Updated Mercedes-AMG E63 S Sedan and Wagon (2021)
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Mercedes-AMG E63 S Sedan and Wagon Get Updated Styling Inside and Out for 2021
The face is new, but the 603 hp available to eviscerate all pavement remains.
Whenever peak horsepower starts with a six, you know you’re starting off in a good place. And, frankly, it’s even cooler if the specs come from a station wagon. Hence, Mercedes-AMG having anything to say about its 603-hp and 627-lb-ft of torque equipped E63 S sedan and wagon catches our eye, including this update for 2021.
While the engine specs remain the same from the 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8, as does the nine-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel-drive drivetrain, AMG went to work on the styling, aerodynamics and interior features for the updated midsize E63 S sedan and wagon bruisers.
The E63 front grille is larger with integrated vertical slots and a bigger Tri-Star than before. This design allows more cooling air to feed the radiators and look the business. Additionally, Mercedes reshaped the front bumper to include a front splitter that is claimed to significantly reduce front axle lift. Mercedes calls this a jet wing design and also claims it improves aero balance on country roads and stability on the interstate.
At the rear, Mercedes installed newly designed taillights and added a high-gloss chrome trim strip. Both the head- and taillights are LED. You can choose from either a paint-colored spoiler lip or raw carbon fiber for your E63 S, but that requires selecting the AMG Carbon Fiber Package II option. There’s also a new wheel design. They are 20 inches in diameter and include five twin spokes, which Mercedes offers in several finishes.
Inside, E63 S drivers get a new AMG steering wheel and updated Mercedes-Benz User Experience, or MBUX, infotainment system. That system uses one of two standard 12.3-inch widescreen monitors. The other displays the digital instrument cluster. MBUX includes our favorite nemesis, the “Hey, Mercedes,” voice recognition technology, which has, thus far, resulted in mixed reviews.
The E63 S steering wheel is a three-spoke, flat-bottom design, wrapped in either leather or microfiber or a combination of the two. Regardless of finish, it also includes a heating function. In addition to that, Big Brother is watching, as Mercedes added a sensor to recognize whether hands are on the wheel; leave them off for too long and it will let you know it knows. Finally, Mercedes added new haptic sensing buttons to the wheel for improved control, but we’ll be the judge of that when we get time behind the wheel.
So the E63 S gets largely a visual update for 2021. And that’s fine by us, because it still looks cool, still has all that aforementioned power with a fantastic V8 soundtrack and still includes a drift mode for rear-wheel-drive-only shenanigans when the opportunities arise. Mercedes kept mum on pricing, but expect it to not drift too much from 2020 prices of $107,350 for the sedan and $111,750 for the wagon.
Expect the 2021 Mercedes-AMG E63 S twins to land at dealerships late this year.
