In 1986 if you wanted the ultimate daily driver, you went to AMG and you ordered “The Hammer”. This meant you had to first purchase a $39,000 300E from Mercedes and then had to fork over $125,000 to initiate the V-8 transplant by AMG. Depending on options, it wasn't unusual for finished cars to invoice at just under $180,000 all-in—which is considerably more expensive than what Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini were building at the time. Nonetheless it was just as fast as the Lamborghini Countach 5000QV and in 4 door trim it was the worlds fastest sedan which many consider it to be the first “Super Saloon”. #amg #hammer #v8
Before Chrysler’s SRT division began selling fast SUV’s under the Jeep brand, GMC had a wolf in sheep’s clothing known as the Typhoon. Basically the GMC Jimmy equivalent of their Syclone sport truck with the same 285HP Turbocharged 4.3L Vortec V6 and Borg Warner 4472 AWD Transfer case but with Electronic Level Control that used an on-board compressor to adjust the ride height with more passengers or cargo. The Typhoon was produced for the 1992 and 1993 model years by Production Automotive Services of Troy, Michigan, in partnership with GMC. It started below $30,000 and sold far more successfully than the original Syclone given it was available in colors other than black and had more cargo capacity. Today prestige examples in rare colors have fetched over $200K at auction. #gmc #syclone #typhoon #turbocharged
The Honda B-Series dropped in 1989 in the Integra XSi and was the first economy based car to reach 100HP per liter. #greenscreenvideo #honda #vtec #boost #turbo