Mercedes-Benz Unleashes S63 AMG

Since Mercedes-Benz released the W222 S-Class, it was no surprise that AMG would get their hands on one, and after a not-so-long wait and a bunch of leaks and a teaser video, here it is, fresh out of Affalterbach, the brand-spankin’-new Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG!

The new S63 AMG is no joke, it has mountains of power, an exquisite interior and a beautiful exterior design with added aggression which doesn’t only enhance looks, but performance too.

The big powerful ‘Benz will feature the same 5.5-liter biturbo M157 motor found in most AMG’s today (CLS63, ML63, SL63, E63, G63, GL63 and CL63),  the only difference is, that it will produce 585 horsepower and 900 Nm torque! As ridiculous as those numbers get, we’re pretty sure you can expect an S Model which will push it to well over 600 bhp!

The new S63 AMG will come in 3 different variants, a short-wheel-base, long-wheel-base, and for the first time ever in a S63 AMG, a 4MATIC long-wheel-base. Now that you’ve heard ‘4MATIC’, you must be wondering the 0-60 times, well, the short and long-wheel-base models both do it in 4.4 second, while the 4MATIC on the other had does it in a stupendously fast 4.0 seconds dead! However, we reckon if you push it hard enough, it will hit 3.9, if you keep trying of course.

Even though weight isn’t that important when it comes to a big luxury car, the new S65 is still pretty impressive, this time, the short-wheel-base has the edge as weighs 1970 kg whilst the long-wheel-base weighs just 25 kg more at 1995 kg. Nonetheless, the S63 AMG is still lighter than its ‘new’ rival, the Rolls-Royce Ghost’s which weighs 2,470 kg.

On the subject of rivalry, from the way the S-Class has been designed inside and out, it really seems like Mercedes-Benz has pushed the S-Class out of the executive car segment (BMW 7 Series, Audi A8, etc..) to the luxury car segment  (Rolls-Royce Ghost/Phantom, Bentley Mulsanne, etc..). The W221 wasn’t a rival as such but now, the W222 has really pushed those boundaries out of the way.

AMG hasn’t opted for a double-clutch , instead, they went for their traditional AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT gearbox which is also found in most AMG’s that have the M157 motor.

For those who don’t understand what ‘4MATIC’ means, it essentially means ‘all-wheel-drive’. The good news is that this drivetrain is rear-biased where 33 percent goes to the front axle and 67 percent is sent to the rear axle, which of-course means a more pleasurable driving experience.

The latest technology in the new S-Class is the MAGIC BODY CONTROL suspension. This great bit of kit scans the road ahead and adjusts the suspension accordingly to give thus giving the feeling that the bumps in the road have been ironed out.

Moving on to the sexy exterior (got a little biased there), the S63 AMG features some great new enhancements. First of all, the normal S-Class’s bumper has been ditched in favour of a much more aerodynamic bumper as well as a splitter which infact looks very cool indeed! The rear is very AMG-like, with a nice diffuser and quad-square exhaust pipes which of course have AMG logo’s embedded onto them.

You might of also noticed the new exclusive AMG 19-inch lightweight alloys which are held by 255/45 tyres at the front and 285/40 at the back.

The interior, well, have a look yourself. Isn’t it one of the most exquisite places to be?

The new Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG will make its debut at Frankfurt Auto Show this September and will go on sale soon after at a price of around £120,000.