One of the most impressive sport sedans - Mercedes-Benz E-Class, prepared by the studio AMG, for many years was true to the philosophy whereby such cars must be RWD. The emergence of modification Mercedes-AMG E W212 63 with AWD has changed that and now 90% of customers trust model version with 4Matic. This is the main reason the next generation of supersedana W213, which is now actively being tested on the roads of Germany, to be offered only with four-wheel drive. The head of Mercedes-AMG Tobias Myoers confirmed the intentions of the manufacturer gave some details of the model.
Top-manager denied allegations emerged that the new E-Class with AMG version will get chassis that is placed on the sprint super-coupe GT R. From this, however, will be taken into the engine - 4.0-liter bi-turbo V8, which develops 571 hp in the base version. There will be more powerful - S-version with 612 hp, while its acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h will take 3.5 seconds. In addition the company will launch a sedan and station wagon market AMG E 63.
It is alleged that in the BMW and working in the same direction and the next M5 will be available with rear-wheel drive and only 4×4 system. This will happen because the new platform model - CLAR, which is adapted for such vehicles.