A pervasive belief that AMG is replacing the V8 with a four-cylinder hybrid frames these cars as a swan-song and pushes buyers to acquire one now. Commenters describe the V8 wagon as the fitting end of ICE development and warn that the successors, while more powerful, will lose the car's essence.
'Last of the V8s' — end of the ICE AMG era drives collectibility
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