1986 AMG Hammer: Inventing the Mercedes Hot Rod

img src=’http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/mercedes-benz/hammer/1986/fe/1986_mercedes-benz_hammer_actf34_fe_4_196.jpg’ / Even now we’re still talking about the 1986 AMG Hammer, the Mercedes 300E powered by a 396-hp V8 that made AMG a success and invented the 200-mph German sedan.