2018 Mercedes-AMG S 63 Review: Curbed with Craig Cole 

Tippy35075 So true. If you have the money you would buy a big ass engine for a big ass horse power. I don’t get why they subjectively review high end cars and applying it to their real world scenario 🤣

Tippy35075 👍🏼

I bought one and I really care about the fuel cost

It’s often not about the cost of fuel, but the range that a low MPG car brings. Many luxury big engined sedans or GT cars have ranges as low as 200 miles or so - if driven ‘enthusiastically’. In some Countries that can be a problem with fewer fuel stations. Plus you have to stop a lot more.

@@peterchiung1159 Then you should not have bought the car because you are too poor!

As usual with Mercedes in general.

I'd like to know this aswell

Caribbean GTR You have clearly never driven a powerful rwd high revving naturally aspirated V8.

Blake Swan the S65 is more comfort oriented and S63 is more stortier side.

The V12 is not AWD and has a larger price tag.

@nakul singh The difference between the S63 and S65 is minor. The V8 S63 has the 9-speed and the V12 S65 the 7-speed gearbox. The S65 is also only as RWD available.

And also the S63 is faster due to the lighter engine and all wheel drive.

And at 160 000 miles on it. Enjoy the service costs :>

George Varbanov I just don't understand how Mercedes doesn't care about depreciation

troybballin14 Happens to all the brands :>

troybballin14 And its not that they don’t care. They just have that know of clients. People that can afford the newest model every 2-3 years :>

who cares ?

ErwinSchrodinger64 while the Lexus LS, or any Lexus for that matter, is typically more reliable than any German competitor in each class, they're behind in almost every category. Why are they so reliable? Well, they're never mass producing cars with groundbreaking technology. They're very simple when it comes to powertrains and technological features as you pointed out. What should be recognized is manufacturers like Mercedes, BMW, Audi, and Porsche are able to go through research and development to make these cars more reliable than they have any right to be and produce cars with technological advances that by far surpass anything else. I'm not hating on Lexus, as a car enthusiast I do appreciate them, but there's a reason they aren't the luxury sales leaders.

Tyler Hampton, Lexus's primary mission is to produce reliable luxury cars. New technology is not ground breaking, it's a novelty. Furthermore, with the exception of Porsche, Mercedes Benz and BMW ground breaking technology, is shit. What good is technology when it breaks? Just recently with the E92, BMW's VANOS systems had high failure rates. Honda, on the other hand, has a variable valve timing with practically no failures within the market. When Lexus does employ new technology it is methodically tested for reliability. Reliability takes time to ensure proper long term design. Thus, the reason why Lexus maintain their value and MB and BMW, plummet in value (with the exception of a few M series that are still maintenance hell). Currently, Lexus does have the most powerful twin turbo V6 in the market and it's highly reliable. Historically, Lexus/Toyota and Honda have proven they can compete with anything from the Germans. While BMW's V-10 (the S85) was a wonderful engine, the Lexus V-10 (1LR-GUE) was a far more superior engine in design, power displacement, engineering, and just about everything else. Lets not forget Lexus has stolen market shares from both MB and BMW. Currently, Lexus is building a twin turbo V8 that will compete with anything BMW or MB has to offer with one major metric that BMW and MB can't compete against: reliability. Reliability is a measurement of how well a device can be engineered to withstand stress. It's been over 20 years since Toyota made 2JZ inline-6. BMW has yet to surpass an engine of it's equal in terms of power production and reliability. Not even the current M3 & M4 can make an inline-6 as powerful and reliable as the Toyota/Lexus infamous 2JZ. Now Porsche, on the other hand. I have the deepest respects for their automobiles. Note, Porsche doesn't go for the gimmicky features like BMW and MB. While Porsche maintenance isn't the cheapest, it's understandable, in the sense that it's basic maintenance that is a lot more complex.

Who told automobile manufacturers that it was OK to cover up and engine with plastic? If you're a true car person, thats the worst thing you can do. Thats like taking a beauty competition queen and parading her dressed as a Nun (no disrespect to Nuns). We want to see the cam covers and engine fellows.

Germans really do make sure their cars break withinh 4 years. That's how they keep the cash flowinh. Not that they can't make reliable cars, it's just greed getting the better of them. But what do I know, I'm not an engineer.

ErwinSchrodinger64 its not plastic. Its carbon fiber. And lots of cars have covers like that. Even Lexus does yet we font see you complaining there dipshit. The speakers won't break. They are designed to last. This car won't depcriate as fast as you are claiming. You are exaggerating it big time. Just look at the previous s class that came out four years ago in 2014. To this day it has held its value very well. So quit talking out of your ass. Also for people who biy this anyway they are so rich that even the amount lost on it is absolutely chump change to them. Yes LS does have gadetry. Almost every modern car does. The mousepad infotainment system is gadgets that can break down. You have shut the hell up and be realistic. Just because there is a gadget doesn't mean it will break down. By your logic then don't use a cellphone or a computer because murrdurr it will break down. All cars are filled with gadgetry and computers and electronics. They are designed to last. The s class is light yearyears ahead of the LS in technology, performance, way better exhaust note, way more comfortable, way more luxuriois, way more features and luxurious amenties, way more fun to drive, much better drivers car, I could go on and on.. And all of this more than makes up for not being as reliable as the lexus. When you pay this much for a car you aren't looking for ultimate reliablility. Otherwise by your own logic you shouldn't be getting the LS. Get a toyota Avalon instead. Watch cheaper and way more reliable than the Lexus ever could be.

Or toms tech time

Nicholas Lopez Not wasting money on a stinky kerosene lamps on wheels. Tesla's better.

azalru how much is Tesla is there batteries cos

azalru this is a beautiful car but that price my Ford Taurus SHO IS a lower version of this. I do have A/C and massaging front seats I can't comprehend this price

Ghana Mafia the Panamera and the A8 have impressive interiors but the S class does have an outstanding one as well. idk which one is better but it does speak to different customers

Chris Fame A Porsche is always better.

I agree with the front bumper, but S Class makes the most lavish interior in it's class. Audi using screens instead of physical buttons will be a nightmare to operate while driving (I have a C7 A6 which is great). The Panamera is VERY close.

Tony Bland the new A8 has a futuristic design with those screens and no buttons. The Panamera has also futuristic look but has great overall look with leather wood and metal while the others seem to depend on the just the tech to wow factor.

Okay the Panamera barely counts in the segment, as it only has 4 seats.

btw, about the review, your voice is too loud and annoying...

ten years from now this will worth a bag of shit

But even if you could find one for $35,000 10 years from now, you'd need an additional $50,000 budget for maintenance.

Laventador Alindog why would you want any of those things?

That is why you are not the target customer. This car is for rich people who already have houses and other cars.

Ew a prius