RE: Mercedes-AMG S63 Cabriolet spied
Wednesday 15th July 2015
It was kind of inevitable really. There's an AMG S63 Coupe, Mercedes is developing an S-Class Cabriolet... put the two together and here you have it, the rudest Riviera cruiser around.
Big AND beautifulThese are the first images of the AMG-S63 Cabriolet yet and, well, doesn't it look fantastic? Low and sleek but oozing menace and intent too, it's nearly enough to make the GLE Coupe seem a horrible nightmare. It doesn't look too far from production either, the trademark quad pipes, AMG alloys and front grille all suggesting this is the drop-top S63 that will soon be in showrooms.
Mercedes-AMG S63 Cabriolet spied
The AMG niche busting comes up trumps!
Big AND beautiful
Expect it to be heavier still than the 2,070kg coupe, as cabrios so often are. But then with 585hp and 664lb ft it'll probably still be quick enough... Certainly that's comfortably more than a Maserati GranCabrio, though still a little behind a Bentley GTC Speed on outright power.
Given how finished this car appears, a Frankfurt show debut would seem likely for the S-Class cab in all its forms. As inevitable as the bigger kerbweight is a bigger price too; the S63 Coupe is £125,605 so expect something above £130K for this car. Anyone for a four tonne-plus Mercedes versus Bentley twin test?
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[Spyshots: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien]
Discussion
Doesn't look that good to me personally. The proportions are right, because it's a big, low, wide FR, but there's far too much going on stylistically.
Look at the main image and imagine running your hand across the bonnet. There's a ridge in the middle, another 'power bulge' rib outside that, then another ridge that joins the grille to the A-pillars. Then you have the bonnet shutline, then another ridge coming off the corner of the headlight, then a crease where the wheelarch starts to flair, then the ridge where the flare ends and drops into the flat arch surround itself. That's seven lines between the middle of the bonnet and the wheel.
Compare that to something actually beautiful like a Ferrari 250 GTO; you have a bulge in the middle of the bonnet, then another transition into the wheelarch itself, and that's it.
(pic from carthrottle.com)
Look at the main image and imagine running your hand across the bonnet. There's a ridge in the middle, another 'power bulge' rib outside that, then another ridge that joins the grille to the A-pillars. Then you have the bonnet shutline, then another ridge coming off the corner of the headlight, then a crease where the wheelarch starts to flair, then the ridge where the flare ends and drops into the flat arch surround itself. That's seven lines between the middle of the bonnet and the wheel.
Compare that to something actually beautiful like a Ferrari 250 GTO; you have a bulge in the middle of the bonnet, then another transition into the wheelarch itself, and that's it.
(pic from carthrottle.com)samoht said:
Doesn't look that good to me personally. The proportions are right, because it's a big, low, wide FR, but there's far too much going on stylistically.
Look at the main image and imagine running your hand across the bonnet. There's a ridge in the middle, another 'power bulge' rib outside that, then another ridge that joins the grille to the A-pillars. Then you have the bonnet shutline, then another ridge coming off the corner of the headlight, then a crease where the wheelarch starts to flair, then the ridge where the flare ends and drops into the flat arch surround itself. That's seven lines between the middle of the bonnet and the wheel.
Compare that to something actually beautiful like a Ferrari 250 GTO; you have a bulge in the middle of the bonnet, then another transition into the wheelarch itself, and that's it.
(pic from carthrottle.com)
Indeed. With the mercedes logo out replaced with a black plastic it reminded me of a Brabus preparation. And I'm sorry but what I usually see from Brabus is not precisely on the moderate side aesthetically talking...Look at the main image and imagine running your hand across the bonnet. There's a ridge in the middle, another 'power bulge' rib outside that, then another ridge that joins the grille to the A-pillars. Then you have the bonnet shutline, then another ridge coming off the corner of the headlight, then a crease where the wheelarch starts to flair, then the ridge where the flare ends and drops into the flat arch surround itself. That's seven lines between the middle of the bonnet and the wheel.
Compare that to something actually beautiful like a Ferrari 250 GTO; you have a bulge in the middle of the bonnet, then another transition into the wheelarch itself, and that's it.
(pic from carthrottle.com)I do not like it. And I am a big big fan of the sl r129, hell I even find the old s class very very nice. But the new "overly agressive" styling mercedes is taking is just not for me.
I will stick with my 190, thanks.
Fetchez la vache said:
Over 2,070kg 
Out of interest what do we recon is the heaviest car that aims to be a performance car on the market these days? I guess a bentley must be up there somewhere...
Difficult to answer, given the range of definitions for "performance car".Out of interest what do we recon is the heaviest car that aims to be a performance car on the market these days? I guess a bentley must be up there somewhere...
In current production, i'll nominate the RR Phantom Extended Wheelbase @ 2670KG. 6.75L V12, 450hp qualify as 'performance'?
Of all time, let's kick off with an armoured Mercedes Benz 770 4800KG, 7.6L V8 with optional supercharger. I'm assuming that was pretty mental for it's time.
kambites said:
Fetchez la vache said:
Out of interest what do we recon is the heaviest car that aims to be a performance car on the market these days? I guess a bentley must be up there somewhere...
Probably some sort of uber-SUV. What does that silly 6 wheeled G65 weigh? 
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