Mercedes AMG - 55 Engine Assembly
This video shows the assembling of the M113 engine from AMG's fabric in Affalterbach, Germany
Applications:
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1998-2002 CLK55 AMG
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1998-2002 E55 AMG
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2000-2003 ML55 AMG
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2001-2002 CL55 AMG
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2001-2003 S55 AMG
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2002-2003 G55 AMG
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2004-2010 SLK55 AMG
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2005-2007 C55 AMG
The Mercedes-Benz M113s AMG versions are assembled at AMG's Affalterbach, Germany plant. M113s have aluminum engine blocks and aluminum SOHC cylinder heads with two spark plugs per cylinder.
The cylinders are lined with silicon/aluminum, and the heads have 3 valves per cylinder. Other features include SFI fuel injection, fracture-split forged steel connecting rods, a one-piece cast camshaft, and a magnesium intake manifold.
The M113 E55 is a 5.4 L (5439 cc) version with 97 mm bore and a 92 mm stroke. Output is 342 hp (255 kW) to 367 hp (274 kW) at 5500 rpm with 376 ft·lbf (510 N·m) to 391 ft·lbf (530 Nm) of torque at 2800-5400 rpm.
Mercedes Benz - SL55AMG Assembly
This video shows the assembling of the R230 SL55AMG car in Factory Bremen, Germany
The Mercedes-Benz R230 automobile SL-Class roadster was introduced in 2001 at the Frankfurt Motor Show and later in 2002 the SL55 AMG followed.
The top speed is limited to 250 km/h, but can be extended to 300 km/h for an additional cost. The "55" 5.4 L V8 - was nicknamed the "Hammer" after the original 1986 AMG Hammer and equiped with a highly efficient Lysholm type twin screw supercharger
Upon release in 2002 this was for its time the fastest automatic car in the world. This was before the SLR McLaren hit the market in 2003–present.
Jeremy Clarkson owned one of the very first SL55 AMG's. This is easily verifiable as there is a YouTube video from Top Gear where Jeremy drove his own personal SL55.
Mercedes Benz AMG 63 Engine Assembly
This video shows the assembling of the M156 engine from AMG's fabric in Affalterbach, Germany
AMG developed its own V8 engine (dubbed M156 in development) for the DTM series. Naturally this aspirated the engine to eventually be used for replacing most of the "55" models. ...
Compared to the "55" supercharged 5.4 L V8 engine which was restricted to the Speedshift 5G-Tronic five-speed automatic transmission as it had a torque capacity of 796 lb·ft (1,079 Nm), the reduced torque of the "63" M156 6.2L V8 enables it to be mated with the more efficient 7G-Tronic which can withstand a limit of 542 lb·ft (735 Nm).
Despite the reduction in torque, the increased horsepower and more efficient transmission enables the "63" models to match or surpass the acceleration of the "55" models.
Most of the M156-engined models used the 7G-Tronic automatic transmission, however the more recent 2009 SL63, 2010 E63, and 2012 C63 use the 7-speed MCT transmission.