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Old 03-31-2009, 11:34 AM   #1
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Official: W212 E63 AMG revealed






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Mercedes has taken the wraps off the new range-topping E-class: the E63 AMG.

Despite talk from within AMG about ending the horsepower war between German car makers, this new model has more power than the car it replaces — although at 11bhp, it’s a modest gain.

But thanks to a number of efficiency-enhancing measures, the 518bhp Mercedes E63 AMG drinks 12 per cent less fuel than its predecessor. It now returns 22.4mpg.

The 6208cc V8 produces the same power and 465lb ft of torque as the SL63’s unit. Performance is practically the same as the old E63, but still impressive, with a 0-62mph time of 4.5sec and a top speed limited to 155mph.

The new car gains the SL63’s Speedshift MCT seven-speed ’box with a wet start-up clutch. The unit is lighter and more efficient than the old torque converter, as well as giving better response.

The transmission has four driving modes: Controlled Efficiency, Sport, Sport Plus and Manual. In Manual the system will switch cogs in 100 milliseconds, while in Controlled Efficiency there are early upshifts to keep revs low and optimise efficiency.

To improve handling, the E63 AMG has been fitted with a newly developed front axle with more negative camber, a 56mm wider track, new control arms, a tubular stabiliser and revised wheel bearings. The rear axle also has extra negative camber and a new subframe mounting for greater stability on the limit.

New front spring struts improve responsiveness, while the rear air struts have automatic level control to keep the rear at the same height irrespective of the load.

Mercedes claims that its ‘AMG Ride Control’ system, which automatically varies the damping characteristics, ensures that the car is equally at home on a race track or the autobahn.

Visually, the car gains 18in AMG alloys with 255/40 front and 285/35 rear tyres, while 19-inch items feature on the options list. The front wings are 17mm wider than a regular E-class’s and feature ‘6.3 AMG’ lettering.

The car also gets LED daytime running lights and a more aggressive front spoiler, while a rear diffuser and quad tailpipes feature at the back.

The E63 will be on sale in September, although UK prices and specs are yet to be confirmed.
Autocar - New Mercedes E63 AMG unveiled
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Car looks great, but why is mercedes competing for the title ugliest steering wheel of the world????
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Yet in real life you'll never notice the steering wheel. People said the same thing about the 3-spoke steering wheel in the C-Class and other Benzes like the CLS, yet in person they look great or you don't even notice them.


Love the gear shift and center console..


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New exhausts fawkin rocks..

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It is not bad looking car!!! Looks great for the new W212…
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Are you f*cking telling me this thing needs 4.5 secs to engage 100 km/h as the RS6 does?. If this is true then WOW!!.

The looks of the car are indredible, look at those tail pipes!! (hussein design?).
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C class armrest and center area? I know it needs cupholders, but c'mon...
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I love that "restrained" look, it's not too aggressive or bling-bling. Subtle, elegant for an AMG.

Funny that it gets the same center armrest as the four-cylinder cars, with shifter on the centre console... Wrapped in leather, however, the armrest.

It doesn't even get the three-spoke "sport" steering, that is strange. But this one is much better-looking imo.

I'm curious about the weight, is it lighter than the 211?

And is it faster, does the MCT give a real perf. edge over the old slushbox?

Love the smoked front lights, will be killa with a black one... The rear lights could've been darkened a bit more (the white area), what do you think? Surely the LEDs made it impossible.
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