585bhp and a whopping 664lb ft of torque for new 5.5-litre twin-turbo super-limo
585bhp. 664lb ft of torque. 0-62mph in 4.4 seconds. An electronically limited top speed of 155mph. A technological tour-de-force coated in luxury.
And what a new S-Class it is. Smooth, confident, accomplished, packed to the rafters with technology and – as we found out when we drove it – better than ever before. This AMG version then, uses the same 5.5-litre twin-turbocharged V8 doing the rounds in Merc’s Big Cars – E63, CLS63