Pricing for the 2023 S63e is but to be confirmed, however we anticipate the newcomer to reach with an eye-widening MSRP. Seeing because the outgoing mannequin (discontinued after the 2020 mannequin yr) final retailed across the $152,000 mark, we anticipate the W223 by-product to sport a price ticket of round $180,000, if not over $200,000.
That will place it in the identical territory because the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Government, which presently retails for $206,800. The AMG will in all probability arrive with an array of expensive choices that may rapidly drive the value up, and everyone knows how fond Porsche is of dear choices, too. Then once more, buyers on this phase aren’t involved with trivial particulars like value, so the choice will come down to non-public choice.
The S-Class AMG ought to present superior ranges of consolation and luxurious, and has a much better inside. The brand new engine is a masterpiece and transforms the sedate Sonderklasse into a real sports activities automotive hunter. The Panamera strikes again with superior claimed efficiency, a extra athletic driving expertise, and a extra discreet picture.
All of it comes down to non-public choice however, within the rarified environment of the sporting grand sedan, the Mercedes appears to have the sting at this early stage, one thing we look ahead to verifying after we get behind the wheel. That’s, a minimum of, till a warmer BMW 7 Collection arrives to problem the AMG.