Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz E63 prototype caught on the prowl
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedans/Saloons</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports/GTs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercedes-benz/" rel="tag">Mercedes-Benz</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/amg/" rel="tag">AMG</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/2010-e63-amg-spy.jpg" />AMG head honcho Volker Mornhinweg has already gone on record declaring that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/14/amg-boss-the-horsepower-wars-are-over/">the horsepower wars are over</a>, but that moratorium apparently doesn't extend to products already in the Mercedes-Benz pipeline. <br /><br />Caught here wearing some modest camouflage is the next AMG E-class, dubbed "E63." As its alphanumeric nomenclature suggests, the E63 is expected to continue using the company's 6.3-liter V8 (okay, okay, so it's really a 6.2-liter, but "E62" just sounds so... <em>pedestrian</em>), the same basic engine that does duty in seemingly every other car in Benz's range. Not that we are complaining.<br /><br />The eight-cylinder powertrain is expected to generate somewhere around 525 horsepower and a similar helping of torque, but <em>AutoWeek</em> says that it doesn't expect the car to use Mercedes' brake-by-wire technology, although ceramic discs may make an appearance.<br /><br />A launch date for the big Merc is not yet set, but judging by how fresh the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/10/2010-mercedes-benz-e-class-revealed-ahead-of-geneva/">E-class sedan</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/17/geneva-preview-mercedes-benz-e-class-coupe/">coupe</a> are, AW figures that September's Frankfurt Motor Show is a safe bet. If that's the case, the new AMG will probably share stand space with the expected <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/23/mercedes-benz-e-class-wagon-convertible-coming-to-frankfurt/">E-class convertible and wagon</a>.<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090226/CARNEWS/902269981">AutoWeek</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/26/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-e63-caught-before-frankfurt-reveal/">Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz E63 prototype caught on the prowl</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:27:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/26/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-e63-caught-before-frankfurt-reveal/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1472913/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/26/spy-shots-mercedes-benz-e63-caught-before-frankfurt-reveal/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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