The Legendary AMG Hammer Might Be Making a Comeback

The company behind the wild HWA EVO is teasing its next project, and it looks suspiciously like a modern take on the iconic AMG Hammer.

HWA Hammer Teaser

Photo by: HWA

Jeff Glucker

By: Jeff Glucker

Oct 23, at 6:00pm ET

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Today, Mercedes-AMG is a wholly owned performance division of the automaker. Back in the day, however, Mercedes-Benz used to turn to tuning partner AMG for wild, limited-edition machinery. One of its all-time greatest hits is known as The Hammer.

This is the car that put AMG on the map. And now there's potentially another one on the way. No, it's not being built in-house by Mercedes. Instead, German engineering firm HWA is teasing a Hammer restomod. And judging by HWA's past work, the resulting car should be incredible.

Who Is HWA?

HWA EVO

Photo by: HWA

HWA is a German company founded in 1998, with the goal of competing in motorsport and building wild street cars. The firm was founded by Hans Werner Aufrecht, from whom the name is derived. He was a development engineer for Daimler-Benz and one of the founders of AMG.

Today, HWA continues to build impressive machinery based on the Mercedes-Benz lineup. Especially past members of its lineup, such as the wicked HWA Evo you see above.

The Mercedes-Benz AMG Hammer

1986 Mercedes-Benz AMG Hammer

Photo by: Mercedes-Benz

Back in the 80s, AMG took a 300E sedan and turned it into a legend. The goal was an otherwise ordinary-looking sedan with the ability to touch 186 miles per hour. This meant ditching the 3.0-liter under the hood and swapping in a 5.5-liter V8. Still, AMG didn't merely plop an S-Class engine in the nose of an E-Class.

The mill was polished, balanced, given upgraded parts, and then dyno-tested to make sure it was up to the task of massive speed. While 355 horsepower and 388 pound-feet of torque sound tame today, these were mega numbers in 1986.

AMG then changed the rolling stock, adjusted the fenders, and retuned the suspension. The AMG Hammer was born and thrust the brand into the global spotlight in a big way.

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HWA Teases Its Own Hammer

In the teaser image, you can clearly make out the shape of a W124. HWA understands what this car means to Mercedes fans, so a restomod of this order can't be undertaken lightly. It will need to deliver brutal performance while retaining a civilized look.

HWA nailed its take on the Evo, so I suspect more of the same with a Hammer restomod. If any company understands the passion behind some of the best fast Benzes of the past, it's HWA.

More HWA News

Crazy HWA EVO to make UK debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed

HWA shows the first real example of the radical EVO restomod

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