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The upcoming Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe (C217) will be a game-changer for Mercedes-Benz. First of all because it will revert to a name that was only used officially between 1994 and 1996, after which it was changed to CL-Class – even though everyone knew the model was the Coupe of the S-Class.
Second of all, it represents the first time in recent history when it will also have a convertible version, as that hasn't happened since the 1960s.
Of course, we are not here to talk about the convertible S-Class, nor the “regular” S-Class Coupe, but about the S 63 AMG Coupe, which has been caught testing with carbon-ceramic brakes somewhere in Germany, with Frankfurt plates.
As you might already know, the S 63 AMG Coupe will feature the same M157 engine from the recently-launched S 63 AMG sedan. Its twin-turbocharged, 5.5-liter V8 will therefore offer 585 hp (577 bhp) and 900 Nm (664 lb ft) of torque.
Paired with all-wheel drive exclusively for the United States market, the S 63 AMG Coupe will reach 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 3.9 seconds, 0.1 seconds less than the sedan counterpart thanks to a slightly lower weight, while the rear-wheel drive version will reach the same speed in 4.3 seconds.
With the S-Class Coupe to be launched at the North American Auto Show in January 2014, we're expecting the AMG version at or sometime near the 2014 Geneva Motor Show in March.
Of course, we are not here to talk about the convertible S-Class, nor the “regular” S-Class Coupe, but about the S 63 AMG Coupe, which has been caught testing with carbon-ceramic brakes somewhere in Germany, with Frankfurt plates.
As you might already know, the S 63 AMG Coupe will feature the same M157 engine from the recently-launched S 63 AMG sedan. Its twin-turbocharged, 5.5-liter V8 will therefore offer 585 hp (577 bhp) and 900 Nm (664 lb ft) of torque.
Paired with all-wheel drive exclusively for the United States market, the S 63 AMG Coupe will reach 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 3.9 seconds, 0.1 seconds less than the sedan counterpart thanks to a slightly lower weight, while the rear-wheel drive version will reach the same speed in 4.3 seconds.
With the S-Class Coupe to be launched at the North American Auto Show in January 2014, we're expecting the AMG version at or sometime near the 2014 Geneva Motor Show in March.
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