Photo: Mercedes-Benz UK
One of the few problems with the newly-launched Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG W222 is the fact that its right-hand drive versions will not be available with 4Matic all-wheel drive not even optionally.
Technically, the “problem” only resides in the minds of anoraks who are all about official performance numbers, since the 4Matic variant of the S 63 AMG gets from naught to 100 km/h (62 mph) in four seconds flat, which is 0.4 seconds faster than the rear-wheel driven version.
The two major countries hit by the lack of optional 4Matic all-wheel drive are naturally Australia and the UK. There is a plus side, though, because the rear-wheel drive versions can get the Magic Body Control system, which uses a stereo camera contraption to practically “see” in 3d the road bumps ahead and tell the Active Body Control to pre-program the suspension to soak up every pothole coming the car's way.
Equipped with the road surface scan and an entire array of safety and comfort systems, the new Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG keeps the best assets under the hood, as always.
Sporting a twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V8 with 585 hp (577 bhp) and 900 Nm (664 lb ft) of torque, the current uber-sedan in the AMG lineup is a force to be reckoned with even in right-had drive guise, or at least that's what we learned from Autocar's review of the model in the UK.
The two major countries hit by the lack of optional 4Matic all-wheel drive are naturally Australia and the UK. There is a plus side, though, because the rear-wheel drive versions can get the Magic Body Control system, which uses a stereo camera contraption to practically “see” in 3d the road bumps ahead and tell the Active Body Control to pre-program the suspension to soak up every pothole coming the car's way.
Equipped with the road surface scan and an entire array of safety and comfort systems, the new Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG keeps the best assets under the hood, as always.
Sporting a twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V8 with 585 hp (577 bhp) and 900 Nm (664 lb ft) of torque, the current uber-sedan in the AMG lineup is a force to be reckoned with even in right-had drive guise, or at least that's what we learned from Autocar's review of the model in the UK.
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