It has been more than 30 years since Mercedes – AMG launched their first sports coupe – the 300 CE600, or also known as “The Hammer”.

I wanted to share with you a brief run through the Mercedes – AMG coupe model history.

The model history below.

1988 – 300 CE 6.0 AMG “The Hammer” in wide body version

  • 5.6 litre V8 engine
  • 385 hp
  • 417 lb-ft torque

1993 – E36 AMG Coupe

  • 3.6 litre engine
  • 272 hp

1997 – CLK 55 AMG. It was based on the first Official F1 Safety Car.

  • 5.5 litre V8 engine
  • 342 hp
  • 376 lb-ft torque
  • 0 – 60 mph 5.3 seconds

2007 – CLK 63 Black Series. This was also based on the Official F1TM Safety car.

  • 6.3 litre V8 engine
  • 500 hp
  • 465 lb-ft torque
  • 0 – 60 mph 4.2 seconds
  • 186 mph top speed limited

2020 – E53 Coupe. What will it look like? As soon as I know I’ll let you know.

  • 3.0 litre engine
  • 429 hp
  • 384 lb-ft torque

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