Edmunds Inside Line - Follow-Up Test: 2007 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG

[Merc1]

At 113 mph, the 2007 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG covers a car length in just a tenth of a second. Normally such a ridiculous speed/time/distance calculation would rank on our "Just Don't Care" list, just below American Idol. But not this time. This time we care.

We care because this car length in a tenth of a second makes the E63 AMG the quickest sedan with an automatic transmission that we've ever tested. From a dead stop, it tears through the quarter-mile in just 12.7 seconds at 113 mph, one-tenth of a second quicker than your best friend's SMG-equipped 2007 BMW M5.

If you still just don't care, you've obviously never beaten your best friend in a good old-fashioned drag race. We have, and it's like channel-banging at 3 a.m. and finding Smokey and the Bandit. There's just no putting a price on it. Well, that is until today. The E63 AMG starts at $84,000 and our black test car carries an as-tested price of $97,000.

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Speed Fixes Time

But the E63's insufficient instrumentation becomes a nonissue the instant you put the hammer down. Trust us, when that big V8 has you pinned in the seat, you won't care what size the clock is.

You'll also forget all about your boss and your wife. Tuition bill got you down? Well, it's nothing a little full throttle can't fix. And that's the magic that is the Mercedes E63 AMG. It's a 507-hp happy machine. A problem solver to help you get through life.

Meanwhile, your M5 buddy isn't only losing to you from stoplight to stoplight, he's dealing with iDrive. And personally we'd even rather hear Sanjaya croon than deal with that.

Follow-Up Test: 2007 Mercedes-Benz E63

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[Zafiro]

I have a rule I always follow, I dont race in the city and I dont race where its crowded.

 

[PanterroR]

Meanwhile, your M5 buddy isn't only losing to you from stoplight to stoplight, he's dealing with iDrive. And personally we'd even rather hear Sanjaya croon than deal with that.

How funny...

I'm sure Vista is too much as well for these guys....

Thanks, Marcus! Love the car...

 

[LaArtist]

the car is a stunner..
im a fan of the M5.. before the E63 i choce the M5 over the E55 in a hearbeat..
but now its a diffrent story

 

[HighestOfHigh]

I have a rule I always follow, I dont race in the city and I dont race where its crowded.

You just race around a track about a 100 times going no where right? That is so cool.

I guess thats the best thing about a 90k-1million dollar car, it's only good at the track.

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On another positive note, that E63 is simply amazing. Just when I had given up on this car for the CLS it's proves to be even better then before.

 

[Bruce]

Black is the perfect colour

 

[ree]

Great review and amazing pictures!!

 

[Sunny]

I guess thats the best thing about a 90k-1million dollar car, it's only good at the track.

Distort much?

 

[Zafiro]

You just race around a track about a 100 times going no where right? That is so cool.

 

[cawimmer430]

Hey I'd be happy with both (and an S6).

Good to see the E63 AMG getting great reviews. Looks like AMG really did their homework in terms of improving handling and sports feel while still retaining a more laid back and comfortable experience at the same time - exactly the stuff that Mercedes customers tend to dig.

 

[Centurion]

The E-class is awesome. I'll try to see if I can get my hands on an E55 for a little test run.

 

[Pagani]

How come Edmunds still considers the manual M5 as significantly quicker than the SMG one, when almost every respectable and credible publication here and accross the pond considers the manual and the V10 a misfit that results in a slower overall car?

Also, for as long as there is a CLS 63, the S63 will still seem too plain of a design for me. Hopefully--and looks very likely--the next upcoming E is going to fix that.

 

[wltsm]

Funny review!

It's as always though, the AMG goes for speed, while the M goes for driving thrills!

I wouldn't mind either, and the E class still looks hot! It's going to be interesting to see what happens when the RS6 comes out!