Mercedes-Benz has officially kicked off sales of the AMG GT 63 S E Performance in Europe and launched a flagship variant dubbed the AMG Special Edition. The car was unveiled at last year’s Munich Motor Show and with the exception of the AMG Project One, is the most expensive production vehicle ever produced by Mercedes. European prices start at € 196,897 (US$ 221,000) and jump to € 218,674 (US$ 245,000) for the AMG Special Edition.
Differentiating the Special Edition from the standard model
is the Green Hell Magno paint contrasted by 21-inch AMG forged wheels with a
black finish. The Special Edition model is also offered in Rubellite Red with
high-gloss chrome exterior accents and 21-inch AMG forged wheels with a
high-sheen silver finish.
Powering the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance is a
4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 coupled to an electric motor at the rear axle.
This motor works alongside an electrically shifted two-speed transmission and
an electronically controlled limited-slip differential. Combined, the V8 and
the electric motor deliver 831 hp and more than 1,400 Nm of
torque.
Mercedes says its latest super sedan needs just 2.9 seconds
to hit 100 km/h and can sprint through to 316 km/h. Perhaps
even more impressive than these figures is the fact that it returns 27 mpg
(8.6l/100 km) over the combined cycle. The 6.1 kWh battery pack also provides
the GT 63 S E Performance with 12 km of all-electric range.
The car also comes standard with various performance
components. These include the AMG Ride control+ multi-chamber air suspension
with electronically-controlled adjustable damping and carbon-ceramic brakes
with 420 mm front discs and six-piston calipers operating alongside 380 mm rear
discs with single-piston calipers.
