Launched back in 2003 and manufactured for around three years until it was replaced by the E 63 AMG, the Mercedes-Benz E 55 AMG (W211) is pretty much a modern classic when it comes to AMG uber-sedans.
Powered by the M113 ML55 engine, the E 55 AMG was the most powerful model in its segment at the time, while its supercharged 5.4-liter eight-cylinder also gave it one of the nicest engine notes this side of a 1960s muscle car.
While 476 hp and 700 Nm (516 lb ft) of torque are more than enough to consider it a proper sports sedan even today, over a decade since the model was introduced, there are always some people out there who always need more.
For example, the E 55 AMG in the short drag racing video below is sporting quite a number of modifications to the epic supercharged V8 under the hood, among which we give you an 82 mm throttle body, an 185 mm lower pulley, a pair of free-flowing exhaust headers and last, but certainly not least, 150 shot of nitrous oxide.
We have no official power numbers for the new and improved engine, but we do know that when paired with sticky drag strip it can make this completely sleeper-looking car do the quarter mile in just 10.3 seconds.
We are talking about McLaren 12C or Porsche 911 Turbo S (991) quarter mile times from a large luxury sedan that is mostly seen as a taxi in Germany, therefore it gets our highest appreciation.
Alex handled his first real steering wheel at the age of five (on a field) and started practicing "Scandinavian Flicks" at 14 (on non-public gravel roads). Following his time at the University of Journalism, he landed his first real job at the local franchise of Top Gear magazine a few years before Mircea (Panait). Not long after, Alex entered the New Media realm with the autoevolution.com project. Full profile
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