W213 E63S W212 E63/E63S Side-by-Side
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W213 E63S W212 E63/E63S Side-by-Side
This is a little "apples to oranges" based on angle/picture quality/color/etc., but I was bored waiting for the official release :
W212 (E63 top, E63S bottom) Front
W213 Front
W212 (E63 top, E63S bottom) Rear
W213 Rear
W212 (E63 top, E63S bottom) Side
W213 Side
W212 (E63 top, E63S bottom) Front/Side
W213 Front/Side
I like the sides from both, they have different lines but both look good. I like the W212 rear better (hands down). And I like the W213 front better, hood looks awesome, grill looks amazing and so do the air intakes.
W212 (E63 top, E63S bottom) Front
W213 Front
W212 (E63 top, E63S bottom) Rear
W213 Rear
W212 (E63 top, E63S bottom) Side
W213 Side
W212 (E63 top, E63S bottom) Front/Side
W213 Front/Side
I like the sides from both, they have different lines but both look good. I like the W212 rear better (hands down). And I like the W213 front better, hood looks awesome, grill looks amazing and so do the air intakes.
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Awesome pics ... the 20's really help for me and the front of the w213 Amg is mint
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I really like the front too other than those vertical slats (but they are growing on me). Although they are so much better than those hideous god awful floating diamond grills.
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I don't know, for me I like the overall square shape of the w212 better than this rounded bubble shape on w213. I feel the older one looks more sporty and aggressive.
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IDK the w213 looks like a bimmer to me
It might have to grow on me.
I love the w212
It might have to grow on me.
I love the w212
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I was saying the same each time a new E-class MY came out - 1995, 2003 and 2010...but in all cases I was in within a year or so and never gave an outgoing model an other look again. However, this 2017 edition might break that trend.
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On the other hand, if you have a large chunk of flying object landing right on the radiators, they are going to cost more to replace than the diamond grills.
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Nice effort to showcase...
I'm a wagon man. I'm definitely waiting for OSD to be made available before I re-load. I showed my wife pics of the W213 and she said I'm stupid to even think about swapping. Convo ended there.
Reasons I'm waiting:
+ OSD availability (fingers crossed)
+ Waiting to see real road tests and some owner reviews
+ Hope for more tech/refinement of transmission, etc on later MY
+ Still only have 7,800mi on my W212
+ ... and it really doesn't look that much different than mine, unless I get matte gray with Carbon Ceramic breaks!
Cheers
I'm a wagon man. I'm definitely waiting for OSD to be made available before I re-load. I showed my wife pics of the W213 and she said I'm stupid to even think about swapping. Convo ended there.
Reasons I'm waiting:
+ OSD availability (fingers crossed)
+ Waiting to see real road tests and some owner reviews
+ Hope for more tech/refinement of transmission, etc on later MY
+ Still only have 7,800mi on my W212
+ ... and it really doesn't look that much different than mine, unless I get matte gray with Carbon Ceramic breaks!
Cheers
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W212 better exterior rear end and interior not full of a large computer screen.
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Yesterday I drove the E63s first edition, this is such a beast that's just crazy!
Unfortunately this car is too expensive here in Belgium: 185.000€ , then I prefer to buy a Ferrari for this price !
But I enjoyed every second in this car, race mode is just insane such as the launch control ! The sound of the V8 is nice and I like the sound of the exhaust but my Maserati is still the king on the sound side.
The burnmeister is very good and the cars feels like a real sports car.
Unfortunately this car is too expensive here in Belgium: 185.000€ , then I prefer to buy a Ferrari for this price !
But I enjoyed every second in this car, race mode is just insane such as the launch control ! The sound of the V8 is nice and I like the sound of the exhaust but my Maserati is still the king on the sound side.
The burnmeister is very good and the cars feels like a real sports car.
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It may be slightly worse on a 9" wheel since that would make the set up overall taller.
On paper, since I have never actually tried it, the offsets on the set of wheels you are talking about are too high. They would hit the suspension.