And so what?
That seems to be a modern trend these days.
That being the case the AMG V8 has a really good sound track and worthy to do so, unlike some of its competitors who are turbo pipe dreaming through the speakers with unworthy sound tracks.
Reviews 2017 Mercedes-AMG E 63 4MATIC+ and E 63 S 4MATIC+ Reviews
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And so what?
That seems to be a modern trend these days.
That being the case the AMG V8 has a really good sound track and worthy to do so, unlike some of its competitors who are turbo pipe dreaming through the speakers with unworthy sound tracks.
Laurent T
Premium
Average review from Autocar.
Should I buy one?
Typically luxurious and well-equipped, the Mercedes-AMG E 63 S 4Matic+ is about eight-tenths of a quite brilliant performance saloon. It’s faster than we might have imagined a luxury four-door would ever be ten years ago, and it can be magnificently exciting. And, slightly hollow and restless ride aside, it’s also hugely secure and adhesive on the road and a whole heap of fun on the track.
But, at the risk of making what may at first seem like a ridiculous statement about a 600-horsepower AMG saloon, it’s the opposition of those two driving styles, and the yawning gap between them, that might leave you just a little bit cold after a while. Somehow, having to choose between a Drift mode that’s not accessible or usable enough, and other driving modes that simply aren’t absorbing enough, makes the E 63 almost as likely to frustrate you as it is to blow your mind.
By AMG’s standards, this is a car that seems unexpectedly prosaic, when a better execution of the technology within it might have made it feel supremely sophisticated. But then, where fast saloons are concerned, AMG own standards are high. And in other ways, you sense that it’ll take other car makers a long time to follow where this car is leading.
Should I buy one?
Typically luxurious and well-equipped, the Mercedes-AMG E 63 S 4Matic+ is about eight-tenths of a quite brilliant performance saloon. It’s faster than we might have imagined a luxury four-door would ever be ten years ago, and it can be magnificently exciting. And, slightly hollow and restless ride aside, it’s also hugely secure and adhesive on the road and a whole heap of fun on the track.
But, at the risk of making what may at first seem like a ridiculous statement about a 600-horsepower AMG saloon, it’s the opposition of those two driving styles, and the yawning gap between them, that might leave you just a little bit cold after a while. Somehow, having to choose between a Drift mode that’s not accessible or usable enough, and other driving modes that simply aren’t absorbing enough, makes the E 63 almost as likely to frustrate you as it is to blow your mind.
By AMG’s standards, this is a car that seems unexpectedly prosaic, when a better execution of the technology within it might have made it feel supremely sophisticated. But then, where fast saloons are concerned, AMG own standards are high. And in other ways, you sense that it’ll take other car makers a long time to follow where this car is leading.
mercpassion
Highway Hunter
A smashing 5 Star review from Autoexpress;
Powerhouse Mercedes E-Class flagship gets 4WD to tame its 604bhp V8, but can it beat the best?
Verdict
5
For decades Mercedes-AMG’s rival to the imperious BMW M5 has impressed and delivered enough to give the BMW the odd bruise, but never delivered a knockout blow. Until now. The new E 63 S is such a complete all rounder and untouchable in every area from dynamics to refinement that it redefines what is expected of today’s super-saloon.
With BMW’s new all-wheel drive, 600bhp M5 still some weeks away from its reveal and longer still before we drive it, Mercedes-AMG’s new E 63 S has the opportunity to securely cement itself at the top of the super saloon pile before its nemesis from Munich arrives.
This new E 63 S wants for nothing in preparation for taking on the M5. Mercedes calls the E-Class the most intelligent executive saloon and AMG has transformed the E 63 version into the most powerful variant of all time, too. In range-topping S spec, as tested here in the UK for the first time, its 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 produces 604bhp and 850Nm of torque. Suspended by active dynamic engine mounts, the revised V8 is mated to the latest nine-speed AMG Speedshift automatic gearbox and it will sprint to 62mph in 3.4 seconds; with the optional AMG Driver’s Package fitted (£765) it will crack on to 186mph.
If you are thinking the E 63 S’s turbocharged V8 is little more than a tweaked version of the motor fitted to the C 63 S, think again. AMG has replaced the pistons, optimised the air intake and charge air cooler before reprogramming the engine’s ECU software. On top of this, the V8 now features cylinder on demand technology, which cuts down to four-cylinders when driving conditions allow in Comfort mode.
Perhaps the biggest mechanical change is the adoption of four-wheel drive, a first for the UK-bound E 63 (other markets have been offered it on previous versions). Equipped with Mercedes’ latest 4MATIC+ system it continuously adjusts torque to the axle as required, and should you delve into the car’s traction control settings you can turn your E 63 S back to a rear-wheel drive saloon once more by selecting Drift mode. Do that, though, and you’ll have to change gear yourself using the excellent paddles behind the steering wheel and drive round without an electronic safety net in a 1,950kg saloon with over 600 horsepower.
There is, however, an electronically controlled limited-slip diff in the rear axle to help you out, too. Underpinning the E 63 S are coil springs with AMG’s ride control air suspension, 20-inch wheels are standard and our test car was also equipped with £6,995 worth of ceramic composite brakes.
There’s always a concern that a car that felt unbreakable on its carefully stage-managed international launch will crumble when it arrives in the dreary UK and is asked to take on a network of roads that are more patchwork quilts of ill-fitting tarmac than the billiard smooth surfaces expected in the 21st Century. However, this just doesn’t appear to apply to the E 63 S.
The multiple driving modes – Comfort, Sport, Sport +, Race and Individual – offer an array of options when it comes to engine mapping, suspension settings, gearbox shift speeds, the response of the diff and ESP, and the exhaust note. In the UK it’s the Sport setting that allows you to extract the E 63 S’s stunning performance most of the time.
The stiffer suspension setting delivers a degree of tautness to the body control that gives you the confidence to exploit the performance on offer, delivering a sharpness and poise wholly unexpected of a near two-tonne car while all the time managing to smother imperfections.That it also brings that honking V8 to life is an added bonus, with a crispness to the throttle response that has you questioning if this engine is turbocharged at all. You also question if it has a four-wheel drive chassis, with the system working seamlessly and discreetly distributing power and torque where they are required with no interference working its way back to the driver.
Combine its peerless powertrain and razor sharp chassis to an interior that raises the quality to a level Audi will be jealous off – and praise be, a driving position that doesn’t make you feel like you are sat on a bench – and, in the E 63 S, you have the very best super saloon available. Over to you, BMW.
Key specs
From: New Mercedes-AMG E 63 S 2017 review
Powerhouse Mercedes E-Class flagship gets 4WD to tame its 604bhp V8, but can it beat the best?
Verdict
5
For decades Mercedes-AMG’s rival to the imperious BMW M5 has impressed and delivered enough to give the BMW the odd bruise, but never delivered a knockout blow. Until now. The new E 63 S is such a complete all rounder and untouchable in every area from dynamics to refinement that it redefines what is expected of today’s super-saloon.
With BMW’s new all-wheel drive, 600bhp M5 still some weeks away from its reveal and longer still before we drive it, Mercedes-AMG’s new E 63 S has the opportunity to securely cement itself at the top of the super saloon pile before its nemesis from Munich arrives.
This new E 63 S wants for nothing in preparation for taking on the M5. Mercedes calls the E-Class the most intelligent executive saloon and AMG has transformed the E 63 version into the most powerful variant of all time, too. In range-topping S spec, as tested here in the UK for the first time, its 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 produces 604bhp and 850Nm of torque. Suspended by active dynamic engine mounts, the revised V8 is mated to the latest nine-speed AMG Speedshift automatic gearbox and it will sprint to 62mph in 3.4 seconds; with the optional AMG Driver’s Package fitted (£765) it will crack on to 186mph.
If you are thinking the E 63 S’s turbocharged V8 is little more than a tweaked version of the motor fitted to the C 63 S, think again. AMG has replaced the pistons, optimised the air intake and charge air cooler before reprogramming the engine’s ECU software. On top of this, the V8 now features cylinder on demand technology, which cuts down to four-cylinders when driving conditions allow in Comfort mode.
Perhaps the biggest mechanical change is the adoption of four-wheel drive, a first for the UK-bound E 63 (other markets have been offered it on previous versions). Equipped with Mercedes’ latest 4MATIC+ system it continuously adjusts torque to the axle as required, and should you delve into the car’s traction control settings you can turn your E 63 S back to a rear-wheel drive saloon once more by selecting Drift mode. Do that, though, and you’ll have to change gear yourself using the excellent paddles behind the steering wheel and drive round without an electronic safety net in a 1,950kg saloon with over 600 horsepower.
There is, however, an electronically controlled limited-slip diff in the rear axle to help you out, too. Underpinning the E 63 S are coil springs with AMG’s ride control air suspension, 20-inch wheels are standard and our test car was also equipped with £6,995 worth of ceramic composite brakes.
There’s always a concern that a car that felt unbreakable on its carefully stage-managed international launch will crumble when it arrives in the dreary UK and is asked to take on a network of roads that are more patchwork quilts of ill-fitting tarmac than the billiard smooth surfaces expected in the 21st Century. However, this just doesn’t appear to apply to the E 63 S.
The multiple driving modes – Comfort, Sport, Sport +, Race and Individual – offer an array of options when it comes to engine mapping, suspension settings, gearbox shift speeds, the response of the diff and ESP, and the exhaust note. In the UK it’s the Sport setting that allows you to extract the E 63 S’s stunning performance most of the time.
The stiffer suspension setting delivers a degree of tautness to the body control that gives you the confidence to exploit the performance on offer, delivering a sharpness and poise wholly unexpected of a near two-tonne car while all the time managing to smother imperfections.That it also brings that honking V8 to life is an added bonus, with a crispness to the throttle response that has you questioning if this engine is turbocharged at all. You also question if it has a four-wheel drive chassis, with the system working seamlessly and discreetly distributing power and torque where they are required with no interference working its way back to the driver.
Combine its peerless powertrain and razor sharp chassis to an interior that raises the quality to a level Audi will be jealous off – and praise be, a driving position that doesn’t make you feel like you are sat on a bench – and, in the E 63 S, you have the very best super saloon available. Over to you, BMW.
Key specs
- Price: £88,295 (£102,010 as tested)
- Engine: 4.0-litre 8cyl petrol, twin-turbo
- Power/torque: 604bhp/850Nm
- Transmission: 9-speed auto, four-wheel drive
- 0-62mph: 3.4 seconds
- Top speed: 155mph (186mph with AMG driver’s pack)
- Economy/CO2: 31.0mpg/207g/km
- On sale: Now
From: New Mercedes-AMG E 63 S 2017 review
Laurent T
Premium
Top Gear is also very positive !
Conclusions?
I think this is a statement car from Mercedes, it feels as if they’ve poured everything they know into it and at the moment I think this is the most compelling, exciting super saloon of them all. Much more exciting than a Panamera Turbo – and better controlled, too – more hardcore and more neutrally balanced than an RS6. It’s a very, very effective cross-country weapon. Put it this way, the new M5 lands this autumn and I reckon it’s going to have its work cut out…
Conclusions?
I think this is a statement car from Mercedes, it feels as if they’ve poured everything they know into it and at the moment I think this is the most compelling, exciting super saloon of them all. Much more exciting than a Panamera Turbo – and better controlled, too – more hardcore and more neutrally balanced than an RS6. It’s a very, very effective cross-country weapon. Put it this way, the new M5 lands this autumn and I reckon it’s going to have its work cut out…
hovabongZA
Tire Trailblazer
I'm loving the contant references to the benchM5ark. It's going to be an interesting duel.
mercpassion
Highway Hunter
It seems then that MB has finally pulled off the Super Exec Saloon with finesse this time..it's great to see MB is at last going all out in this fierce segment..
Amat46
Chicane Challenger
It is only logical to compare this car against other cars in its segments. There were also references to RS6 and Panamera.
klier
Premium
It has more power (around 50 hp), has AWD like the Panny, and weighs around 80 kg less than a Piggy.
It should do just fine. And not only on paper.
Something can also be better than a benchmark, that's what a benchmark is for
M5 is always the benchmark. Just like the S class always will be.Not that anything was better, but still...
hovabongZA
Tire Trailblazer
Okay man, back to the E63s.
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