For Sale: 2012 Mercedes-Benz AMG in Katwijk, Netherlands

Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG C63 AMG Sedan, 2012. Two owners, 15,253 km.

"Es gibt keinen Ersatz f�r Hubraum." Ferry Porsche once said it about displacement, but nobody took that line quite as literally as the madmen at AMG in Affalterbach. In an era when the rest of the world had started fiddling with turbos, downsizing and eco stickers, AMG casually crammed a hand-built 6.3-litre naturally aspirated V8 under the bonnet of an otherwise perfectly respectable business saloon. The M156. Six-point-two litres in reality, but 6.3 on the boot lid, as a tribute to the legendary 300 SEL 6.3 from the sixties. Marketing and nostalgia in one fell swoop, and not a soul complained.

I've always had a soft spot for cars that pretend to be something they're not. For the average German, the C-Class was the entry-level model, the sensible buy, the car of the accountant with a mortgage and two kids. And then AMG takes that well-behaved chassis, drops in a block that belongs in an SL 63, and turns the whole thing into a wolf in a slightly-too-tight tailored suit. 457 hp. Rear-wheel drive. No turbo to soften the blow, no electronics to blunt the feel. Just eight cylinders that make a noise on every stab of the throttle like someone whipping an orchestra of angry basses into a frenzy. BWWWROOOAAARR, and then that trademark AMG crackle as you lift off.

The story continues on our website, where the full file is kept as well. 107 photographs including the underside. The service history, scanned in full. The Carfax report. Paint thickness measured panel by panel. A timeline from 25 October 2012 to today, with every owner and the mileage year by year in a single graph.

Every car here follows the same route: first pre-market, then the showroom, and finally the live auction on our own site. What changes is the way you buy, not the location - once a car has arrived, it stays with us in Katwijk. This one is in the showroom and you are welcome to come and see it, no appointment needed. You buy it here at a fixed price: no bidding, no waiting. Our showroom in Katwijk, 30 km from Amsterdam Schiphol, is open Mon-Fri 9-18 and Sat 10-17. Call ahead and it will be standing ready, with someone free for you.

Within the EU no customs duty arises on this purchase. Registration tax and registration costs in your own country are not included. We supply the export documents and assist with the registration. The price shown is the full price for collection in Katwijk. We arrange insured door-to-door transport worldwide, cost quoted per destination beforehand.

Prefer a different colour or specification than this example? Tell us what you are looking for - another Mercedes-Benz we can often find through our network of marque specialists and collectors, outside the listings.

Our showroom measures 6,000 m�, with over 150 cars under one roof. HooG Selections, Katwijk, the Netherlands. Call or WhatsApp: +31 85 043 05 86.