The people from Mercedes-Benz’s high-performance division, AMG, have quite a large portfolio on their hands today. Whereas not long ago we only had about three or four models with the AMG badge on the boot, today we’re looking at a considerably wider array. One of the newest is the Mercedes-AMG GT63 S 4-door, a rather rare bird in the automotive world. At the moment it sits unchallenged in what seems like its own segment.
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Some would argue that this is not a four-door coupe but a sedan and I would tend to agree. At the same time, things have changed so much in the automotive world, that the line between a sedan and a four-door coupe is blurred most of the time. BMW also has a similar view on the whole ‘four door coupe’ thing, being one of the few that actually has or had a car in its range, named like that. The 6 Series Gran Coupe is no longer available, but we will soon see its replacement in the shape of the leaked 8 Series Gran Coupe.
The aforementioned 8 Series Gran Coupe will get both an M8 version and an M8 Competition alternative. That will be the true rival to take on the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S. In the meantime though, we can take a look at what a similarly powerful M5 Competition can do against it. Looking at the specs you’ll find the AMG to be superior. It has more horsepower and more torque. Heck, it even has more gears than the M5.
On paper, the Merc is also faster by a smudge and that seems to show in the video below. Both cars come with launch control and all-wheel drive so they can definitely fool you into believing you’re dealing with rockets, not cars here. The footage shows the AMG to be quite on par with the M5. It has an advantage of less than 10 km/h but it remains the same throughout the footage. One thing’s for sure: they are both proper land missiles.
M8 GC Competition is the true matching car here.
That AMG GT63S is something special. Shit the entire AMG lineup is special
it’s not that hard to admit lol the m is ok but the amg has a special place in my heart! it has my respect! <3
Without M, AMG wouldn’t exist, Daimler had to buy them to compete. Like fastback SUVs or Korean rwd. sedans, BMW have been product planning for the industry for decades, still set the bar.
and you’re lucky that mercedes benz didn’t buy bmw back in the early 20th century or we wouldn’t be talking about this. M to me is meh… i guess it depends on other people’s taste.
Mercedes tried to buy BMW’s factories to build trucks but Herbert Quandt had other plans & so now his heirs are among the wealthiest families in Europe & the Chinese are buying up Daimler. Taste has nothing to do with it, all about $$$. M=money, ur opinion is irrelevant.
whatever.
Sad part is the cellphone shots at the end had the closest sound accuracy to reality (at least for M5 comp, can’t confirm MB)
Need proof of reaction times and the amount of fuel in the Merc. Otherwise, this is rubbish!
Agree, this is a one-time subjective shot, can’t be used as a reference. In most of magazine measured tests, M5 is equal or winning by a very small margin. However on Nurburgring Nordschleife for some reason AMG 63S is better (7:25 vs 7:35) – there is a fresh lap from Sport Auto from yesterday, I guess bmwblog will publish it shortly. What’s strange is that in this test M5 competition is just 3 secs better than regular M5 – so probably we can expect much better times in next attempts.
Many car manufacturers optimise or modify their vehicles before a timed lap at the Nordschleife. That isn’t the BMW way. This is why in real life test, they’re unable to keep up with the Ms.
A very good example is the Honda Civic Type R, which has 2 timed runs for the Nordschleife. The second and recent, suggest it’s a faster car than the M2 Comp. The whole world knows that’s an April fools joke!