German automaker Mercedes-AMG has revealed the most powerful flagship luxury sedan in company history with the 2023 Mercedes-AMG S 63 E Performance. The AMG badge first gained prominence with the “Red Pig” S-Class, the iconic 300 SEL 6.8 AMG, the fastest full-sized luxury car in the late ’60s and early ’70s with its AMG-tuned, 428-horsepower 6.3-liter V8 engine.

The Red Pig went on to take second place at the 24 Hours of Spa despite being the heaviest among the lot. It proved that AMG had the mechanical know-how and engineering smarts to make a winning racecar out of a luxurious S-Class.

Today, the folks at Mercedes-AMG are up to the same sort of thing that made them a worldwide name. It starts with the latest seventh-generation S-Class and a moderate sprinkling of blazing-new hybrid technology. The result is an S-Class with more torque than anyone thought possible. “With our unique E Performance in the AMG S-Class, we are also setting another technological milestone in electrification in this segment,” said Jochen Hermann, Technical General Manager of Mercedes-AMG GmbH.
Handcrafted V8 Engine

Lifting the hood of a Mercedes-AMG S 63 E Performance reveals a handcrafted 4.0-liter V8 with two twin-scroll turbochargers and a belt-driven starter-generator integrated into the vehicle’s 400-volt electric architecture. It pumps out 603 horsepower and 664 lb-ft. of torque through all four wheels via an AMG Performance 4MATIC vari...