Mercedes-AMG and the V8 engine go hand in hand, but did you know that the first car co-developed between the two companies was equipped with an inline-six engine? The 1993 Mercedes-Benz C36 AMG was equipped with an M104 inline-six (produced between 1988 and 1999) bored out to 3,606cc, producing 276 horsepower and 284 lb-ft of torque.
The 1997 C43 AMG was the first to make the switch to a V8 (4.3 liters in displacement), but that was just the beginning of an AMG dynasty with the V8 at its heart. Later in the W202's life cycle, it received a new motor and a new name, with a 5.5-liter V8 earning it the C55 AMG nomenclature. From there, AMGs and V8s went hand-in-hand, and AMG models became brutalist combinations of luxury and hooliganism in equal measure.
But in recent years, AMG has somewhat lost its sparkle.
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