Year: 1997
Kilometers: 135,000
Make: Mercedes-Benz
This is a very rare and unique car, and an opportunity to own a piece of pre-merger Mercedes/AMG history. Mercedes-Benz AMG became a majority owned division of Mercedes-Benz in 1998.
Most people know about the 1999-2002 E55 AMG, but in 1996 AMG built the E50, which is basically an E55 but with an AMG 5.0L M119 engine. From their shop in Germany they built 2780 between 1996 and 1997, and none were for North America. When you ordered an E50 there was an optional E60 package, which included among other things, a 6.0L version of the M119. Horsepower was conservatively rated at 376, said to be more like 400 with almost 450lb/ft of torque. The E60 went from 0-100km/h in 4.9 seconds(almost on par with a Ferrari 355 of the same year) and is faster from 60-120km/h than a Ferrari Tesstarosa. Depending on how heavily optioned the car was, price tags went up to almost $200k. Very few were made.
I have owned this car since December of 2010. It has always been stored in a heated garage, and never driven in the snow or rain since I have owned it. The car is spotless absolutely everywhere, the drivers seat does show some minor wear. It has been fully serviced and inspected, and is in excellent mechanical condition. Since the pictures were taken a new JVC head unit installed, and the heater controls moved back to the factory location and new rear speakers were installed. Component speakers up front, 2 amps and a sub, were professionally installed and were in the car when I bought it.
-Brand new Michelin tires
-Factory MB daytime running lights module
-134,XXXkm
Here is the Data Card from Mercedes
Z98 SPECIAL ORDER VEHICLE
220 PARKTRONIC SYSTEM (PTS)
242 FRONT SEAT RH ELECTRIC ADJUSTABLE WITH MEMORY
249 AUTOMATICALLY DIPPING INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR
275 MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR)
345 RAIN SENSOR
363 INCOMPLETE DELIVERY SLIP (FOR SAS AND KWS)
414 ELECTRIC TILT/SLIDE SUNROOF IN GLASS VERSION
431 3-POINT SEAT BELT REAR CENTER
472 ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP)
500 OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR LH AND RH FOLDING
524 PAINTWORK - PRESERVATION
533 SPEAKERS FRONT AND REAR - WITHOUT RADIO
540 ROLLER BLIND, ELECTRIC, FOR REAR WINDOW
543 SUN VISOR WITH MAKE-UP MIRROR L. AND R., BE-
600 HEADLAMPS - CLEANING EQUIPMENT
611 EXIT LIGHTS FOR DRIVER DOORS
612 XENON HEADLIGHT
655 SPORTS CHASSIS WITH L.A.WHLS, 5-HOLE
772 AMG STYLING PACKAGE-FRONT SPOILER, SIDE SKIRT
774 SHELL MODIFICATION FOR AMG-WHEELS
807 AEJ 06/1/M/X
872 SEAT HEATER FOR REAR SEATS
873 SEAT HEATER FOR LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SEATS
884 TRUNK LID ADDITIONAL LOCKING MECHANISM (HZS)
954 EQUIPMENT PACKAGE FOR AVANTGARDE VEHICLES
957 AMG - ENGENEERING PACKAGE
988 REG. DOC. AND COC CERTIFICATE WITH EC TYPE LABEL
580A LEATHER, CONDOR
149 Polar White
581A Leather Black
Please contact me if you have any questions about the car.
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Mercedes teams with Pebble for smartwatch tech
Tue, 24 Dec 2013Most automakers have realized by now that a good infotainment system is a must-have feature for many buyers, and have, as a result, invested increasing amounts of time and money developing these technologies. But some automakers are going above and beyond in-car entertainment and navigation technology by focusing on wearable technology as well.
Nissan has emerged as one such company, developing its own alternative to Google Glass and performance-oriented smartwatch. But Mercedes-Benz is also putting itself at the forefront of wearable tech - not by developing competing products to those designed by dedicated tech companies, but by working with them. The German automaker, as we recently reported, is developing its own app for Google Glass, and is now doing the same with smartwatches as well.
Set to be unveiled at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Mercedes has collaborated with Pebble Technologies to develop the Digital DriveStyle app. The system will display tell its wearer where the car is, whether the doors are locked and if it needs fuel. Inside the car it'll alert the driver to potential hazards coming up on the road, while making functions like re-routing the nav system, controlling the audio system or activating Siri that much easier.
Mercedes working on new inline-six engines
Mon, 11 Nov 2013Mercedes-Benz will make a return to the inline-six-cylinder engine game, according to a report from the UK's AutoCar. It's not clear what's prompting the phasing out of the current array of V6s.
We'll see the first inline-six from Mercedes in next-generation E-Class, set to debut in 2016. Following that, it'll arrive as part of a mid-cycle refresh for the C-Class in 2017. What's particularly special about the new inline-six is its modular nature, which will allow Mercedes to eventually spinoff three- and four-cylinder options, with the three-pot arriving alongside the new inline-six.
In other news, AutoCar uncovered some details on the next C-Class AMG, which will ditch its excellent 6.2-liter, AMG V8 in favor of a 4.0-liter, twin-turbocharged V8, although we've already told you about that. What we didn't know at the time, though, was that the 4.0-liter would be paired first with a new, seven-speed AMG Speedshift transmission and offer all-wheel drive. AC also reports that a nine-speed Speedshift is in the works.
The Mansory Speranza proves that money can buy taste and good sense...
Tue, 05 Mar 2013...Just kidding.
No one in their right mind has ever accused German tuners Mansory of being subtle. So, when our Geneva team wandered across the Mansory Speranza - A Mercedes-Benz Gelandewagen that has been denuded of its roof and spackled inside with quilted leather and red carbon fiber - they didn't ask a lot of existential questions. Why does the Speranza exist? Because Germans are weird sometimes, that's why.
Forget for a moment that you'll have to pay Mansory hundreds of thousands of euros (we're guessing, no pricing information has been revealed) for the privilege of converting your G-Class into something that looks like a Suzuki Samurai, and prepare to be impressed by the details. The tuning house has increased the output of the Mercedes V8 to a healthy 700 horsepower and 668 pound-feet of torque. The wheels are 24-inches, and wear almost unbelievable 305-section ultra-high performance Vresdestein tires. Carbon fiber can be found nearly everywhere one looks, including making up the housing for the spare tire. Oh, and there are leather pillows for the backseats... no word on whether they're standard or optional, but we're looking in to it.