German luxury car giant’s next hero sedan to downsize with an electrified six, but will definitely look the part
There’s a strange absence of traditional Mercedes-AMG models from the Australian market at the moment, with the new C 63 S E Performance sports sedan, the new S 63 E Performance super-limo and the GT 63 S E Performance super-sedan all yet to arrive in local showrooms.
While we wait for this trio of rabid AMG four-doors to touch down, the clock has officially started counting down to the reveal and eventual arrival of an all-new BMW M5-slayer, the next Mercedes-AMG E 63, based on the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class revealed last week.
The current E 63 has been the pin-up for AMG sedans over the best part of six years now, attracting plenty of interest with its savage 450kW/850Nm twin-turbo V8, but we’re yet to lay eyes on its successor.
That hasn’t stopped prolific digital artist Nikita Chuiko at Kolesa.ru from mocking up this idea of what the next-generation four-door supercar scarer will look like.
Starting with the core design of the new E-Class, Chuiko has added the obligatory AMG slatted grille, enlarged bumper intakes, pumped-up the wheel-arches and some bigger power domes for the bonnet.
The menacing new look continued with a lower ride height, larger AMG alloys fitted with low-profile tyres and a smattering of angry black trim around the exterior, including the prominent new rear lip spoiler.
Similar to the front-end, the rear of the new E-Class has been massaged with a bigger and more aggressive bumper featuring an integrated diffuser, quad exhaust outlets, some extra/bigger air vents and more blacked-out trim.
All of this angry styling will be backed up by an equally feisty straight-six turbo-petrol plug-in hybrid system said to be good for about 520kW of power and more than 1100Nm of torque.
That means that, like the new four-cylinder C 63 PHEV, the new E 63’s electrified turbo-six will out-muscle its V8 predecessor – in this case by at least 70kW/250Nm – while using significantly less fuel and emitting much less CO2.
All-wheel drive is all but guaranteed and, despite the extra wight of electrification, we expect the new E 63 S to better the 3.4-second 0-100km/h acceleration time of both its predecessor and the new C 63 S E Performance, and the BMW M5 Competition 3.3sec time.
There’s been no indication yet as to when the new E 63 will make its world debut, but odds are the teaser campaign will crank up sometime later this year ahead of an early to mid-2024 global launch and – hopefully – an Australian release by the end of next year.
Digital images: Kolesa.ru
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