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 The round foglights have been replaced by strips of LED lighting.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.
2010 Mercedes S63 AMG & S65 AMG Facelifts Revealed
2010 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Facelift
More distinctive faces for Mercedes' super sedans
By Christopher Jackson
April 13, 2009 5:34 PM
Filed Under: German, Mercedes-Benz
Comments
Siawa
April 13, 2009 5:49 PM
Monster!
FastLane
April 13, 2009 5:51 PM
Im really not liking the front of the new AMGs, its just too plain! But one thing im liking for sure is the new rear lights of the facelift S-Class, perfect! :)
dbehmoaras
April 14, 2009 3:17 AM
I disagree. I also think it's a bit plain but I think it's for the better on the S-Class. It keeps it civilized, which is important because that's what an S-Class should be.
fatter1
April 13, 2009 6:41 PM
This car looks good. I knew the German horsepower war wasn't over.
Edited by user on April 13, 2009 at 6:41 PM
dolcegabbana
April 13, 2009 7:33 PM
WTF this thing is so shot I really don't get Merc their E class and Especially the E coupe are so EGHHH but the Cl and now this S is crazzzzyy
N20_Purge
April 13, 2009 8:10 PM
Er... better than before, but not my kinda car. what's the point of luxury saloons with such a huge amount of weight trying to be a supercar? Cars like the Evo, RS4 and M3 are fine, but this is pathetic.
zimstyles
April 13, 2009 8:11 PM
What happened to the S55 for those of us that want an AMG variant but dont necessarily want the S63?
michelin901
April 13, 2009 9:24 PM
even though theres no s55 for the current w221 s=class why would u want one? it was last seen on the w220 s and the diff was that it had a supercharged engine producing around 20hp less than the current s63. price wise i guess theyre very close as well. this facelift tho is too bling. leds can make a car look worse. thank audi for starting the trend.
ShinyG
April 13, 2009 9:31 PM
This smells fake: either somebody decided to do some private Photoshopping for the "rumor mill" or MB is to cheap to actually take different pictures of different cars instead of reusing the one picture and changing the color/rims....
adz612
April 13, 2009 9:56 PM
dunno if it's just me, but that interior looks too much like an ordinary S Class interior. Gimme something a little more distinctive, and lose the horrible steering wheel. Other than that..I quite like the exterior styling
Wickedated
April 13, 2009 11:53 PM
HOT!! Give me a white S63 with the black interior. Love the Q-stich on the door panels and the carbon fiber trim. Anyone who's seen an S63 knows what beasts these cars are. That's a 10!
BabyMilo
April 14, 2009 1:23 AM
I love the S-Class and the current AMG version but this one just isnt doing it for me - none of them really are.
motorjedi
April 14, 2009 4:02 AM
This looks a bit crap compared to the C and E class AMG versions. The back end is bearable because of the exhausts and diffuser, but the front just looks tarted up like some cheap after-market tuner styled it. V lazy and lame for the company's flagship. Oh dear, does this mean the new CL (or S-class coupe) facelift will be as ugly? I hope not, that's my favourite Merc.
Sata
April 14, 2009 12:05 PM
NO because they can't. They can build only "amazing" stuff like E30 and E36 "nuclear power" garbage called M40 ;). BMX lowers know what i am talking about ;). BMX LOSERS FOREVER..... ;)
dolcegabbana
April 14, 2009 7:00 AM
motorjedi wtf are you talking about ? this is absoultelly the hottest sedan ever
motorjedi
April 14, 2009 2:59 PM
I'll admit it's not so bad on a second look. But this is big daddy Merc we're talking about - it shouldn't need a second look to convince you. All I'm saying is when they're capable of styling beautiful cars like the C63 and E63 AMG (and I'm a BMW fan, so that's saying a lot), why be lazy with the S? This could be because the design of the S-class on the whole is getting a bit old compared to the sharper new models. But I think they've held back because AMG S-Class buyers are usually wealthy old businessmen (Unlike Quattroporte buyers who are wealthy young playboys) - so they had to be 'restrained' on the styling. It's too round, to bubbly. There are hundreds of ways it could have looked much better. Like sharper bumpers and side skirts all round. A nice three-slat grille with a big fat three-pointed star in the centre (they tried and failed this with the 65), a thick black splitter at the bottom of the front bumper (like the SL) and slightly more interesting LED fog lamps. And even you'll admit those million-spoke wheels on the pictured silver S63 are a bit too Fast-and-the-Furious for a Merc S-class. They shouldn't even be an option. I guess I'll just have to wait for the next-gen S-class and consequent AMG models to be satisfied.
octagon
April 14, 2009 10:47 AM
This fat pig wouldnt see which way a Porsche Panamera went. Mercedes S Class, BMW 7 Series and Audi A* as so yesterday
Zero
April 14, 2009 1:25 PM
Yep, I agree. No one can distinguish if the Porsche is going forward or backward with its lazy design chracteristics.
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
Francois
April 14, 2009 11:29 AM
Rubish photos from Car Configurator on Mercedes-Benz site. I'm glad that Mercedes didn't cut off the V12 Biturbo as the rumours said.
Scarcliff
April 14, 2009 11:48 AM
its got all that power in there but when i look at it, it just doesn't look powerful. it needs to look more brash and in your face.
octagon
April 15, 2009 4:05 AM
Mr Zero
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?
Zero
April 15, 2009 1:59 PM
I see your point about the design. I haven't seen it, but then again, not many other people have either. Its unfair to criticise or promote the design, because virtually no one has seen it. We'll just have to wait until it gets released. But, my own liking lies towards to the CLS. I just find it more attractive. thats the problem with looks; beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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.
SpeedFreak15
April 15, 2009 4:48 AM
props octagon, i agree with you 100 percent... but till than i think the merc. has better design ques than the porche... it will always be merc, until i see the panemara full fledged power..
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