Wednesday 9th January 2013

New Mercedes E63 AMG leaked

Facelifted version of AMG E-Class gatecrashes family photo

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A full refresh for the Mercedes E-Class is a big deal, this being the car that underpins the brand DNA if you take a more traditional view of all things Merc related. The range debuts at Detroit next week and includes a heavily revised E63 AMG among its ranks, the hot version thus far kept under wraps.

Oops, how did that get in there?

And yet here it is, muscling in on a family photo to tease the news of the revised E-Class range. And of all the new cars in the range it's the one with the most dramatic new look, a much more distinctive grille and front bumper setting it apart from the rest of the range. Big vents and a prominent blade in the front apron, combined with the new lights, certainly give it a bit more fast lane presence - or uberholprestige as our German friends would have it - meaning S line and M Sport drivers should get the message more clearly than they might have before. No, that's not an E220 CDI in your mirror...

Teaser drives already conducted Stateside - where the new E63 will introduce four-wheel drive - indicate engine-wise the new car retains the twin-turbo, 5.5-litre V8 though suitably enhanced to make good on that aggressive new look. Full details to follow...

[Hellbound]

This pleases me.

[tomellingham]

That photo is terrible!

[davidsc]

I like the look of that.

[Robmarriott]

tomellingham said:

That photo is terrible!

Agreed, do Mercedes struggle with perspective and scale?

[Pablo16v]

Yummy....estate for me please

[garypotter]

I do not htink itis a photo, one of those computerised images similar to the ones estate agents do for new builds, the item never ends up looking like the image!!

[Hellbound]

It looks very similar to this dodgy render that was knocking about a couple of weeks ago.

[node]

garypotter said:

computerised images

correct

[jimmy156]

Looks nice to me, hard to tell from that angle though.

I agree about the scale and proportions in the digital render though

[Hellbound]

jimmy156 said:

Looks nice to me, hard to tell from that angle though.

I agree about the scale and proportions in the digital render though

Yup, I don't think the images being 'computerised' is a problem, it's 2013! It's just that the image needs tweaking to look right.

[Tim16V]

That's a great looking motor and the rest of the range shapes up very nicely too.

[pSyCoSiS]

That looks stunning.

Much better than the current version.

Looks purposeful and menacing.

[Guvernator]

I love the look of these but for the love of god, can Mercedes please release one of these with a more interesting gearbox choice. Yes I know modern auto's are very good blah blah blah but they need to have a decent manual or at the very least a DCT type option to be interesting for me. Their competitors have been ahead of the game for years.

[LongLiveTazio]

Can someone photoshop it so there's another road above it and cars dotted about at random angles? Ta.

[BRMMA]

the new headlights are far better than on the current E-class, saying that though an E63 is still a menacing car in the metal

[rajkohli81]

bumper treatment looks very similar to BMW 4 series 'concept' front end

[seawise]

horrible - where has the gun sight gone ? much prefer my Q wagon.

[LongLiveTazio]

seawise said:

horrible - where has the gun sight gone ? much prefer my Q wagon.

More importantly you need to post pics of your 2.7 RS.

[speedmachine]

I always thought the whole point of an E63 AMG was that it was supposed to be understated? I prefer the current model. This new one looks a bit to 'shouty' to me.

[seawise]

LongLiveTazio said:

More importantly you need to post pics of your 2.7 RS.

mine is the yellow touring