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The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is known as one of the world’s most impressive luxury four-door sedans. It’s been like that ever since it was launched in 1954, but for short periods of time, the S-Class was also offered as a two-door coupe. While the S-Class Coupe hardly found any competition from its traditional BMW and Audi rivals, who have yet to develop coupes based on the 7 Series and A8 , respectively, the S65 AMG Coupe propels the Mercedes-Benz brand straight into Bentley and Rolls-Royce territory.
Design-wise, the S65 AMG Coupe is a mix between the S-Class Coupe and the S65 AMG Sedan . It blends the stylish and sleek lines of the standard coupe with the aggressive, AMG -crafted touches seen of the beefed-up sedan.
Under the hood of the S63 AMG Coupe lies the same 6.0-liter, V-12 powerplant available in its sedan sibling. The heart transplant means output figures remain unchanged in the coupe, but that’s no cause for concern, as this biturbo unit cranks out no less than 621 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque. Responsible for sending all that power to the rear wheels is an AMG Speedshift Plus 7G-Tronic transmission that comes with three individual driving modes. Controlled Efficiency returns better fuel economy with help from a start/stop function, while Sport and Manual emphasize the vehicle’s powerful and dynamic character.
Being lighter than the sedan, the two-door is also faster on the 0-to-100 km/h sprint, needing only four seconds to cover the distance. By comparison, the sedan takes 4.2 seconds to accelerate from naught to 100 km/h. The coupe’s top speed is electronically limited to 300 km/h in the United States, and that’s a good reason for U.S. customers not to be disappointed. In Europe, for instance, the limiter stops the vehicle from going over 250 km/h.
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