Mercedes-Benz
E 60 AMG (W124)

Why it matters

The E 60 AMG was the 6.0-litre AMG version of the W 124 range-topper, with an archive list price of DM 179,860 in September 1993. RM Sotheby's describes it as an attempt to trump the 500 E, and the factory archive documents a 381 hp V8 with a governed top speed of 250 km/h. It is rare enough that no source agrees on how many were built.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

The archive lists the model as design name W 124 E 60, type 124.036, in production from September 1993 to November 1994, and states that the number of units is not separately documented. Its M 119 E 60 AMG engine is a 5956 cc V8 with 100.0 x 94.8 mm bore and stroke, rated at 381 hp and 470 Nm, with a four-speed automatic gearbox.

Auction houses describe the car as a 500 E (E 500) fitted by AMG at Affalterbach with a hand-built 6.0-litre M 119 V8, AMG suspension, exhaust and 17-inch wheels; RM Sotheby's ties this package to option code 957, the "AMG Technik-Paket". One RM lot is described as a 500 E Limited delivered in February 1994 to Mercedes-Benz's corporate account and converted by AMG before export to Japan in April 1995. Bonhams adds that two cars were completed new by AMG Japan to the same specification.

The cached auction lots give conflicting production counts: Artcurial says only 12 were built, RM Sotheby's believes about 45 genuine cars were made, and Bonhams reports 45 cars built by AMG in Germany plus a supplementary batch of 15, with about 62 originals understood to survive. None of these counts comes from the factory.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Because many 500 Es were converted to E 60 specification later in their lives, RM Sotheby's treats option code 957 on the factory build sheet as the evidence of a genuine car; Artcurial lists the same code and the AMG suspension option, and Bonhams cites codes 957 and 958 with an engine number from a small batch of AMG-built M 119 units. A French-registered example in the Artcurial lot was titled as a 500 E although its earlier German title called it an E 60 AMG. Visible features listed by the auction houses include 17-inch AMG Aero III multi-piece wheels, a chrome muffler with dual square tips, E60 badging and an AMG-specific 300 km/h speedometer. Engine numbers quoted in the RM lot take the form "AMG 119 9760 0379".

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   MercedesBlog – Top 10 most limited edition Mercedes-Benz models (10) Level C

   • 147 units

   Accessed 2026-11-11
2. 2
   1995 Mercedes-Benz E60 AMG Limited, The Laguna Seca Auction, lot 48 Level C Bonhams

   • approximately 62 original factory E60 AMG Limited examples are understood to survive worldwide

   Accessed 2026-11-12
3. 3
   E 60 AMG / W 124 E 60, 1993 - 1994 (Classic M@RS) Level A Mercedes-Benz Group AG (Classic M@RS, Mercedes-Benz Public Archive)

   • Engine type : M 119 E 60 AMG (Technical data)
   • Number of cylinders / arrangement : 8 / 90° V; light-alloy block (Technical data)
   • Total displacement : 5956 cc (Technical data)
   • Bore x Stroke : 100.0 x 94.8 mm (Technical data)
   • Compression ratio : 10.0 (Technical data)
   • Number of valves / arrangement : 2 intake, 2 exhaust / V-shaped overhead (Technical data)
   • Valve operation : 2 overhead camshafts per cylinder bank (intake camshafts adjustable) (Technical data)
   • Fuel system : microprocessor-controlled injection system with hot-wire air-mass sensor (Bosch LH-Jetronic) (Technical data)
   • Rated output : 381 hp / 280 kW at 5600 rpm (Technical data)
   • Rated torque : 470 Nm at 3900 rpm (Technical data)
   • Gearing : 4-speed automatic transmission (Technical data)
   • Gear ratios : I. 3.87; II. 2.25; III. 1.44; IV. 1.0; R. 5.59 (Technical data)
   • Final drive ratio : 2.82 (Technical data)
   • Driven wheels : rear wheels (Technical data)
   • Frame design : steel unit body (Technical data)
   • Front-wheel suspension : A-arm / shock-absorber strut (Technical data)
   • Rear-wheel suspension : multilink suspension with hydropneumatic level control (Technical data)
   • Brake system (foot brake) : hydraulic dual-circuit brake system with vacuum booster and antilock system; (Technical data)
   • Steering : recirculating-ball power steering (Technical data)
   • Wheelbase : 2800 mm (Technical data)
   • Length : 4750 mm (Technical data)
   • Width : 1796 mm (Technical data)
   • Height : 1408 mm (Technical data)
   • Front / rear track : 1538 / 1529 mm (Technical data)
   • Kerb weight : 1710 kg (Technical data)
   • Maximum speed : 250 km/h (electronically governed) (Technical data)
   • Acceleration 0-100 km/h : 5.4 s (Technical data)

   Accessed 2026-11-12