Refreshed Mercedes-Benz S63, S65 leaked in advance of Shanghai show
2010 Mercedes-Benz S63 and S65 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Mercedes-Benz had planned to unveil the 2010 model year S63 and S65 AMG before April's end at the Shanghai Motor Show, but the high-performance S-class models have unwittingly been given an early internet unveiling by the company's own German market online configuration utility.
The refreshed limos will continue to get their weapons-grade thrust through big engines (the S63 has a 6.2-liter V8 giving 518 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque, while the bonkers S65 gets the twin-turbo 6.0-liter V12 engine good for 604 hp and an absurd 738 pound-feet of torque), but the AMG models will finally get more visually distinct, thanks to new LED light strips, a more aggressive front fascia with an enlarged air gulper, bespoke grilles (the S63's fixture has five horizontal bars, and the S65, shown above, wears three double-bars). The S63 and its pricier S65 brother will be further differentiated by unique wheels, badging, and bespoke exhaust treatments.
The blokes at Car and Driver (who spotted the MB consumer website gaffe) say that America will probably continue to only get long-wheelbase models of these two, and prices are expected to be similar to that of the 2009 models, which retail for $131,350 and $198,950, respectively.
[Source: Car and Driver via WorldCarFans]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Taglane 2:34PM (4/13/2009)
I really really really liked the old taillights better.
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Biomech 2:37PM (4/13/2009)
I gotta say I like these new ones much better.
But once again the angle of the headlights and the side of the grill not matching gets me, that's the only thing that's quirky with the S.
Rev 3:22PM (4/13/2009)
The taillights aren't nearly as bad as the cheap-looking headlights. Maybe they won't look so ghetto aftermarket in person...
jesus 2:36PM (4/13/2009)
look who is copying audi again
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Nick 3:01PM (4/13/2009)
Yeah, those A6 style LEDs in the front bumper were the first thing I noticed too.
Quattroporte 3:16PM (4/13/2009)
Their copying Audi's LED lights and what else? You make it sound as if the whole car is a ripoff of an A8, which it is not.
zamafir 4:29PM (4/13/2009)
God I hope the new S8 continues audi's current design language and doesn't look as chintzy as this thing.
RWD 5:20PM (4/13/2009)
This thing has TWO sets of LED's in the front, take that Audi!
Berto 2:36PM (4/13/2009)
Looks pretty damn awesome.
So LED light strips are the new must haves. Sorry side-vents, you will not be missed.
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Tire+Tarmac 2:41PM (4/13/2009)
Looks good, though it's not entirely surprising. It's unfortunate that the U.S. probably won't get the wheels pictured on the S63.
Steve 2:43PM (4/13/2009)
Those PR guys try to fool us with prettily photoshopped pictures in places that are ALWAYS heavily populated... but in the pictures, there is no one there.
In the end, when you see it on the street, you'll still think:
"Eww, that thing is wayyy to big."
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Sean Flanagan 2:51PM (4/13/2009)
If I could afford it, and I was somehow only allowed one car, I'd drive the S65 AMG. Traction be damned, I could live in that thing.
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Franz 3:04PM (4/13/2009)
+1. The real test for MB however, will be to see if Flashpoint likes the new S-Class.
Auari 2:55PM (4/13/2009)
I'll take one Black on Black
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Arch111905 4:38PM (4/13/2009)
+1 Best combo
Rafael Illan 5:27PM (4/14/2009)
+1 Mafia Style
Tang 3:17PM (4/13/2009)
Hey, that front looks like a Hyundai!
I'M KIDDING.
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magicman421 3:18PM (4/13/2009)
Looks like the Equus concept at NY.
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Quattroporte 3:21PM (4/13/2009)
That thing looks like it could eat a Quattroporte. The Equus doesn't.
Geeky1 3:42PM (4/13/2009)
Do Want.
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