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You may know AMG as Mercedes Benz’ crazy tuning arm responsible for stuffing V12′s in cars but this holiday season AMG focused their ingenuity on something more traditional.

AMG celebrates their 40th year anniversary this year and to celebrate they invited a select few to their factory. Of course Chris Harris was there to attend the tour but what steals the lime light during the visit though is the AMG 300E also known as the Hammer. It doesn’t take long before Chris finds himself behind the wheel of the beloved car on a wet track.

You may have remembered MotorTrend’s last drag race, this year they held another drag race featuring a Lamborghini Aventador, Nissan GT-R Black Edition, Ford Shelby GT500, McLaren MP4-12C, Jaguar XKR-S, Porsche 911 Carrera S, Subaru BRZ, Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series and Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Obviously the BRZ is going to win but watch for yourself after the jump.

Mercedes Benz recently set a new world record for “farthest golf shot caught in a moving car” (can’t beleive this exists) using the powerful SLS roadster as their car of choice. Formula 1 driver David Coulthard and pro-golfer Jake Shepherd team up for the record attempt. David Coulthard was able to catch the ball 275 meters away from the tee.

The Mercedes Benz G sounds like a pointless SUV on paper, well that’s because it is. That didn’t stop AMG from tinkering with the long-lasting model, dropping the popular V8 engine found in the SL63 and E63. Chris Harris from Drive reviews the car but struggles to understand why someone would need a car like this.

Mercedes Benz USA recently released a 5-minute video about the history of AMG. AMG is Mercedes Benz elite tuning division that is responsible for creating some of the scariest cars by shoving a v8 or v12 into them. Watch the video after the jump.

This weeks episode pits three new high performance sedans against each other in a number of challenges to find out which one is the best. If you aren’t able to find a way to watch the episode online, head over to FinalGear to grab a torrent of the episode here. Highlights after the jump.