Mookie1987

I was wondering can I just buy a 2018 s560 and upgrade the engine to a s63. Is it possible? If so what do you change and what are the engine names like m278 or something?

badq45t

That sounds like a ton of work, the engine would cost a hell of a lot, find a S63 and call it day as it comes with more goodies to boot.

Mookie1987

Ok fair enough point lol I’ll wait until the price drops more.

BenzV12

Buy an S 560 and have it tuned to match the performance levels of an S 63 AMG

Mookie1987

That’s what I was thinking 😂 I’m going to pull up looking like a 560 and drive off like a s63 😎

superpop

Not as simple as it sounds. The S63 has hundreds of parts that are specific to the AMG model. All you have to do is crawl around underneath one and look under the hood. Lots of carbon fiber bracing different suspension and brake components etc. Throwing a tune on a 560 will give you comparable acceleration but the car is not built or designed for that. Just save up a few more pennies and buy what you want.

Barry Hanna

Ok, I’ll admit to being a bit long in the tooth but I honestly can’t think of an occasion when I’ve needed more power than my stock S560 gives me. I’ve owned faster cars, but for a 2 1/2 ton vehicle it’s plenty.

Lou B

I'm with you, Barry - perhaps even a tad longer in the tooth, born in '32.

I enjoy that you have your photo on your bio.

Mookie1987

Ok well I can afford the 2017 s63 but I really want to get the facelift version because so many talk highly of it especially because the different turbo setup eliminates the turbo lag.

Mookie1987

I think I’m buying this car for the wrong reason. I might need to get its sportier cousin… the E-class. But I love the S-class features and looks better.

phil34

Wow -- I thought I am old but... congrats on a long life.

Barry Hanna

Better to be seen than viewed. I had an uncle that made it to 105, he called at 102 pissed that California had only renewed his license for a year. Next year he called excited that he at, now 103, had been given a four year renewal. I asked him to please stop driving, he assured me that he would let his 76 year old girlfriend drive from now on. His last car was a Swept Wing Look Desoto with a Hemi. Cool dude, real estate investor, wine connoisseur, fluent in five languages, retired when he was 50 and traveled the world. Secret of longevity? Massage once a week, chiropractor once a month, one or two glasses of red wine a day and … no debt.

wildta

Alright @Lou B, what's your secret to longevity?

Newbyloub

Whatever floats your boat!

Rightly or wrongly, I believe quitting smoking at 14 and a single beer/Scotch, wine glass consumer over the past 70 years has been a major contribution.