Super TestCar reviews - Mercedes-Benz - E-class - E63 AMG SMercedes-Benz modelsOverviewGlobal-first, rear-drive Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG ‘S’ hits town, and it’s a beast16 Sep 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ sells proportionately more AMG cars per standard model in Australia than anywhere else in the world, so when a new model launches here it attracts a lot of interest. Arriving hot on the heels of the regular, facelifted E-Class range launched in June, the E63 AMG S brings to the table a 5.5-litre twin-turbo V8 with the grunt to tame high-end Germanic rivals. At $249,900, it may be nearly $10,000 more expensive than the previous E63, but the new ‘S’ version includes, amongst other goodies, a 44kW power boost and sports differential which would have blown the final price out to over $270,000 previously. But that’s not all, because while the top performing 430kW/800Nm ‘S’ is only available in the rest of the world with 4MATIC all-wheel-drive, Australia gets the world’s first specially built 430kW ‘S’ version with rear-wheel drive instead. For the competitive, these outputs outgun the 423kW/690Nm BMW M5, but then again, the Benz is about $20k more expensive. And, intriguingly, the purist’s rear-drive version has caused such global interest that right-hand-drive South Africa and the UK have also put their hand up for the Aussie-inspired AMG. We got behind the wheel of one of the first arrivals here to find out if just two wheels can handle the gigantic output on a typically rain saturated Victorian road. Click here for the full review... GalleryClick to see larger images Model release date: 1 September 2013 to 1 May 2017 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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