2007 Mercedes R63 AMG Is Today's Bring a Trailer Auction Pick

• A vehicle Mercedes refused to call a minivan, the Mercedes-Benz R63 AMG was labeled as a Sports Tourer that could achieve 155 mph.

• The R63 was only sold for one year, with 113 believed to have been produced for North America and 108 making it to the United States.

• Up for auction on Bring a Trailer right now, this example is made even more special by being one of two models finished in Barolo Red Metallic paint for all of North America.

Around here we appreciate the absurd, especially when that absurdity pertains to dropping a fire breathing 6.2-liter AMG V-8 into a not-quite-a-minivan. Back in 2007, Mercedes was doing the important work of catering to parents embattled in Fast and Furious style stop-light drag races during their morning commutes. Hence the 2007 Mercedes-Benz R63 AMG.