2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S-Model Wagon: Track Tested

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2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S-Model Wagon: Track Tested

Read our latest Track Test of the AWD 577-horsepower 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S-Model Wagon.

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thebushman

May I ask without offending anyone, what is this new obsession with crazy fast wagons? I admit, they are neat and all, but how about a test of the E63 AMG S-Model "Sedan"? That will be much lighter and have the same power. So it should be faster.......right?

cjasis

Because there are a few of us left here in the US that don't want to drive SUV's... no matter how fast they are. We have kids and dogs and actually use the extra cargo space provided by a wagon but aren't ever going to go offroad.

Personally, I think this is just about the coolest car that Edmunds has tested in a while. And even here in car crazy S. CA, these bad boys are uber rare.

I personally prefer the old wheels from last year's E63 wagon with power pack but this thing is bad [non-permissible content removed] and I'd love to have one in my garage.

topgun32

if the test was done 9/4 at the Fontana track, 12.1 at 117 is not bad at all.

Weather during that week and most of September was in the 100's and humidity was above normal.

Elevetion is over 1000'

I'm sure Edmunds corrected on the elevation but heat is hard to beat under those conditions.

aston_dbs

Yup, SUVs are just too tall (no matter how fast they are, even Cayenne Turbo S...)
Now, between this and the RS6 Avant... Decisions, decisions...

marcos9

This will be my replacement for our aging Audi S6 Avant. I never considered MB AMG wagons because of no AWD. Now that MB has seen the light and the fact that Audi is not bringing S/RS _mid-size_ Avants to the USA, MB will get my business.

thebushman

Thank you cjasis. I did ask the original question our of naivety. I am a bachelor with no kids and a dog. But he is only 50 lbs and is perfectly happy in any seat. You make very good points. A productive car you can take the family in, yet fast enough to do something stupid at the same time.

compressor

thebushman,
As a huge wagon fan, here is how I look at it.

1. Why get a sedan when you can get a wagon that has same footprint and performance yet far more practicality. There is essentially no downside. They are slightly heavier, but the penalty is small and technically you get better weight distribution. And lets face it, nobody is buying an E63 sedan because they want a light, nimble performance car. These are big 'bahn burners in the best sense.

2. Cargo room for a family is about the same unless you use the 3rd row seats and/or pack the trunk are full to the top. However, wagons excel at taking weirdly shaped things and furniture. Once you get a wagon, you can't go back because you realize when you go to the store to get that small table, chair, or say rug cleaner - you can't take it in a sedan.

3. Looks (yeah they are subjective). But a good wagon design this today "bloated" cars tend to make for better proportion.

stovt001_

Wagons in general shouldn't be all that much heavier than the sedan. Basically you have a bit of extra sheet metal and glass to make the trunk area the same height as the rest of the passenger compartment. Sometimes you're adding length, but since you're sharing the same platform and similar overall dimensions, weight is typically in the same ballpark as the sedan counterpart. The sedan won't be "much lighter".