Before AMG became predictable, it built cars that made no sense and that was the point. From the 500-hp family-hauler R63 AMG ...

Ever heard of the AMG that ran on diesel? Most people haven't as it was a commercial flop, but it's a strange little chapter in pre-Dieselgate Mercedes history.

MANY OF US STILL HAVE dirty old memories of all those diesels back in the late 1970s and early ’80s. Filthy damned things with lousy acceleration and an exhaust note that would make Greyhound proud.