最近谍照记者拍到了下一代奔驰E63 AMG轿车的原型车照片，预计该车将于明年作为2017款车型上市。这辆车进行了彻底的伪装，当时正在进行性能测试。虽然车身进行了重度伪装，但仍能看出在伪装的下面隐藏了更具侵略性的车身设计，只有这样才能使其与车辆强劲的性能相搭配，预计该车将搭载一台取自AMG GT和C63的4.0升V8双涡轮增压引擎，不过功率将进一步提升，预计将超过现行版的375千瓦/510马力和650牛米，预计将达到560马力，而S版本功率将会更高。AMG老板Tobias Moers已经表示，这台引擎的功率和扭矩有很大的提升空间。根据年初的传言，这款E63可能只提供4MATIC全轮驱动系统，主要是由于全驱版更受欢迎。而Moers说，AMG内部测试显示，全驱版比后驱版行驶速度更快。该车将采用升级后的MRA平台，新车将比老款车更轻，因此性能也将超过显示版，预计高性能的E63 AMG 4MATIC S-Model百公里加速时间仅需3.6秒。
Next generation Mercedes-AMG E63 spied up close and personal
Our spies have captured on camera a prototype of the next generation Mercedes-AMG E63 Sedan.
The high-performance mid-size sedan from Affalterbach is on its way towards a new generation which should be launched late next year as a 2017MY. Seen here is a fully camouflaged prototype performing testing rounds to make sure everything will be ready in time for the model's launch when it will have to face some stiff competition such as the BMW M5.
The aggressive design remains hidden underneath the camouflage and will be matched with some serious power as the twin-turbo V8 4.0-liter engine borrowed from the AMG GT and C63 will be further tweaked to develop more than the current 510 PS (375 kW) and 650 Nm (479 lb-ft). A bump in output to 560 PS is expected and there will also be a beefier S variant with even more power.
AMG boss Tobias Moers has already said the engine has a "lot more room for more horsepower and more torque" and in the Mercedes-AMG E63 it could be channeled exclusively to a 4MATIC all-wheel drive system as we heard a rumor earlier this year about the demise of the RWD version because the all-wheel drive model has proven to be significantly more popular while Moers said in-house testing showed the all-paw version is faster than the rear-wheel drive model.
Riding on an upgraded version of the MRA platform borrowed from the C-Class, the new E will be lighter than the outgoing model so performance should easily surpass the current variant which needs 3.6 seconds until 62 mph (100 km/h) for the E63 AMG 4MATIC S-Model.