Originally Posted by
carjock
What's the big deal with the "AMG" club. My 2000 model Mercedes SL500 was offered with an AMG package for the car that consisted of nothing but minor body add-ons and different wheels. No performance upgrades included. But they did call it the "AMG version" of the car. Would that car qualify for the AMG club?
Nope, that was the appearance package. Basically skirts and bumpers for a SL500. The SL55 however was an AMG with the 5.5 Liter supercharged V8 and some suspension components.