The Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG is a rear wheel drive car, with the motor mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 212 series.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 6.2 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 518 bhp (525 PS/386 kW) at 6800 rpm and 630 Nm (465 lbft/64.2 kgm) at 5200 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1840 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 250 km/h, which equates to 155 mph, official fuel consumption is 18.7/9.1/12.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 295.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2874 mm | 113.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1625 mm | 64 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1594 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Length | 4891 mm | 192.6 inches | |
| Width | 1872 mm | 73.7 inches | |
| Height | 1442 mm | 56.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1840 kg | 4057 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54.4% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 66 litres | 14.5 [17.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.35 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.68 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.2 litre 6208 cc (378.835 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 102.2 × 94.6 mm
4.02 × 3.72 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 525 PS (518 bhp) (386 kW) at 6800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 630 Nm (465 ft·lb) (64.2 kgm) at 5200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 62.2 kW/litre 84.6 ps/litre 83.4 bhp/litre 1.37 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
101.48 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1275.3 kPa (185 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 776 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 9.8 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 12.7 s
@ 113.7 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 285.43 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 PS/kg 209.93 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 281.52 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.76 kg/kW 7.96 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18.7/9.1/12.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 18.7/9.1/12.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.3/11.0/7.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 15.1/31.0/22.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.6/25.8/18.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 295.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.3Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.AS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 255/40 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/35 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 360 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 360 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 198990 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 212 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG added 2009-07-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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