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Written by Tom Harrison
Much as we like the new Mercedes-AMG E63 saloon, this is the one we"ve really been waiting for. It"s the AMG E63 Estate the one that couples the 4.0-litre, twin-turbo V8 with the 1,820-litre boot of the regular E-Class Estate.And we"re pleased to report as well as being capacious enough to resettle a small cul-de-sac"s worth of families, it"s every bit as powerful, and virtually as fast, as the saloon. Good. The regular E63 Estate gets 563bhp and 553lb ft of torque, whereas the S" gets 604bhp and 626lb ft. You"re looking at 0-62mph in 3.6secs for the former, 3.5secs for the latter (respectively 3.5secs and 3.4secs for the saloon, although when we strapped some of our own timing gear to it, we saw 62mph in 3.2). Both are limited to 155mph, but the top speed can be raised to 180mph by specifying the AMG Driver"s Package. Both are all-wheel drive, too, and use the same nine-speed automatic gearbox, but as with the saloon, the S is the only one that gets Drift Mode where the front-axle is effectively decoupled from the rear to make the mad Merc rear-wheel drive. The RS6 can"t do that. The S also gets dynamic engine mounts and bigger brakes over the non-S, though you can specify ceramics on either. In a car this large, you may want to.
Date written: 1 Feb 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6604
Much as we like the new Mercedes-AMG E63 saloon, this is the one we"ve really been waiting for. It"s the AMG E63 Estate the one that couples the 4.0-litre, twin-turbo V8 with the 1,820-litre boot of the regular E-Class Estate.And we"re pleased to report as well as being capacious enough to resettle a small cul-de-sac"s worth of families, it"s every bit as powerful, and virtually as fast, as the saloon. Good. The regular E63 Estate gets 563bhp and 553lb ft of torque, whereas the S" gets 604bhp and 626lb ft. You"re looking at 0-62mph in 3.6secs for the former, 3.5secs for the latter (respectively 3.5secs and 3.4secs for the saloon, although when we strapped some of our own timing gear to it, we saw 62mph in 3.2). Both are limited to 155mph, but the top speed can be raised to 180mph by specifying the AMG Driver"s Package. Both are all-wheel drive, too, and use the same nine-speed automatic gearbox, but as with the saloon, the S is the only one that gets Drift Mode where the front-axle is effectively decoupled from the rear to make the mad Merc rear-wheel drive. The RS6 can"t do that. The S also gets dynamic engine mounts and bigger brakes over the non-S, though you can specify ceramics on either. In a car this large, you may want to.
Date written: 1 Feb 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6604
