Tag: twin-turbo

On a lark, Edmunds went and bought themselves a 10-year-old Mercedes CL65. What happened next is pure comedy gold.

It’s safe to say the upcoming S63 AMG Coupe is already a motivator. I can just hear people hustling to put in their orders for it at dealerships around the world. Its roadster sibling, the SL63, will be exercising so that it tops its corporate sibling’s output by creating 585 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque for the 2015 model year.

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.

Our spy photographers have snapped a few photos of the C63 AMG wagon while it was out testing. These shots come hot on the heels of the redesigned 2015 C-Class’ debut. The biggest change coming to the next C63 AMG is a new twin-turbo 5.5-litre V8 that will replace the 6.3-litre naturally aspirated V8, bringing the […] More »

For as long as the Mercedes-Benz G-Class and the Land Rover Range Rover have been staples in the high-end luxury SUV segment, you would think they have a lot in common.  True, the G63 AMG and the Range Rover Supercharged in this test are both V8-powered, leather-lined rigs that kick ass off road.  After that, […] More »

So you’ve got $68,225 set aside to buy you years of top-down motoring.  But you don’t want to test-drive a convertible in these frigid winter temperatures.  Lucky for you, the crew at Autoblog braved the elements to evaluate the Mercedes-Benz E550 Cabriolet. Autoblog has even saved you trouble of deciding which color to pick.  The […] More »