AMG Wishes Fans a Merry Christmas

Luke Vandezande
by Luke Vandezande

What happens when doing choreographed burnouts grows passé? For Mercedes’ performance arm AMG, it means finding new use for its engine.

If there’s anyone to do it, it’s probably the men behind the SLS AMG GT3 car. What does Mercedes’ purpose-built race car have in common with Saint Nick? Nothing except for an uncanny ability to get places quick. It’s a little less creepy in the car’s case.

Watch the video below to see why the AMG engineers are so excited about what’s under the hood and why the car needs to maintain a 180-degree temperature.

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Luke Vandezande
Luke Vandezande

Luke is an energetic automotive journalist who spends his time covering industry news and crawling the internet for the latest breaking story. When he isn't in the office, Luke can be found obsessively browsing used car listings, drinking scotch at his favorite bar and dreaming of what to drive next, though the list grows a lot faster than his bank account. He's always on <A title="@lukevandezande on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/lukevandezande">Twitter</A> looking for a good car conversation. Find Luke on <A title="@lukevandezande on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/lukevandezande">Twitter</A> and <A title="Luke on Google+" href="http://plus.google.com/112531385961538774338?rel=author">Google+</A>.

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