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Article: Merc with muscles on its muscles.(Motoring)
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- The Mercury (South Africa)
- Article date:
- November 12, 2009
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BYLINE: Minesh Bhagaloo
TWO statements were made last week at the South African launch of Merc's latest E63 AMG that prickled my attention.
It was said that this AMG is the best E-Class AMG ever, and that it featured the most powerful naturally-aspirated engine in the world.
Talk about an intro.
In reality it's the same 6 208cc (badged as a 6.3-litre) V8 from the previous E63 AMG, but tweaked with eight more kilowatts bringing outputs to 386kW and 630Nm (torque stays the same) - matching the SL63 AMG's outputs.
But it's under the skin really that more of the radical-ness becomes evident, with some of the SL63 roadster's ...