Going out on a low note isn’t such a bad thing. Especially when that note is as low and sonorous as that played by the hand-built V8 of the Mercedes-Benz AMG 6.3 vehicles. Yes, 2014 is the end of an era. The 6.2-liter M156 and M159 units will soon go the way of the dodo, but don’t worry; twin-turbo 5.5L engines have started taking their spots, and the similarly blown 4.0L mill for the next-generation C63 should prove to be a worthy successor. Perhaps in the future those eight-bangers will make a list as revered as the one after the jump.

You are about to hear the magic that occurs when someone puts a full three-inch exhaust and C63 mufflers on a W211 E63 AMG. It is a beautiful phenomenon when a car can move you just as vigorously with its exhaust noise as it can when it’s slamming your skull back into the headrest. Cheers […] More »

We’ve seen Benzes battle the Nissan GT-R on the drag strip before, but there are two things that never get old: drag races, and drag races against the Nissan GT-R. In this week’s AMG Monday Morning Wake-Up Call we’ve got a lively drag race for you: 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S 4MATIC versus 2010 Nissan […] More »

This week’s AMG Monday Morning Wake-Up Call footage comes from the 2012 WannaGOFAST Georgia Half-Mile Shootout. The star of this video is an E63 AMG Wagon that starts off with a race against a heavily tuned BMW E90 3 Series. After that, it goes toe-to-toe against a wicked-quick V8 Mazda Miata. The E63 hustles down […] More »

Is this bad photoshopping of a really good idea, or just bad photoshopping? What we have here is a W211 Mercedes-Benz E-Class that hired Michael Jackson’s plastic surgeon for a W212 E63 AMG nose graft. This photo got mixed reviews in our forum. HeissRod: “That’s hideous.”  JoeNobody: “Looks hot.” berti_00: “Gross” E55Greasemonkey: “The saddest part […] More »

Let’s get straight to the number-junkie porn: 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S 4MATIC Specs 577-hp, 590-lb-ft 5.5L twin-turbo V8 Power at the Wheels: 541 horsepower & 505 lb-ft of torque Seven-speed automatic (MCT) 0-60: 3.4 seconds 1/4 mile: 11.6 seconds @ 121.8 mph 60-0: 106 feet Lateral Acceleration: 0.95 G Curb Weight: 4,511 lbs. As-Tested […] More »

Here’s an AMG Monday Morning Wake-Up Call to get your adrenaline pumping. The video below puts you in the passenger seat of the new Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 4MATIC. Tuned to 700 horsepower by Gorilla Racing, this Benz meets a worthy competitor: a stock F12 BMW M6 with 560 (underrated) horsepower. In the comments, post your […] More »