Friday, 31 July 2015

17 mind-blowing psychology findings that explain the baffling choices you make every day

If you assume that you understand why you think and act the way you do, you're probably wrong.
Decades of psychological research suggest that people behave in ways that are mysterious and perplexing — even to themselves.
We sifted through the Quora thread, "What are some mind-blowing facts about social psychology?" and pulled out the most fascinating findings. (Some fall outside the realms of social psychology, but we thought they were worth including.)
Read on to find out why we label other people jerks and ourselves victims of circumstance; why powerful people are messier eaters; and why we'd rather give ourselves electric shocks than sit alone for 15 minutes (seriously).
1. We often subscribe to the majority opinion, even when it's obvious the majority is wrong.
"People often go to surprising lengths to conform to the majority opinion," writes Quora user Leo Polovets, referring to an experiment conducted by psychologist Solomon Asch.
Back in the 1950s, Asch designed an experiment in which participants saw three lines and were asked to say which one was longest. One line was clearly longer than the others.
In each iteration of the experiment, just one participant was surrounded by a group of confederates, who all reported that one of the shorter lines was longest. Sure enough, three-quarters of participants agreed with the rest of the group at least once.
In 2005, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Gregory Berns replicated the experiment and found similar results. Berns also scanned participants' brains while the experiment was going on and determined that group pressure actually caused people to change their perception of reality, while disagreeing with the group caused people to experience emotional discomfort.

s F1 star Jenson Button joining Chris Evans on Top Gear?

New Top Gear host Chris Evans has fuelled speculation that Formula One driver Jenson Button is to join the TV show.
BBC Radio 2 DJ Evans read out a speculative news story on his morning show, which alleged that Button was "in talks with the BBC to co-present the show".
"Well, I wonder what's going on there," Evans crooned.
He went on to quote the original Daily Mail article saying: "Hmm they say an announcement is imminent ... really ... well I'll try and find out for you."
Neither Button's spokesman nor the BBC commented on the speculation that talks are happening.
A comment from Button's PR camp, via McLaren, said: " Jenson is contracted to McLaren for next year."
Other names in the mix to co-present with Evans have been Jodie Kidd, Suzi Perry and former X Factor host Dermot O'Leary.

Amazon’s deal with Jeremy Clarkson shows the BBC licence fee is obsolete

How, exactly, can anybody still justify the BBC’s licence fee? The TV industry is changing at breakneck speed, reminding us almost every day of why we don’t need the state to intervene for great content to be produced.
The news that Amazon, which recently entered the content market with Prime Instant Video, has signed up Jeremy Clarkson and his crew is another seminal moment in the demise of the old TV structures. The programme will air in 2016 and take on the BBC’s new Top Gear show presented by Chris Evans . Next year’s launch could be remembered as the tipping point - the moment a new generation of content producers finally dethroned the old TV incumbents, and the BBC in particular.
It’s not just Amazon that is swooping. Earlier this year, Zane Lowe, an award-winning DJ, left the BBC’s Radio 1, moving to Apple . These new players have huge pockets, immense marketing and promotional muscle, the best technology and are far better run than the bureaucratic, slumbering, depressed BBC.
Netflix, meanwhile, is booming: its penetration of UK households hit 14,1pc at the end of last year, according to Barb. But Amazon is desperate to fight back from a slow start (it originally purchased Lovefilm to enter the market): its UK share is 3.7pc, significantly less than its US presence. Hence why it is opening its chequebook.
As part of his recent results presentation, Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s boss, highlighted the fact that his company received 11 Emmy nominations for its Transparent comedy series and debuted six new pilots for kids. The Amazon model is yet another way to finance content. ITV relies on advertising and content production; BSkyB on subscriptions driven by a range of factors, including sports rights, original content, broadband, telephony and other services; Netflix on subscriptions; and Amazon on bundling content with its Prime Delivery service. At some point, the fee it charges for this combined service will go up again, but only when an even greater share of the population is hooked.
Crucially, Netflix and Amazon are not chasing ratings - they are chasing subscriptions. They are therefore able to cater for engaged niches better than free-to-air broadcasters - such as ITV or the BBC - that need big numbers. A new show that triggers 100,000 new subscriptions is worth far more to them than one that attracts 1m viewers to a traditional broadcaster (and even then such a number is too small to matter). The digital subscription model is thus more powerful: it works for niches (people who care about Scandinavian movies) as well as the mass market (lovers of Clarkson).
All of this is a major blow for the BBC’s model and rationale. Supporters of the current taxpayer-financed set-up argue that without public service broadcasting we would see a race to the bottom - but that is not what the investments that are increasingly being made by US entrants into the market would suggest. Thanks to new technology, it is now possible to produce cutting-edge content that is both extremely upmarket and commercially viable. It is also possible to produce water cooler, mainstream TV that was once the preserve of terrestrial players.
The BBC’s licence fee needs to go, for two related reasons. It is unfair and a horrendous distortion of the market, allowing vast amounts of taxpayer-financed content to be dumped for free on its website. Streaming services, national and regional newspaper websites and commercial TV all suffer. A state-owned car company that handed out vehicles below cost would quickly be challenged by the EU competition authorities; it is strange that such commonsensical rules do not apply to the Beeb.
The second reason is that the licence fee and the politicisation of the BBC that goes with it can only lead to the corporation slowly being undermined. It cannot launch its own streaming services, it will be forced to cut back on much of what it does currently and it cannot properly expand internationally or take on Netflix.
The Beeb’s campaign to retain the licence fee is a classic case of corporate short-termism: it is terrified of losing it and doesn’t want the medium-term pain associated with shifting to a voluntary model, but retaining it condemns it to an inexorable long-term decline.
My favourite solution is two-fold: first, the licence fee should be replaced by a voluntary subscription. It is the only way to save the BBC. Anybody who chooses not to subscribe would be cut off from the TV channels as well as from the website. The technology already exists for this, and the BBC would be free to innovate and turn itself into a modern tech and content giant, growing rather than shrinking.
It would need to fight for subscriptions, not audience numbers. It could offer a global package internationally, and either one or a variety for UK consumers. A cheaper deal could include just BBC1, BBC2 and parts of the website; a more expensive one could include access to all of the BBC’s back catalogue, available on-demand.
Second, the ownership of the BBC would be turned over to its subscribers, who would become members of a mutual. This would make sure that the BBC reflected the views and expectations of its audience, rather than those of a small elite; members would vote on major corporate decisions. In return for this special status, the BBC would have to provide its core radio output for free.
Getting rid of the licence fee would drag the UK media market into the 21st century. It would reduce distortions. Crucially, it would liberate the BBC and allow it - and other UK TV players - to lead the way in the global innovation race. The Amazon deal is a seminal moment for digital TV - we shouldn’t let it go to waste.
allister.heath@telegraph.co.uk

Jeremy Clarkson’s Amazon Prime deal to reunite Top Gear trio thumbs nose at the BBC

Jeremy Clarkson couldn’t resist a jibe at his old employer, the BBC, as he announced plans to reunite with his former Top Gear presenting colleagues and create a new car show for the internet giant Amazon.
“I feel like I’ve climbed out of a biplane and into a space ship,” said Clarkson, in a pointed reference to the BBC, which fired him earlier this year following a fracas with a member of the Top Gear staff. Clarkson, along with James May and Richard Hammond, chose to align themselves with the retail and entertainment behemoth despite competition for their signatures from Netflix and ITV.
The Amazon deal was negotiated by Andy Wilman, for years the executive producer of Top Gear, and the hidden power behind the most watched car show in the world. Wilman, like May and Hamond, parted company with the BBC in the wake of Clarkson’s severance in March.
The as yet untitled show is a major coup for Amazon and represents a marketing prize which will be offered exclusively to its Prime customers, who pay a subscription for an enhanced service. From 2016, the former Top Gear trio will join a roster of television talent on Amazon’s Prime Video line-up, where producer Ridley Scott and actor Gael Garcia Bernal are among those already plying their trade. Earlier this year Amazon won its first Golden Globe for the show Transparent, featuring a father-of-three who identifies as a woman. The show’s writer, Jill Soloway has spoken of being “blown away” by the creative freedom given to her by the Internet giant.
It is not clear whether the new Clarkson will be made available to viewers week by week – similar to Amazon’s British drama Ripper Street - or in a cache of shows which can be watched back-to-back, as was the case with Transparent.
The BBC Radio 2 breakfast host Chris Evans has been chosen as the new lead presenter ofTop Gear and has begun work on the next series.
Although the Amazon online show will not compete with Top Gear in scheduling terms, insiders have spoken of the great ambition of Wilman and his team. Coupled with the considerable financial backing of Jeff Bezos’s company, which is set to generate $100 billion in revenues this year, the project puts great pressure on the BBC and Evans, who has already described the role as “the most challenging thing I have ever done in my career”. The BBC is likely to respond with the announcement of Evans’s co-presenters, with model Jodie Kidd and Formula 1 driver Jenson Button among the favourites to take the jobs.
With the previous incarnation of Top Gear having generated £150m-a-year in global sales, the financially-pressured BBC will be anxious to maintain that income by continuing to offer the world’s premium motoring show. The question is whether the personalities of the presenters are more valuable than the name and format of the programme.
“Customers told us they wanted to see the team back on screen, and we are excited to make that happen,” said Jay Marine, Vice President of Amazon Prime Video EU.
To critics who were pleased to see the back of Clarkson, Top Gear’s tone was xenophobic and past its sell by date. But James May suggested that the old presenting trio had had the last laugh. “We have become part of the new age of smart TV. Ironic, isn't it?” he said.
Amazon Prime
Jeremy Clarkson and his unique brand of television presentation represent the latest in a whirlwind of inducements to fork out for a subscription to Amazon’s Prime service.
Only 24 hours earlier it has been the UK version of the Prime Music service, offering free streaming and downloads of 1m songs by artists ranging from Madonna to Mark Ronson. Now it’s the new show by Clarkson, Hammond and May.
Not content with domination of entire swathes of the retail sector, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wants more Amazon users to pay £79-a-year for a shopping experience that includes options for delivery on Sundays and, for those in London, in the space of one hour. Bezos has described Prime, which launched in the UK eight years ago and has several million customers in this country, as “the best deal in the history of shopping”.
Prime now extends way beyond the rapid transport of a cardboard parcel. The elite service is almost continually adding new perks. Its Kindle Owners Lending Library made 800,000 book titles available for free loan to those owning an Amazon digital reader – provided they were Prime customers.
Then came Prime Instant Video, offering unlimited streaming of 15,000 film and TV titles. The success of shows such as Transparent, now nominated for 11 Emmys, and Bosch, created by American crime fiction writer Michael Connelly, has helped create a new platform for television and made Amazon a great rival to Netflix in the growth of online video entertainment.
At the end of last year Amazon introduced another inducement, Prime Photos, offering unlimited storage in the cloud. Its Prime Music service has been running for a year in America and has already overhauled established streaming services including Deezer, Rhapsody and Google Play. It represents a threat to the newly-launched Apple Music. The UK service is bespoke to the local market and is expected to make similar inroads.
Amazon’s rare posting of a quarterly profit earlier this month sent its share price soaring and the company is now being described as bigger than Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest bricks and mortar retailer.
For many independent book shops, small record stores and other retail and entertainment enterprises, the irresistible tornado that is the rise of Prime has left a terrible trail of destruction. But for Jeremy Clarkson and his chums, Bezos and his billions offer an open road, away from the strictures of the BBC.  

Clarkson And Co. Will Be Quids In Thanks To Amazon Deal

We don’t mind admitting that when former ‘Top Gear’ presenters Jeremy ClarksonRichard Hammond and James May confirmed that they had signed a new deal with Amazon Prime, our first thought turned to how much they’d be getting paid.
Well… after thinking ‘let’s hope there’s not any cold meats kicking about behind the scenes’, that is.
Reports in The Mirror have now suggested that Clarkson and co. will be getting a whopping £160 million between them for their new deal, which agrees that they will make at least three series of their as-of-yet-unnamed new TV series.
James May, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond on tour, earlier this year
Speaking about the move to Amazon Prime earlier this week, Jeremy remarked: “I feel like I’ve climbed out of a bi-plane and into a spaceship.”
The trio’s new deal was confirmed on Thursday, and former ‘Top Gear’ executive producer Andy Wilman has also signed up to help make the new show a success.
It has been claimed that the show will serve as a direct rival to ‘Top Gear’, which will return to our screens with a brand new presenting line-up taking over next year.
Chris Evans has already been confirmed to be replacing Jeremy Clarkson as lead presenter,and his former ‘Big Breakfast’ producer Lisa Clark also signing up for the new series.
That leaves two slots open on the ‘Top Gear’ presenting team, with a host of names being tipped to join Chris.
Most recently, F1 racer Jenson Button was reported as being on BBC bosses’ wishlist, alongside ‘For The Love Of Cars’ presenter Jodie Kidd and ‘Broadchurch’ actor Will Mellor.

The extraordinary image that reveals the desperation of Calais migrants

Extraordinary photos have captured the moment two migrants cling to the roof of a freight truck as they enter the UK.
The unidentified pair were spotted as the truck left the Eurotunnel terminal in Folkestone in the early hours of Friday morning.
The moment shows some of the lengths which migrants are prepared to go to in a bid to enter the UK. Many are fleeing famine, conflict and persecution in their home countries.
So far, at least nine people have died whilst attempting to make the journey to England.
Leigh Daynes, executive director of Doctors of the World UK (Médecins du Monde), toldThe Independent, that people are living in "horrendous conditions" leading to "all sorts of terrible health problems."
Mr Daynes claims the charity is "treating a growing number of people who have been injured, many of them seriously, after falling from trucks". Others have died inside the Eurotunnel as they attempt to cling to trains bound for England.
Home Secretary Theresa May has said Britain will spend an extra £7 million to increase security at the Channel Tunnel in a bid to stop migrants from entering.
David Cameron has been criticised after describing migrants as a "swarm". He told ITV: "This is very testing, I accept that, because you have got a swarm of people coming across the Mediterranean, seeking a better life, wanting to come to Britain because Britain has got jobs, it's got a growing economy, it's an incredible place to live.”
His comments were condemned by the Refugee Council, who described his "irresponsible, dehumanising" language as "extremely inflammatory".

Once In A Blue Moon: Rare Sight In Sky Tonight

Britain is due to experience its first blue moon in three years as a full moon hangs in the sky for the second time in a month.
The term refers to a quirk of the calendar rather than the colour of the celestial body - although the moon has been known to appear blue during certain atmospheric conditions.
The "blue moon" name is used when an extra full moon appears within a specific time period, like a month or season.
The last full moon in Britain occurred on 2 July.
The next occurs today, with moon rise expected to take place at 8.47pm in Durham, the nearest city to the geographical centre of mainland UK.
Its highest point will occur at 12.43am, according to timeanddate.com, and then it will set at 6.43am.
Conditions for seeing it, according to forecasters, are likely to be best in southern and central England, northern Scotland and northern Ireland, where scattered clouds and clear skies are predicted.
The best place in the world to see the moon at its fullest could be northern Australia where the moon will reach nearly 100% at 8.43pm local time (11.43am UK time) and where skies are expected to be completely clear.
Although the blue moon has no major significance to astronomers, it is considered highly important by astrologers who regard it as an omen of upset, change and possibility.
Some claim it signals a time to give in to the heart's desires.
The last one occurred on 31 August 2012, and the next will be seen in another three years on 31 January 2018.
Its significance was captured in the famous song Blue Moon by the Tin Pan Alley songwriters Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1934.
It was first performed by Connee Boswell as the theme music to a radio programme, but was later covered by Elvis Presley and Ella Fitzgerald among others, and the Marcels, whose 1961 version went to number one in the UK and US.
The moon is known to turn a distinctly blue colour when smoke or dust particles hang in the air, usually caused by wildfires or a volcano eruption.
In 1883, the moon turned blue for weeks after the volcano Krakatoa exploded with the force of a nuclear bomb between Sumatra and Java.

Family agony as ex-Apprentice contestant Stuart Baggs found dead

The sister of former Apprentice contestant Stuart Baggs has said the family's world is "shattered apart" by his sudden death.
The 27 year old, who ran a communications firm on the Isle of Man, was found dead at an address in the island's capital Douglas at around 9am on Thursday.
Police are investigating his "sudden and unexpected" death, but a spokeswoman said there was nothing "to indicate that his death is criminally suspicious".
She added: " Police again confirm that at this time there is nothing obvious to indicate the cause of his untimely death and inquiries will continue. The police request that consideration is given to the privacy of the family and friends at this difficult time."
At 21, Baggs was the youngest candidate when he appeared on the BBC One show in 2010.
He was knocked out at the interviews stage and the series was eventually won by Stella English, but he became a cult favourite with his steady stream of catchphrases and his description of himself as "Baggs the brand".
His sister Charlotte Baggs paid tribute in a post on Facebook.
She wrote: " Today my dearest brother Stuart Baggs gained his wings. To say we are all shocked and devastated is an understatement.
"Love him or hate him, he touched many people's lives from his TV antics to his amazing work with Bluewave Communications."
She added: "He was the biggest character and will leave the biggest hole behind. Not knowing what or why makes it all the harder.
"Can't explain how proud I am of him. He was the king of following his dreams and making them happen."
Past and present stars of the popular show took to social media to express their shock at the entrepreneur's death.
The Apprentice boss Lord Sugar said: "Terrible news Stuart Baggs has died. My sincere condolences to his family and friends RIP one of the stand out characters of the apprentice."
Nick Hewer, who left his role as Lord Sugar's adviser this year after a decade on the show, tweeted: " So sad to hear of Stuart Baggs' death. Condolences to his family. He will be remembered with affection by all who knew him on Apprentice 6."
Dara O Briain, former presenter of The Apprentice's spin-off programme, wrote: " Sad news about the death of Stuart Baggs. Interviewed him on You're Fired and he was funny and self-effacing. Condolences to his family."
Baggs, who recently turned 27, gave an interview to Isle of Man newspapers last week about his latest scheme to bring 4G broadband to the island.
Talking to the paper about his career, he said: " I work, as my hair will tell you, at least 18 hours a day. I sleep for four hours religiously, I would not have it any other way, like Margaret Thatcher."
He said that work gave him "a buzz", adding: " As to the future we are already working on that."

MH370 Search: New Items Wash Ashore On Reunion

A Chinese water bottle and an Indonesian cleaning product have washed up on Reunion Island, where debris that could be from MH370 was found this week.
Experts are preparing to analyse the piece of aircraft, which could be part of a wing from the Malaysia Airlines flight that vanished last year.
Malaysian officials are confident the piece is from MH370, as a police helicopter searches the remote Indian Ocean island for more debris.

Malaysian Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi said on Friday it is "almost certain" that the piece is from a Boeing 777 aircraft. A day earlier, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said the debris is "very likely to be from a Boeing 777".
Aviation experts have identified the debris from photos as a wing flaperon, used to control the plane's roll and provide extra lift or drag.
Malaysia experts are due to arrive in the island to examine the piece, before the debris is flown to the French city of Toulouse, where it is due to arrive on Saturday.
It will be examined at a special defence facility used for aircraft testing and analysis, according to the French Defence Ministry.

Experts are expected to be able to use a code on the wing piece to ascertain if it is from MH370 - which should take one or two days.
French TV showed images of the debris bearing the mark "657 BB" - which would match with a code in the Boeing 777 manual for a right-wing flaperon, according to a document posted on aviation websites.
The remains of what could be a suitcase were also found on the same stretch of rocky beach as the debris, in the town of Saint Andre.
MH370 disappeared on 8 March 2014 on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, mainly Chinese citizens.
Investigators believe it headed south into the Indian Ocean after disappearing from radar off the Thailand coast.
Australia has been leading the hunt for the plane, using sonar to trawl a massive expanse of ocean some 1,000 miles off its west coast.
Reunion is about 2,500 miles west of the current search area off the Australian coast.
Oceanographers say it is possible that currents could have swept the debris such a distance - though the piece, even if confirmed as part of MH370, is unlikely to help investigators figure out where the plane came down.
It could, however, provide crucial clues as to the cause of the crash.
The find might also offer a measure of comfort to relatives of the passengers, Mr Razak said.
"We have had many false alarms before, but for the sake of the families who have lost loved ones, and suffered such heartbreaking uncertainty, I pray that we will find out the truth so that they may have closure and peace," he said.

JOE ROOT CELEBRATES HITTING THE WINNING RUNS TO RETAKE SERIES LEAD

BUT ENGLAND STEADIED THE SHIP, LOSING NO MORE WICKETS WITH IAN BELL REACHING HIS 50

OUT-OF-FORM LYTH ALSO WENT CHEAPLY, FAILING WITH AN LBW REVIEW

THE REPLY STARTED POORLY AS CAPTAIN COOK WAS BOWLED BY STARC

MITCHELL JOHNSON WAS QUICKLY INTO THE ATTACK WITH ENGLAND CHASING JUST 121 FOR THE WIN

RESURGENT STEVEN FINN CELEBRATES HIS SIX SECOND INNINGS WICKETS

AND THEY WERE ALL OUT FOR 265 WHEN SUB FIELD JOSH POYSDEN CAUGHT STARC ON 58

STOKES DISMISSED HAZLEWOOD TO PUT AUSTRALIA ON THE BRINK

PETER NEVILL PROVIDED SOME RESISTANCE WITH A 50 OF HIS OWN AS THE VISITORS' TAIL WAGGED

IAN BELL'S UNBEATEN HALF CENTURY HELPED ENGLAND CRUISE TO AN EIGHT-WICKET WIN OVER AUSTRALIA

England cruise home in third Ashes Test

Ian Bell guided England to a convincing eight-wicket success over Australia as the hosts made light work of chasing down 121 in the third Ashes Test to take a 2-1 series lead.
It was an impressive response from England, who were thumped by 405 runs at Lord's, although their day was tempered slightly by the news that James Anderson will miss the fourth Test at Trent Bridge due to a side strain.
As the match continued at break-neck pace, Peter Nevill and Mitchell Starc frayed English nerves slightly by advancing Australia's lead rapidly in the morning session on day three.
Both men went on to pass 50, before England wrapped up Australia's second innings for 265 prior to lunch, leaving themselves a modest target for victory.
England lost Alastair Cook and Adam Lyth cheaply before Bell - dropped on 20 by Michael Clarke -  compiled a fluent 65 not out and saw his team home alongside Joe Root (38 not out) to thrill a raucous Edgbaston crowd.
The two sides now head to Nottingham where England will have to contend without spearhead Anderson as they aim to seal a 3-1 lead and the series, while Australia bid to keep their hopes of retaining the urn alive.
Resuming 23 ahead, but with seven second-innings wickets down, in glorious conditions in Birmingham, Nevill and Starc extended the tourists' advantage until the former departed for a gritty 59.

The wicketkeeper had a lucky escape when he was given not out after gloving Stuart Broad (1-61) down the leg side, but he was not so fortunate soon afterwards as he glanced a Steven Finn (6-79) delivery in the same direction and Jos Buttler took a superb catch.
After Starc (58) brought up his own half-century, Ben Stokes (1-28) had Josh Hazlewood brilliantly held at third slip by Root for 11, before Moeen Ali (1-64) wrapped things up by dismissing Starc.
Cook (7) and Lyth (12) made it through two overs before the interval, but the England captain was cleaned up by a beauty from Starc (1-33) soon after the break.
Bell played aggressively from the outset, crashing three boundaries in four balls from Starc before Clarke shelled a chance at slip in the same over.
Lyth was pinned lbw by Hazlewood (1-21) as the left-hander's struggles continued, but Bell continued in customary stylish fashion, bringing up his fifty by guiding Starc through third man for four.
It was left to Root to score the winning runs, glancing Mitchell Marsh for four as England won the third Test of an Ashes series for the first time since 1981.

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Thursday, 30 July 2015

MERCEDES-BENZ SLR MCLAREN (2004)

Formula One technology and a hand-built supercharged AMG V8 engine. What’s not to like about the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren?

Formula One technology and a hand-built supercharged AMG V8 engine. What’s not to like about the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren?

MERCEDES-BENZ E 55 AMG (2002)

2002 was a big year for Mercedes-AMG. Five new models were launched, including the E 55 AMG super-saloon, which represents a formidable used car bargain.

2002 was a big year for Mercedes-AMG. Five new models were launched, including the E 55 AMG super saloon, which now represents a formidable used car bargain.

PAGANI ZONDA C12 (1999)

Yes, we know the Pagani Zonda doesn’t wear an AMG badge, but it has the beating heart of Affalterbach. Power was sourced from the same 7.3-litre found in the earlier SL 73 AMG.

Yes, we know the Pagani Zonda doesn’t wear an AMG badge, but it has the beating heart of Affalterbach. Power was sourced from the same 7.3-litre engine found in the earlier SL 73 AMG.

MERCEDES-BENZ CLK GTR (1999)

The first of the Top Trumps winning AMG cars. The CLK GTR was created for homologation purposes and only 26 were built (20 coupes, 6 roadsters).

The first of the Top Trumps-winning AMG cars. The CLK GTR was created for homologation purposes and only 26 were built (20 coupes, 6 roadsters).

MERCEDES-BENZ C 43 AMG (1997)

The C 43 AMG of 1997 was a tad more affordable, but no less alluring. Available as a saloon or estate, the C 43 was powered by a V8 engine developing 225hp.

The C 43 AMG of 1997 was a tad more affordable, but no less alluring. Available as a saloon or estate, the C 43 was powered by a V8 engine developing 225hp.

MERCEDES-BENZ S 70 AMG (1996)

Talking of rarities, how about the S 70 AMG? Only 112 of these Autobahnstormers were built, each one with a 500hp 7.0-litre V12 engine.

Talking of rarities, how about the S 70 AMG? Only 112 of these Autobahnstormers were built, each one with a 500hp 7.0-litre V12 engine.

MERCEDES-BENZ SL 73 AMG (1995)

The SL 73 AMG is a rare beast, as only 85 were ever made. It was a tad heavy and very, very expensive, but who wouldn’t want a 7.3-litre V12 SL?

The SL 73 AMG is a rare beast, as only 85 were ever made. It was a tad heavy and very, very expensive, but who wouldn’t want a 7.3-litre V12 SL?

MERCEDES-BENZ C 36 AMG (1993)-BENZ.JPG

The 280hp C 36 AMG of 1993 is even more significant, as it was the first AMG car to be jointly developed by Mercedes-Benz and AMG.

The 280hp C 36 AMG of 1993 is even more significant, as it was the first AMG car to be jointly developed by Mercedes-Benz and AMG.

MERCEDES-BENZ 190 E AMG (1989)

The 225hp 190 E AMG is significant for being the first AMG model to be available through Mercedes-Benz dealerships and with a Mercedes-Benz warranty.

The 225hp 190 E AMG is significant for being the first AMG model to be available through Mercedes-Benz dealerships and with a manufacturer warranty.

MERCEDES-BENZ 300 E 5.6 AMG (1986)

AMG moved to its current home in Affalterbach in 1976 and ten years later created the 5.6-litre V8 300 E. At the time it was the fastest production saloon car in the world.

AMG moved to its current home in Affalterbach in 1976, and 10 years later created the 5.6-litre V8 300 E. At the time it was the fastest production saloon car in the world.

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AMG: BORN IN 1965

Aufrecht Melcher Großaspach, more commonly known as AMG, can trace its roots back to 1965. To celebrate 50 years of Mercedes-Benz at its most bonkers, we pick 25 of the best AMG cars.

Aufrecht Melcher Großaspach, more commonly known as AMG, can trace its roots back to 1965. To celebrate 50 years of Mercedes-Benz at its most bonkers, we pick 25 of the best AMG cars.

Messrs Aufrecht and Melcher created the AMG Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 in 1971 and it finished second overall at the 24 Hours of Spa. The ‘Red Pig’ was the first major milestone on the AMG journey.

AMG 300 SEL ‘RED PIG’ (1971)

Messrs Aufrecht and Melcher created the AMG Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 in 1971 and it finished second overall at the 24 Hours of Spa. The ‘Red Pig’ was the first major milestone on the AMG journey.

Mechanic Converts $400 Rust Bucket Into America's Best Custom Car

A TENACIOUS mechanic has converted a $400 rust bucket into America's best custom car. JF Launier, 39, spent 22,000 hours and $300,000 pimping out a 1964 Buick Riveria - even remortgaging his parents' house as well as his own to finance the project. But the risk paid off when the finished article - named Rivision - won the Ridler award for America’s most creative and innovative custom car at the 2014 Detroit Autorama. Its value has also jumped with Mr Launier estimating it to be worth at least $1.65m in man-hours alone. Mr Launier runs JF Kustoms in Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada. Videographer / Director: Richard McGuire Producer: John Balson, Chloe Browne Editor: Kyle Waters

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