Due to the victory of the German touring car race, many private teams began to ask Aufrecht and Melcher for help, hoping that Mercedes-Benz could provide technical support so that they could also use this high-performance engine. However, Mercedes-Benz ordered the racing technology department not to provide any technology except shock absorbers and springs for this engine to other teams, hoping to maintain the competitive advantage of Mercedes-Benz. Because of this decision, Aufrecht and Melcher decided to leave Mercedes-Benz and set up AMG.
65438+ 1, in June, 0967, two Germans Aufrecht and Melcher established the AMGdepot in the birthplace of Aufrecht (G), which is also the origin of the three letters AMG (the first letter of Aufrecht+Melcher+Gross Spach). At that time, AMG's studio was set up in an old woodworking factory in a small town called Bergstol near Stuttgart. After the establishment of the company, the main business projects are engine engineering design and racing engine calibration test. AMG is a small company engaged in engine design and testing, established in Burgstall town, specializing in the design and testing of racing engines. Of course, I also engage in some private modification business. There is an interesting story. It is said that at 1968, when the company was first established, a customer drove his Mercedes-Benz from Kiel, Germany to AMG. After a round of searching, he found that AMG was little known. Later, when he asked "where can I find AMG" at the door of a small garage, the people in the garage told him that you were looking at AMG. At that time, the customer was very surprised and even doubted whether such a car factory could modify the model he wanted. Of course, the revised results did not disappoint him.
In the next three years, AMG has been engaged in the research and development of modified Mercedes-Benz engines, among which the representative work of 1969 modified Mercedes-Benz 280E was born. After modification, the maximum power of Mercedes-Benz 280E and 2.8L engines has been increased from 185 horsepower to 230 horsepower, and the maximum speed of four-door vehicles has reached 230 km/h. At the same time, other modifications have been made, including replacing the 5-speed manual gearbox, limited slip differential, leather steering wheel, sports seat and disc brake.
The first success of AMG was in the competition of 197 1. HansHeyer and ClemensSchickendanz won the same-level champion of Spa24 Hours Endurance Race with AMGMercedes300SEL6.8, ranking second in total. In terms of engine modification, the engine displacement is increased from 6.3 liters V8 of the original car to 6.8 liters, and the maximum horsepower is increased from 300 to 420. At that time, no one expected that the huge Mercedes-Benz could compete with steinmetz's adjusted Alfa GTA and Opel. However, when the two drivers beat all the cars with 300SEL and won the runner-up in the endurance race, the AMG legend in the racing industry officially began.
With the victory of this competition, AMG's reputation suffered a great impact, and then AMG began to provide Mercedes-Benz high-performance modified kits to customers in Europe and other regions. Some Mercedes-Benz customers need to customize their cars separately, and AMG can also meet their needs. As a result, AMG's orders and sales began to grow steadily, and the sales of modified kits became AMG's largest source of income.
During the period of 1976, the small factory scale of AMG could no longer meet its growing demand, so more than 40 employees of AMG moved to Affalterbach together, leaving only the original racing engine department. At the same time, although AMG gradually became famous in the international car world, the two founders faced the situation of parting ways at 1976, but chose to sell ErhardMelcher, who holds shares in AMG. Later, he continued to work as an engineer in the AMG racing department in Bergstarr, and HansWernerAufrecht became the only major shareholder of AMG, and AMG continued to flourish.
1978, Mercedes-Benz's flagship sports car SL, code-named R107 (the predecessor of R129), was developed by AMG, and as the chariot of the European touring car race, it won the third overall ranking in that year. This is the second time AMG has made its mark on the track. Although the result has not yet reached the highest podium, AMG has been exclusively using Mercedes-Benz as the blueprint for racing car research and development, which is obvious to all, which also laid the foundation for the subsequent acquisition of AMG.
Medium-term development of AMG
Gradually become the brand of Mercedes-Benz high-performance cars/dominate the European track in the 1990s. In the 1980s, AMG's refitting style changed slightly. In addition to improving the performance of the car, it has also begun to inject more new elements into its own brands, such as: AMG's exclusive aerodynamic kit, various interior accessories marked with AMG, and large-size forged wheels, which are enough for people to immediately distinguish the difference between AMG models and ordinary Mercedes-Benz cars on the road.
In the next few years, AMG continuously introduced high-performance Mercedes-Benz models, which made it famous in the refit market, such as 1983, Mercedes-Benz 280CEAMG with 5.0L276 HP V8 engine. A year later, the 340 HP V8 engine developed by AMG adopted the advanced single-cylinder four-valve technology, which became a symbol of high performance in that era.
1986, the power output of AMGV8 engine has been increased to 360 HP, and the limit speed of 300E5.6AMG has exceeded 300 km/h. 1988, AMG has pushed the V8 engine to another peak. The 6.0LV8 engine of Mercedes-Benz 300E6.0AMG, with the maximum power of 365 HP and the maximum torque of 566n·m, became one of the V8 engines with considerable power at that time.
In the competition, 1986, AMG used W20 1 series 190E2.3- 16V to participate in the DTM competition and won two championships. The following year, from 65438 to 0988, AMG officially joined forces with Mercedes-Benz to participate in the competition as a partner. It can be said that the cooperation between AMG and Mercedes-Benz is the beginning of AMG really starting to glow. At the same time, with the help of AMG, Mercedes-Benz officially returned to motorsport after 33 years away from the track, and participated in the German touring car race and other events. In the 1989 German touring car race, the Mercedes-Benz E 190 driven by klaus ludwig and Johnny Ceccotto set a record of seven victories in a single season, which also made AMG the most successful team in the German touring car race.
1990, AMG officially established the second factory in Affalterbach. At this time, the company has 400 employees. AMG also signed a contract with Mercedes-Benz, not only continuing to expand their cooperation in racing, but also agreeing to develop and sell mass-produced Mercedes-Benz high-performance cars through the Mercedes-Benz marketing network. This means a lot to AMG. From then on, AMG logo and Trident logo can appear on Mercedes-Benz cars at the same time. What needs to be explained here is that there were indeed many manufacturers who specially modified Mercedes-Benz cars at that time, such as the famous Brabus, Lorinser and Carlsson. So what makes AMG stand out? What is the difference between Mercedes-Benz with AMG logo and Mercedes-Benz produced by these self-modified factories?
AMG, the high-performance division of Mercedes-Benz, is different. The modification of AMG's power system is not to replace the original engine with a higher horsepower engine like other professional modification factories in Germany, but to improve the original power system and squeeze out the last power of the engine. In addition, AMG modified Mercedes-Benz is still Mercedes-Benz. AMG mainly uses its own unique modification method in appearance and handling to make the car more sporty, but the original safety and comfort of Mercedes-Benz will not be reduced at all.
In the 1990s, some changes have taken place in AMG's business model, from some private customers' workshops for modifying vehicles and developing racing engines to royal brands that only develop high-performance cars for Mercedes-Benz. In 1990s, AMG actively cooperated with Mercedes-Benz to develop high-performance cars, and also participated in racing competitions with Mercedes-Benz.
In the research and development of high-performance cars, the classic works launched by AMG in the 1990s include C36AMG, E50AMG, C43AMG and Mercedes-Benz "55" series after 1997. Among them, C36AMG is the first car produced by Mercedes-Benz and AMG in 1993. The C36AMG is equipped with a 3.6L engine with a maximum power of 280 HP. This model attracted many people's attention at that time. 1996, C36AMG became the official safety car of Formula One Grand Prix.
E50AMG is the top model launched by Mercedes-Benz 1996 for Mercedes-Benz E-Class cars. This E50AMG gives the sport soul to the mid-level luxury car, and then the V8 engine C43AMG with the maximum power of 306 HP once again shocked the fans' eyes, which also made Mercedes-Benz really compete with M3 for the sports compact car market.
1997, AMG developed a V8 engine with a displacement of 5.5L and 3 valves per cylinder. The maximum power of this engine is 367 horsepower, and the maximum torque can reach 510n m. As soon as the AMG engine came out, it was quickly installed on various AMG models of Mercedes-Benz, forming the AMG55 series models at that time, including SL55AMG, CLK55AMG, E55AMG, S55AMG, CL55AMG and so on.
In fact, in the 1990s, the cooperation between Mercedes-Benz and AMG was indeed brilliant in motor racing. Throughout the history of racing in Europe in the 1990s, it was almost completely controlled by AMG. Driver bernd schneider not only won the annual championship of German RV tourism in 1992, 1994 and 1995, but also won the annual championship of ITC World RV Tourism Championship for two consecutive years. From 1986 to 1993, Mercedes-Benz AMG190e * * won the German Touring Car Championship 50 times. However, from 1994 to 1996, Mercedes AMGC is the champion of the global racing industry, winning 32 single races.
In addition to the RV race, AMG also has a bright performance in the higher level FIAGT race. 1997, BerndSchineider won the FIA GT championship with Mercedes CLK-GTR, and AMG- Mercedes also won the team championship. 1998, with the cooperation of klaus ludwig and Ricardo Zonta, FIA GT won the annual 10 race, and won the title of annual champion with honor.
1 99965438+1October1day, Daimler Group completed the acquisition of AMG shares, and AMG eventually became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler Group-Mercedes-Benz AMG Co., Ltd., with Daimler as the strong backing, the product line of Mercedes-Benz AMG is also increasing day by day. Popularize high performance in every Mercedes-Benz model.
Since 2000, the sales of AMG models have increased year by year, and high-performance models such as C32AMG, SL55AMG, CLK55AMG, E55AMG, C30CDIAMG, S55AMG, CL55AMG, S65AMG and CL65AMG have come out rapidly. When Mercedes-Benz officially acquired AMG, it also promised to produce its AMG models on every Mercedes-Benz in the future.
In 2002, when AMG celebrated its 35th birthday, a new engine factory, a new exhibition hall and two new technology research and development centers were completed at the same time. There is only one assembly line in the engine factory, which is the concept of "one person, one machine" that AMG is proud of. Since the establishment of Mercedes AMG, AMG has put forward a motto "passion for perfect technology". In AMG's engine factory, there is no assembly line for producing engines. Instead, each engineer has a separate workbench. On each workbench, assemble an engine product. Only one engineer completed the assembly work from beginning to end. Finally, the nameplate engraved with the engineer's autograph will be installed in the most obvious position of this engine. Therefore, AMG engineers give each engine a unique personality, which is the masterpiece of engineers.
In 2003, the annual sales volume of AMG cars officially exceeded the record of 20,000 vehicles. At the same time, the SLR McLaren was launched, and AMG took over most of the mechanical and power design work of this car. This car is equipped with a V8 engine modified by AMG, which can generate a maximum power of 626 HP and a maximum torque of 780n·m in Generate. With powerful power and perfect mechanical design and adjustment, SLR McLaren successfully ranks among the super sports cars.
In 2004, the scale of Mercedes-Benz AMG continued to expand, and the number of employees reached 650. At the same time, AMG once again used excellent R & amp；; D ability proved itself, and the Mercedes-Benz 6.0LV 12 twin-turbo engine developed by AMG went on the market. The maximum power of this engine is 6 12 horsepower and the maximum torque is1200 N m. In order to provide the most stable engine performance, AMG reduced the maximum torque to1000 N m. This engine won the title of "International Engine of the Year" in 2004 for its excellent performance. This engine was later installed on Mercedes-Benz SL 65MG and Mercedes-Benz SL 65 MG.
In 2005, AMG independently developed the strongest naturally aspirated V863AMG series engine in history for the first time, with the maximum power and torque output reaching 565,438+00 HP/6,800 rpm and 643 Nm/5,200 rpm respectively. This brand-new power system was fully installed on various AMG models in 2006, and R63AMG, CL63AMG, E63AMG and other models were released, forming the 63 Series of Mercedes-Benz AMG. The C63AMG released in 2007 has also become the main model of DTM.
At the same time, in 2006, in order to meet customers' higher performance requirements for Mercedes-Benz models, AMG also established the AMG Performance Studio, which has only one responsibility, that is, to develop more powerful models on the basis of existing AMG models. At the same time, the output of these models is strictly limited. AMGPerformanceStudio provides customers with three series of models to choose from, namely Signatures, BlackSeries and Editions.
20 10, a new generation of Mercedes-Benz AMG supercar SLSAMG was officially launched. Based on the classic 300SL gull wing shape of Mercedes-Benz, this supercar is equipped with AMG's 6.2-liter V8 engine, with a maximum power of 57 1 horsepower and an all-aluminum golden body, weighing only 1.620kg, so that its 0- 100km/h acceleration performance takes only 3.8 seconds. The F 1 safety car based on SLSAMG was officially unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 20 10. This is the ninth generation safety car launched by AMG since 196 took over the tasks of F 1 racing safety car and medical rescue car.
In terms of events, AMG has made great achievements in various world-class events since 2000. In 2000, Mercedes-Benz and CLK participated in the DTM touring car race, and bernd schneider and Mercedes-Benz won the championship of driver and automobile manufacturer respectively. 200 1, bernd schneider won the driver's championship again. In 2002, Vodafone AMG-Mercedes won the DTM championship again. The following year, Mercedes-Benz won an astonishing nine victories in DTM, and bernd schneider and Vodafone AMG-Mercedes won the annual champion of DTM driver and team respectively.
In addition to participating in competitions and developing high-performance vehicles, Mercedes-Benz AMG also provides high-performance engine technology to other manufacturers, such as performance car factories like pagani. It is through the choice of these customers that AMG has established its position as the king of top engine system suppliers. Whether it is V8 or V 12 engine or even inline four-cylinder, as long as AMG can do it, their engineers can provide a complete set of heart solutions. At present, almost all Mercedes-Benz cars have corresponding AMG high-performance versions, including 55AMG series, 63AMG series, 65AMG series, and of course, super sports car SLSAMG, in which 55AMG series is gradually replaced by 63AMG. Introduce 8 models one after another.
With the rapid development of China market, Mercedes-Benz officially introduced AMG models to China in 2007. At that time, four models were introduced to China for the first time. Their prices in China market were S65 AMG(2.98 million yuan), E63 AMG (654.38+0.48 million yuan), Ml63 AMG (654.38+0.765.438+0.8+0.8 million yuan) and G55 AMG (654.38+0.89 million yuan), and the sales network at that time was Mercedes-Benz.
Subsequently, Mercedes-Benz successively promoted its 55AMG series, 63AMG series and 65MG series * * * in China. Among them, the 55AMG series has two cars, one is G55AMG, the maximum power of the engine is 500 HP, and the maximum torque is 700n·m；; ; ; A SLK55AMG V8 engine with a maximum power of 360 HP and a maximum torque of 510N m, 63AMG series is mounted on five domestic models, namely SL63AMG, C63AMG, Mll63AMG, SLSAMG and CLS63AMG. In addition, the 65AMG series is only equipped with a Mercedes-Benz top model S65AMG for the time being.
In terms of sales volume, the sales volume of Mercedes-Benz AMG series in Kazuki Watanabe is about 65,438+000, and the annual sales volume is about 65,438+0000. According to statistics, more than half of Mercedes-Benz AMG's global sales of more than 20,000 vehicles are sold to the United States, and the rest are sold to Europe, Asia and other countries. China market has great potential for Mercedes-Benz AMG.
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