They See Me Rollin' - BMW E30 Edition

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They See Me Rollin' - Evo Wagon Edition

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This Has Potential

Junkyard Gem: 1989 Mercedes-Benz 300 TE

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Did You Know - Audi S4 B7 Edition

9 Things You Need To Know Before Buying A V8 Audi S4

It's horribly expensive to change the timing chain tensioners

When it comes to buying one of these cars, Awesome GTI’s Hassan Fazel has two main pieces of advice: make sure it’s been serviced at the proper intervals, and check carefully for excessive timing chain rattling on a cold start.

“If oil servicing has not been done, oil galleys can get blocked and this can cause issues to the timing chains,” he said. Once the tensioners start to slack, you could end up with a misfire and a check engine light for your troubles.

If the chain and tensioners do have to be changed, you’re in for a world of financial pain. The parts themselves are only “a few hundred pounds,” but for everything to be fitted, the engine has to come out, giving you a bill that will run into the thousands.

It’s something to bear in mind if you’re looking at an S4 that’s done over 100,000 miles. Want to prolong the life of the chain? Keep up with the oil changes, and make sure it’s the right oil ( 0w40 or 5w40). Waiting until it’s warm before you thrash it is going to help too, but hopefully you already know that.

There are other things to look out for

While a good service record and a healthy chain are the main things you need to be wary of, there are other things to keep in mind. If you’re buying an automatic, it’s worth getting the gearbox oil changed immediately as “the chances are it hasn’t been done,” Hassan says. “Trying to source a second-hand ‘box for one of these is very, very difficult,” he warns. It’s a good idea to get the rear differential oil changed, too.

Finally, make sure the air conditioning of your prospective S4 is working, as broken condensers are a common complaint and aren’t cheap to fix.

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Their Avant Continues To Get Better With Age

The Mercedes-AMG E63 WAGON Is Back

AMG E-Class Wagon: An American Tradition

The AMG E63 S Wagon went on sale in October 2017 as one of 22 AMG models in the U.S. that have standard all-wheel drive (out of a total 40 AMG variants). Although some of the well-known SUV models such as the G-Class, GLS, or GLE usually come to mind when referring to all-wheel drive, the E-Class Wagon has become synonymous for all-wheel drive capability, with a very exclusive customer base.

The Mercedes-Benz E-Class wagon attracts one of the brand's highest median household incomes, with 23% of its U.S. customers being located between the New York and Boston metropolitan areas, and 22% in California alone. For more than five years, Mercedes-Benz has been without German competition in this size and class.

The customer base of the AMG high-performance variant of the E-Class Wagon is even more exclusive. As the modern successors to the single S124 AMG Hammer wagon built at AMG's independent U.S. headquarters in Westmont, IL in 1986 near Chicago, every generation of AMG E-Class wagons have always been special-order models in the U.S., never exceeding triple-digit sales. Mercedes celebrates this exclusive group of owners.

"We're proud of our American tradition of selling both the E-Class Wagon and its AMG high-performance variant," said Bernie Glaser, General Manager of Product Management at Mercedes-Benz USA. "Our ability to offer an AMG E-Class Wagon with standard 4MATIC all-wheel drive since 2014 has greatly enhanced our unique position, both in terms of performance capability and also for winter weather conditions in northern markets."

The following is a summary of the 2018 AMG E63 S Wagon, as well as U.S. sales and product information regarding the AMG E-Class Wagons of the past, which follow in the original AMG Hammer Wagon's tire treads.

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The Car Is Appropriately Named

This 1987 AMG Hammer Wagon Is A Hero From Another Time

There was a time when an AMG wasn’t just some car you bought from a dealership. Not long ago you, could take your Mercedes and a large stack full of cash to the tuners at AMG—then a separate company from Benz itself—and they would make you basically whatever you wanted, even if that meant stuffing a 6.0-liter V8 into a wagon.

But it’s important to remember that AMG wagons began with someone with a dream, a boatload of money, and some mad scientist mechanics willing to build it.

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These Saloon's Can Really Move

It's Time To Celebrate 8 Of AMG's Best Wagons

We all love a loud, fast, bombastic estate car. There isn't a type of car anywhere else in the automotive world that combines more character with more grace and style. The petrolheads at AMG have made some of the very best for almost three decades

2009 Mercedes-AMG E63 S

Turbocharging had been the way forward for AMG ever since announcing in 2006 that it was done with superchargers. The power gains have since gone through the roof. Badged as a 63 for heritage reasons but stuffed with a 5.5-litre twin-turbo V8, the 2009 E63 came in two versions; the 577bhp, 590lb ft standard car and the truly mental 607bhp, 664lb ft tyre destroyer simply badged as the ‘S’. Even the standard car smashed through 62mph in 4.5 seconds.

By this point, and it feels very much like recent memory, AMG was developing engines that sounded and felt almost life-changing in their bizarrely over-the-top German joie de vive, whatever joie de vive translates to in German. The E63 of this era was a special thing, but right now it’ll cost you over £30,000 for sure.

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This Could Be An Interesting Project

Junkyard Gem: 1989 Toyota Corolla All-Trac Station Wagon

It was only 778 miles from a quarter-million when it came to this place.

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The Panamera In Avant Form Is A Stunner!

Porsche reveals the sporty 2018 Panamera Sport Turismo Wagon

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I Need To Start Saving Up For This

Leak reveals Audi RS4 Avant and RS5 Coupe have even more power than Porsche Panamera 4S

On the new Audi RS4 Avant and the RS5 Coupe, meanwhile, this V6 engine will be tuned to provide more power, specifically generating up to 450 hp (335 kW) of output and 600 Nm (442 lb.-ft.) of peak torque. As revealed by the leaked slideshow, the V6-powered Audi RS4 Avant and the RS5 Coupe would be able to dash from nil to 62 mph (100 km/h) in less than four seconds and achieve an electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph).

This means that while the RS4 Avant and the RS5 Coupe are quicker on the sprint, the Porsche Panamera 4S would be able to catch up and outrun both Audi RS models. Speed demons could avail of the optional dynamic package to hike the speed cap to 280 km/h (174 mph).

Meanwhile, the slideshow also revealed when Audi Sport is planning to commence production of these new RS models. According to this presentation, Audi will start building the RS5 Coupe in June 2017 and the RS4 Avant in December 2017. Motor1’s source disclosed that the RS5 Coupe is now production-ready and the RS4 Avant is now at the last phase of development. 

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A Poor Man's Version Of The Revered B7 S4 Is Up For Sale!

For $12,000, Is This 2003 VW Passat W8 Wagon A Dope Ride?

The seller of today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe VW says it’s one of only nine Passats in the U.S. with its drivetrain. You’d think if it’s that rare it’d have been left alone but instead it’s been lightly modded for your viewing pleasure. 

This wagon doesn’t just have the fairly rare (only 10,000 in this car world-wide) W8 engine, it also rocks a six-speed manual and all of the cars that carried the W8 also featured VW’s 4motion AWD. If you’re thinking that this car tickles the balls of Audi territory you are correct. Everybody except VW thought that back when these were new as well.

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This Project Car Has Serious Potential

For $7,000, Does This 2003 VW Jetta Wagon Make You Unic-Horny?

Here we have just such a wagon, a 2003 Jetta with a breathed upon 1.8-litre turbo four and a five-speed manual transmission. 


So it’s an old Jetta wagon with a turbo and a stick, so what, right? Well, first off, please note that the car is being offered up on the VW Vortex forums, which means that it should be considered as a very serious Vee-Dub.

It comes with a bunch of expected engine enhancements, including an AEM cold air intake, side-mount interooler and red top coil packs—ahh the VW coilpacks—as well as new motor mounts, hoses, timing belt and water pump. It also has a new starter and battery. Woot!

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What Could Have Been

Fast wagons aren't a thing in the US, but the touring body style is a hit in Europe. And while every enthusiast loves a high-performance wagon, automakers apparently like the body style as well. The 2000 M3 Touring was built to serve in-house purposes. Essentially, BMW built the vehicle to prove that it could be done with little difficulty. We have a feeling that an E46 M3 Touring would have done extremely well.

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Sigh, No Manual Option

This is the 2017 Audi S4 Avant 

Plenty of room for cargo, no dice for Americans.

Sporty and stable: handling
In the new S4 models, a fast and smoothly shifting eight-speed tiptronic handles power transfer. Their lower gears have short, sporty ratios, while the upper gears are long to reduce revs and fuel consumption.

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They See Me Rollin' - Audi Edition

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I'll Take The Latter S6

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