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Until the S 65 AMG is launched in about two weeks time, the Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG holds the title for the fastest and most dynamic S-Class in history.
Its only major downside so far seems to be that in order to fully appreciate its neck-breaking acceleration you have to either order it with 4Matic all-wheel drive in Europe or … simply order it if you're from the US, where the S 63 AMG comes with the system in standard spec.
Right hand drive countries, on the other hand (lame pun, huh?), are stuck with rear-wheel drive because the system is currently not available for them.
This doesn't mean that the car can't be enjoyed in other ways except monster accelerations. We are still talking about a twin-turbocharged, 5.5-liter V8 that develops 585 hp (577 bhp) and a staggering 900 Nm (664 lb ft) of torque under that long hood.
In the rear-wheel drive versions, this translates into 4.4 seconds from naught to 100 km/h, almost half a second slower than the 4Matic but still faster than 90% of the other cars on the road.
Despite the enormous power and torque, the S 63 AMG is still an S-Class, and it can be enjoyed either from the steering wheel or from the rear seat, which is what the Brits from The Telegraph first did when encountering the AMG behemoth. You can read their surprisingly non-nationalistic S 63 AMG review and see what is like both in the front and in the rear of the car.
Right hand drive countries, on the other hand (lame pun, huh?), are stuck with rear-wheel drive because the system is currently not available for them.
This doesn't mean that the car can't be enjoyed in other ways except monster accelerations. We are still talking about a twin-turbocharged, 5.5-liter V8 that develops 585 hp (577 bhp) and a staggering 900 Nm (664 lb ft) of torque under that long hood.
In the rear-wheel drive versions, this translates into 4.4 seconds from naught to 100 km/h, almost half a second slower than the 4Matic but still faster than 90% of the other cars on the road.
Despite the enormous power and torque, the S 63 AMG is still an S-Class, and it can be enjoyed either from the steering wheel or from the rear seat, which is what the Brits from The Telegraph first did when encountering the AMG behemoth. You can read their surprisingly non-nationalistic S 63 AMG review and see what is like both in the front and in the rear of the car.
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