Recent Mercedes AMG sales from our archive. Price shown is the start price. Hammer typically lands 1.3–2× higher.
Mercedes-AMG
Engineered in Affalterbach
Mercedes-AMG is the performance division of Mercedes-Benz, based in Affalterbach and operating since 1967. The brand is famous for its "One Man, One Engine" philosophy, where each engine is hand-assembled by a single technician. Its signature is the twin-turbo 4.0 V8 biturbo from the M177/M178 family. In recent years AMG has shifted toward electrification, pairing four-cylinder units with plug-in hybrid drivetrains.
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Why Mercedes AMG?
Mercedes-AMG was born in 1967 as a private engineering firm founded by Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher. The name is an abbreviation of Aufrecht, Melcher and Großaspach, Aufrecht's home village. Over time the company became Mercedes-Benz's official performance division and is today wholly owned by the group, headquartered in Affalterbach.
At the heart of the brand's identity sits the One Man, One Engine philosophy. Every hand-built engine carries a plaque signed by the technician who assembled it. The most iconic unit is the 4.0 V8 biturbo from the M177 family (in front-engined models) and M178 (in the AMG GT sports car), with its distinctive hot-inside-V turbocharger layout.
The AMG range splits into two tiers. Models badged 43 or 53 offer balanced performance, usually with an inline-six or four-cylinder mild-hybrid setup. The 63 versions are the flagship builds with the highest power, historically V8-powered and now increasingly plug-in hybrids.
The brand's latest pivot is electrification. Models such as the C 63 S E Performance and GLC 63 S E Performance abandoned the V8 for a 2.0-liter four-cylinder paired with an electric motor, reaching around 670 hp. It is a controversial choice among purists but technically impressive, as the M139 unit is the most powerful series-production four-cylinder in the world.
For the Polish importer, the key point is that AMG examples from Japanese auctions are left-hand-drive (LHD) cars suited to the European market. Japan is known for low mileage, meticulous service history and excellent body condition, making it an attractive source of well-kept AMG models.
Mercedes AMG line-up
G-Class
10 active, 157 archived.
C-Class
2 active, 71 archived.
GT
5 active, 64 archived.
Gle
4 active, 56 archived.
GLC
Archive only: 43 units in our history.
E-Class
1 active, 41 archived.
A-Class
Archive only: 42 units in our history.
S-Class
3 active, 27 archived.
GLB
Archive only: 30 units in our history.
E-Class Stationwagon
1 active, 29 archived.
C-Class Stationwagon
1 active, 24 archived.
Gla-Class
Archive only: 22 units in our history.