2021 Mercedes Benz E63 S

Price as tested: $136,000

Specs: 4.0 Liter Twin Turbo V8 : 603 HP / 627 TQ

MPG as observed: 17.2 (!)

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Guy who did stuff: Yousef Alvi

Forgive me as I wax poetic here for a tad bit…but there is a segment of vehicle out there that has always been ‘The Dream’. A class of vehicle that shrugs aside basic principles of the universe like weight, gravity and Newtonian Laws of Motion. A class of vehicle that is all things to all people. A class of vehicle that has no rivals…that class is the supersedan.

Supersedans like this E63S, BMW M5 and Audi RS6 are vehicles that defy all conventions of reality. They fit four people in supreme comfort, have huge trunks and are trimmed out with enough leather, metal and technology to make a Bond villain jealous.

Oh they are mind bendingly, face distortingly and delirium inducingly fast. How fast? Honestly, nothing…there is nothing that comes to mind that will give any of the aforementioned vehicles anything more than a shrug from a dig. They are the pinnacle of automotive engineering, they are the pinnacle of speed…they are the pinnacle of my dream garage.

This new 2021 E63 S is one of those pinnacles. Fully redesigned for this year, the new E63 is brimming with power, technology and uhhh power. Let’s break it down