2010 Mercedes S63 AMG & S65 AMG Facelifts Revealed
More distinctive faces for Mercedes' super sedans
By Christopher Jackson
April 13, 2009 5:34 PM
Filed Under: German, Mercedes-Benz
For some drivers, it's not enough to arrive in a 600-horsepower luxury sedan, they've got to make sure that everyone knows it's a 600-horsepower luxury sedan. For these buyers, the facelifted 2010 Mercedes S63 AMG and S65 AMG are good news. As the flagship sedan has gotten updated for the new year, so has the high-performance version. Details have been leaked by Mercedes' German online configuration website, which has images of the S63 AMG and S65 AMG ahead of the car's official Shanghai Auto Show reveal.
The new S-Class AMG models are more distinguished from the standard S-Class, with a larger front air intake below the bumper. The round foglights have been replaced by strips of LED lighting. There are LED taillights as well. The S63 AMG and S65 AMG get individual grilles to distinguish them--though, if you're good, you'll be able to tell them apart by the size of the quad exhaust outlets.
Power remains impressive, with the S63 AMG's 6.2 liter V8 putting out 518 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque. AMG's seven-speed automatic transmission is used. The S65 AMG is the "Big Daddy" of the Mercedes sedan family, with a twin-turbo 6.0 V12 that's got 604 horses on tap. The S65's 738 lb-ft. torque rating requires a five-speed automatic to handle the torque, and offers more grunt than the competition from BMW. Mercedes' ESP stability control does its best to keep these super-sedans docile, though sometimes it's a losing battle.
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Edited by user on April 13, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Also, the Porsche doesn't compete with these cars at all. Its a "four-door coupe", a market Mercedes first tapped into with the CLS. Compare the Porsche and CLS AMG, and its a no brainer. The CLS is faster, much better looking and is massively cool.
Edited by user on April 14, 2009 at 1:26 PM
The CLS is just an old E Class with a nicer body and less practicality. In a straight line a CLS63 would beat a Panemera yes but defineatly not the Turbo and around the bends no mercedes would be able to keep up.
How can you or any other coment on the design of the panemera given that they are not even on the road yet and you havent even seen one in the metal?
On the performance front, the same applies. We have not seen what the Panamera can do, so I guess it was wrong of me to say the CLS is faster. But if its going to compete with the M5, E63, CLS63 and other cars that are being developed, it will need to be lightweight and powerful.
In the end though, someone choosing from these cars isn't just going to judge performance. They will look at the other factors and what they want from a car.
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