O1 MERCEDES-AMG GT 63 S E PERFORMANCE
06. 2022
NEW.FAST.FIRST
03 PERFORMANCE REVIEWS
Rating 4.5
ENGINE 3982cc V8, DOHC, 32v, twin turbo
POWER 629kW @5500rpm
TORQUE 1470Nm @2500rpm
0-100KM/H 2.9sec (claimed)
WEIGHT 2380kg • PRICE $400,000(est.)
LIKE: Technically interesting; huge outputs; duality of character
DISLIKE: Expensive; very heavy; overstated electriconly range; haptic controls
THIS MIGHTY PLUG-IN hybrid doesn’t give a hoot about the environment. Instead, the 2022 Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance uses its 152kW electric motor almost exclusively to boost power and torque figures.
629 kilowatts, wow, thazzebissnis! And 1470 Nm of King Kong muscle to boot, fuelled by five-star juice at a rate of 25 litres per 100km, give or take some, meaning at long last the household petrol and electricity bills can finally match.
Expected to cost around 400 big ones without extras – of which there are many – you’ll need about five rich aunts to finance this luxury behemoth, not only one.
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