2011 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG makes its debut

Mercedes-Benz revealed today the brand new 2011 S63 AMG, the latest generation of the sports sedan which was previewed at this year’s Geneva Motor Show.

As you expected, the new car receives the new 5.5-liter V8 biturbo engine, dubbed internally as the M157, which replaces the old AMG 6.3-litre naturally aspirated V8 engine with a displacement of 6208 cc. The engine delivers an impressive 400 kW (544 hp) and maximum torque of 800 Nm, but for those who want more, AMG offers the Performance package which increases the numbers to 420 kW (571 hp) and 900 Nm.
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vonbeeler - 7/30/2010 11:11:18 AM

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Whats old is new again. Going back to force fed 5.5 liter although with some new gadgetry to increase fuel conservation. Yay. Spend $150k on this or just pick up an old low mi S55/CL55 with almost the same performance for about $35000. Thats right folks save yourself $115,000 for the same cars.
Why your at it for that $115k grab yourself a used Diablo. Unless of course you have that much $ to burn and need to impress with the latest gadgetry.

quizz - 7/30/2010 12:30:33 PM

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I think the 2003-2005 models were not as well built and regardless of the performance, the car was simply not up to MB standards. The w221 (current) S series introduced in 2006 was specifically developed to address these quality issues and has become the best selling S-series of all time as a result.

$35,000 is not worth it if you are spending $2000 per year in upkeep.

vonbeeler - 7/30/2010 2:52:39 PM

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@ quizz:
If you've owned a 2003-2005 AMG S model and Lived through the $100,000 depreciation in 5 years, I'm sure the current $2000/ per year upkeep on a depreciated model would make more sense to you. Especially considering no significant real world performance upgrade on new model.

997TT - 7/31/2010 3:52:36 PM

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Do you seriously think anyone who owns an S-class whether its the S420 - S65 really care about upkeep? I don't think so. The S65 is an exclusive high performance luxury saloon. The consumers thoughts are first and foremost exclusivity with a lot of power not the depreciation. Any exotic depreciates $100,000 easily.

To pick on a domestic for depreciation as history shows their cars are worth pennies after 5 years. Go look up an SL from 2003, the car is still $30,000 after all these years. It's already plateaued.

Agent63 - 8/1/2010 6:46:49 AM

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997: well i did before when i first got my s550. I wasn't concerned but it did cross my mind.