Merc GLE AMG 63 S Review 2023

The 4th lane of this 11.3 km banked loop of the high-speed track allows a car to be tested up to speeds of 375 km/h.

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Starting off the line in the GLE 63 S Coupe, you are shoved in the back of the Alcantara-ish leather seat with a soft pillowy nudge on your bottoms.

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It is one of the best-sounding turbocharged engines - brooding burbles at idle and proper crackles as the revs build up.

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The AMG wallop-rocket has a brooding burble at idle, and a proper cackle as the revs build.

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It’ll even tow a caravan or another off-roader or whatever the hell you like, and there are Snow and Trail modes to boast.

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I don’t know of any other car with a Trail Mode, a lap-timer, and launch control built in all in one!

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The AMG wallop-rocket has a brooding burble at idle, and a proper cackle as the revs build.

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