MERCEDES-BENZ backpedalling on BEVs means there may be prone to be extra autos just like the just-released 450kW/750Nm E 53 AMG Hybrid 4Matic+, a potent massive sedan priced from $199,900 plus on-road prices.
Not counting the absolutely electrical EQE vary, it brings the variety of E-Class choices with combustion engines in Australia to 2 becoming a member of the $132,000 +ORC E 300 sedan 2.0-litre petrol.
The ‘Benz doesn’t have any direct competitors from Audi or BMW although patrons might store it towards Audi’s S6 TFSI quattro at $168,015 and BMW’s M5 PHEV at $259,900, each excluding on-road prices and neither near the ‘Benz on worth.
There’s all the time the Lexus LS 500h F Sport at $199,250 excluding on roads… however it has extra of a luxurious focus and quite a bit much less mumbo versus the sports activities luxurious AWD Mercedes-AMG.
The ‘53 runs an revolutionary hybrid powertrain courtesy of AMG utilising a robust turbocharged 3.0-litre six-cylinder in-line engine and 120kW electrical motor built-in into the AMG Speedshift TCT 9G transmission to avoid wasting house.
The electrical motor’s most torque of 480Nm is on the market immediately whereas the powertrain system output is a whopping 450kW and most torque of 750Nm.
This interprets into dynamic acceleration characterised by a 0-100 km/h dash in 3.8 seconds.
Mercedes-AMG says it “delivers an exhilarating, highly effective journey and likewise prioritises effectivity and luxury” to supply a claimed NEDC examined gas economic system of 1.7L/100 km (actual world, on a regular basis driving could be extra).
House owners can spin the drive mode knob on the steering wheel and the ‘53 may be pushed electrically with the high-voltage battery enough for an electrical solely driving vary of a claimed 100km. The automobile is provided with an 11kW on board AC charger.
Mercedes-AMG says, “further software program and {hardware} adjustments additional improve efficiency, together with a brand new twin-scroll exhaust fuel turbocharger with larger enhance stress, a further entrance cooler, and a wheel arch cooler”.
“These help the three.0-litre engine to react instantaneously to accelerator pedal instructions for a extremely dynamic driving expertise,” it concluded.
Anticipated applied sciences akin to AMG Experience Management (with adaptive metal suspension) elevate the driving expertise to “new heights”.
When it comes to look, the Mercedes-AMG E 53 Hybrid 4Matic+ presents an expressive exterior and inside styling combining the perfect of the E-Class with unmistakeable AMG DNA.
The mannequin is differentiated by an AMG-specific radiator trim with vertical slats in high-gloss chrome. It has wider entrance guards (plus 11mm on all sides in contrast with the Mercedes-Benz E-Class) to make room for the broader observe on the entrance axle.
It has aggressively styled outer air inlets, every with two vertical fins, and a central A-wing on the entrance apron. The big central decrease inlet directs the air to the extra entrance cooler whereas an exterior opening is offered for the wheel arch cooler.
The aspect view options flowing, clean surfaces accentuated by the recessed flush door handles. Different AMG-specific exterior {hardware} contains aspect skirt panels that visually join the 2 wheel arches, 20- or non-obligatory 21-inch gentle alloy wheels, that are nearly flush with the physique and emphasise “energy and dynamism”.
Flat, horizontally related LED taillights with clear and placing graphics within the stylised Mercedes star signature are a characteristic of the rear to offer the automobile construction and underline its width.
Contained in the ‘53 is a mix of state-of-the-art expertise and driver-focused design bringing collectively the “refined class of the E-Class with the efficiency and styling of AMG”.
The tech providing contains commonplace all-wheel drive for optimum traction by way of an electromechanically managed clutch to distribute driving power variably to the entrance and rear axles in every driving program.
The 53’s commonplace AMG Dynamic Plus package deal is additional enhanced by commonplace energetic rear-axle steering.
Composite 390mm entrance brakes run six piston callipers.
An intensive vary of possibility packages is on the market on the AMG E 53 together with a carbon-fibre design possibility to boost the mannequin’s exterior look.
2025 Mercedes-AMG E 53 Hybrid 4Matic+ pricing*:
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E 53 Hybrid 4Matic+ (a)
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$199,900
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New variant
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*Pricing excludes on-road prices.
