You'd be surprised how close you can get to the luxury car experience without paying the luxury price.
AMG cars have a unique, muscular character. With a deep engine rumble and overflowing buckets of power, they're kind of like Teutonic muscle cars.
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Now, these are Mercedes-Benz cars we're talking about. That means they come with lots of soft leather and hi-tech features to top off that really impressive performance. Hence a nearly $60,000 price tag for the base version of the C63 AMG coupe.
However, there is a car you can get for a lot less money that, while it isn't a Mercedes, does at least offer a similar performance experience.