Any Mercedes whose model designation ends with 65 AMG is obviously aimed at Middle Eastern markets because, aside from that region’s financial elites, nobody can afford to buy and run these cars (and also customarily gold-plate every single bit of metal inside).
That’s why Europeans and Americans will not be all that interested in the all-new S65 AMG, the pinnacle of the S Coupe range, despite having 621 hp and 738 lb-ft / 1,000 Nm of torque that goes to only the rear wheels – no 4Matic option here.
It’s not even that fast, to be honest, with Mercedes saying it cracks the benchmark sprint in a brisk but not excessive 4.1 seconds, while top speed is the usual electronically limited to 155 mph / 250 km/h (or 186 mph / 300 km/h if you tick an option box)…
The presumably much cheaper and less exclusive S63 AMG is actually faster off the mark (with the performance pack fitted), sprinting past 62 mph / 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds, when equipped with optional 4Matic. There’s also a lot more torque on offer, so it’s even more effortless than the 63, but that should really be about it.
Still, even if it’s completely pointless, it does come with technical highlights like the AMG sports suspension with a corner tilting function and Magic Body Control, an aluminum crankcase, a forged crankshaft, an alternator management program that is efficiency oriented and polished, forged 20-inch wheels with fully integrated wheel bolt cover, among many others…
Speaking of efficiency, the 6.0-liter twin-turbo V12 is said to use no more than 11.9 l/100km or 19.7 mpg US / 23.7 mpg UK. The S63 averages 10.1 l/100km or 23.3 mpg US / 28 mpg UK.
Pricing kick offs from €244,009.50 in Germany – that means it will be €79,000 more expensive than the S63 Coupe.
By Andrei Nedelea
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