 825 10231) Iridium silver with Nappa leather black, burr walnut Memory seats, Climatized & multi-contour front seats, 7G-TRONIC AIRMATIC DC, Audio 20, THERMOTRONIC, harman/kardon LOGIC 7 AMG 19-inch alloys with mixed size tyres, Spare wheel CLS 63 AMG Coupe (08 825 10232) Diamond white with Nappa leather black, burr walnut Memory seats, Climatized & multi-contour front seats, 7G-TRONIC AIRMATIC DC, Audio 20, THERMOTRONIC, harman/kardon LOGIC 7 AMG 19-inch alloys with mixed size tyres, Spare wheel, Slide 13
Display vehicles equipment loading SLK 55 AMG (08 825 10240) Black with Nappa leather Orient beige, silver painted trim Memory seats, 7G-TRONIC, Audio 20, Media interface Bi-xenon, 18-inch multi-spoke alloys with mixed tyres Heated front seats, convenience telephony, spare wheel/folding wheel SLK 55 AMG (08 825 10234) Palladium silver with Nappa leather gull-wing red, silver painted trim Memory seats, convenience telephony, 7G-TRONIC, Audio 20 Bi-Xenon, 18-inch multi-spoke alloys with mixed tyres Heated front seats, spare wheel/folding wheel Slide 14
Display vehicles equipment loading SL 63 AMG (08 825 10269) Palladium silver with Nappa leather flamenco red, AMG carbon trim Memory seats, multi-contour seats, 7G-TRONIC, Active Body Control, COMAND DVD Spare wheel / folding wheel, 19-inch alloy wheels with mixed tyres Harman/kardon LOGIC 7, heated front seats SL 63 AMG (08 825 10270) Black with Nappa leather pebble beige, burr walnut trim Memory seats, Active Body Control, 7G-TRONIC, COMAND DVD Spare wheel, AMG 19-inch alloy wheels with mixed tyres, harman/kardon LOGIC 7 Slide 15
AMG Success History Class winner at the 24 Hrs of Spa (annual event in Belgium at the Circuit de Spa Francorchamps) 1971 German Touring Car Championship 1992, 1994, 1995 International Touring Car Series Champion 1995 FIA GT Champion (sports car racing series, GT - Gran Tourismo) 1997, 1998 (Mercedes-Benz CLK AMG GTR) German Touring Car Masters (DTM) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 Slide 16
AMG Trivia 6 successive lightly modified MB AMG models have acted as official safety cars in F1 Current official F1 Safety Car is based on SL 63 AMG, F1 Medical Car based on C 63 AMG Estate AMG also provides engines for the Pagani Zonda supercar In 2006 Mercedes-AMG decided to use Turbo-charging instead of Supercharging, for higher output Slide 17
Competition Competing Mercedes-Benz performance specialists Lorinser - Germany Brabus - Germany Carlsson - Germany Kleemann - Denmark Renntech - Florida, USA Performance tuning by competition BMW M (M3, M5, M6, Z4 Coupe/Roadster) quattro GMBH - Audi S, RS Slide 18
Customer Queries What is the minimum Octane rating of fuel required for AMG models? 98 Octane However, fuel available in India is max. 93 Octane. If 93 Octane is used, the engine should NOT be revved to the limit. High RPM may damage the engine Mixed size tyres, why? Rear tyres are wider as compared to front tyres for better traction (RWD) Front tyres are narrower for better maneuverability What is the size of spare? The vehicles come with mini spare, which can be used for both front / rear tyre replacement during emergency Above Information based on inputs from Advantages files & After Sales Slide 19
Customer Queries Technical features of harman/kardon LOGIC7 surround sound system? LOGIC7: An active matrix multichannel audio processing system, originally developed by Lexicon and now used in several Harman products. It converts, or up-mixes, two-channel stereo signals into five- or seven-channel signals, allowing listeners to better experience the surrounding ambient sounds that are already in the stereo mixes. In MB, when harman/kardon LOGIC7 surround sound system is specified, the number of speakers range from 10-14, providing an output of 320-610 watts, with 8-13 channel DSP amplifier (depending on model) Speed rating of tyres? V: upto 240 kmph, W: upto 270 kmph, Y: upto 300 kmph ZR: speed rating >240 kmph ZR+W: >240 kmph but <270 kmph ZR+Y: >240 kmph but <300 kmph Above Information based on inputs from Advantages files & After Sales Slide 20
Customer Queries Any difference in suspension? Harder, why? Harder suspension to avoid body roll during high speed cornering To avoid underbody and side skirts contact with the road surface (Since Ground clearance is less) Why 5-speed transmission on V12 engines? 7G-TRONIC cannot handle very high torque AMG HIGH PERFORMANCE BRAKES Has more number of pores to dissipate heat Above Information based on inputs from Advantages files & After Sales Slide 21
Customer Queries Service interval / cost per service? Indian conditions Approx. 16-17K INR for 1 st Minor Service (10,000 km) Approx. 40-45K INR for 2 nd Major Service Spares lead time / cost? Normal lead time for regular spares, might go up to 2 months for Tires Cost of 93 octane fuel? Approx. INR 4-5 more than normal Can u use Power / speed fuel? Does MBI recommend? No additives recommended however KEROPUR is recommended for addition with fuel. This does not affect the Octane number or power output of the vehicle but helps in cleaning the Injection System Above Information based on inputs from Advantages files & After Sales Slide 22
Customer Queries How long can I drive with the mini-spare? Approx. 100 km @ 70-80 km/h Can I put run-flats? Not recommended for AMG Are MBI workshops equipped to handle AMG vehicles? Equipment? trained manpower? Yes Tyre rotation? Possible for left and right interchange Above Information based on inputs from Advantages files & After Sales Slide 23
Customer Queries Why disclaimer? It is asked because the fuel quality available in India is not as per the requirements of the AMG engine Will the tyres wear out faster? Cost of tires? Normal tire life under normal driving conditions. Approx. INR 35,000 per tire No of batteries? Some vehicles might have 2 batteries. To be checked.. Above Information based on inputs from Advantages files & After Sales Slide 24
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Customer Queries Billing under EPCG possible? Direct / trading? Delivery lead times? Customization of interiors? AMG bodystyling available for normal cars? Warranty issues? Cost? Pre-safe? - OPTIONAL EXTRA 100-0 braking distance? NO INFO Neck-pro? - NO INFO Ground clearance? NO INFO Bi-xenon wattage? - NO INFO Does a golf bag fit in the boot? NEED TO CHECK Slide 27
What is different in an AMG vehicle? For example in C 63 AMG Exterior design AMG radiator grille with two louvres, chromed Bonnet with powerdomes Dark-tinted front headlamps in conjunction with bi-xenon headlamps (optional) and Intelligent Light System (optional) Distinctive front end with flared wings Interior design AMG instrument cluster with AMG main menu including RACETIME AMG performance 3-spoke steering wheel, flat underside AMG sports seats with integrated head restraints and adaptive backrests Technology 3-stage ESP AMG SPEEDSHIFT PLUS 7G-TRONIC with double-declutching function AMG naturally aspirated 6.3-litre V8 engine (336 kw, 600 Nm) Front axle with wider track and new axle kinematics Slide 28
What is different in an AMG vehicle? Front design Distinctive front end with flared wings (total + 25 mm) Dynamic AMG front apron with round fog lamps set in chrome rings and side Air outlets AMG bonnet with two striking power domes AMG radiator grille with two louvers, chromed Dark-tinted front headlamps in conjunction with bi-xenon headlamps (optional) Intelligent Light System (optional) Rear design Powerful AMG diffuser-look rear apron with three diffuser fins AMG sports exhaust system with two twin chrome tailpipes AMG spoiler lip (Saloon) LED tail lights Side design AMG side skirts 6.3 AMG lettering on the side of the front wings Slide 29
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