The only better name for it would be "Teenage Dream Come True Mode." Oh, and did I mention you can turn off the safety systems, shunt all the power to the rear wheels alone, and kick this AMG into Drift Mode? Seriously. The ride never quite goes full-on luxo-barge cushy - those tires are proud of their thin sidewalls, and the suspension is clearly tuned first and foremost for sporty purposes - but so long as the pavement is on the good side of post-apocalyptic, the ride is firm but pleasant. Still, the first word in the car's name is Mercedes, so the E63 is also happy to cruise along comfortably and gently when you don't feel like embarrassing 911 Carrera S drivers. And damn, does it pick up speed quick between the mighty twin-turbo V8's 603 horses and 627 lb-ft, the nine-speed automatic's ability to keep the engine in the heart of the power band and the all-wheel-drive, limited-slip diff and traction/stability control's ability to make the most of all that oomph, there's little that can keep up with the likes of this family wagon - at least, in the real world, where speeds rarely climb high enough for the wagon's added mass and less-slippery shape to truly stymie it against sports cars. AMGs used to be Bavarian muscle cars - straight-line rockets that fell behind BMW M3s and M5s in the turns - but these days, they're as good at going left and right as they are at picking up speed in a straight line.
So now that it's no longer the default choice in station wagons packing absurd performance, we took AMG's draggin' wagon - now formally known as the 2021 Mercedes-AMG E63 S wagon - out for a spin to see how it holds up there days.Īs my autocorrect would put it, Deeeeee- lightbulb. (And let's not forget that the Taycan now comes in a station wagon version, too.) There's also the veritable fleet of super-fast SUVs that are practically kissing cousins to fast wagons - and we haven't given up hope that BMW might bring the M3 Touring Stateside at some point, too.
Audi has finally brought the lust-worthy RS 6 Avant to our shores Porsche, meanwhile, now offers an entire range of powerful Panamera Sport Turismo models with the punch to play in this sandbox: the 473-hp GTS, the 552-hp 4S E-Hybrid, the 620-hp Turbo S and the the 690-hp Turbo S E-Hybrid. These days, though, we're living in an era with a comparative plethora of two-box super-speeders. First arriving here roughly a decade and a half ago as the E55, it quickly became an object of lust among enthusiasts who loved its combination of supercar-baiting speed and family-friendly practicality (and, of course, station wagon anonymity). For the longest time - or at least what felt like the longest time to Americans obsessed with fast station wagons - the Mercedes-Benz E-Class AMG was the only game in town when it came to buying a new sports wagon in the United States.
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