00:00these four cars were so exclusive that they never received an official vin and are now worth
00:04millions of dollars today by the late 1980s amg had become one of the most respected tuning
00:10companies in germany if not the entire world and it seemed like nothing could stand in their way
00:16but then in 1990 the japanese hit the scene and shocked the world with the introduction of the
00:23first skyline gtr the gtr was a purpose-built track weapon that was designed to dominate racing
00:29circuits and for a while it seemed like it actually worked as teams from amg and other german
00:34manufacturers struggled to keep up with the gtr's blistering pace however in 1995 amg finally struck
00:42back with a vengeance they developed a new engine for the e500 that featured two turbochargers and
00:48produced 360 horsepower although this was nowhere near the power output of the gtr the e500 was
00:56still a force to be reckoned with thanks to its advanced all-wheel drive system this system was
01:01developed specifically for the e60 amg and was a massive improvement over the part-time systems
01:07that other manufacturers were using the e60 could accelerate from zero to 60 in under five seconds
01:13and was capable of reaching a top speed of 180 miles per hour in the days when most sedans were
01:20lucky to
01:20break the 10 second barrier the e60 amg was a true monster over the years the partnership between
01:27mercedes and amg grew even stronger in 1999 mercedes decided to merge with amg which gave amg access to
01:35even more resources and allowed them to expand their operations
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