Mick Briesgau
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S-Class [Official] Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe
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The Mercedes-Benz S-Class, formerly known as Sonderklasse, is a series of full-sized luxury sedans and coupés produced by Mercedes-Benz. The S-Class is the designation for top-of-the-line Mercedes-Benz models and was officially introduced in 1972 with the W116, and has remained in use ever since. The S-Class is the flagship vehicle for Mercedes-Benz, being positioned above the other Mercedes-Benz models.
Mick Briesgau
Tire Trailblazer
Mick Briesgau
Tire Trailblazer
I'm sorry to say, it's not going to happen. The decrease in value of my current car will be too big :-( And I'm too young to commit financial suicide. Well, I can't blame my friendly dealer. I think the market for a (by then) one year old S-Klasse sedan with ca. 66.000 kilometers (ca. 41.000 miles) is rather tricky and unforseen. No matter if I'd take a S 500 Coupé or S63. The gap is too big for me.
I'll be driving my beautiful Sedan for the next couple of years and that with pride and joy
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Seylan
That stitching...
JHF
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4MATIC Coupe
Personal luxury is alive and well.
No one talks about personal luxury cars anymore; use of that term peaked some 40 years ago. But the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG coupe reminds us that, even if there isn’t a modern term for the concept, there remains a distinction between the average luxury car and one so egotistically over-the-top that it exists solely to serve, appease, and pamper its driver.
Indeed, the S63 coupe is one of a few cars that exude power and opulence and status and rich excesses all while delivering a driving experience that makes you enjoy the time behind the wheel. For those who prefer to be driven, there are Bentleys and Rolls-Royces. For those who drive, the two-door S-class offers $172,450 of leather and luxury, a 3.7-second run to 60 mph, and a three-pointed star on the grille.
Although the car is new, its place in the Mercedes lineup is not. The S-class coupe replaces the old CL-class as part of a scheme to reduce the dizzying number of Mercedes nameplates before the proliferation of new models makes things completely unintelligible. The big two-door co-opts the S-class sedan’s name—which it did just ahead of a massive renaming strategy—as well as that car’s design influence, to dramatic effect. This is a private luxury lounge that just happens to be capable of moving at speeds up to 187 mph. The dashboard ripples gracefully from top to bottom and side to side with beautiful swaths of unbroken trim that stretch from door to door. Intricate perforated patterns turn the leather upholstery and aluminum speaker grilles into artwork. The seats warm and knead you into a content, doughy bag of meat at the press of a button.
The back seat offers relatively roomy accommodations, but the S-class coupe possesses the ability to make anything other than its front seats feel like a dark, dank prison. And while we can’t imagine anyone with a billion-dollar net worth suffering the indignity of clambering into the rear compartment of this two-door, that hasn’t stopped Mercedes from offering an $1100 champagne cooler that resides between the rear seats.
So rich is the luxury in the S63 AMG coupe that the performance seems like an afterthought. At 577 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque, the 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-8 has just 14 horsepower on the old Performance pack–equipped CL63 AMG. More effective is the new, standard 4MATIC four-wheel-drive system, which trims time off of the low end of acceleration sprints. The S63 coupe launches with the smooth, unrelenting pull of a riptide as the four-wheel traction and 4744-pound weight mask just how quick it is. Triple-digit speeds arrive in just 8.5 seconds. The quarter-mile flashes by at 120 mph in 12 seconds flat. Both the 60-mph and quarter-mile times top those of the defunct CL63 AMG by 0.3 second and the Bentley Continental GT V-8 S by two-tenths. Continental ContiSportContact 5P tires deliver an impressive 0.96 g of roadholding and a 70-mph stopping distance of 157 feet. And when you come to your senses and remember that there’s a Ferrari at home for driving like a lunatic, you can switch on the adaptive cruise control and the steering assist that guides the car in the center of its lane.
Personal luxury is getting to choose when to enjoy your car’s performance and when the car does the commuting for you. This car proves it.
SPECIFICATIONS
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 2-door coupe
PRICE AS TESTED: $172,450 (base price: $161,825)
ENGINE TYPE: twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection
Displacement: 333 cu in, 5461 cc
Power: 577 hp @ 5500 rpm
Torque: 664 lb-ft @ 2250 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 7-speed automatic with manual shifting mode
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 115.9 in
Length: 198.6 in
Width: 75.3 in Height: 56.0 in
Passenger/cargo volume: 90/10 cu ft
Curb weight: 4744 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 3.7 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 8.5 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 14.2 sec
Zero to 160 mph: 23.9 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 4.3 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 2.6 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 2.8 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 12.0 sec @ 120 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 187 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 157 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.96 g
FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city/highway driving: 15/23 mpg
C/D observed: 16 mpg
2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4MATIC Coupe Test – Review – Car and Driver
Personal luxury is alive and well.
No one talks about personal luxury cars anymore; use of that term peaked some 40 years ago. But the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG coupe reminds us that, even if there isn’t a modern term for the concept, there remains a distinction between the average luxury car and one so egotistically over-the-top that it exists solely to serve, appease, and pamper its driver.
Indeed, the S63 coupe is one of a few cars that exude power and opulence and status and rich excesses all while delivering a driving experience that makes you enjoy the time behind the wheel. For those who prefer to be driven, there are Bentleys and Rolls-Royces. For those who drive, the two-door S-class offers $172,450 of leather and luxury, a 3.7-second run to 60 mph, and a three-pointed star on the grille.
Although the car is new, its place in the Mercedes lineup is not. The S-class coupe replaces the old CL-class as part of a scheme to reduce the dizzying number of Mercedes nameplates before the proliferation of new models makes things completely unintelligible. The big two-door co-opts the S-class sedan’s name—which it did just ahead of a massive renaming strategy—as well as that car’s design influence, to dramatic effect. This is a private luxury lounge that just happens to be capable of moving at speeds up to 187 mph. The dashboard ripples gracefully from top to bottom and side to side with beautiful swaths of unbroken trim that stretch from door to door. Intricate perforated patterns turn the leather upholstery and aluminum speaker grilles into artwork. The seats warm and knead you into a content, doughy bag of meat at the press of a button.
The back seat offers relatively roomy accommodations, but the S-class coupe possesses the ability to make anything other than its front seats feel like a dark, dank prison. And while we can’t imagine anyone with a billion-dollar net worth suffering the indignity of clambering into the rear compartment of this two-door, that hasn’t stopped Mercedes from offering an $1100 champagne cooler that resides between the rear seats.
So rich is the luxury in the S63 AMG coupe that the performance seems like an afterthought. At 577 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque, the 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-8 has just 14 horsepower on the old Performance pack–equipped CL63 AMG. More effective is the new, standard 4MATIC four-wheel-drive system, which trims time off of the low end of acceleration sprints. The S63 coupe launches with the smooth, unrelenting pull of a riptide as the four-wheel traction and 4744-pound weight mask just how quick it is. Triple-digit speeds arrive in just 8.5 seconds. The quarter-mile flashes by at 120 mph in 12 seconds flat. Both the 60-mph and quarter-mile times top those of the defunct CL63 AMG by 0.3 second and the Bentley Continental GT V-8 S by two-tenths. Continental ContiSportContact 5P tires deliver an impressive 0.96 g of roadholding and a 70-mph stopping distance of 157 feet. And when you come to your senses and remember that there’s a Ferrari at home for driving like a lunatic, you can switch on the adaptive cruise control and the steering assist that guides the car in the center of its lane.
Personal luxury is getting to choose when to enjoy your car’s performance and when the car does the commuting for you. This car proves it.
SPECIFICATIONS
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 2-door coupe
PRICE AS TESTED: $172,450 (base price: $161,825)
ENGINE TYPE: twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection
Displacement: 333 cu in, 5461 cc
Power: 577 hp @ 5500 rpm
Torque: 664 lb-ft @ 2250 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 7-speed automatic with manual shifting mode
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 115.9 in
Length: 198.6 in
Width: 75.3 in Height: 56.0 in
Passenger/cargo volume: 90/10 cu ft
Curb weight: 4744 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 3.7 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 8.5 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 14.2 sec
Zero to 160 mph: 23.9 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 4.3 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 2.6 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 2.8 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 12.0 sec @ 120 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 187 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 157 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.96 g
FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city/highway driving: 15/23 mpg
C/D observed: 16 mpg
2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4MATIC Coupe Test – Review – Car and Driver
hoffmeister_fan
Kraftwagen König
2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4MATIC Coupe
Personal luxury is alive and well.
No one talks about personal luxury cars anymore; use of that term peaked some 40 years ago. But the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG coupe reminds us that, even if there isn’t a modern term for the concept, there remains a distinction between the average luxury car and one so egotistically over-the-top that it exists solely to serve, appease, and pamper its driver.
Indeed, the S63 coupe is one of a few cars that exude power and opulence and status and rich excesses all while delivering a driving experience that makes you enjoy the time behind the wheel. For those who prefer to be driven, there are Bentleys and Rolls-Royces. For those who drive, the two-door S-class offers $172,450 of leather and luxury, a 3.7-second run to 60 mph, and a three-pointed star on the grille.
Although the car is new, its place in the Mercedes lineup is not. The S-class coupe replaces the old CL-class as part of a scheme to reduce the dizzying number of Mercedes nameplates before the proliferation of new models makes things completely unintelligible. The big two-door co-opts the S-class sedan’s name—which it did just ahead of a massive renaming strategy—as well as that car’s design influence, to dramatic effect. This is a private luxury lounge that just happens to be capable of moving at speeds up to 187 mph. The dashboard ripples gracefully from top to bottom and side to side with beautiful swaths of unbroken trim that stretch from door to door. Intricate perforated patterns turn the leather upholstery and aluminum speaker grilles into artwork. The seats warm and knead you into a content, doughy bag of meat at the press of a button.
The back seat offers relatively roomy accommodations, but the S-class coupe possesses the ability to make anything other than its front seats feel like a dark, dank prison. And while we can’t imagine anyone with a billion-dollar net worth suffering the indignity of clambering into the rear compartment of this two-door, that hasn’t stopped Mercedes from offering an $1100 champagne cooler that resides between the rear seats.
So rich is the luxury in the S63 AMG coupe that the performance seems like an afterthought. At 577 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque, the 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-8 has just 14 horsepower on the old Performance pack–equipped CL63 AMG. More effective is the new, standard 4MATIC four-wheel-drive system, which trims time off of the low end of acceleration sprints. The S63 coupe launches with the smooth, unrelenting pull of a riptide as the four-wheel traction and 4744-pound weight mask just how quick it is. Triple-digit speeds arrive in just 8.5 seconds. The quarter-mile flashes by at 120 mph in 12 seconds flat. Both the 60-mph and quarter-mile times top those of the defunct CL63 AMG by 0.3 second and the Bentley Continental GT V-8 S by two-tenths. Continental ContiSportContact 5P tires deliver an impressive 0.96 g of roadholding and a 70-mph stopping distance of 157 feet. And when you come to your senses and remember that there’s a Ferrari at home for driving like a lunatic, you can switch on the adaptive cruise control and the steering assist that guides the car in the center of its lane.
Personal luxury is getting to choose when to enjoy your car’s performance and when the car does the commuting for you. This car proves it.
SPECIFICATIONS
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 2-door coupe
PRICE AS TESTED: $172,450 (base price: $161,825)
ENGINE TYPE: twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection
Displacement: 333 cu in, 5461 cc
Power: 577 hp @ 5500 rpm
Torque: 664 lb-ft @ 2250 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 7-speed automatic with manual shifting mode
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 115.9 in
Length: 198.6 in
Width: 75.3 in Height: 56.0 in
Passenger/cargo volume: 90/10 cu ft
Curb weight: 4744 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 3.7 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 8.5 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 14.2 sec
Zero to 160 mph: 23.9 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 4.3 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 2.6 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 2.8 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 12.0 sec @ 120 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 187 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 157 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.96 g
FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city/highway driving: 15/23 mpg
C/D observed: 16 mpg
2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4MATIC Coupe Test – Review – Car and Driver
It really looks the part in those colors, especially the interior.
mercpassion
Highway Hunter
this model is a super sophisticated design.
twistedlifestyle
Precision Tuner
I spent some time with the S63 AMG Coupe and honestly, I'd buy one. You're really getting a lot for what you're paying.
Here are my impressions: Mercedes-Benz S-Coupe AMG – S63 AMG Coupe
Here are my impressions: Mercedes-Benz S-Coupe AMG – S63 AMG Coupe
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