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Mercedes-AMG S63 vs Mercedes-Benz SL63

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Mercedes-AMG S63
Mercedes-AMG S63

2018 price

Mercedes-Benz SL63
Mercedes-Benz SL63

2024 price

Summary

2018 Mercedes-AMG S63
2024 Mercedes-Benz SL63
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo V8, 4.0L

BI Turbo V8, 4.0L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
8.5L/100km (combined)

13.9L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

4
Dislikes
  • Price
  • Very heavy
  • Service costs

  • Thirsty
  • Big turning circle
  • Pricey servicing
2018 Mercedes-AMG S63 Summary

Ever since the middle of the 1990s, I've been captivated by the Mercedes-Benz S Class. It used to be known as Sonderklasse - special class - and teenage me certainly thought it was. The one that caught my attention was the W140. A huge, two-tonne beast when that sort of mass was rare, it was loaded with amazingness and owned the road.

Part of its unique appeal was that that it was properly ugly. When it hove into view it was like a battleship entering Sydney Harbour. And it used almost as much fuel, with the V12 on board.

Over the years, genuine style has invaded the S-Class and today I found myself, for the first time, in an unusually pretty pair of S Classes - the S560 and S63 Coupes. And, astonishingly, it's the first time I've ever driven an S-Class. So with all that baggage I've built up over the years, they had a lot to live up to.

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2024 Mercedes-Benz SL63 Summary

An SL sports car has been part of the Mercedes-Benz line-up since the early 1950s, and when I think of this model I see that golden years of Hollywood star (with the great hairstyle) Yul Brynner, in the late 1950s cruising the French Riviera in his 300SL roadster. Or Sophia Loren regularly posing with her 300SL Gullwing coupe around the same time.

Over seven iterations and more than seven decades it has stood for performance, glamour and exclusivity. And after a two-year hiatus the Mercedes-AMG SL63 roadster has made a comeback to the Australian market.

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