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Mercedes' New S 63 AMG Coupe Revealed, Is a Sexy Brute

Welcome to Mercedes, the car brand with the most sexy and exciting cars on the planet. From hot hatches with 360 hp to 6x6 tanks, they have it all, plus it's all done with the finest red leather and occasionally even Swarovski crystals. And now, there's the new one!
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Say hello to the brand new S 63, no not sedan, Coupe. Not only does it inherit the mantle of the old CL 63 AMG, but it also brings a new and simpler to understand nameplate to the game. Since Mercedes has simplicity, or rather clarity, on the agenda, we had little problem understanding what this is about. A no-nonsense machine, it's beautiful on the outside and devilishly powerful on the inside, resulting in a mix we're sure lots of people with means are going to buy.

The soul of the beast is a twin-turbo V8 with 5.5 liters of displacement and an output of 585 hp. Torque isn't too shabby either, 900 Nm of it being available from low revs. Compared to its predecessor, the CL 63, this car is 65 kg (143 lbs) lighter, 41 hp and 100 Nm more powerful and also much faster.

You can have the S 63 AMG Coupe with rear-wheel drive, in which care 0 to 100 km/h takes 4.3 seconds, or you could opt for the 4MATIC version which takes just 3.9 seconds. That matches the RS7 Sportback's time and tops BMW's M6 by 0.3 of a second.

Like the normal S-Class Coupe which was revealed only recently, you can have this extremely fast flagship coupe with the AIRMATIC air suspension system and MAGIC BODY CONTROL, part of which is the curve tilting function. This makes the whole car act like Aladdin's carpet by leaning "into bends in a manner similar to a motorcyclist or skier."

Tobias Moers, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-AMG GmbH: "The new S 63 AMG Coupé is another exciting AMG dream car in the luxury segment. Mercedes-AMG is putting the pedal to the metal again in the new year. Our model initiative is set to continue at blistering pace in 2014."

The new S 63 AMG Coupe will make its official debut during next month's New York Auto Show. Orders will start with the 4MATIC in April, followed by the RWD model in July. As usual, Mercedes will send off its new model with an "Edition 1" special. This will come with Swarovski crystals in the LED headlights, AMG sport seats wrapped in Exclusive Nappa leather, special floor mats, illuminated AMG door sills, Night View Assist Plus, a high-gloss black wood trim and of course plenty of "Edition 1" badging.

If you have the means, this is the one to go for, but even if you don't the S 63 AMG remains the sexiest large coupe you can buy right now.
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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