When Mercedes-Benz wants to go crazy with a car, it calls the AMG brigade and asks them nicely to work on a vehicle.
Every time, the result is a faster, better-looking version, when compared with the model it started from.

The 2004 C55 AMG is no exception. After the mid-life cycle refresh, the C-Class received a big V8 engine under the hood. It is hard to understand how it was possible, but it was. Also, on the outside, the car received a longer nose so the big engine could fit. A new front end, that looked just like the revised CLK from the same year, was fitted to the small C-Class.

Inside, there were new features available for the C55 AMG. The new steering wheel featured new buttons design and layout. A new instrument cluster, with two big dials for the tachometer and speedometer, was fitted instead of the older big speedometer in the middle. The on-board computer display was placed between the big two analog dials.

On the center console, the design was different and a new infotainment unit was installed. It featured USB connectivity, but its port was in the glove compartment. The suspension was the same, but with adjusted dampers and coil-springs to handle the bigger engine. The 5G-Tronic gearbox was fitted as standard.