Auction house Broad Arrow will offer for sale at its Monterey auction in mid-August a very rare two-door Mercedes G 36 AMG, equipped with a 3.6-liter inline-6 AMG engine.
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The beginning of the collaboration between Mercedes and AMG was marked by the Mercedes C 36 AMG W202 in 1993. However, this wasn’t a true AMG model, as it was essentially a C 280 purchased by AMG from Mercedes. It was then disassembled at the AMG headquarters in Affalterbach, where even the standard 2.8-liter, 193 PS engine was removed and replaced with a 3.6-liter AMG engine producing 280 PS.
The Mercedes C 36 AMG was a well-known model, but few people know that this same 3.6-liter inline-6 engine was also fitted to a Mercedes G-Class W463. AMG wanted to offer an upgrade for the Mercedes G 320, which came equipped with the M104 inline-6 engine.
Unlike the C 36 AMG, the G 36 AMG required more torque at lower revs, so AMG reduced the engine’s power output from 280 PS to 258 PS, with maximum torque of 370 Nm delivered at 4,000 rpm.
The auction house notes that AMG only built 120 units of the Mercedes G 36 AMG between 1994 and 1997, and a short-wheelbase, two-door version like this one is extremely rare.
The Mercedes G 36 AMG is painted in Brilliant Silver Metallic, with a black leather interior featuring Burl Walnut wood trim. It was ordered with a sunroof, 18-inch alloy wheels, running boards, side-exit exhaust tips, and heated power-adjustable seats. Exterior modifications include retrofitted LED daytime running lights, while the interior features a Blaupunkt sound system with aftermarket speakers.
A CARFAX report shows that the vehicle was imported into the U.S. from the Netherlands in 2023. In the U.S., the vehicle underwent service that included replacing the battery, spark plugs, muffler, valve cover gasket, and front brake rotors.
The vehicle was brought to Santa Barbara in October 2023 and currently has 134,799 km (83,670 miles) on the odometer.
Although the mileage is relatively high, Broad Arrow estimates a sale price between $60,000 and $80,000, considering the model’s exclusivity.
By comparison, a Mercedes C 36 AMG—which has the same engine but was produced in much larger numbers (5,221 units)—currently has a rising market value of around €32,000.